Menu Expand Menu Close
Back to Top
Filter Search Expand Close Filter
Search Expand Search Close
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

25. Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.017.4.14.16
Title:
Fire-etched drawing of a coal miner on display at Coal Camp Creations
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Folk art, Coal mines and mining in art, Coal mines and mining, Pyrography, Coal miners in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

26. Coal miner's helmet with a handmade sticker reading "STOP CAPITALISM DEAD ON ITS ASS," on display at Coal Camp Creations, 2 of 2

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.019.4.14.16
Title:
Coal miner's helmet with a handmade sticker reading "STOP CAPITALISM DEAD ON ITS ASS," on display at Coal Camp Creations, 2 of 2
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal mines and mining, Coal miners--West Virginia
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)
["Coal Camp Creations is a workshop in Kimball, WV in McDowell County, sharing space and run by the non-profit arts organization McArts. Workers at Coal Camp Creations, some of whom are former coal miners, create figurines and other objects from coal dust and sell them to visitors. McArts was founded by Jean Battlo and three other artists in 1979. Battlo now serves as the organizations creative director."]%

27. Mural on the wall of McArts/Coal Camp Creations in Kimball

Identifier:
4224.CoalCampCreations.Photo.020.4.14.16
Title:
Mural on the wall of McArts/Coal Camp Creations in Kimball
Date:
2016-04-14
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Mural painting and decoration, American, Coal mines and mining, Coal miners in art
Location:
Kimball (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

28. 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/"]%

29. 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.)
["According to e-WV, The West Virginia Encyclopedia, \"The Croatian Cultural Club was founded in Benwood, Marshall County, in 1955 by Mike Perkovic, an immigrant Croatian coal miner who worked for decades to preserve and present Croatian culture around West Virginia.\" The Club used to host Croatian cultural events including polka dances, bands, and dinners.The Club now largely functions as a bar.See e-WV for more about the Croatian Cultural Club: https://www.wvencyclopedia.org/articles/1681"]%

30. Croatian Cultural Club in Benwood

Identifier:
4224.CroatianCulturalClub.Photo.001.6.21.16
Title:
Croatian Cultural Club in Benwood
Date:
2016-06-21
Creator:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Croatian Americans, Coal mines and mining
Location:
Benwood (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

31. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 1 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.001.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 1 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Cooking, Swiss, Wine and wine making--United States, 4-H clubs, Veterans, Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), foodways, Coal mines and mining, Wild leek
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

32. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 2 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.002.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 2 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Food habits, Wine and wine making--United States, Veterans, 4-H clubs, Cooking, Swiss, Wild leek, foodways, Helvetia (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

33. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 3 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.003.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 3 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, Food habits, Helvetia (W. Va.), Wild leek, Coal mines and mining, 4-H clubs, Veterans, Wine and wine making--United States, Cooking, Swiss
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

34. Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 4 of 4

Identifier:
4224.ErnestHofer.AudioInt.004.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Ernest Hofer, 4 of 4
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Hofer, Ernest
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
foodways, 4-H clubs, Wild leek, Coal mines and mining, Wine and wine making--United States, Helvetia (W. Va.), Cooking, Swiss, Food habits, Veterans
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)

Listen to Audio

35. Oral history of Eve Faulkes

Identifier:
4224.FaulkesEve.AudioInt.4.11.19
Title:
Oral history of Eve Faulkes
Date:
2019-04-11
Creator:
Faulkes, Eve
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Subject:
Coal mines and mining, Community museums, Gardening, Artists' books, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Social justice in art, Graphic arts
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), 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."]%

36. 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:
Artists' books, Social justice in art, Scott's Run (W. Va.), Coal mines and mining, Gardening, Community museums, Graphic arts
Location:
Scott's Run (W. Va.), Morgantown (W. Va.)