| Embroiderer Nadia Michael | Embroiderer Nadia Michael | Still Image | Embroiderers
Needleworkers
Fieldwork
Teaching of folklore
Classrooms
Children
Students
Elementary schools
Education
Palestinian Americans
Embroidery
Needlework
Demonstrations
Clothing and dress
Arab Americans
Ethnicity, Arabic
Decorative arts
Material culture
Textile arts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Embroiderer Nadia Michael
- Date
- 1988-02
- Description
- Fifteen color slides. Demonstration for students at Stonewall Jackson 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
| Embroiderer Nadia Michael at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival | Embroiderer Nadia Michael at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival | Still Image | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Demonstrations
Palestinian Americans
Embroidery
Material culture
Textile arts
Textiles
Domestic arts
Sewing
Embroiderers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| a_s1576_t85-014 | Friday performances at the 1985 Florida Folk Festival (Main stage) (Reel 14) | Sound | Musicians
Singers
Pianists
Festivals
Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Special events
Music performance
Arab Americans
Ethnicity, Arabic
Palestinian Americans
Performing arts
Musical groups
Fiddle music
Old time music
Piano music
Bands (Music)
Fiddlers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
| a_s1576_22_c86-170 | Ida Farah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Cooks
Bakers and bakeries
Fieldwork
Interviews
Sound recordings
Life histories
Oral histories
Palestinian Americans
Food preparation
Food
Food habits
Cooking and dining
Arab Americans
Restaurants
Delicatessens
Community enterprise
Specialty stores
Emigration and immigration
Baking | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Ida Farah interview for the Duval County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1984-12-07
- Description
- One audio cassette. The interview took place in Farah's Deli and Imported Foods restaurant. Farah discusses moving to Jacksonville in 1969; learning to cook from her mother; life in Palestine; early bakery experiences; the Arabic language; Arabic dining; teaching her daughter to cook; Arabic versus non-Arabic customers in deli; foods sold: grape leaves, pita bread, falafel, tabouli; making falafel; pastries; food at special events; and types of demonstrations she can do. Images of Nadia can be found in S 1577, v. 36. 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.
- Collection
| Ida Farah preparing Palestinian foods for students | Ida Farah preparing Palestinian foods for students | Still Image | Schools
Education
Students
Children
Demonstrations
Palestinian Americans
Food preparation
Food
Food habits
Cooking and dining
Arab Americans
Teaching of folklore
Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ida Farah preparing Palestinian foods for students
- Date
- 1985-02-15
- Description
- Six color slides. Demonstrating Arabic foodways at Merill Road 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, 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.
- Collection
| a_s1576_22_c86-171 | Interview with Nuhad Farmand | Sound | Fieldwork
Interviews
Sound recordings
Life histories
Oral histories
Palestinian Americans
Embroidery
Textile arts
Emigration and immigration
Decorative arts
Arab Americans
Clothing and dress
Naming practices
Marriage rites
Community enterprise
Stores, retail
Christianity
Embroiderers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with Nuhad Farmand
- Date
- 1984-12-04
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Her husband Kamel is present for part of the interview. Farmand discusses moving to Florida at age 21; her father-in-law working in the South as a salesman; life in Bethlehem and South America; learning embroidery; patterns and designs; symbolism; Palestinian clothing; Ramallah-American Clubs; Palestinian community in Jacksonville; dating and marriage practices; naming traditions; her husband Kamel talked about running a grocery store and sandwich shop; Arabic music; Christianity among Palestinians; and life in the U.S. Images of Farmand can be found in S 1577, v.36. 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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| Nadia Michael with her Palistinian embroidery (rug weaving) | Nadia Michael with her Palistinian embroidery (rug weaving) | Still Image | Rug makers
Weavers
Embroiderers
Fieldwork
Rug making
Rugs
Arab Americans
Palestinian Americans
Textile arts
Textiles
Embroidery
Weaving
Women weavers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
| Nadia Michaels and her Palestinian embroidery | Nadia Michaels and her Palestinian embroidery | Still Image | Needleworkers
Embroiderers
Fieldwork
Embroidery
Palestinian Americans
Material culture
Textile arts
Decorative arts
Decoration and ornament
Needlework
Sewing | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Nadia Michaels and her Palestinian embroidery
- Date
- 1986-05-02
- Description
- Twenty-four color slides. 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 2003.
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| Nadia Michaels demonstrating Palestinian embroidery | Nadia Michaels demonstrating Palestinian embroidery | Still Image | Schools
Education
Students
Children
Demonstrations
Palestinian Americans
Embroidery
Textile arts
Textiles
Decorative arts
Arab Americans
Clothing and dress
Needlework
Teaching of folklore
Embroiderers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Nadia Michaels demonstrating Palestinian embroidery
- Date
- 1985-05-06
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Demonstrating embroidery at Stockton 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
| Nadia Michaels demonstrating Palestinian embroidery and rugs | Nadia Michaels demonstrating Palestinian embroidery and rugs | Still Image | Schools
Education
Students
Children
Demonstrations
Palestinian Americans
Embroidery
Textile arts
Textiles
Decorative arts
Arab Americans
Clothing and dress
Needlework
Teaching of folklore
Rugs
Embroiderers
Rug makers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Nadia Michaels demonstrating Palestinian embroidery and rugs
- Date
- 1986-01-14
- Description
- Twenty-seven color slides. Demostrating embroidery and Palestinian rugs at Timucua 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, 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.
- Collection
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