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Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. The presenters were from Tarpon Springs. Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek life in Tarpon Springs

Date: 1988-06-17
Description: Sixteen color slides.
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Greek life in Tarpon Springs

Haitian Botanica storefront

Date: 1985-08
Description: One color slide. This was a place where believers in Santeria can buy herbs and other supplies. Santeria is a Cuban version of the Yoruba religion. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
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Haitian Botanica storefront

Haitian Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. (Also copied onto cassette C90-15). Each year at the Florida Folk Festival, the Florida Folklife Program emphasized a particular culture, tradtions, or geographic area. In 1990, they emphasized celebrations of various Florida groups. including Haitians, Trinidadians, Greeks, and Jewish peoples.
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Haitian Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Harriett Mosley oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Date: 1990-01-27
Description: One audio cassette. Mosley talks about her life, community life in Eatonville, and Zora Neale Hurston. Nusz conducted several interviews for the first Zora Neale Hurston Festival held at the end of January of 1990.
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Harriett Mosley oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Highlights of the Callahan Folk Arts Project

Date: 1993-04-24
Description: One audio cassette. Culled from fieldwork undertaken to document the folklife of the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando, Florida. Images of the performers can be found in folder 1. For full recordings, see the three DAT (Digital Audio Tapes) in folder 1.
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Highlights of the Callahan Folk Arts Project

Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Date: 1988-08-28
Description: One proof sheet with thirty-six black and white images (plus negatives).
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Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Images of Little Havana (Miami)

Date: 1980-04-14
Description: Six color slides.
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Images of Little Havana (Miami)

Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven

Date: 1992-03-08
Description: 111 color slides. Images of the Fiesta La Primavera, including various Mexican American bands, a Florida-based Mexican dance group (Grupo Sevezz), and local Mexican American residents dancing. For recordings of the Festival, see S 1624, box 3, tapes 5-8. In 1992, the Palm Beach Community College contracted the Florida Folklife Program to conduct ten days of fieldwork in March 1992 around Lake Okeechobee for a Lakefront Legacy Festival later that year (16 May 1992). Headed up by FFP folklorist Debbie Fant, and assisted by Robert Stone and Robert Shanafelt, the fieldwork involved 26 informants, slides, print images and recorded interviews. In the end, the FFP recommended seven people for festival participation.
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Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven

Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle

Date: 1986-10-09
Description: Three reel to reels. Interview with Florida marine biologist Dr. Ingle. Ingle worked for years with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. He discusses the history of Apalachicola; the history of fishing in the area; immigration to the town; the marine biology of Apalachicola Bay; oystering; local political culture; food habits of area; his career as a marine biologist; types of boats; and changes to the local ecosystems. A partial copy of the interview can be found at the Library of Congress' American Folk Center Archive (AFS 26,782A12). Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle

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Greek life in Tarpon Springs	Greek life in Tarpon Springs	Still Image	Fieldwork Boats Docks Greek Americans Bakery Bread Community culture Community enterprise Streets Maritime life	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Haitian Botanica storefront	Haitian Botanica storefront	Still Image	Fieldwork Specialty stores Stores, retail Religion Haitian Americans Community enterprise Arts, Haitian Community culture Signs (commercial) Santeria Beliefs and cultures	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1576_t90-074	Haitian Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)	Sound	Musical groups Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Arts, Haitian Haitian Americans Music performance Community culture Community rites Oral education Performing arts Bands (Music) Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_38_tape16	Harriett Mosley oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival	Sound	Field recordings Interviews African Americans Oral histories Oral narratives Life histories Community culture Family history	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1711_01_tape04	Highlights of the Callahan Folk Arts Project	Sound	Storytellers Fieldwork African Americans Sound recordings Community culture Neighborhoods Urban life Blues (Music) Guitar music Hymns Tales Storytelling Religious music Religious songs Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church	Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church	Still Image	Fieldwork Religion Church services African Americans Church attendance Church membership Churches Protestants Baptists Christianity Gospel (Black) Gospel musicians Singing Choir singing Choirs (music) Community culture Singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of Little Havana (Miami)	Images of Little Havana (Miami)	Still Image	Fieldwork Community enterprise Community culture Landscape Streets Street signs Architecture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven	Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven	Still Image	Bands (Music) Musical groups Fieldwork Festivals Latinos Arts, Mexican Mexican Americans Concerts Performing arts Music performance Dance Singing Clothing and dress Community culture Social gatherings Folk dance Dancers Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1592_08_reel07	Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle	Sound	Fieldwork Interviews Interviewing Oral narratives Oral histories Life histories Biologists Fishing Food habits Seafood gathering Maritime life Maritime folklore Nature Fishes Oysters Community culture Biologist	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek life in Tarpon Springs

Greek life in Tarpon Springs

Haitian Botanica storefront

Haitian Botanica storefront

Haitian Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Haitian Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Harriett Mosley oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Harriett Mosley oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Highlights of the Callahan Folk Arts Project

Highlights of the Callahan Folk Arts Project

Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Images of Little Havana (Miami)

Images of Little Havana (Miami)

Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven

Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven

Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle

Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle

State Archives of Florida

State Library of Florida

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Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Greek life in Tarpon Springs

Greek life in Tarpon Springs

Haitian Botanica storefront

Haitian Botanica storefront

Haitian Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Haitian Music Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Harriett Mosley oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Harriett Mosley oral history for the Zora Neale Hurston Festival

Highlights of the Callahan Folk Arts Project

Highlights of the Callahan Folk Arts Project

Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Images of a Sunday evening church service at Little Galilee Baptist Church

Images of Little Havana (Miami)

Images of Little Havana (Miami)

Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven

Images of the Fiesta La Primavera in Moore Haven

Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle

Interview with biologist Dr. Bob Ingle