| Auctioneers Gene and John Larison | Auctioneers Gene and John Larison | Still Image | Auctioneers
Fieldwork
Auctioneering
Auctions
Antiques
Furniture
Material culture
Selling
Occupational groups
Oral performance
Oral communication
Orators
Oratory
Economic practices
Workplace | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Auctioneers Gene and John Larison
- Date
- 1987-08-07
- Description
- Nine color slides. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| Autoharp player Bill Dillon | Autoharp player Bill Dillon | Still Image | Musicians
Fieldwork
Autoharp
Zither
String instruments
Musical instruments
Music performance | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Autoharp player Bill Dillon
- Date
- 1986-10-10
- Description
- Three color slides. The autoharp is also called a chroded zither. A lifelong musician, Dillon did not begin to play the autohrp until 1982 -- on a bet. He usualy plays songs made famour by Maybelle Carter. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| Baker Mike Caforio making bread and desserts | Baker Mike Caforio making bread and desserts | Still Image | Fieldwork
Italian Americans
Desserts
Cake
Occupational groups
Bakery
Bread
Specialty stores
Food preparation
Food industry and trade
Food
Bakers and bakeries
Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Baker Mike Caforio making bread and desserts
- Date
- 1987-08-25
- Description
- Twelve color slides. Caforio learned cooking from his Sicilian mother. He came to Florida from New York c. 1975. For more information, see the informant sheet in S 1704, box 1, folder 1. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| Baker Paul McKeon with his cakes | Baker Paul McKeon with his cakes | Still Image | Bakers and bakeries
Fieldwork
Cookware
Desserts
Decorative arts
Cake
Food preparation
Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Baker Paul McKeon with his cakes
- Date
- 1987-04
- Description
- Two color slides. Originally from Long Island, New York, McKeon moved to Florida in 1981. He learned baking while working in a donut shop, and though observation of bakers The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| Baskets by Mary Brandenburg | Baskets by Mary Brandenburg | Still Image | Basket maker
Fieldwork
German Americans
Material culture
Basket work
Baskets
Basketry
Pine needle crafts
Containers
Domestic arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Baskets by Mary Brandenburg
- Date
- 1987-08-28
- Description
- Nine color slides. Brandenburg was originally from Pennsylvania. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School | Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School | Still Image | Fieldwork
Colombian Americans
Cooking and dining
Schools
Elementary schools
Teaching of folklore
Education
Demonstrations
Classrooms
Cookery, Colombian
Plantain banana
Food preparation
Children
Cooks
Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School
- Date
- 1986-12-04
- Description
- Seven color slides. Demonstration for Mrs. Thomas fourth grade class. Hernandez's son Jose was in this class. She fried green bananas (platanos). For a recording, see tape 8, box 5, S 1685. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| a_s1685_05_tape08 | Bea Hernandez demonstration at Meadow Park Elementary School for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings
Colombian Americans
Cooking
Elementary schools
Foodways
Bananas
Food preparation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| Belle Glade entrance sign | Belle Glade entrance sign | Still Image | Fieldwork
Signs and signboards
Street signs
Advertising | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Belle Glade entrance sign
- Date
- 1988-01
- Description
- Two color slides. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, a series of five two-day seminars to acquaint teachers with the use of folklore and folk arts, in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| a_s1685_05_tape06 | Ben Hartig & David Snyder interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings
Fishing tackle
Fishing nets
Fish traps
Netting (textiles)
Fishing rods
Fishing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| a_s1685_05_tape17 | Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings
Chordophones
Zithers
Musical instruments
Interviews
Fiddle tunes
Bluegrass music
Old time music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1986-10-17
- Description
- One audio cassette. The autoharp, a patented name, is also called a chorded zither. A lifelong musician, Dillon did not begin to play the autoharp until 1982 -- on a bet. He usually played songs made famous by Maybelle Carter. In the interview, he discusses growing up in West Virginia; learning to play the guitar at 12; performing as a professional country musician in the 1930s; playing for a Boston radio station (WCOP); learning the chorded zither/autoharp in 1982; learning songs; and performing. He also played four songs.
- Collection
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