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1. Oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.AudioInt.8.28.18
Title:
Oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Harless, Marion, Vaneck, Kara
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Irish Americans, foodways, Herb gardening, Herb products, Willow baskets, Traditional medicine, Weirton (W. Va.), Canning and preserving, Dye plants, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Gardening, Basket making, Herbs--Utilization, Herbalists, Wine and wine making--United States, Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)
["Marion Harless of Kerens led a 2018 apprenticeship in green traditions with Kara Vaneck of Weston as part of the 2018 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program, supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. Harless is a co-founder of the Mountain State Organic Growers and Buyers Association and the West Virginia Herb Association, and has taught widely on medicinal herbs, edible landscaping, and native plants. Vaneck is the owner of Smoke Camp Crafts and has served as vice president and treasurer of the West Virginia Herb Association.Read our feature on Harless apprenticeship with Vaneck here: https://wvfolklife.org/2018/12/20/2018-master-artist-apprentice-feature-marion-harless-kara-vaneck-green-traditions/Read Emily Hilliards article on Marion Harless here and in the Spring 2019 issue of Goldenseal Magazine: https://wvfolklife.org/2019/03/22/the-state-folklorists-notebook-people-need-to-know-about-plants-herbarist-marion-harless/"]%

2. Transcript of oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck

Identifier:
4224.HarlessMarionVaneckKara.IntTranscript.8.28.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Marion Harless and Kara Vaneck
Date:
2018-08-28
Creator:
Vaneck, Kara, Harless, Marion
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton (W. Va.), Apprenticeship programs, Basket making, Herbs--Utilization, Traditional medicine, Wine and wine making--United States, Canning and preserving, Herb gardening, Irish Americans, Dye plants, Herbalists, Willow baskets, Herb products, Gardening, Food habits, Herbs--Therapeutic use, foodways
Location:
Randolph County (W. Va.)

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3. Oral history of Molly Kopa, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.AudioInt.001.8.8.18
Title:
Oral history of Molly Kopa, 1 of 4
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Kopa, Molly
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Serbian, foodways, Weirton (W. Va.), Weirton Steel Corporation, Food habits, Serbian Americans
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)

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4. Oral history of Molly Kopa, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.AudioInt.002.8.8.18
Title:
Oral history of Molly Kopa, 2 of 4
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Kopa, Molly
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton Steel Corporation, foodways, Weirton (W. Va.), Food habits, Cooking, Serbian, Serbian Americans
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)

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5. Oral history of Molly Kopa, 3 of 4

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.AudioInt.003.8.8.18
Title:
Oral history of Molly Kopa, 3 of 4
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Kopa, Molly
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Weirton Steel Corporation, Weirton (W. Va.), foodways, Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)

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6. Oral history of Molly Kopa, 4 of 4

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.AudioInt.004.8.8.18
Title:
Oral history of Molly Kopa, 4 of 4
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Kopa, Molly
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Serbian Americans, foodways, Weirton Steel Corporation, Weirton (W. Va.), Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Weirton native Molly Kopa, 26, works at the Wednesday Chicken Blasts at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton in the summer time. She started working there when she was 13, with her grandfather Chicken George (George Zatezalo). See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

7. Transcript of oral history of Molly Kopa

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.IntTranscript.8.8.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Molly Kopa
Date:
20180-08-08
Creator:
Kopa, Molly
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Serbian, Weirton (W. Va.), Weirton Steel Corporation, Food habits, Serbian Americans, foodways
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Weirton native Molly Kopa, 26, works at the Wednesday Chicken Blasts at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton in the summer time. She started working there when she was 13, with her grandfather Chicken George (George Zatezalo). See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

8. Portrait of Molly Kopa

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.Photo.001.8.8.18
Title:
Portrait of Molly Kopa
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton (W. Va.), Weirton Steel Corporation, Cooking, Serbian, Serbian Americans, Food habits, foodways
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["Weirton native Molly Kopa, 26, works at the Wednesday Chicken Blasts at the Serbian Picnic Grounds in Weirton in the summer time. She started working there when she was 13, with her grandfather Chicken George (George Zatezalo). See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

9. Molly Kopa manages the chicken orders at the Weirton Serbian Men's Club Chicken Blasts

Identifier:
4224.KopaMolly.Photo.002.8.8.18
Title:
Molly Kopa manages the chicken orders at the Weirton Serbian Men's Club Chicken Blasts
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Weirton Steel Corporation, Weirton (W. Va.), Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)

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10. Oral history of John Kosanovich, 1 of 2

Identifier:
4224.KosanovichJohn.AudioInt.001.8.8.18
Title:
Oral history of John Kosanovich, 1 of 2
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Kosanovich, John
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Serbian Americans, foodways, Cooking, Serbian, Food habits, Weirton Steel Corporation, Weirton (W. Va.)
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)

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11. Oral history of John Kosanovich, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.KosanovichJohn.AudioInt.002.8.8.18
Title:
Oral history of John Kosanovich, 2 of 2
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Kosanovich, John
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton Steel Corporation, Weirton (W. Va.), Food habits, foodways, Serbian Americans, Cooking, Serbian
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)
["John Kosanovich is a Weirton native and retired Weirton Steel worker of Serbian descent. He is a member of the Steubenville, OH Serbian Holy Resurrection Serbian Church and Mens Club and is one of the old-timers who manages the Mens Club Chicken Blasts at the Weirton Serbian Picnic Grounds every Wednesday in the summer. See the short video and audio documentary about the Chicken Blasts, produced by the West Virginia Folklife Program and West Virginia Public Broadcasting: https://wvfolklife.org/2020/01/27/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpGF-MFUlhYhttps://soundcloud.com/wvpublicnews/weirtons-serbian-heritage-is-a-chicken-blast"]%

12. Transcript of oral history of John Kosanovich

Identifier:
4224.KosanovichJohn.IntTranscript.8.8.18
Title:
Transcript of oral history of John Kosanovich
Date:
2018-08-08
Creator:
Kosanovich, John
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Weirton Steel Corporation, foodways, Cooking, Serbian, Serbian Americans, Food habits, Weirton (W. Va.)
Location:
Weirton (W. Va.)