a_s1714_04_tape40 | Interview with fisher A.P. Oliver | Sound | Fieldwork Interviewing Interviews Sound recording Fishing Occupational groups Fisheries Fishing baits Tourism Hunting Fishing tackle Life histories Oral histories Oral narratives Fishing Equipment and supplies Fishing reels Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with fisher A.P. Oliver
- Date
- 1985-02-16
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Interview with former fisher and fish house owner Oliver. Born in Oklahoma, he moved to Florida in 1910. He discusses family history; raising hogs; hunting; bass fishing; working as a fish guide since the 1930s; sports fishing; feuds between sports and commercial fishers; Florida weather; bait; and fishing tackle. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s1714_04_tape44 | Interview with turpentiner Anders Woodard | Sound | Fieldwork Sound recording Interviewing Interviews Life histories Oral histories Oral narratives Occupational groups Turpentine Turpentine industry workers Turpentining Hunting Turpentiners Hunters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with turpentiner Anders Woodard
- Date
- 1985-02-18
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Interview with raccoon trapper, farmer, and former tupentiner Anders Woodard. He discusses his history as a raccoon trapper; farmer; turpentiner; process of gathering the gum for turpentine; early life in Tallahassee, making syrup; use of turpentine spirits and rosin; trapping, skinning, cleaning and selling raccoon hides; training dogs for hunting; deer, alligator and bear hunting; and working during the depression. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s1576_78_d99-023 | Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Performance & Dance Stage) (Tape 1) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Animal calls Oral performance Animal sounds Birdsongs Hunting Whipcracking Dance music Clogging Stringband music Personal experience narratives Tales Oral histories Storytelling Singers Musicians Dancers Bands (Music) Fiddlers Storytellers Rodeo performers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_78_d99-025 | Friday performances at the 1999 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Performance & Dance Stage) (Tape 3) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Animal calls Demonstrations Birdsongs Dance Decoys (Hunting) Hunting Arts, Japanese Japanese Americans Arts, Asian Personal experience narratives Dancers Hunters Rodeo performers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1576_82_c00-066 | Friday performances at the 2000 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Narrative Stage) (Tape 4) | Sound | Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Festivals Special events Performing arts Oral performance Personal experience narratives Occupational groups Occupational folklore Woodwork Hunting Hunting Equipment and supplies Hunting stories Carvers (Decorative artists) Hunters Wood carvers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
a_s1685_07_tape08 | Robert James Rudd interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Furniture makers Woodcarvers Field recordings Furniture Wicker furniture Interviews Woodworking shops Carpentry Chairs Cypress trees Oral narratives Great Depression Hunting Local history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Robert James Rudd interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1986-09-14
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. A former construction worker who was born in Boynton Beach, Rudd built wicker furniture from cypress. Originally the cypress was local, but as development increased, he began acquiring the wood areas north of him. Few power tools were used to make the furniture. In the interview he discusses his father's furniture making career; types of furniture made; tools used; selling furniture; growing during the Depression in South Florida; Cedar Key; the loss of timber sources; the Florida East Coast railway; his career in the US Navy; frog and alligator hunting; snakes; and furniture made from grapevine.
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a_s1576_39_tape32 | Bill Crowder interview | Sound | Hunters Fieldwork Interviews Occupational groups Occupational training Alligator hunting Alligators Hunting Hunting Equipment and supplies Hunting stories | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Bill Crowder interview
- Date
- 1983-02-18
- Description
- One audio cassette. Interview with alligator hunter Crowder, who was licensed with the state to capture and kill nuisance alligators, including within the Suwannee River. Interview conducted at the Stephen Foster Center.
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a_s1714_04_tape47 | Interview with hunter Buddy Beck | Sound | Hunters Fieldwork Sound recording Interviewing Interviews Life histories Oral histories Oral narratives Dogs Working dogs Working animals Deer Hunting Deer hunters Mandolin music Mandolins Bluegrass music Bluegrass musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with hunter Buddy Beck
- Date
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Interview with hunter and deer hunting dog breeder Buddy Beck. On the side, he also plays bluegrass music on the mandolin with the Trivette family. Born in Live Oak, he discusses family history; raising dogs; hunting; mandolins; the Trivette family; and bluegrass music. In winter 1985, the Bureau contracted with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting much river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the 'St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area' at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s2034_04_cd03-105 | Saturday performances at the 2003 Florida Folk Festival (Folklife Stage) (Disc 7) | Sound | Hunters Singers Festivals Folk festivals Folklore revival festivals Special events Performing arts Music performance Guitar music Hunting Hunting Folklore Hunting stories Minorcan Americans Storytelling Oral narratives Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Deer hunting club in Green Cove Springs | Deer hunting club in Green Cove Springs | Still Image | Hunting Deer Animals Food preparation Cooking and dining Cookery (Venison) Venison Deer hunters Hunters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Deer hunting club in Green Cove Springs
- Date
- 1985-02-22
- Description
- Twelve color slides. Images of deer hunters and their families at a hunting club preparing deer meat (venison) for dinner. In winter 1985, the Bureau joined with two folklorists to conduct a folk arts survey of the St. Johns River basin in northeastern Florida. The St. Johns River is the largest and most used river in Florida, supporting a great deal of river commerce as well as a modest amount of commercial fishing. Folklorists Mary Anne McDonald and Kathleen Figgen conducted the survey from January through March 1985 under the direction of Folklife Coordinator Blanton Owen and Bureau Chief Ormond Loomis. Documentation compiled in the survey was used to prepare and present the "St. Johns River Basin Folklife Area" at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival.
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