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1. Oral history of Carol Dougherty

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.AudioInt.6.21.16
Title:
Oral history of Carol Dougherty
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Dougherty, Carol
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Folk music--West Virginia, Dougherty, Carol, Cooking, Lebanese, Catholic Church--Maronite rite
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Carol Dougherty is an elder in Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church. She was born in Wheeling, WV in 1938 and was raised by her grandparents, who were immigrants from Lebanon. She is a traditional Lebanese home cook, a member of Our Lady of Lebanon Womens Society, and will be teaching a folk dance and dubke class for children at Our Lady of Lebanons 84th annual Mahrajan Festival in August 2017."]%

2. Carol Dougherty at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.001.6.21.16
Title:
Carol Dougherty at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Dougherty, Carol, Catholic Church--Maronite rite, Lebanese Americans
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, \"On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513"]%

3. "Our Lady of Lebanon" miraculous painting at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.002.6.21.16
Title:
"Our Lady of Lebanon" miraculous painting at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Catholic Church--Maronite rite
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, \"On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513"]%

4. Altar at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.003.6.21.16
Title:
Altar at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Wheeling, W.Va., Dougherty, Carol, Catholic Church--Maronite rite
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, \"On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513"]%

5. Society banners at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.004.6.21.16
Title:
Society banners at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wheeling, W.Va., Dougherty, Carol, Lebanese Americans, Catholic Church--Maronite rite
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, \"On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513"]%

6. Saint Maron statue at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.005.6.21.16
Title:
Saint Maron statue at Wheeling's Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Catholic Church--Maronite rite, Wheeling, W.Va.
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, \"On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513"]%

7. Lebanese water pitcher or ebrick, traditionally made of clay

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.006.6.21.16
Title:
Lebanese water pitcher or ebrick, traditionally made of clay
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Catholic Church--Maronite rite, Wheeling, W.Va., Lebanese Americans
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church at 2216 Eoff Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, is the only Maronite church in the state. Via e: WV, \"On December 19, 1932, a tragic fire destroyed the 10-year old church building, yet it also provided the occasion for a perceived miracle. According to a report in the Wheeling News-Register, 'While the rest of the church was engulfed in a raging inferno, the firemen recalled, the life-sized portrait of Our Lady of Lebanon, which was then hanging above a side altar, remained untouched by flames. When firemen attempted to spray water on the portrait, the stream of water parted and did not touch the work of art.' Read more in the online West Virginia Encyclopedia: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1513"]%

8. Carol Dougherty holds an Arabic and English mass book

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarol.Photo.007.6.21.16
Title:
Carol Dougherty holds an Arabic and English mass book
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Catholic Church--Maronite rite, Wheeling, W.Va., Lebanese Americans, Dougherty, Carol
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Carol Dougherty is an elder in Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church. She was born in Wheeling, WV in 1938 and was raised by her grandparents, who were immigrants from Lebanon. She is a traditional Lebanese home cook, a member of Our Lady of Lebanon Womens Society, and will be teaching a folk dance and dubke class for children at Our Lady of Lebanons 84th annual Mahrajan Festival in August 2017."]%

9. Transcript of oral history of Carol Dougherty

Identifier:
4224.DoughertyCarolIntTranscript6.21.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Carol Dougherty
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Dougherty, Carol
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Lebanese, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Lebanese Americans, Folk music--West Virginia, Catholic Church--Maronite rite
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)

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10. Oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.

Identifier:
4224.GhapheryNick.AudioInt.6.22.16
Title:
Oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Ghaphery, Nick
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Lebanese Americans, Cooking, Lebanese, Wheeling, W.Va.
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.Nick Ghaphery, 73, is a member of Wheelings Lebanese community. He is a retired hospital administrator. I was put in touch with him by Mary Monseur, my former Smithsonian Folkways colleague whose parents grew up in the Wheeling Lebanese community. In this interview, Ghaphery speaks about his parents immigration to the United States from Lebanon, growing up in the Lebanese community in Wheeling, and Lebanese foodways, music, and dance."]%

11. Transcript of oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.

Identifier:
4224.GhapheryNick.IntTranscript.6.22.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Nicholas A. Ghaphery, Jr.
Date:
2016-06-22
Creator:
Ghaphery, Nick
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wheeling, W.Va., Cooking, Lebanese, Lebanese Americans
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church has been hosting its annual Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park for over 85 years. The festival began in 1933 as a fundraiser to rebuild the church, which had been lost to fire the year prior. Activities at the Mahrajan festival include a vast spread of Lebanese food--including kibbee, tabbouli, stuffed grape leaves, hummus, saj bread, and various Lebanese cookies and desserts, a sale of handcrafted Lebanese items, live music, Lebanese dancing, and a liturgy.To learn more about Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church, visit their website: http://www.ololwv.com/Also see interviews with church elders Carol Dougherty and Nick Ghaphery in the West Virginia Folklife Collection. The Dougherty interview is excerpted here: https://wvfolklife.org/2017/02/23/field-notes-carol-dougherty/"]%

12. Tray of kibbee, tabbouli, and spinach pie served at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park

Identifier:
4224.MahrajanFestival.Photo.001.8.11.18
Title:
Tray of kibbee, tabbouli, and spinach pie served at Our Lady of Lebanon's Mahrajan Festival at Oglebay Park
Date:
2018-08-11
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wheeling, W.Va., Cooking, Lebanese, Festivals, Food habits, Lebanese Americans, foodways, Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.)
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)