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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.001.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 1 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Community museums, Rhythm and blues music, Racism, Scott's Run (W. Va.), African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Shoemakers
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.002.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 2 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Coal mines and mining, Racism, Shoemakers, Rhythm and blues music, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Community museums
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.003.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 3 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Shoemakers, Community museums, Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Coal mines and mining, Rhythm and blues music, Scott's Run (W. Va.), and Racism
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.AudioInt.004.4.5.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Al Anderson, 4 of 4
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.), Shoemakers, Interracial friendship, Racism, African Americans--Appalachian Region, Community museums, Coal mines and mining, and Rhythm and blues music
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
![["Al Anderson is an R&B singer and shoe repairman from Osage, West Virginia. He grew up in the Scotts Run area outside of Morgantown, where Osage is located. He was a member of Billy Wards group The Dominoes, and says he sings lead on their recording of, \"What Are You Doing New Year's Eve.\" He is featured on the Songs of Scotts Run CD and is active with the Scotts Run Museum. In this interview, Al speaks about his life growing up in Osage, his work as a musician, and his role in and history of the Scotts Run community. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]](/thumb/4224AndersonAlIntTranscript4519 "Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson")
- Identifier:
- 4224.AndersonAl.IntTranscript.4.5.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Al Anderson
- Date:
- 2019-04-05
- Creator:
- Anderson, Al
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Coal mines and mining, Racism, Rhythm and blues music, Community museums, Shoemakers, Interracial friendship, African Americans--Appalachian Region, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
![["Louis Lou Berry Birurakis (b. March 22, 1926) is a native of Liberty, West Virginia in Scotts Run. His parents were Greek immigrants from Crete. His father was a coal miner who was blackballed for his participation in the union and after he was fired, started a business in Scotts Run. Birurakis was a football player at WVU and is an amateur historian and a writer. In the interview, he speaks about his family, growing up in Scotts Run, and his experience on the WVU football team. He also tells a story about his mothers encounter with Eleanor Roosevelt when she visited Scotts Run.This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]](/thumb/4224BirurakisBerryLouisPhoto00122319 "Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis at the Scotts Run Museum, holding an art book about him created by one of Eve Faulkes' students at WVU")
- Identifier:
- 4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.Photo.001.2.23.19
- Title:
- Louis “Lou” Berry Birurakis at the Scotts Run Museum, holding an art book about him created by one of Eve Faulkes' students at WVU
- Date:
- 4224.BirurakisBerryLouis.Photo.001.2.23.19
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Football players, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Community museums, Greek Americans, and Artists' books
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.CoulterMaryJane.AudioInt.5.7.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Mary Jane Coulter
- Date:
- 2019-05-07
- Creator:
- Coulter, Mary Jane
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Morgantown (W. Va.), Community museums, Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Working class families, and Irish Americans
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
![["Mary Jane Coulter (b. December 31, 1948) is a native and lifelong resident of Scotts Run, WV. She is the executive director of the Scotts Run Museum and owns the building in which it is housed. In this interview, she speaks about the history of Scotts Run and her experience growing up in the Scotts Run community, as well as her role in the Scotts Run Museum and Trail. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum.https://scottsrunmuseumandtrail.org/"]](/thumb/4224CoulterMaryJaneIntTranscript5719 "Transcript of oral history of Mary Jane Coulter")
- Identifier:
- 4224.CoulterMaryJane.IntTranscript.5.7.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Mary Jane Coulter
- Date:
- 2019-05-07
- Creator:
- Coulter, Mary Jane
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Interracial friendship, Coal mines and mining, Irish Americans, Morgantown (W. Va.), Scott's Run (W. Va.), Working class families, and Community museums
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.)
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- Identifier:
- 4224.FaulkesEve.AudioInt.4.11.19
- Title:
- Oral history of Eve Faulkes
- Date:
- 2019-04-11
- Creator:
- Faulkes, Eve
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Gardening, Graphic arts, Artists' books, Community museums, Social justice in art, Coal mines and mining, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Scott's Run (W. Va.) and Morgantown (W. Va.)
![["Eve Faulkes was born in South Charleston, WV and is a professor of graphic design at WVU. She helped found and design exhibits for the Scotts Run Museum in Scotts Run, WV. This interview is part of a collection of interviews conducted with Scotts Run natives/residents and/or members of the Scotts Run Museum."]](/thumb/4224FaulkesEveIntTranscript41119 "Transcript of oral history of Eve Faulkes")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FaulkesEve.IntTranscript4.11.19
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Eve Faulkes
- Date:
- 2019-04-11
- Creator:
- Faulkes, Eve
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Community museums, Social justice in art, Coal mines and mining, Graphic arts, Gardening, Artists' books, and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
- Location:
- Morgantown (W. Va.) and Scott's Run (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto01213020 "Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 1 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.012.1.30.20
- Title:
- Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 1 of 2
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Monsters, Folklore, Folk art, Community museums, Painted signs and signboards, and Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.)
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
![["The Flatwoods Monster Museum, which also serves as the Braxton County Visitors Center, is located in downtown Sutton in Braxton County, West Virginia. The Museum displays ephemera, folk art, videos, and souvenirs related to the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, which was first sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia on September 12, 1952 by Kathleen May, Eugene Lemon, Teddy May, Ronald Shaver, Neal Nunley, Teddy Neal, and Tommy Hyer. West Virginia Humanities Council Executive Director Eric Waggoner and State Folklorist Emily Hilliard visited the museum and met with Andrew Smith, Executive Director of the Braxton County CVB and Flatwoods Monster Museum, on January 30, 2020.Visit the Flatwoods Museum website here: https://braxtonwv.org/the-flatwoods-monster/visit-the-museum/For more on the legend of the Flatwoods Monster, visit e-WV: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/2192"]](/thumb/4224FlatwoodsMonsterMuseumPhoto01313020 "Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 2 of 2")
- Identifier:
- 4224.FlatwoodsMonsterMuseum.Photo.013.1.30.20
- Title:
- Folk art representations of the Flatwoods Monster on display at the Flatwoods Monster Museum in Sutton, 2 of 2
- Date:
- 2020-01-30
- Creator:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Monsters, Flatwoods (Braxton County, W. Va.), Painted signs and signboards, Folk art, Community museums, and Folklore
- Location:
- Braxton County (W. Va.)
