| a_s1685_06_tape21 | Allen O'Neal interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Administration
Businesspeople
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Company stores
Sugar
Retail stores
Selling
Food shopping
Agricultural workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Allen O'Neal interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1988-02-23
- Description
- One audio cassette. O'Neal first came to Florida in 1969 from Tennessee, where ran a grocery store. In the interview, he discusses running a commissary for US Sugar, including goods sold; why commissaries developed; the sugar industry; descriptions of the workers; the workers food habits; and how commissaries have changed.
- Collection
| a_s1685_04_tape17 | Olga Byk interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Artisans
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Ukrainian Americans
Easter eggs
Food preparation
Pysanky
Egg decoration
Foodways
Cooking | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Olga Byk interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1988-01-27
- Description
- One audio cassette. Byk's family emigrated in the 1910s to the US from the Ukraine, originally settling in Cleveland. She discusses various types of foods (soups, pyrohy, borscht, pumpernickel bread). She also discusses moving to Florida in 1978, and traditional Ukrainian egg decorating (pysanky).
- Collection
| Sylvia Gracia making a Mickey Mouse pinata | Sylvia Gracia making a Mickey Mouse pinata | Still Image | Artisans
Fieldwork
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Pinatas
Decoration and ornament
Decorative arts
Paper art
Papier-mache
Material culture
Craft | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Sylvia Gracia making a Mickey Mouse pinata
- Date
- 1988-01
- Description
- Twenty-seven color slides. Images of Garcia making piñata that is the head of Mickey Mouse. Garcia first made a piñata in 1968. She then began making them as a hobby. She makes them from cardboard covered in paper. She was born in Camaguey, Cuba. 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
| WPA mural of the Barefoot Mailman in the West Palm Beach Post Office | WPA mural of the Barefoot Mailman in the West Palm Beach Post Office | Still Image | Artists
Fieldwork
Painting
Mural painting and decoration
Murals
New Deal, 1933-1939
United States. Work Projects Administration
Postal service
Post office buildings
Art
Decorative arts
Painters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
WPA mural of the Barefoot Mailman in the West Palm Beach Post Office
- Date
- 1987-09-23
- Description
- Three color slides. Painted in 1940 as part of the Federal Arts Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA)by artist Stevan Dohanos. The three paintings were part of a six-panel narrative series about James Hamilton, known locally as the Barefoot Mailman. He delivered mail in the then wild South Florida environs. He died in 1887 while on the job. Artist Dohanos of Ohio was known for his 100-plus Saturday Evening Post covers. 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
| 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
| 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
| Middle East Bakery, Inc. | Middle East Bakery, Inc. | Still Image | Bakers and bakeries
Fieldwork
Occupational groups
Machinery
Bread
Cooking and dining
Cookware
Community enterprise
Baking
Food preparation
Workers
Labor
Work
Food industry and trade
Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Middle East Bakery, Inc.
- Date
- 1987-08-14
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of baking factory for the Middle East Bakery, including images of dough being mixed, shaped, and cooked. 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
| Tulipan Bakery | Tulipan Bakery | Still Image | Bakers and bakeries
Cooks
Fieldwork
Baked products
Bakery
Cuban Americans
Latinos
Food preparation
Cake
Desserts
Community enterprise
Specialty stores | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Tulipan Bakery
- Date
- 1987-08-17
- Description
- Five color slides. Images of a Cuban bakery, with its customers and cakes/baked goods. 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
| Performers at the 3rd Annual Labor Day Bluegrass and County Music Jamboree | Performers at the 3rd Annual Labor Day Bluegrass and County Music Jamboree | Still Image | Bands (Music)
Musical groups
Fieldwork
Festivals
Music performance
Concerts
Musicians
String bands
Performing arts
Bluegrass musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Performers at the 3rd Annual Labor Day Bluegrass and County Music Jamboree
- Date
- 1986-08-31
- Description
- Four color slides. 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
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