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["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com/"]%

889. Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.162.6.6.16
Title:
Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Collectors and collecting, Antiques--United States, Antique collecting for men
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com/"]%

890. Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.163.6.6.16
Title:
Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Antique collecting for men, Collectors and collecting, Antiques--United States
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com/"]%

891. Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.164.6.6.16
Title:
Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Antique collecting for men, Collectors and collecting, Antiques--United States
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com/"]%

892. Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.165.6.6.16
Title:
Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Collectors and collecting, Antique collecting for men
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com"]%

893. Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.166.6.6.16
Title:
Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Collectors and collecting, Antique collecting for men
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com"]%

894. Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.167.6.6.16.tif
Title:
Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Antique collecting for men, Collectors and collecting
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["Jim Costa, 67 (as of 2016), is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician and storyteller. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan.In the summer of 2016, University of North Carolina folklore graduate student Zoe van Buren spent two months with Costa, conducting oral histories and documenting his extensive collection. Read more about van Burens work here: https://wvfolklife.org/2016/09/06/thats-a-grand-story-to-tell-documenting-jim-costas-collection/Zoe van Buren's website:https://zoevanburen.wordpress.com"]%

895. Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Photo.168.6.6.16
Title:
Miscellaneous tools in Jim Costa's collection
Date:
2016-06-06
Creator:
van Buren, Zoe
Contributor:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Subject:
Antique collecting for men, Collectors and collecting
Location:
Summers County (W. Va.)
["\"I want to sing an old song my grandmother used to sing when I was a kid... if I can remember-- I haven't thought of this for a long time. It was called \"The Two Little Orphans\" and she died when I was 12 years old and my sisters, they all, both remember her singing this. She'd sing us to make us kids cry, I guess! But let me see if I can remember it, it's been a long time. I was trying to think of it coming up here on the road today.\"West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa sings \"The Two Little Orphans\" at the West Virginia Humanities Council MacFarland-Hubbard House, January 25, 2017.Jim Costa is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician, storyteller, and local historian. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan. Listen to the full tape of the concert here: https://soundcloud.com/user-521885027/west-virginia-folklife-presents-jim-costa-with-zoe-van-buren-12517Concert poster by Ratbee Press: http://www.ratbeepress.com/"]%

896. Jim Costa performs "Two Little Orphans" at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.001.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "Two Little Orphans" at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Folklore, Concerts
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa plays the Italian song \"La Spagnola\" on his grandfather's accordion at the West Virginia Humanities Council MacFarland-Hubbard House, January 25, 2017.Jim Costa is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician, storyteller, and local historian. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan. Listen to the full tape of the concert here: https://soundcloud.com/user-521885027/west-virginia-folklife-presents-jim-costa-with-zoe-van-buren-12517Concert poster by Ratbee Press: http://www.ratbeepress.com/"]%

897. Jim Costa performs "La Spagnola" on accordion at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.002.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "La Spagnola" on accordion at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Concerts, Italian American families, Accordion, Folk music--West Virginia
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)
["\"I'm gonna try an old tune here that Jenes Cottrell used to play-- an old fella from Deadfall Run up in Clay County.\" West Virginia old-time musician, local historian, and collector Jim Costa performs \"Cherry River Line\" on banjo at the West Virginia Humanities Council MacFarland-Hubbard House, January 25, 2017.Jim Costa is a native of Summers County, and an accomplished traditional musician, storyteller, and local historian. He is also an avid collector and expert of 18th and 19th century farm tools and objects of rural life, including Hammons family fiddles, spinning wheels, cast iron cookware, and blacksmith tools. Costa has been building this collection throughout his life, and he restores many of the old tools and instruments himself. In addition to his public presentations on music and material culture, Costa appeared in the 1987 John Sayles film Matewan. Listen to the full tape of the concert here: https://soundcloud.com/user-521885027/west-virginia-folklife-presents-jim-costa-with-zoe-van-buren-12517Concert poster by Ratbee Press: http://www.ratbeepress.com/"]%

898. Jim Costa performs "Cherry River Line" on banjo at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council

Identifier:
4224.CostaJim.Video.003.1.25.17
Title:
Jim Costa performs "Cherry River Line" on banjo at a concert at the West Virginia Humanities Council
Date:
2017-01-25
Creator:
Costa, Jim (Banjoist)
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk music--West Virginia, Banjo, Fiddle tunes, Cottrell, Jenes
Location:
Charleston (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

899. Oral history of Mary Jane Coulter

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:
Working class families, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Interracial friendship, Morgantown (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Irish Americans, Community museums
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/"]%

900. 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:
Morgantown (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Interracial friendship, Irish Americans, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Community museums, Working class families
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.)