Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Still Image | Fieldwork Holidays and festivals Greek Americans Religious rites Epiphany Christianity Catholics Special events Priests Parades Community culture Community rites | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs
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- 1985-01-06
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- 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 | Still Image | Fieldwork Religious rites Holidays and festivals Special events Catholics Christianity Docks Boats Trawlers (Vessels) Greek Americans Church architecture Churches Children | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Epiphany Day celebration in Tarpon Springs
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- 1977-01-06
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- 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) | Moving Image | Fieldwork Epiphany Greek Americans Rites and ceremonies Calendar rites Religious rites Christianity Catholics | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)
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- 1987-11
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- 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) | Moving Image | Fieldwork Epiphany Greek Americans Rites and ceremonies Calendar rites Religious rites Christianity Catholics Parades Diving Crosses Dance Costumes | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)
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- 1988-01-06
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- 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 | Still Image | Fieldwork Research methods Interviewing Food Food habits Tools Catholics Religious art Christianity Cooking and dining Children Mexican Americans Ethnicity, Mexico Mexican American cookery Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Guadalupe Ramos discussing Mexican American foodways in her home
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- 1985-03-04
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- 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 | Still Image | Fieldwork 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 | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Iconographic paintings by Hope Odzak
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- 1988-07
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- 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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a_s1576_22_c86-192 | Interview with Cuban baker Bobby Ulloa | Sound | Fieldwork 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 | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Cuban baker Bobby Ulloa
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- 1985-08-15
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- 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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a_s1576_21_c86-146 | Interview with Father Robert Baker | Sound | Fieldwork Interviews Oral histories Personal experience narratives Life histories Shrimpers (persons) Occupational folklore Seafood gathering Seafood industry Religion Catholics Fishers Christianity Fishing Priests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Father Robert Baker
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- 1985-02-07
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- 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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a_s1576_22_c86-174 | Interview with Jacksonville Greek festival manager William Bacalis | Sound | Fieldwork Interviews Oral histories Life histories Sound recordings Festivals Emigration and immigration Catholics Greek Americans Family history Christianity | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Jacksonville Greek festival manager William Bacalis
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- 1984-07-27
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- 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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a_s1576_21_c86-144 | Interview with Monsignor Daniel Hegerty | Sound | Fieldwork Interviews Chaplains, Hospital Personal experience narratives Shrimpers (persons) Religion Occupational folklore Seafood gathering Seafood industry Christianity Oral history Fishers Catholics Fishing Priests Chaplains | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Monsignor Daniel Hegerty
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- 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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