353 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Subject is exactly "Life histories"
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Anne Pesonen interview

Anne Pesonen interview
Date
1981-09-02
Description
Three audio cassettes. Pesonen, who moved to the United States in 1971, talks about her life in Finland and the United States. Copied onto T81-90, T81-91 & T81-92.
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Anne Pesonen interview

Anne Pesonen interview
Annie Coleman interview

Annie Coleman interview
Date
1977-01-14
Description
One audio cassette. The interview is difficult to hear. Coleman discusses her life and quilting.
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Annie Coleman interview

Annie Coleman interview
Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger

Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger
Date
1991-06-21
Description
Two DAT tapes. This was the third visit by folklorist Stone; recorded at Groth's residence. Consists of a rehearsal (tape 14) and an interview with Groth (tape 14 and 15). The Folk Arts Apprenticeship Program began in 1983 with a NEA grant of $22,000. The program provided an opportunity for master folk artists to share technical skills and cultural knowledge with apprentices in order to keep the tradition alive. Apprentices must have had some experience in the tradition and agreed to train for at least six months. The first project director was Blanton Owen, later replaced by folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger

Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl Belanger
Billy Burbank interview

Billy Burbank interview
Date
1980-07-11
Description
One reel-to-reel tape. Burbank discusses the history and practices of the net making trade. The interview begins with Burbank describing how his grandfather began the family business, Burbank Trawlmakers Inc., in 1915. Since then, Burbank nets had been used by people in the US from North Carolina down to Florida and up the Gulf Coast through the Texas Panhandle area. In addition, their nets were exported to Central and South America as well as Africa. At the time of the interview, Burbank Trawlmakers was the largest producer of fishing nets in the United States. Stories about the family business include nets made for President Nixon and a fishing boat that accidentally caught a submarine in its trawl nets. In addition, Burbank also describes the different net types and uses – including flat nets, four seam balloon nets, two seam balloon nets, and a modification that Burbank developed called the Mongoose, which is actually two nets in one. He also describes the net making process, and the various tools and skills involved.
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Billy Burbank interview

Billy Burbank interview
Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers
Date
1987-03-17
Description
One audio cassette. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk art between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers

Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookers
Buddy Maddox program

Buddy Maddox program
Date
1984-03-31
Description
Two audio cassettes. Public program for NEH Library Grant: Turpentining, Blacksmithing, Castnet Making Buddy Maddox talks of growing up in the turpentining business with his father; his schooling; his marriage; working the ferry with his father; turpentine forests; blacksmithing career; cast net making; fishing.
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Buddy Maddox program

Buddy Maddox program
Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview
Date
1981-08-17
Description
Salazarte and Oliva talk about their family histories and how they came to immigrate to the U.S. and Miami; their experiences as musicians and Latin music promoters; Little Havana; and Latin American celebrations and customs. Oliva discusses his experience with his band, Los Sobrinos del Juez (The Judge’s Nephews), and his musical directorship of the Miami Sound Machine. Copied from T81-82 & T81-83.
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Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview

Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interview
Catherine Armah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Catherine Armah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1988-06-16
Description
One audio cassette. Armah grew up in Moravia, Liberia. She discusses Liberian folklife including hair braiding, tie-dyeing, and foods. She also disccuses life in Liberia; tribes in Liberia; immigration to the U.S.; her family history; and comaprisons between US foods and Liberian foods. NOTE: According to the depositor's agreement, or use in publications, must get informant's permission.
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Catherine Armah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project

Catherine Armah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
Centenarian Ike Ward discussing his life

Centenarian Ike Ward discussing his life
Date
Description
Five black and white photos. Ike Ward was 108 when these photos were taken on his front porch in Seville, Florida. 2 June 1980.
Collection
Centenarian Ike Ward discussing his life

Centenarian Ike Ward discussing his life
Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists
Date
Description
One black and white print. Ike Ward was 108 years old at the time -- 2 June 1980. In the photograph, he is sitting on his front porch with folklorists Doug Leatherbury and Dwight Devane.
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Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists

Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folklorists
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1576_06_c81-061Anne Pesonen interviewSoundField recordings
Interviews
Oral histories
Life histories
Personal experience narratives
Finnish Americans
Emigration and immigration		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_01_c77-005bAnnie Coleman interviewSoundInterviews
Oral narratives
Quilting
Life histories		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1640_22_tape14Autoharp player Charley Groth and his apprentice Cheryl BelangerSoundFieldwork
Apprentices
Zither
Autoharp
String instruments
Musical instruments
German Americans
Women apprentices
Music rehearsals
Old time music
Country music
Interviews
Life histories
Personal experience narratives
Harpists
Musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t80-082Billy Burbank interviewSoundField recordings
Interviews
Oral histories
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Netmaking
Seafood industry
Weaving		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1708_05_tape09Bluegrass performance by several sugar cane cookersSoundMusical groups
Fieldwork
Oral histories
Life histories
Sound recordings
Interviews
Cookery (Sugar)
Sugarcane
Bluegrass music
Music performance
Performing arts
Bluegrass musicians		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1576_14_c84-090Buddy Maddox programSoundBlacksmiths
Turpentiners
Net maker
Libraries
Life histories
Oral histories
Occupational folklore
Occupational groups
Turpentine industry workers
Turpentining
Blacksmithing
Net makers
Fishing nets
Maritime life
Florida history
Fishers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_06_c81-053Carlos Salazarte and Carlos Oliva interviewSoundField recordings
Arts, Cuban
Cuban Americans
Emigration and immigration
Music business
Family history
Oral histories
Interviews
Latinos
Life histories		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1618_05_tape05Catherine Armah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundNeedlework
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Life histories
Hairstyles
Foodways
Food preparation
Tie-dyeing
Liberians
Emigration
Braids (hairdressing)		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Centenarian Ike Ward discussing his lifeCentenarian Ike Ward discussing his lifeStill ImageOld age
Elderly, the
African Americans
Oral narratives
Oral communication
Personal experience narratives
Life histories
Porches		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Centenarian Ike Ward with Florida folkloristsCentenarian Ike Ward with Florida folkloristsStill ImageElderly, the
Life histories
Oral communication
Oral narratives
Porches
African Americans
Old age
Folklorists		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
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