Alberta Williams making lye soap | Alberta Williams making lye soap | Still Image | Education Schools African Americans Demonstrations Students Teaching of folklore Classrooms Domestic arts Soap Lye | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Alberta Williams making lye soap
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- 1985-01
- Description
- Twenty-five color slides. Demonstrating lye soap making at Mami Agnes Elementary School. Slides 4019-4028 are in volume 38. 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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Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating | Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating | Still Image | Education Schools Classrooms Elementary schools Students Teaching of folklore Egg decoration Eggs Easter eggs Craft Demonstrations Painting Holidays and festivals Artisans | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Ann Duffy demonstrating Easter egg decorating
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- 1985-04-03
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Duffy, an East European, demonstrates traditional methods for decorating Easter eggs to San Pablo Elementary students. 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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Arabic music demonstration | Arabic music demonstration | Still Image | Schools Teaching of folklore Demonstrations Drums Music performance Performing arts Arab Americans Education Drummers (Musicians) Musicians | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Arabic music demonstration
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- 1985-03-05
- Description
- Fourteen color slides. Performing traditional Arabic music at Loretto 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.
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Basket maker Mebelen Holloway teaching pine needle basket making to Hamilton County High School students | Basket maker Mebelen Holloway teaching pine needle basket making to Hamilton County High School students | Still Image | Basket maker Education Students Classrooms Schools Teaching of folklore Basket making Basketry Teachers Teenagers Pine needle crafts | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Basket maker Mebelen Holloway teaching pine needle basket making to Hamilton County High School students
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- Sixteen color slides. Students making baskets under the tutelage of Holloway. Images also incldue teacher Hargrett helping students The Folk Arts in Schools Project in Columbia and Hamilton County was a joint venture between the county school systems and the Florida Folklife Program. The project consisted of field research to identify local traditions and folk artists, and in-school programs conducted by a folklorist and traditionalist, which included visits by local folk artists.
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Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School | Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School | Still Image | Fieldwork Colombian Americans Cooking and dining Schools Elementary schools Teaching of folklore Education Demonstrations Classrooms Cookery, Colombian Plantain banana Food preparation Children Cooks Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bea Hernandez cooking Colombian foods at Meadow Park Elementary School
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- 1986-12-04
- Description
- Seven color slides. Demonstration for Mrs. Thomas fourth grade class. Hernandez's son Jose was in this class. She fried green bananas (platanos). For a recording, see tape 8, box 5, S 1685. The 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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Billy Sanchez explainging sugar cane growing and cutting | Billy Sanchez explainging sugar cane growing and cutting | Still Image | Fieldwork Classrooms Schools Elementary schools Education Occupational training Cuban Americans Sugar Sugar crops Sugarcane Oral education Agricultural implements Agriculture Occupational folklore Occupational groups Children Farm workers Students | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Billy Sanchez explainging sugar cane growing and cutting
- Date
- 1987-04-28
- Description
- Seventeen color slides. Images of Sanchez talking one on one with students. Sanchez oversees cane burning and cutting, as well as recruiting workers for a local sugar grower. His father was rancher in Cuba, who left as political exiles in the 1960s. The 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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Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementary | Blacksmithing demonstration at Jasper elementary | Still Image | Blacksmiths Students Demonstrations Occupational groups Blacksmithing Metal craft Education Schools | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Blues pianist Alex McBride playing for students | Blues pianist Alex McBride playing for students | Still Image | Musicians Teaching of folklore Education Students Elementary schools Schools Demonstrations Piano music (Blues) African Americans Blues (Music) Music performance Blues singers Pianists | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Blues pianist Alex McBride playing for students
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- 1991-11
- Description
- Eleven color slides. Demonstration for second grade students at John E. Ford 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.
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Carrabell School House | Carrabell School House | Still Image | Fieldwork Architecture Buildings Structures Community culture Education Schoolhouse Schools Local history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Carrabell School House
- Date
- 1983-03-28
- Description
- Two color slides. The school was named for two families in the community: Carraway and Belle. The school closed circa 1922.
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Chef Paul McKean demonstrating dessert cooking | Chef Paul McKean demonstrating dessert cooking | Still Image | Fieldwork Classrooms Students Elementary schools Schools Education Children Teaching of folklore Cookery (Sugar) Desserts Cooking and dining Cookware Pots Demonstrations Food preparation Occupational folklore Occupational groups Cooks | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Chef Paul McKean demonstrating dessert cooking
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- 1987-04-29
- Description
- Ten color slides. Originally from New York (Long Island, then Ithaca) where he learned to bake. In 1981 he moved to Florida. He demonstrated to students soun sugar. The 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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