| a_s1576_t86-002 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Boatbuilders
Fieldwork
Sound recordings
Life histories
Oral histories
Oral narratives
Boatbuilding
Boats and boating
Wetland animals
Swamp animals
Wetlands
Swamps
Nature
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Alligators
Skiffs
Canoes
Hunting
Animal traps
Trapping | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1985-09-05
- Description
- Two reel to reels (copied onto audio cassette: C86-48 and C86-158.) Interview with Everglades native, hunter, and boat builder Simmons. He discusses hunting alligators; trapping otters and other animals; trading with Seminole Indians; life during the Depression; Everglades drainage; building skiffs; dug out canoes; and camping in the Everglades. 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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| a_s1640_23_tape23 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Personal experience narratives
Woodwork
Oral history
Oral narratives
Wood craft
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1991-11-25
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Simmons discusses boatbuilding and his lfie. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| a_s1640_23_tape25 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Personal experience narratives
Woodwork
Oral history
Oral narratives
Wood craft
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1992-06-29
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| a_s1640_23_tape27 | Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons | Sound | Woodworkers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Personal experience narratives
Woodwork
Oral history
Oral narratives
Wood craft
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with boat builder Glen Simmons
- Date
- 1992-04-01
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| Apalachicola oysterers | Apalachicola oysterers | Still Image | Fieldwork
Occupational groups
Oyster fisheries
Oyster industries
Boats and boating
Skiffs
Maritime life
Labor
Transportation
Waterways
Saltwater fishing
Workers
Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Apalachicola oysterers
- Date
- 1986-10-30
- Description
- Twenty-two color slides. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the 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 can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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| Boat builder Glen Simmons on his Evergaldes skiff | Boat builder Glen Simmons on his Evergaldes skiff | Still Image | Fieldwork
Wetlands
Natural areas
National parks and reserves
Boats and boating
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Wilderness areas
National protected areas systems
Woodwork
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat builder Glen Simmons on his Evergaldes skiff
- Date
- 1989-03-25
- Description
- Sixty color slides. Images of Simmons demonstrating his wooden skiff in the Everglades. Simmons was one of the last makers of wooden Everglades skiffs, which were used to fish and hunt in the shallow wetlands of South Florida. A self described 'gladesman,' Simmons grew up near the Everglades hunting, boating, and fishing. His skiff measures 18-18 feet, and are 2 feet wide. They are flat bottomed and propelled with use of a pole by a driver standing up in the boat's middle. Simmons began building them at age 12. He is also the author of a book, 'Gladesmen' from 1998. For an interview of Simmons, see S 1576, T86-2 and T86-3 (C86-48).
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| Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Wood craft
Wetlands
Apprentices
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- 121 color slides. Images of Simmons and Ogden building an Everglades skiff. Also of Simmons boating in the Everglades. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Skiffs
Transportation
Waterways
Boats and boating
Material culture
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Workshops
Wood craft
Wetlands
Apprentices
Boatbuilders | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Boat builder Glen Simmons with his apprentice Donald Edward
- Date
- 1992
- Description
- Seven proof sheets with 226 black and white images (plus negatives). Images of Simmons and Ogden building an Everglades skiff. Also of Simmons boating in the Everglades. For more information see S 1644, box 10, folder 11. 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 first folklorist Peter Roller, then folklorist Robert Stone. The program was continued each year through 2004.
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| Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boatbuilding
Boats and boating
Carpentry
Wood craft
Woodwork
Woodworking tools
Transportation
Workplace
Workshops
Material culture
Maritime life
Labor
Occupational groups
Skiffs
Boating industry
Maritime folklore
Boatbuilders
Carpenters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop
- Date
- 1986-10-30
- Description
- 72 color slides. Images of Shiver building an oyster skiff in his Eastpoint shop over a three week period. Skiffs are small, light rowing or sailing boats. More images can be found in S 1592, Box 4; as well as at the Library of Congress' American Folklife Archive (AFS 26,807). Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the 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 can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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| Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop | Still Image | Fieldwork
Boats and boating
Material culture
Woodworking tools
Woodwork
Carpentry
Workshops
Skiffs
Boatbuilding
Maritime life
Occupational groups
Boatbuilders
Carpenters | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Bobby Shiver building an oyster skiff in his shop
- Date
- 1986-10-30
- Description
- One contact sheet with twenty-four black and white images. Images of Shiver building an oyster skiff in his Eastpoint shop. Skiffs are small, light rowing or sailing boats. More images can be found in S 1577, v. 45. Between 1986 and 1987, a partnership between the Florida Folklife Program and the American Folk Center created the Maritime Heritage Survey Project. Focusing on the 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 can be found in Taylor's project files in S 1716.
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