| Alvin Goodvine making whips for students at Melrose Park Elementary School | Alvin Goodvine making whips for students at Melrose Park Elementary School | Still Image | Whip maker
Leather workers
Education
Elementary schools
Teaching of folklore
Classrooms
Demonstrations
Whip making
African Americans
Whips
Leather craft
Children
Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Alvin Goodvine making whips for students at Melrose Park Elementary School
- Date
- 1982-02-12
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Goodvine was a former turpentine workers, and worked with mules all his life. He learned to make whips in 1914 from his cousin. He sold them from $15 to $30. For more images, see S 1577, box 19, folder 25. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
- Collection
| Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating | Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating | Still Image | Education
Schools
Classrooms
Elementary schools
Students
Teaching of folklore
Egg decoration
Eggs
Easter eggs
Craft
Demonstrations
Painting
Holidays and festivals
Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating
- Date
- 1985-04-03
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Duffy, an East European, demonstrates traditional methods for decorating Easter eggs to San Pablo Elementary students. 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.
- Collection
| Anthony Brown demonstrating traditional monologues at Melrose Park Elementary School | Anthony Brown demonstrating traditional monologues at Melrose Park Elementary School | Still Image | Orators
Education
Elementary schools
Teaching of folklore
Classrooms
Children
Students
Demonstrations
Oral communication
African Americans
Storytelling
Oral performance | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Anthony Brown demonstrating traditional monologues at Melrose Park Elementary School
- Date
- 1982-02-05
- Description
- Two color slides. For more images, see S 1577, box 19, folder 25 (proof sheet P83-71). For a recording of Brown, see S 1608, box 2, tape 4. The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
- Collection
| Architectural field trip to Palm Beach | Architectural field trip to Palm Beach | Still Image | Tour guides (Persons)
Fieldwork
Architecture
Students
Elementary schools
Buildings
Structures
Children
Teaching of folklore
Oral narratives
Oral communication
Hotels | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Architectural field trip to Palm Beach
- Date
- 1987-05-08
- Description
- Thirteen color slides. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. 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. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| a_s1685_06_tape08 | Atsuko Lefcourte demonstration at West Rivera Elementary School for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Florists
Field recordings
Education
Students
Asian Americans
Japanese Americans
Ritual meals
Elementary schools
Tea ceremonies
Food preparation
Tea tasters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students | Basket maker Lucreaty Clark and carver John Albert talking with students | Moving Image | Basket maker
Fieldwork
Elementary schools
Classrooms
Basket making
African Americans
Basket work
Wood carvers
Wood carving
White oak
Carvers (Decorative artists)
Children
Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
| Basket Margaret Garrison for students at John E. Ford Elementary School | Basket Margaret Garrison for students at John E. Ford Elementary School | Still Image | Basket maker
Fieldwork
Teaching of folklore
Classrooms
Children
Students
Elementary schools
Education
African Americans
Basket making
Basket work
Demonstrations
Baskets
Sweetgrass baskets | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Basket Margaret Garrison for students at John E. Ford Elementary School
- Date
- 1991-11
- Description
- Seven color slides. 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.
- Collection
| Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School | Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School | Still Image | Fieldwork
Colombian Americans
Cooking and dining
Schools
Elementary schools
Teaching of folklore
Education
Demonstrations
Classrooms
Cookery, Colombian
Plantain banana
Food preparation
Children
Cooks
Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School
- Date
- 1986-12-04
- Description
- Seven color slides. Demonstration for Mrs. Thomas fourth grade class. Hernandez's son Jose was in this class. She fried green bananas (platanos). For a recording, see tape 8, box 5, S 1685. The Folk Arts in Education Project in Palm Beach County was a joint venture between the Palm Beach County School System and the Florida Folklife Program. It was conducted between 1986 and 1987 by folklorist Jan Rosenberg with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts to add to existing social studies curriculum. The goal was to impart an appreciation of multi-ethnic traditions and provide a sense of place to the mobile student population. The project focused on the Florida Studies component for fourth grade students. 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. In total, the project involved 15 schools with 779 students.
- Collection
| a_s1685_05_tape08 | Bea Hernandez demonstration at Meadow Park Elementary School for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings
Colombian Americans
Cooking
Elementary schools
Foodways
Bananas
Food preparation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
| Bente May OPederson making Danish Christmas heart baskets | Bente May OPederson making Danish Christmas heart baskets | Still Image | Basket maker
Fieldwork
Teaching of folklore
Classrooms
Children
Students
Elementary schools
Education
Basket making
Paper art
Paper work
Danish Americans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bente May OPederson making Danish Christmas heart baskets
- Date
- 1991-12
- Description
- Seventeen color slides. Demonstration for first grade students at John E. Ford Elementary School. 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.
- Collection
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