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["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

1249. Old photos of Frank George's family

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.016.4.19.16
Title:
Old photos of Frank George's family
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia and Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)
["Frank George (October 6, 1928 November 15, 2017), a Bluefield native, was a banjo player, fiddler, and piper, who also played piano, organ, hammer and lap dulcimer, and was a walking compendium of West Virginia traditional music history and jokes. He was the recipient of the 1994 Vandalia Award, West Virginias highest folklife honor. Jane George (November 11, 1922 February 19, 2018) helped launch the craft revival in the Mountain State through extensive fieldwork with traditional artists, educational programming, and by co-founding the Mountain State Art & Craft Fair at Cedar Lakes. She also hosted Mountain Heritage weekends and Kanawha County Parks Mountaineer Day Camps to teach young mountaineers about their cultural heritage, founded two Scottish dance troupes, and served as a 4-H agent in multiple counties. She was the 1993 Vandalia Award recipient."]

1250. Frank George demonstrates a corn husk fiddle

Identifier:
4224.GeorgeFrankGeorgeJane.Photo.017.4.19.16
Title:
Frank George demonstrates a corn husk fiddle
Date:
2016-04-19
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Fiddling, Folk music--West Virginia, and Old-time music
Location:
Roane County (W. Va.)

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1251. 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, and 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."]

1252. 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:
Cooking, Lebanese, Wheeling, W.Va., and Lebanese Americans
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)

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1253. Oral history of Joanna Gusta, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.GustaJoanna.AudioInt.001.6.21.16
Title:
Oral history of Joanna Gusta, 1 of 2
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Gusta, Joanna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Orthodox Eastern Church, Wheeling, W.Va., Cooking, Greek, and Greek American women
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)

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1254. Oral history of Joanna Gusta, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.GustaJoanna.AudioInt.002.6.21.16
Title:
Oral history of Joanna Gusta, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Gusta, Joanna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Greek, Wheeling, W.Va., Orthodox Eastern Church, and Greek American women
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["Joanna Gusta (November 13, 1931-March 9, 2020) was a Wheeling, WV native and elder in Wheelings Greek community. She was an alumni of Bethany College a member of St. John, The Divine Greek Orthodox Church. In this interview, she speaks about her memories of the Greek community in Wheeling, and the Wheeling immigrant community in general. Her obituary is pasted below. Joanna Gusta, 88, resident of Wheeling, WV, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.She was born in Wheeling on November 13, 1931, daughter of the late Gero and Helen Papazoglou Gusta George. After her fathers passing, Joanna and her mother resided with the John Anast family in Wheeling until Mrs. Gustas marriage to Mike George.Joanna was a graduate of Bethany College and a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, Theta Chapter. She retired in 1988 with 30 years of service with the WV Department of Occupation working in the Employment Security and Unemployment Compensation Department. Prior to her employment with the State of WV, Joanna was employed at Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company in the Export Department. She was a member of St. John, The Divine Greek Orthodox Church where she was a longtime member and former director of the church choir and was a volunteer for church activities. She was a member of the Wheeling Civic Garden Center and a volunteer for the tax preparation group at the Ohio County Library. Most of all, Joanna was a beloved neighbor and friend.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Mike George. Surviving are two cousins, Rev. and Mrs. Stephan Knight of Santee, CA and Desi Gallmeister of Los Gatos, CA."]

1255. Transcript of oral history of Joanna Gusta

Identifier:
4224.GustaJoanna.IntTranscript.6.21.16
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Joanna Gusta
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Gusta, Joanna
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Greek American women, Cooking, Greek, Wheeling, W.Va., and Orthodox Eastern Church
Location:
Wheeling (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

1256. Ramp Dinner sign outside H.E. White Elementary in Clay County

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.001.5.5.19
Title:
Ramp Dinner sign outside H.E. White Elementary in Clay County
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Corn bread, Parents' and teachers' associations, Food habits, foodways, and Wild leek
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

1257. "Welcome Rampers" sign on the door of H.E. White Elementary School

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.002.5.5.19
Title:
"Welcome Rampers" sign on the door of H.E. White Elementary School
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Parents' and teachers' associations, foodways, Corn bread, Wild leek, and Food habits
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

1258. "Welcome 2019 Rampers" bulletin board in H.E. White Elementary School

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.003.5.5.19
Title:
"Welcome 2019 Rampers" bulletin board in H.E. White Elementary School
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Wild leek, Corn bread, Food habits, foodways, and Parents' and teachers' associations
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

1259. H.E. White Ramp Dinner plate of ramps, ham, white beans, cornbread, green beans, potatoes, and corn

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.004.5.5.19
Title:
H.E. White Ramp Dinner plate of ramps, ham, white beans, cornbread, green beans, potatoes, and corn
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Parents' and teachers' associations, foodways, Food habits, Wild leek, and Corn bread
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)
["The H.E. White Elementary PTO has been hosting a Ramp Dinner fundraiser for 55 years. Dinner fare includes ham, ramps, fried potatoes, pinto beans or white beans, green beans, corn bread or rolls, sassafras tea, and dessert. The meal cost $10."]

1260. Volunteers give away extra ramps at the H.E. White Ramp Dinner

Identifier:
4224.HEWhiteRampDinner.Photo.005.5.5.19
Title:
Volunteers give away extra ramps at the H.E. White Ramp Dinner
Date:
2019-05-05
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Parents' and teachers' associations, Food habits, Wild leek, foodways, and Corn bread
Location:
Clay County (W. Va.)