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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)

Date: 1988
Description: Two video cassettes. (FV-16 also contains copies of videos 39 & 40). 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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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)

Palestinian Wedding Traditions

Date: 1985-11-07
Description: One video recording. (VHS; 1:50:00) A video of a wedding between Musa Kamel and Georgina Marie on 7 November 1985 at the National Shrine of St. George Melkite-Greek Catholic Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Includes the ceremony, the reception, and ends with the married couple walking into their hotel room.
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Palestinian Wedding Traditions

Duval County Folklife slide and tape show

Date: 1980
Description: One audio cassette (and one copy.) A slide and tape program for Duval County, including family traditions, celebrations, and occupations.
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Duval County Folklife slide and tape show

Ethnic Women Holiday Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. Folklorist Nancy Michael led a discussion about how women from various cultures celebrate holidays. Louis was from Miami, Burrus from tarpon Springs, and Oscher from Orlando.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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Ethnic Women Holiday Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Field recordings in the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando

Date: 1993-04-24
Description: Three DAT tapes. Digital audio tapes (DAT) generated by fieldwork undertaken to document the folklife of the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando, Florida. Results of the fieldwork were incorporated into the "Folklife Of Central Florida" folklife theme area at the 1994 Florida Folk Festival. The tapes feature African-American hymn lining and blues, folk tales, and children's games. Images of the project can be found in folder 1.
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Field recordings in the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando

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

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)

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

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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)	Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)	Moving Image	Fieldwork Epiphany Greek Americans Rites and ceremonies Documentary videos Video recording Community culture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Palestinian Wedding Traditions	Palestinian Wedding Traditions	Moving Image	Video recording Wedding ceremonies Weddings Marriage service Marriage celebrants Marriage rites Rites and ceremonies Rites of passage Community culture Community rites Arab Americans Ethnicity, Arabic Palestinian Americans Catholics Church buildings Church services Churches Dance Cake	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
a_s1576_39_tape27	Duval County Folklife slide and tape show	Sound	Fieldwork Community culture Community identity Teaching of folklore Interviews Slides (Photography) Slideshows Fieldwork (educational method) Audiotape recordings Occupational folklore Students	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-081	Ethnic Women Holiday Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Women Oral communication Holidays Holidays and festivals Community identity Community culture Folklorists	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1711_01_tape01	Field recordings in the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando	Sound	Fieldwork African Americans Sound recordings Community culture Neighborhoods Urban life Blues (Music) Guitar music Hymns Tales Storytelling Religious music Religious songs Hymn lining Storytellers Blues singers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-072	Greek Dance Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)	Sound	Orators Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Greek Americans Holidays and festivals Epiphany Dance Community culture Community rites Religious rites Catholics Dancers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-073	Greek Epiphany Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)	Sound	Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Greek Americans Holidays and festivals Epiphany Oral communication Community culture Community rites Oral education Religious rites Catholics	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.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

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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)

Palestinian Wedding Traditions

Palestinian Wedding Traditions

Duval County Folklife slide and tape show

Duval County Folklife slide and tape show

Ethnic Women Holiday Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Ethnic Women Holiday Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Field recordings in the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando

Field recordings in the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando

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

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

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)

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

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State Library of Florida

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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)

Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 41-42)

Palestinian Wedding Traditions

Palestinian Wedding Traditions

Duval County Folklife slide and tape show

Duval County Folklife slide and tape show

Ethnic Women Holiday Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Ethnic Women Holiday Traditions Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Field recordings in the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando

Field recordings in the Callahan neighborhood of Orlando

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

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

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)

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