1986 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony | 1986 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony | Still Image | Artisans Basket maker Cooks African Americans Awards Blues singers Rites and ceremonies Public officials Public officers String bands Clogging Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
1986 Florida Folk Heritage Award ceremony
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- 1986-07-30
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Held in the Capitol rotunda, the Florida Folk Heritage Awards were given to McClain, Edward Flemming, and Morgan. The ceremony also included dancing and music. Based on recommendations from the Florida Folklife Council, the Secretary of State confers Florida Folk Heritage Awards annually. The awards are given to outstanding folk artists and folk culture advocates who have made long-standing contributions to the folk cultural resources of the state. Established in 1985, the program parallels the National Heritage Fellowships.
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Atsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Japanese Tea Ceremony and flower arranging (ikebana) | Atsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Japanese Tea Ceremony and flower arranging (ikebana) | Still Image | Tea masters Flower arrangers Fieldwork Flower arrangement, Japanese Flowers Rites and ceremonies Arts, Japanese Japanese Americans Asian Americans Asian American arts Food preparation | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Atsuko Lefcourte demonstrating Japanese Tea Ceremony and flower arranging (ikebana)
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- 1986-08-23
- Description
- Twenty-one color slides. Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975. For more info on Lefcourte, see S 1644, box 3, folder 11. 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.
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Bar mitsvah ceremony | Bar mitsvah ceremony | Still Image | Fieldwork Rites and ceremonies Bar mitzvah Jewish Americans Religion Judaism Jews Rites of passage | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bar mitsvah ceremony
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- 1985-08
- Description
- Five color slides. The Dade Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1985 and 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.
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Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center | Birthday party for folk program employee Bob McNeil at the Stephen Foster Center | Still Image | Special events Cooking and dining Social gatherings Calendar rites Rites and ceremonies Folklorists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
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
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- 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.
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Copies of 1957 Mayport photos | Copies of 1957 Mayport photos | Still Image | Fieldwork Boats and boating Trawls and trawling Special events Fishing Equipment and supplies Rites and ceremonies Seafood gathering Workplace Occupational groups Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Copies of 1957 Mayport photos
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- 1957
- Description
- Nineteen black and white slides. Images of shrimp boats, a memorial service, and shrimpers in Mayport, ca. 1957. Copied from the family photographs of Geraldine Gabagen Margerum. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on Gulf and Atlantic fishing cultures, and utilizing photographs, slides, oral histories, and on-site interviews, the survey climaxed with a demonstration area at the 1987 Florida Folk Festival. The three main researchers were Nancy Nusz, Merri Belland, and project director David Taylor. Additional information on the project may be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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Dedication ceremony for the Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour at the Bal Harbor Hotel | Dedication ceremony for the Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour at the Bal Harbor Hotel | Still Image | Special events Cultural exchanges Exchange of persons programs Rites and ceremonies Dedications Public speaking Choir singing A capella singing Public officials Hotels Folklorists Singers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Dedication ceremony for the Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour at the Bal Harbor Hotel
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- 1983-10-06
- Description
- Twenty-nine color slides. 14-16: Firestone and Rubio; 17: Firestone, Rubio, and Bulger; 18: Capella Davidson choir; 19-38: dedication ceremony. The Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour, which ran from 10/6-13/1983, was created through an agreement between the Florida Dept. of State and the Mediterranean island of Minorca to celebrate Florida's two hundred year Minorcan heritage. First brought over as workers for a British plantation in the 1770s, most soon escaped the harsh working conditions and settled in St. Augustine. The tour was organized by Secretary of State George Firestone, the Bureau of Florida Folklife (Bulger, Belland, Loomis), Division of Historical Resources (Jean Lee and Paul Weaver) and the Florida Museum of History (Pat Wickman). The tour, with 140 performers and delegates from Minorca, consisted of a series of public performances and emerged out of the smaller program, the Minorcan Heritage Week held in May 1983. The tour traveled from St. Augustine, to the University of Florida, to EPCOT, to Cypress Gardens, then finally to Miami for departure back to Spain. Some records for the tour can be found in S 1578, Box 3, folder 81.
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Departure of the participants of the Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour | Departure of the participants of the Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour | Still Image | Special events Rites and ceremonies Tourists Tourism Airports Performing arts Music performance Choir singing Choirs (music) Dancers Minorcans Singers Folklorists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Departure of the participants of the Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour
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- 1984-10-10
- Description
- Eleven color slides. 400-401: At the airport 515-417: Peggy Bulger, Jean Lee, Ormond Loomis, Pat Wickman; 418-422: Tour buses. The Minorcan Cultural Exchange Tour, which ran from 10/6-13/1983, was created through an agreement between Florida Dept. of State and Minorca to celebrate Florida's two hundred year Minorcan heritage. First brought over as workers for a British plantation in the 1770s, most soon escaped the harsh working conditions and settled in St. Augustine. The tour, organized by Secretary of State George Firestone, the Bureau of Florida Folklife (Bulger, Belland, Loomis), Division of Historical Resources (Jean Lee and Paul Weaver) and the Florida Museum of History (Pat Wickman). The tour, with 140 performers and delegates from Minorca, consisted of a series of public performances and emerged out of the smaller program, the Minorcan Heritage Week held in May 1983. The tour traveled from St. Augustine, to the University of Florida, to EPCOT, to Cypress Gardens, then finally to Miami for departure back to Spain. Some records for the tour can be found in S 1578, Box 3, folder 81.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35) | Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35) | Moving Image | Fieldwork Epiphany Greek Americans Rites and ceremonies Calendar rites Religious rites Christianity Catholics | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Nikitas Tsimouris at Epiphany Celebration (Video 35)
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- 1987-11
- Description
- One video cassette. 20 minutes. (Copy found on FV-14, S 1615.) Shots of the Tsimouris family celebrating Epiphany. 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.
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Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40) | Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40) | Moving Image | Fieldwork Epiphany Greek Americans Rites and ceremonies Calendar rites Religious rites Christianity Catholics Parades Diving Crosses Dance Costumes | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Fieldwork for Every Island Has Its Own Song: Tarpon Springs Epiphany Celebration (Video 36-40)
- Date
- 1988-01-06
- Description
- Five video cassettes. (20 minutes each) (Copy of videos 36, 37, 28 found on FV-15; copies of videos 39 & 40 found on FV-16, S 1615.) 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. 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.
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