Oral history of Cecelia Smith

Identifier:
4224.CeciliaSmith.AudioInt.4.30.16
Title:
Oral history of Cecelia Smith
Date:
2016-04-30
Creator:
Smith, Cecelia
Contributor:
Hilliard, Emily
Description:
Cecelia Coleman Smith was born in Buckhannon, West Virginia in 1949. Originally from Pickens, West Virginia, her family moved away from the Helvetia/Pickens community when she was seven so her father could take a coal mining job. She moved back to Pickens in 2005. Mrs. Smith served in the military and is a member of the local American Legion chapter. She is also part of the Pickens Improvement and Historical Society, the Farm Womens Club, and occasionally volunteers at the Hutte Restaurant.This interview is part of a series of interviews conducted with foodways practitioners in Helvetia, West Virginia, as part of the Helvetia Foodways Oral History Project in partnership with the Southern Foodways Alliance. Learn more: https://www.southernfoodways.org/oral-history/helvetia-west-virginia/
Subject:
Helvetia (W. Va.), Bakers, 4-H clubs, Cooking, Swiss, Canning and preserving, Wild leek, foodways, Swiss American women, and Food habits
Rights:
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Location:
Helvetia (W. Va.)
Format:
audio/wav
Language:
English
Source:
A&M 4224, West Virginia Folklife Program Collection