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100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home

Date: 1951-09-30
Description: Six reel to reel recordings. Songwriter Stephen Foster wrote Old Folks at Home in 1851. In 1935, the Florida Legislature designated "Old Folks at Home" (often referred to as "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River") as Florida's state song. Over the next two decades, several Floridians began to push for a memorial to the song's composer, Stephen Collins Foster, considered by many to be the nation's first commercial songwriter. Finally, after the efforts of the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, the state opened the Stephen Foster Memorial, a 250-acre state-owned park, in White Springs, Florida in 1950, and would eventually comprise a bell tower, a Stephen Foster Museum, landscaped park grounds, and an annual Florida Folk Festival, along with other public programs. That same year, the state created the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission to administer the development and maintenance of the park.
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100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home

15-minute Programs

Date: 1961
Description: One reel to reel recording (15 minutes). These programs were created in the early 1960s by the Stephen Foster Memorial to promote the park and its activities, as well as to educate the public about Stephen Foster and Florida folk music.
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15-minute Programs

99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home

Date: 1950
Description: One reel to reel recording. Songwriter Stephen Foster wrote Old Folks at Home in 1851. In 1935, the Florida Legislature designated "Old Folks at Home" (often referred to as "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River") as Florida's state song. Over the next two decades, several Floridians began to push for a memorial to the song's composer, Stephen Collins Foster, considered by many to be the nation's first commercial songwriter. Finally, after the efforts of the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, the state opened the Stephen Foster Memorial, a 250-acre state-owned park, in White Springs, Florida in 1950, and would eventually comprise a bell tower, a Stephen Foster Museum, landscaped park grounds, and an annual Florida Folk Festival, along with other public programs. That same year, the state created the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission to administer the development and maintenance of the park.
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99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home

9th Anniversary celebration of the Stephen Foster Museum

Date: 1959-10-04
Description: One reel to reel recording. In 1935, the Florida Legislature designated "Old Folks at Home" (often referred to as "Way Down Upon the Suwannee River") as Florida's state song. Over the next two decades, several Floridians began to push for a memorial to the song's composer, Stephen Collins Foster, considered by many to be the nation's first commercial songwriter. Finally, after the efforts of the Florida Federation of Music Clubs, the state opened the Stephen Foster Memorial, a 250-acre state-owned park, in White Springs, Florida in 1950, and would eventually comprise a bell tower, a Stephen Foster Museum, landscaped park grounds, and an annual Florida Folk Festival, along with other public programs. That same year, the state created the Stephen Foster Memorial Commission to administer the development and maintenance of the park.
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9th Anniversary celebration of the Stephen Foster Museum

Ada Miller performance at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1962-12
Description: One reel-to-reel recording.
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Ada Miller performance at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1964-06-02
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1963-02-26
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Date: 1958-07-24
Description: One reel to reel recording. The DeVanes were considered experts on Florida's Seminole Indians. They arranged many of the Seminole performers at the Florida Folk Festival.
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Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1954-10-18
Description: One reel to reel recording. The Amigo Male Singers of north central Florida were directed by Alfonso Levy of Lake City.
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Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Angelus Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

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Description: One reel to reel recording. The Angelus Singers were from Orlando. They were directed by W. Ivan Wilder.
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Angelus Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

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a_s2043_00020	100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home	Sound	Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Music performance Performing arts Anniversaries Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) State songs Special events Public officer Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2042_sfm_11	15-minute Programs	Sound	Radio programs Radio programs, Public service Radio announcing Folklife Folklore Advertising, Public service Public radio	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00006	99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home	Sound	Foster, Stephen Collins, 1826-1864 Music performance Performing arts Anniversaries Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) State songs Special events Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00060	9th Anniversary celebration of the Stephen Foster Museum	Sound	Anniversaries Museums Performing arts Music performance Concerts Singing Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00128	Ada Miller performance at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music -- Performance Performing arts Friction idiophones Glass harmonicas	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00181	Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singers Glass harmonica Glass harmonica music Cristal Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00143	Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singers Glass harmonica Glass harmonica music Cristal Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00056	Albert and Jessie DeVane interview	Sound	Interviews Oral histories Oral history Life histories Personal experience narratives Florida history Seminole Indians Authors Historian	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00045	Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Music performance Performing arts Singing Musical groups African Americans Choirs (music) Choir singing Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00083	Angelus Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singing Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home

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15-minute Programs

15-minute Programs

99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home

99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home

9th Anniversary celebration of the Stephen Foster Museum

9th Anniversary celebration of the Stephen Foster Museum

Ada Miller performance at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performance at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Angelus Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Angelus Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

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100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home

100th Anniversary Celebration of creation of state song Old Folks at Home

15-minute Programs

15-minute Programs

99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home

99th Celebration of Creation of state song Old Folks at Home

9th Anniversary celebration of the Stephen Foster Museum

9th Anniversary celebration of the Stephen Foster Museum

Ada Miller performance at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performance at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Ada Miller performing the glass harmonica at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Albert and Jessie DeVane interview

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Angelus Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Angelus Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial