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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

1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)

Date: 1982-05-29
Description: One video cassette. (3/4" tape) 20 minutes.
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1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)

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

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

Calloway Family Choir at the Hurst Chapel AME Church

Date: 1992-12
Description: One audiocassette; also duplicated on the first half of tape 77. Recorded by the Calloway Family at the Hurst Chapel AME Church.
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Calloway Family Choir at the Hurst Chapel AME Church

Chattanooga Boys Choir performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1960-06-02
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Chattanooga Boys Choir performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Date: 1980-12-03
Description: Three reel to reels. These were copies of the master tapes (see T80-123 and T8-124) for the Florida Folklife Program album, Drop on Down in Florida, a double album comprised of field recordings from the North Florida Folklife Project and those made specifically for this album. The album featured African American musical traditions throughout Florida. For more selections by these artists, see the original field recordings.
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Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Easter service at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Church

Date: 1985-03-10
Description: One audio cassette. Ukrainian Church hymns recorded inside the Church; hymns are not interpreted.
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Easter service at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Church

Emory Glee Club performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Date: 1951-03
Description: One reel to reel recording.
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Emory Glee Club performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)

Date: 1987-11
Description: One video cassette. 20 minutes. (Copy can be found on FV-5, S 1615.) Interview with Kathy Monahan at City Hall about Greek community and tsabouna; Greek school day kids sing, shots of Nicki Tsimouris and his girls. 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: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)

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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
1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)	1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Pianists Choruses Fiddlers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Hymns Gospel songs Arts, Irish Songs, Irish	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.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_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_s1664_08_tape76	Calloway Family Choir at the Hurst Chapel AME Church	Sound	Church services Gospel songs Religious songs Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Choruses Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s2043_00071	Chattanooga Boys Choir performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Choruses Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Musical ensembles Students Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t81-025	Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings	Sound	Musicians Singers Guitarist Choruses Music performance Fieldwork African Americans Blues (Music) Blues singers Guitar music Diddly bow Choir singing Choirs (music) Gospel (Black) Gospel songs Religious music Musical tradition, sacred Shape note singing Audiotape recordings	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_23_c87-008	Easter service at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Church	Sound	Fieldwork Easter Music Hymns Easter service Religion Arts, Ukrainian Ukrainian Americans Church services Christianity Choruses Choir singing Choirs (music) Religious songs Oral performance	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s2043_00007	Emory Glee Club performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial	Sound	Concerts Music performance Performing arts Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Universities and colleges Special events Choruses Singers Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)	Moving Image	Musicians Singers Fieldwork Interviews Greek Americans Tsabouna Bagpipes Children Singing Schools Choruses	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg

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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

1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)

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

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

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Calloway Family Choir at the Hurst Chapel AME Church

Calloway Family Choir at the Hurst Chapel AME Church

Chattanooga Boys Choir performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Chattanooga Boys Choir performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Easter service at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Church

Easter service at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Church

Emory Glee Club performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Emory Glee Club performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)

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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

1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)

1986 Florida Folk Festival (10 of 17)

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

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

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Amigo Male Singers performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Calloway Family Choir at the Hurst Chapel AME Church

Calloway Family Choir at the Hurst Chapel AME Church

Chattanooga Boys Choir performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Chattanooga Boys Choir performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Copy of the Drop On Down in Florida album master recordings

Easter service at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Church

Easter service at Epiphany of Our Lord Ukrainian Church

Emory Glee Club performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Emory Glee Club performing at the Stephen Foster Memorial

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Interview with Kathy Monihan (Video 9)