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.
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a_s1685_07_tape17 | Allen R. Symonette interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Carpentry Field recordings Fishing Interviews Oral narratives Fishing nets Gillnets Fishing equipment Fishing boats Seafaring life | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Allen R. Symonette interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1987-10-13
- Description
- Two audio casettes. Symonette, the son of pioneer Palm Beach fisher Winifred Symonette, was born in Rivera Beach, and fished until 1966. By the time of the interview, he was a carpenter. He discusses learning fishing from his father at 6; the fishing industry in the 1930s through 1960s; boating; seasonal fishing; types of fishes caught; gill netting; regulations; tackle involved; and moving to carpentry in the 1960s.
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American German Club dancing at the I Am An American | American German Club dancing at the I Am An American | Still Image | Fieldwork Festivals Folk dance German Americans Clothing and dress Stepdancing Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
American German Club dancing at the I Am An American
- Date
- 1986-08-16
- Description
- Eighteen 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.
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Ann Prescott's spilt white oak baskets | Ann Prescott's spilt white oak baskets | Still Image | Basket maker Material culture Baskets Basket making Craft Containers Wood Domestic arts Woven goods White oak | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Annual Grecian Festival | Annual Grecian Festival | Still Image | Fieldwork Festivals Arts, Greek Greek Americans Performing arts Dance Body movement Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Annual Grecian Festival
- Date
- 1987-02-21
- Description
- Eigth color slides. Includes images of Kontodaskalakis dancing. 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.
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a_s1685_05_tape11 | Aphrodite Karatinos interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Emigration Greek Americans Community identity Holidays Folk music Foodways | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Aphrodite Karatinos interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1987-07-22
- Description
- One audio cassette. Karatinos came to the US in 1938 from Greece, and moved to Palm Beach in 1945. She discusses moving to the US; the Greek community in Florida; Greek businesses; community center; Greek traditions; food ways; differences in folk traditions from her generation and her grandchildren; Greek celebrations and holidays; and Greek music.
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Apprenticeship for 1992 Florida Folk Festival | Apprenticeship for 1992 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Material culture Accordions Demonstrations Beseda (Dance) Folk dance Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Audiotape recordings Wheelwrights Apprentices Dancers Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Apprenticeship for 1992 Florida Folk Festival
- Date
- 1992-05
- Description
- One proof sheet with thirty-four black and white images. Fieldwork for the 1992 Florida Folk Festival. 4-13: Charles Haldeman, railroader with union Pacific RailRoad; 14-17: Shoeshiner Ed Gooden St. Michael Hospital; 18-20: Sound engineer recording at Florida Folk Festival; 21: Folk festival audio log; 22: Masryktown Beseda dancers; 23-26: Festival visitors; 27-28: Apprentice Mike Stapleton of Miami and master Jospeh Arbie of Live Oak, playing accordions; 29-31: Master wheelwright Lester Hollenback of Deltona with apprentice Tico Rubio of Barberville; 32-35, 38: Accordionist Tomas Grenado; 37: Accordion apprentice Abe Avazola.
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Architectural field trip to Palm Beach | Architectural field trip to Palm Beach | Still Image | Tour guides (Persons) Fieldwork Architecture Students Elementary schools Buildings Structures Children Teaching of folklore Oral narratives Oral communication Hotels | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Architectural field trip to Palm Beach
- Date
- 1987-05-08
- Description
- Thirteen 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.
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Atsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Japanese Tea Ceremony and flower arranging (ikebana) | Atsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Japanese Tea Ceremony and flower arranging (ikebana) | Still Image | Tea masters Flower arrangers Fieldwork Flower arrangement, Japanese Flowers Rites and ceremonies Arts, Japanese Japanese Americans Asian Americans Asian American arts Food preparation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Atsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Japanese Tea Ceremony and flower arranging (ikebana)
- Date
- 1986-08-23
- Description
- Twenty-one color slides. Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975. For more info on Lefcourte, see S 1644, box 3, folder 11. 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.
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a_s1685_06_tape08 | Atsuko Lefcourte demonstration at West Rivera Elementary School for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Florists Field recordings Education Students Asian Americans Japanese Americans Ritual meals Elementary schools Tea ceremonies Food preparation Tea tasters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |