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![["Carol Dougherty is an elder in Wheelings Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Church. She was born in Wheeling, WV in 1938 and was raised by her grandparents, who were immigrants from Lebanon. She is a traditional Lebanese home cook, a member of Our Lady of Lebanon Womens Society, and will be teaching a folk dance and dubke class for children at Our Lady of Lebanons 84th annual Mahrajan Festival in August 2017."]](/thumb/4224DoughertyCarolIntTranscript62116 "Transcript of oral history of Carol Dougherty")
- Identifier:
- 4224.DoughertyCarolIntTranscript6.21.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Carol Dougherty
- Date:
- 2016-06-21
- Creator:
- Dougherty, Carol
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Oglebay Park (Wheeling, W. Va.), Cooking, Lebanese, Folk music--West Virginia, Lebanese Americans, and Catholic Church--Maronite rite
- Location:
- Wheeling (W. Va.)
![["Joanna Gusta (November 13, 1931-March 9, 2020) was a Wheeling, WV native and elder in Wheelings Greek community. She was an alumni of Bethany College a member of St. John, The Divine Greek Orthodox Church. In this interview, she speaks about her memories of the Greek community in Wheeling, and the Wheeling immigrant community in general. Her obituary is pasted below. Joanna Gusta, 88, resident of Wheeling, WV, passed away Monday, March 9, 2020 at Good Shepherd Nursing Home.She was born in Wheeling on November 13, 1931, daughter of the late Gero and Helen Papazoglou Gusta George. After her fathers passing, Joanna and her mother resided with the John Anast family in Wheeling until Mrs. Gustas marriage to Mike George.Joanna was a graduate of Bethany College and a member of Zeta Tau Alpha, Theta Chapter. She retired in 1988 with 30 years of service with the WV Department of Occupation working in the Employment Security and Unemployment Compensation Department. Prior to her employment with the State of WV, Joanna was employed at Bloch Brothers Tobacco Company in the Export Department. She was a member of St. John, The Divine Greek Orthodox Church where she was a longtime member and former director of the church choir and was a volunteer for church activities. She was a member of the Wheeling Civic Garden Center and a volunteer for the tax preparation group at the Ohio County Library. Most of all, Joanna was a beloved neighbor and friend.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her stepfather, Mike George. Surviving are two cousins, Rev. and Mrs. Stephan Knight of Santee, CA and Desi Gallmeister of Los Gatos, CA."]](/thumb/4224GustaJoannaIntTranscript62116 "Transcript of oral history of Joanna Gusta")
- Identifier:
- 4224.GustaJoanna.IntTranscript.6.21.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Joanna Gusta
- Date:
- 2016-06-21
- Creator:
- Gusta, Joanna
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Greek American women, Cooking, Greek, Wheeling, W.Va., and Orthodox Eastern Church
- Location:
- Wheeling (W. Va.)
![["Maria Kayafas has been the Greek dance instructor at the St. John the Divine Greek Orthodox Church in Wheeling for 25 years. She grew up in Kent, Ohio. In this interview, she talks about her family background and heritage, her experience as a Greek dancer and dance instructor, and the community at St. John the Divine."]](/thumb/4224KayafasMariaIntTranscript62116 "Transcript of oral history of Maria Kayafas")
- Identifier:
- 4224.KayafasMaria.IntTranscript.6.21.16
- Title:
- Transcript of oral history of Maria Kayafas
- Date:
- 2016-06-21
- Creator:
- Kayafas, Maria
- Contributor:
- Hilliard, Emily
- Subject:
- Cooking, Greek, Orthodox Eastern Church, Wheeling, W.Va., Folk dancing, Greek, Festivals, and Greek American women
- Location:
- Wheeling (W. Va.)
