| Blessing of the Water for the Dead | Blessing of the Water for the Dead | Still Image | Arts, Greek
Greek Americans
Priests
Religion
Religious rites
Beliefs and cultures
Death rites
Catholics
Folk festivals
Special events | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Blessing of the Water for the Dead
- Date
- 1989-06-24
- Description
- Twenty color slides. The festival was held June 24-25, 1989 to celebrate Tarpon Springs heritage of sponge diving, a practice that dated back to the 1890s. By 1905, when 500 Greek immigrants answered an ad to be sponge divers, the town acquired a distinctive Greek flavor, as the Greek Americans thrived in the sponge industry. At one point, Florida provided 95% of the nation's sponges. Although today over fishing and synthetic materials have undercut the sponge diving industry, the tradition lives on in Greek families, and through tourism.
- Collection
| Catholic mass held in a Methodist Church in Seville | Catholic mass held in a Methodist Church in Seville | Still Image | Fieldwork
Christianity
Structures
Buildings
Church services
Community culture
Religion
Church architecture
Ethnicity, Mexico
Latinos
Churches
Church buildings
Catholics
Musical instruments
Religious rites
Baptism
Baptismal sermons
Priests
Church attendance
Infant baptism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Catholic mass held in a Methodist Church in Seville
- Date
- 1985-03-10
- Description
- Twenty-seven color slides. Images of a Catholic mass and baptismal service in Seville, Florida. The mass was held in a Methodist Church that the Mexican American fern farmer used for Catholic services. For a recording of the service, see S 1714, box 4, tapes 68-69. 1742-1743: The Methodist Church exterior; 1444-1748: Chuck Bard and Francisco Espino playing music; 1749-1751: Bard leading singing; 1752-1753: Blessing child; 1754, 1756: Narvaez giving communion; 1755: baptising child; 1756-1757: Mother and child; 1806-1813: church parishioners; 1814-1815: Father Narvaez. 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.
- Collection
| Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad | Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad | Still Image | Religion
Religious rites
Christianity
Catholics
Community culture
Calendar rites
Rites and ceremonies
Latinos
Cuban Americans
Priests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Celebration of Ermita de la Caridad
- Date
- 1985-09-07
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Celebration of the Ermita (La Virgin) de la Caridad, held at the Miami Stadium. Images are hard to see- they were taken a distance away. The Metro-Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Still Image | Fieldwork
Holidays and festivals
Greek Americans
Religious rites
Epiphany
Christianity
Catholics
Special events
Priests
Parades
Community culture
Community rites | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs
- Date
- 1985-01-06
- Description
- 86 color slides. The Epiphany of Our Lord is a Christian rite celebrated within the Eastern Orthodox faith. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ,thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community. Images created as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program. For more slides of this event, see S 1577, v. 33. 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.
- Collection
| Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs | Still Image | Fieldwork
Greek Americans
Religious rites
Holidays and festivals
Dancers
Folk dance
Arts, Greek
Christianity
Music performance
Priests
Religion | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs
- Date
- 1985-01-06
- Description
- 88 color slides. The Epiphany of Our Lord is a Christian rite celebrated within the Eastern Orthodox faith. Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ, thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community. Images created as fieldwork for the apprenticeship program. 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.
- Collection
| Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs, 1990 | Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs, 1990 | Still Image | Holidays and festivals
Greek Americans
Religious rites
Catholics
Diving
Community culture
Community rites
Religion
Priests
Christianity
Food preparation
Dance
Special events | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Epiphany celebration in Tarpon Springs, 1990
- Date
- 1990-01-06
- Description
- Five proof sheet with 180 black and white images (plus negatives.) Epiphany is a Greek word meaning to make known, and refers to the visit of the Magi to Christ,thereby making him known to the world. It is the climax of the twelve days of Christmas. Tarpon Springs boasts a large Greek American community.
- Collection
| Father Elias making Greek coffee | Father Elias making Greek coffee | Still Image | Fieldwork
Food preparation
Coffee
Drink
Cooking and dining
Food habits
Demonstrations
Priests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Father Elias making Greek coffee
- Date
- 1985-08-12
- Description
- Ten color slides. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1986 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalas, Nancy Nusz and Laurie Sommers in order to identify folk arts and folk artists for the special folklife area at the 34th Annual Florida Folk Festival. The traditions are mainly Haitian, Jamaican, Mexican, Bahamian, Cuban and Jewish and cover a wide range of skills and art forms.
- Collection
| Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 1) | Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 1) | Moving Image | Students
Priests
Fieldwork
Sponge fisheries
Diving
Diving Equipment and supplies
Religious rites
Greek Americans
Sponge divers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song (Video 1)
- Date
- 1987-11
- Description
- One video recording. 20 minutes. (Copy can be found on FV-1, S 1615). Includes Greek School blessing (by Father Tryfon Theophilopolus), shots of sponge boats at sponge docks, shots of St. Michaels shrine. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
- Collection
| Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6) | Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6) | Moving Image | Preachers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Greek Americans
Catholics
Religion
Beliefs and cultures
Christianity
Priests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Father Tryfon Theophilopolus (Videos 5-6)
- Date
- 1987-11
- Description
- Two video cassettes. 20 minutes each. (Copy of both can be found on FV-4, S 1615.) Interview with Father Theophilopolus in St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church on Greek Orthodox religious traditions and their meanings. Created for the Every Island Has Its Own Song project. The finished product was a documentary about Nikitas Tsimouris, a Greek bagpipe player, and his family, and the Tarpon Springs Greek community he lived in. A co-production of WEDO-TV and the FFP, it was funded in part by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. Offenbach narrated. Folklorist Michael researched, wrote and produced, and Yvonne Bryant was assistant producer.
- Collection
| a_s1576_77_d97-027 | Friday performances at the 1997 Florida Folk Festival (Main Stage) (Tape 5) | Sound | Folk festivals
Folklore revival festivals
Festivals
Special events
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Conjunto music
Old time music
Guitar music
Norteño music
Arts, Mexican
Mexican Americans
Fiddle music
Songs, Irish
Irish Americans
Folk music Mexico
Mayans
Serbian Americans
African Americans
Drum performance
Calypso music
Bluegrass music
Stringband music
Musicians
Singers
Fiddlers
Bluegrass musicians
Apprentices
Bands (Music)
Drummers (Musicians)
Priests | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
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