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25. Oral history of Angelita "Angy" Nixon and Christine Weirick

Identifier:
4224.NixonAngyWeirickChristine.AudioInt.11.9.20
Title:
Oral history of Angelita "Angy" Nixon and Christine Weirick
Date:
2020-11-09
Creator:
Weirick, Christine and Nixon, Angelita
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Apprenticeship programs, Childbirth at home, Women midwives, Midwives--Legal status, laws, etc., Prenatal care, COVID-19 (Disease), Midwives, and Midwifery
Location:
Putnam County (W. Va.), Fayette County (W. Va.), Fayetteville (W. Va.), and Scott Depot (W. Va.)

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26. Oral history of Cheyne Stephens

Identifier:
4224.StephensCheyne.AudioInt.12.14.20
Title:
Oral history of Cheyne Stephens
Date:
2020-12-14
Creator:
Stephens, Cheyne
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Labor disputes--West Virginia, Labor union locals, foodways, Food industry and trade--Employees, COVID-19 (Disease), Food habits, Supermarkets, Labor union members, and Collective bargaining--Service industries
Location:
Williamstown (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Parkersburg (W. Va.)
["Cheyne Stephens (b. June 13, 1985, Grayson, KY) has been a Kroger worker for 13 years and currently works as the back-up head meat cutter at the 7th Street store in Parkersburg. He also serves as a United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400 shop steward and was involved in the recent contract negotiations with Kroger. In this interview he speaks about the contract negotiations, his experience as a grocery store essential worker during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his hope for the future of UCFW.This interview is part of a collection of interviews with UFCW member Kroger workers conducted remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic."]

27. Transcript of oral history of Cheyne Stephens

Identifier:
4224.StephensCheyne.IntTranscript.12.14.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Cheyne Stephens
Date:
2020-12-14
Creator:
Stephens, Cheyne
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Supermarkets, Food habits, Labor union members, COVID-19 (Disease), Collective bargaining--Service industries, Labor union locals, Labor disputes--West Virginia, and Food industry and trade--Employees
Location:
Parkersburg (W. Va.), Charleston (W. Va.), and Williamstown (W. Va.)
["Angelita Nixon of Scott Depot in Putnam County is leading a 2020-2021 West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship in home birth midwifery with Christine Weirick of Fayetteville. Nixon has been a Certified Nurse-Midwife since 2003 and has been a part of over 400 deliveries and taught multiple students the trade. Weirick is a doula and an apprentice student midwife working towards her certification. Through their apprenticeship, Nixon and Weirick are excited to explore the creative expression and storytelling aspects of community-based midwifery.Learn more about Nixon and Weiricks apprenticeship here: https://wvfolklife.org/2021/07/20/2021-folklife-apprenticeship-feature-angy-nixon-and-christine-weirick-home-birth-midwifery/The West Virginia Folklife Apprenticeship Program offers up to a $3,000 stipend to West Virginia master traditional artists or tradition bearers working with qualified apprentices on a year-long in-depth apprenticeship in their cultural expression or traditional art form. These apprenticeships aim to facilitate the transmission of techniques and artistry of the forms, as well as their histories and traditions.The apprenticeship program grants are administered by the West Virginia Folklife Program at the West Virginia Humanities Council in Charleston and are supported in part by an Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. West Virginia Folklife is dedicated to the documentation, preservation, presentation, and support of West Virginias vibrant cultural heritage and living traditions."]

28. Transcript of oral history of Angelita "Angy" Nixon and Christine Weirick

Identifier:
NixonAngyWeirickChristine.IntTranscript.11.9.20
Title:
Transcript of oral history of Angelita "Angy" Nixon and Christine Weirick
Date:
2020-11-09
Creator:
Nixon, Angelita and Weirick, Christine
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Midwives, COVID-19 (Disease), Childbirth at home, Women midwives, Prenatal care, Midwifery, Midwives--Legal status, laws, etc., and Apprenticeship programs
Location:
Fayetteville (W. Va.), Putnam County (W. Va.), and Scott Depot (W. Va.)