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Myakka Community Profile Project slide show master recording

Date: 1984
Description: Two reel to reels. (Duplicate copies can be found in S 1576, box 39, tapes 22-26.) The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
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Myakka Community Profile Project slide show master recording

Jewish Foodways Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Date: 1990-05-26
Description: One reel to reel recording. The Marders were from the Jewish Community Center of Central Florida. 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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Jewish Foodways Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Irish music demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Date: 1988-01-20
Description: Two audio cassettes.
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Irish music demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Irish American Club of Charlotte County demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Date: 1988-01-12
Description: One audio cassette.
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Irish American Club of Charlotte County demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents

Date: 1987-03-21
Description: Seven audio cassette. Interviews conducted by folklorist Taylor with Tapron Springs residents during the Tarpon Springs Centennial Celebration. They discuss local culture, sponge diving, Greek America community, their life histories, and other local customs.
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Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents

Interview with Myakka City resident Tom Boser

Date: 1984
Description: One reel to reel. Recorded in Boser's home. He discusses horse shows, hog farming, and making a living off the land. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
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Interview with Myakka City resident Tom Boser

Interview with Myakka City resident T. Mabry Carlton

Date: 1984-04-12
Description: Two reel to reels. Carlton discusses railroads, land holdings, dipping vats, old rural communities, the Old Myakka Trail, environmental laws, and water conservation. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
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Interview with Myakka City resident T. Mabry Carlton

Interview with Myakka City resident Peter Burkart

Date: 1984
Description: Two reel to reels. Burkart was recent Myakka resident-- moved there c. 1977. He discusses the sense of community there, rural life, traditional practices, livestock raising, bee keeping, leisure, selling produce, and socializing. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
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Interview with Myakka City resident Peter Burkart

Field recording of Oktoberfest Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Date: 1986-10-04
Description: One audio cassette. Recoding of music and demonstrations at the American German Club of the Palm Beaches.
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Field recording of Oktoberfest Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

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)

	Identifier	Title	Type	Subject
a_s1576_t85-229	Myakka Community Profile Project slide show master recording	Sound	Fieldwork Community culture Community identity Teaching of folklore Interviews Slides (Photography) Slideshows Fieldwork (educational method) Audiotape recordings	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t90-080	Jewish Foodways Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)	Sound	Musicians Orators Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Workshops (Adult education) Demonstrations Arts, Jewish Jewish Americans Food preparation Cooking and dining Community identity Community culture Judaism	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1622_04_tape04	Irish music demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project	Sound	Field recordings Music -- Performance Irish Americans Meetings Jokes A capella singing Songs Social gatherings Community culture Community identity	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1622_04_tape03	Irish American Club of Charlotte County demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project	Sound	Field recordings Rehearsals Music -- Performance Irish Americans A capella singing Dances (social events) Community organizations Community identity	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents	Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents	Sound	Interviews Greek Americans Local history Community culture Community identity Oral histories Oral communication Life histories Emigration and immigration	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-203	Interview with Myakka City resident Tom Boser	Sound	Fieldwork Interviews Horse industry Horse shows Horses Environment Community identity Animals Local history Pigs	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-202	Interview with Myakka City resident T. Mabry Carlton	Sound	Fieldwork Interviews Ranching Cattle dip Cattle diseases Environment Community identity Family history Local history Community culture Railroads Oral histories Personal experience narratives	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t85-209	Interview with Myakka City resident Peter Burkart	Sound	Beekeepers Farmers Fieldwork Interviews Family history Personal experience narratives Oral histories Beekeeping Community identity Farm life Local history	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1685_06_tape20	Field recording of Oktoberfest Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project	Sound	Cooks Field recordings Food festivals German Americans Music--Performance Food preparation Beer festivals Oktoberfest Community identity Special events	/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

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Myakka Community Profile Project slide show master recording

Myakka Community Profile Project slide show master recording

Jewish Foodways Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Jewish Foodways Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Irish music demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Irish music demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Irish American Club of Charlotte County demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Irish American Club of Charlotte County demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents

Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents

Interview with Myakka City resident Tom Boser

Interview with Myakka City resident Tom Boser

Interview with Myakka City resident T. Mabry Carlton

Interview with Myakka City resident T. Mabry Carlton

Interview with Myakka City resident Peter Burkart

Interview with Myakka City resident Peter Burkart

Field recording of Oktoberfest Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Field recording of Oktoberfest Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

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)

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Myakka Community Profile Project slide show master recording

Myakka Community Profile Project slide show master recording

Jewish Foodways Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Jewish Foodways Workshop at the 1990 Florida Folk Festival (Florida Folklife Area)

Irish music demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Irish music demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Irish American Club of Charlotte County demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Irish American Club of Charlotte County demonstration for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project

Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents

Interviews with Tarpon Springs residents

Interview with Myakka City resident Tom Boser

Interview with Myakka City resident Tom Boser

Interview with Myakka City resident T. Mabry Carlton

Interview with Myakka City resident T. Mabry Carlton

Interview with Myakka City resident Peter Burkart

Interview with Myakka City resident Peter Burkart

Field recording of Oktoberfest Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Field recording of Oktoberfest Palm Beach for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

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)