| a_s1714_04_tape48 | Interview with fisher Eddie Oxendine | Sound | Fieldwork
African Americans
Catfishes
Interviews
Maritime life
Fishing Equipment and supplies
Fishing tackle
Interviewing
Water hyacinth
Occupational groups
Fishing
Fish traps
Fishing nets
Oral narratives
Life histories
Oral histories
Crabbing
Crab fisheries Equipment and supplies
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with fisher Eddie Oxendine
- Date
- 1985-02-21
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with fisher Oxendine, recorded at his home. In it, he discusses his family move to Florida; fishing on the St. Johns; fauna and flora of the river, including the effects of the introduction and removal of water hyacinth; fishing methods, folklore, and equipment; hoop nets; shrimping; relations with sport fishers; monkey fishing (using electricity to stun fish); crabbing; and selling fish. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_04_tape55 | Interview with fisher Willie Bradshaw | Sound | Fieldwork
Sound recording
Life histories
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Maritime life
Fishing
Water hyacinth
Flora
Fishing nets
Seining
Netmaking
African Americans
Net maker
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with fisher Willie Bradshaw
- Date
- 1985-02-25
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with Bradshaw in his home. He discusses netmaking, fishing the St. Johns River, water hyacinth, changes to the river, learning to fish, growing up along the river, seining, hoop nets, catfishing, effects of weather on fishing, sport fishing, regualtion of commercial fishing, and catlining. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_04_tape35 | Interview with Maybelle (Stokes) Parker | Sound | Fieldwork
Interviewing
Interviews
Sound recording
Labor
Occupational groups
Fisheries
Selling
Specialty stores
Maritime life
Stores, retail
Life histories
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Rivers
Water hyacinth
Timber
Cypress
Seining
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with Maybelle (Stokes) Parker
- Date
- 1985-02-12
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with Mrs. Maybelle Stokes Parker, a former fish house owner on the St. Johns River. She discusses the effects of sport fishing on the commercial fish trade; fishing regulations; water hyacinths; Depression-era life; her husband's early work in timber; seining; catfishing; and running a fishhouse. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_03_tape01 | Interviewer with quilter and former juke joint cook Ruth Rowe | Sound | Quiltmakers
Needleworkers
Cooks
Fieldwork
Needlework
Woven goods
Textile arts
Cooking and dining
Family history
Decorative arts
Domestic arts
African Americans
Quilted goods
Quilting
Quilts
Interviewing
Interviews
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Juke joints | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interviewer with quilter and former juke joint cook Ruth Rowe
- Date
- 1985-01-09
- Description
- One audio cassette. Rowe was a quilter and a former juke (jook) joint cook. In this interview, she discusses both pursuits, as well as her family history and her time with the local Home Demonstration Clubs. For images of Rowe, see S 1577, v. 28, slides 2012-2043. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_04_tape37 | Martha Shearer in her home | Sound | Fieldwork
Interviewing
Interviews
Fishing
Oral narratives
Oral histories
Crocheting
Domestic arts
Fishers
Tourism
Urban-rural migration | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Martha Shearer in her home
- Date
- 1985-02-12
- Description
- One audio cassette. An interview with Shearer of the St. Johns area on fishing culture. Originally from Illinois, Shearer had only been in the area since the 1970s. In her field notes, folklorist McDonald remarks that the interview is unfocused, and that Shearer knew little of Florida fishing -- but knew a great deal about recreational fishing in Illinois. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_reel37 | Mexican dance at the Quality Inn in Deland | Sound | Fieldwork
Collecting
Research methods
Dance music
Music performance
Accordions
Hotels
Special events
Community culture
Latinos
Musical instruments
Performing arts
Sound recordings
Arts, Mexican
Mexican Americans
Ethnicity, Mexico
Musical groups
Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Mexican dance at the Quality Inn in Deland
- Date
- 1985-02-23
- Description
- Three reel to reels. Recording of the Latino dance band, Los Errantes de Chua Nuevo Leon, performing at a Mexican American dance in the Quality Inn. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_03_tape06 | Morning service at Mt. Pisgah AME Church | Sound | Fieldwork
African Americans
Choir singing
Singing
Choirs (music)
Sermons
Religion
Protestants
Christianity
Gospel (Black)
Gospel music
Gospel songs
Preachers
Oral performance
Music performance
Performing arts
Churches
Church membership
Special events
Church attendance
Sound recording | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Morning service at Mt. Pisgah AME Church
- Date
- 1985-01-13
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Morning service recorded at a small cinderblock church in Hastings. Small congregation (aprox. 15), mostly over 50. The Rev. Patrick Goodluck, a new minister from British Guyana, presided. Includes much choir singing and preaching. McDonald noted that the service was more like an Episcopalian service than an AME service, due to the new minister. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_03_tape11 | Music program at the Church of God in Christ, Pompey's Temple | Sound | Singers
Musicians
Fieldwork
Buildings
Gospel music
Music
Churches
Christianity
African Americans
Community culture
Religion
Church services
Gospel songs
Protestants
Religious music
Religious rites
Gospel (Black)
Drums
Children
Musical ensembles
Music performance
Performing arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Music program at the Church of God in Christ, Pompey's Temple
- Date
- 1985-01-20
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. Recording of a music program at the Church of God in Christ, Pompey's Temple. For images of the service, see S 1577, v. 27, slides 1973-1988. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_reel12 | Practice session for Gospel Musique at the Church of God Thru Christ | Sound | Fieldwork
Sound recording
Singers
Singing
Choirs (music)
Religious music
Gospel songs
Gospel music
Religion
Church membership
Church services
Churches
Sermons
Preachers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Practice session for Gospel Musique at the Church of God Thru Christ
- Date
- 1985-01-27
- Description
- Two audio reels. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
| a_s1714_03_tape17 | Recording of the Senior Choir's 16th Anniversary at New Mt. Olive Baptist Church | Sound | Fieldwork
Sound recording
Church services
Churches
Protestants
Christianity
Religion
Religious music
Gospel music
Choir singing
Gospel songs
Gospel (Black)
Community culture
Music performance
Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Recording of the Senior Choir's 16th Anniversary at New Mt. Olive Baptist Church
- Date
- 1985-01-25
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. Recording of a special music program at the New Mt. Olive Baptist Church: the 16th anniversary of their senior choir. The music performance consists of spirituals and gospel tunes, along with performances by visiting choirs, and brief remarks by the church's pastor. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
- Collection
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