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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Catholics"
Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs

Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs

Date
1985-01-06
Description
86 color slides. The Epiphany of Our Lord is a Christian rite celebrated within the Eastern Orthodox faith. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ,thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community. Images created as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program. For more slides of this event, see S 1577, v. 33. The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Epiphany Day celebration in Tarpon Springs

Epiphany Day celebration in Tarpon Springs

Date
1977-01-06
Description
Thirteen color slides. Images of festival participants, the sponge docks, shrimp boats, and the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church. The Epiphany of Our Lord is a Christian rite celebrated within the Eastern Orthodox faith. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ, thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)

Date
1987-11
Description
One video cassette. 20 minutes. (Copy found on FV-14, S 1615.) Shots of the Tsimouris family celebrating Epiphany. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)

Date
1988-01-06
Description
Five video cassettes. (20 minutes each) (Copy of videos 36, 37, 28 found on FV-15; copies of videos 39 & 40 found on FV-16, S 1615.) The Epiphany of Our Lord is a Christian rite celebrated within the Eastern Orthodox faith. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ,thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
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Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home

Date
1985-03-04
Description
Seventeen color slides. Ramos with her children in her home discussing Mexican American foodways. Also includes images of religious objects in her house. The children in the slides were the offspring of fern farm workers in the area that Ramos watched. 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.
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Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak

Date
1988-07
Description
Thirty-four color slides. Images of Odzak icon paintings (religious paintings within the Greek Orthodox Church used to represent the church's beliefs), and of Odzak. Includes several images of her icon paintings in a Greek Orthodox church. For an interview with Odzak, see S 1618, box 4, tape 4. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. 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, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Interview with Cuban baker Bobby Ulloa

Interview with Cuban baker Bobby Ulloa

Date
1985-08-15
Description
Two audio cassettes. Cassettes are of Cuban cooks who owned and ran the Cuban Bakery of Jacksonville. They discuss emigrating to the US in the 1960s; Bobby's father opening the bakery in 1970; teaching college; various products sold: guava paste, black beans, baked ham, and pork; Cuban bread; types and methods of making; pastries; Cuban sweet bread; working conditions in a bakery; Jacksonville's Cuban American community; learning English; family holiday traditions; Catholicism; Spanish naming traditions; Cuban games; Botonicas and traditional medicine; and American reactions to Cuba. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. 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, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Interview with Father Robert Baker

Interview with Father Robert Baker

Date
1985-02-07
Description
One audio cassette. Interview begins on SIDE TWO of tape. Father Baker, priest for the Basilica Cathedral of St. Augustine, discusses the St. Augustine Blessing of the Fleet. He gives details of the strong Italian Catholic population in St. Augustine as well as a general support for religious/cultural events within the city. He elaborates on the symbolism and ceremony of the Blessing, as well as outlining its religious significance. Interview conducted during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV). A transcript of the interview can be found in S 1579, box 1, folder: C86-99 through C86-149.
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Interview with Jacksonville Greek festival manager William Bacalis

Interview with Jacksonville Greek festival manager William Bacalis

Date
1984-07-27
Description
One audio cassette. Bacalis, who at the time of interview a business manager at Methodist Hospital, was born in Virginia and moved to Jacksonville in 1955. He discusses his Greek parents;the Greek Orthodox Church; Greek schools; the first festival in 1978; planning for the festivals; Greek food; and maintaining Greek traditions across the generations. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Duval County was a joint venture between the Duval County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was started in 1984 by folklorist David Taylor with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. 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, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists. Taylor ran it until 1986. In 1988, Gregory Hansen re-initiated it with minor changes.
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Interview with Monsignor Daniel Hegerty

Interview with Monsignor Daniel Hegerty

Date
1985-03-20
Description
One audio cassette. Hegerty, a chaplain at St. Vincents Hospital, describes the beginnings of the Blessing of the Fleet in St. Augustine, going back to his first encounters with the fishermen of West Augustine and individual boat blessings, to the large annual procession that it became. He discusses the pageantry of the event, as well as the significance behind it. He also discusses the European roots behind the tradition. There are places throughout the interview where Hegerty asks that the tape be turned off. Interview conducted during fieldwork for video documentary on Florida shrimping called Fishing All My Days, and was made by the Florida Folklife Program, and the University of Florida (WUFT-TV).
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Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Epiphany celebration in Tarpon SpringsEpiphany celebration in Tarpon SpringsStill ImageFieldwork
Holidays and festivals
Greek Americans
Religious rites
Epiphany
Christianity
Catholics
Special events
Priests
Parades
Community culture
Community rites
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Epiphany Day celebration in Tarpon SpringsEpiphany Day celebration in Tarpon SpringsStill ImageFieldwork
Religious rites
Holidays and festivals
Special events
Catholics
Christianity
Docks
Boats
Trawlers (Vessels)
Greek Americans
Church architecture
Churches
Children
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)Moving ImageFieldwork
Epiphany
Greek Americans
Rites and ceremonies
Calendar rites
Religious rites
Christianity
Catholics
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)Moving ImageFieldwork
Epiphany
Greek Americans
Rites and ceremonies
Calendar rites
Religious rites
Christianity
Catholics
Parades
Diving
Crosses
Dance
Costumes
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Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her homeGuadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her homeStill ImageFieldwork
Research methods
Interviewing
Food
Food habits
Tools
Catholics
Religious art
Christianity
Cooking and dining
Children
Mexican Americans
Ethnicity, Mexico
Mexican American cookery
Cooks
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Iconographic paintings by Hope OdzakIconographic paintings by Hope OdzakStill ImageFieldwork
Interviews
Oral histories
Life histories
Painting
Art
Art and religion
Iconography
Religious pictures
Imagery
Icons
Christian art and symbolism
Religion
Christianity
Church decoration and ornament
Icons, Byzantine
Churches
Catholics
Painters
Artists
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a_s1576_22_c86-192Interview with Cuban baker Bobby UlloaSoundFieldwork
Interviews
Occupational groups
Food preparation
Bread
Oral histories
Life histories
Food industry and trade
Cuban Americans
Cookery (Guava)
Cookery, Cuban
Bakery
Baked products
Holidays and festivals
Medicine
Latinos
Cooking and dining
Emigration and immigration
Naming practices
Catholics
Games
Bakers and bakeries
Cooks
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a_s1576_21_c86-146Interview with Father Robert BakerSoundFieldwork
Interviews
Oral histories
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Shrimpers (persons)
Occupational folklore
Seafood gathering
Seafood industry
Religion
Catholics
Fishers
Christianity
Fishing
Priests
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a_s1576_22_c86-174Interview with Jacksonville Greek festival manager William BacalisSoundFieldwork
Interviews
Oral histories
Life histories
Sound recordings
Festivals
Emigration and immigration
Catholics
Greek Americans
Family history
Christianity
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a_s1576_21_c86-144Interview with Monsignor Daniel HegertySoundFieldwork
Interviews
Chaplains, Hospital
Personal experience narratives
Shrimpers (persons)
Religion
Occupational folklore
Seafood gathering
Seafood industry
Christianity
Oral history
Fishers
Catholics
Fishing
Priests
Chaplains
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