a_s1576_23_c86-197 | Interview with oyster fisher Mike Hilchey | Sound | Fieldwork Interviews Oral histories Life histories Oysters Oyster fisheries Oyster industries Occupational groups Occupational folklore Seafood gathering Seafood industry Cooking and dining Cookery (Seafood) Cookery (Oysters) Fisheries Dealers (Retail trade) Fishing Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with oyster fisher Mike Hilchey
- Date
- 1985-08-28
- Description
- One audio cassette. Discusses Hilchey's family involvement in oyster fishing (going back to his great-grandfather); boat making; oyster regulation; learning oystering; descriptions of local oyster areas such as Simpson's Creek; vernacular names for oysters; names of oyster beds; oyster seasons; local oyster men; kinship ties in the business; his customers; cooking and serving oysters; and change in the business. 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_s1592_06_tape06 | Interview with seafood dealer George Kirvin | Sound | Fieldwork Interviewing Interviews Oral histories Oral narratives Life histories Fishing Seafood gathering Seafood industry Shrimpers (persons) Stores, retail Boats and boating Mullet fisheries Local history Family history Mullet fishing Oyster tongs Oyster shucking Weather Merchants Dealers (Retail trade) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with seafood dealer George Kirvin
- Date
- 1986-10-09
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Interview with well-known seafood dealer Kirvin. In 1965, he won a Governor's Award for contribution to Florida seafood. He discusses his start as a fisher and a boat captain; Apalachicola Bay; his start in dealing seafood in 1960s; local contributions and activities; Governor's Award; rifts between commerical and sports fishing; politics; family history; learning fishing; local history; fishing; seining; mullet fishing; locating fish; oystering; and hurricanes. 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. Also available on reel to reel (reels 6-7). 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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a_s1592_06_tape08 | Interview with oyster shuckers Virginia Duggar and Nanette Lolley | Sound | Fieldwork Interviewing Interviews Oral histories Oral narratives Life histories Fishing Seafood gathering Seafood industry Shrimpers (persons) Stores, retail Boats and boating Mullet fisheries Dealers (Retail trade) Local history Family history Mullet fishing Oyster tongs Oyster shucking Weather Shuckers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with oyster shuckers Virginia Duggar and Nanette Lolley
- Date
- 1986-10-10
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Interview with oyster shuckers Duggar and Lolley. They discuss family history; George Kirvin (Duggar's first boss); local oysters; job conditions; shucking; how they learned the craft; Loys Cain; tools for shucking; and fishing superstitions. 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. Also available on reel to reel (reels 6-7). 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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a_s1592_08_reel01 | Interview with fish house owner Grady Leavins | Sound | Fieldwork Seafood industry Fisheries processing Fishery processing plants Selling seafood Oyster fisheries Oyster industries Oyster shucking Oysters Fishing Interviewing Interviews Oral histories Life histories Oral narratives Oyster tongs Fishers Merchants Dealers (retail trade) | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with fish house owner Grady Leavins
- Date
- 1986-10-16
- Description
- Two reel to reels (also copied onto audio cassette). Interview with fish house owner Grady Leavins. He discusses his early life in Pensacola; learning the oyster fishing trade; local oystermen; opening his own seafood business; the oystering process; boats; the seafood industry; harvesting clams; Florida Seafood Festival; and ecological changes to Bay. Also available on reel to reels (reels 6-7). 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. Also available on reel to reel (reels 6-7). 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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Auctioneer Bill Myers selling off antiques | Auctioneer Bill Myers selling off antiques | Still Image | Fieldwork Auctioneering Occupational groups Workplace Selling Oratory Auctions Economic practices Antiques Dealers (Retail trade) Oral performance Oral communication Auctioneers Orators | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Auctioneer Bill Myers selling off antiques
- Date
- 1984-12
- Description
- Seventeen color slides. Known as Colonel Bill Myers, images show him auctioning antiques at the Pioneer Auction Company on Southside Blvd. in Jacksonville. 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, 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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Furniture auction in Jacksonville | Furniture auction in Jacksonville | Still Image | Fieldwork Auctions Auctioneering Selling Furniture Dealers (Retail trade) Stores, retail Material culture Oral performance Speech play Auctioneers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Furniture auction in Jacksonville
- Date
- 1988-07
- Description
- Thirty-six color slides. Images of an auction led by auctioneer Kerr at a furniture store in Jacksonville. Images are also of store personnel, products sold, and buyers. For an interview with Kerr, see S 1618, box 4, tape 18. 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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Hirams Barbeque | Hirams Barbeque | Still Image | Fieldwork African Americans Barbecue cookery Cooking and dining Food Food industry and trade Food preparation Smoked meat Outdoor cookery Cookery (Chicken) Community enterprise Dealers (Retail trade) Selling Ribs (Cookery) Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Hirams Barbeque
- Date
- 1988-03
- Description
- Thirty-six color slides. Images of Hiram Jenkins barbequing chicken and ribs. For an interview with Jenkins, see S 1618, box 5, tape 3. 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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Hirams Barbeque | Hirams Barbeque | Still Image | Fieldwork African Americans Barbecue cookery Cooking and dining Food Food industry and trade Food preparation Smoked meat Outdoor cookery Cookery (Chicken) Community enterprise Dealers (Retail trade) Selling Ribs (Cookery) Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Hirams Barbeque
- Date
- 1988-06-24
- Description
- Thirty-six color slides. Images of Hiram Jenkins barbequing chicken and ribs. For an interview with Jenkins, see S 1618, box 5, tape 3. 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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Minorcan Folklife Area Fieldwork: Foodways | Minorcan Folklife Area Fieldwork: Foodways | Still Image | Dealers (retail trade) Fieldwork Cookery (Peppers) Gardening Gardens Plants Flora Retail trade Signs (commercial) Signs and signboards Advertising Commercial art Vegetables Vending stands Stores, retail Economic practices Gardeners | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Minorcan Folklife Area Fieldwork: Foodways
- Date
- 1982-10-28
- Description
- One proof sheet with 19 black and white prints (plus negatives). Images of a vegetable and fruit stand; and George Van der Bush's datil pepper garden. Created as research for the Minorcan Folklife Area for the 1983 Florida Folk Festival.
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Nix Brothers Seafood and netmaking shop | Nix Brothers Seafood and netmaking shop | Still Image | Fieldwork Seafood industry Selling seafood Netmaking Dealers (Retail trade) Fisheries Community enterprise Business Occupational groups Workplace Merchants Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |