7 items found
Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Geographic Term is exactly "Delray Beach (Fla.)"
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Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshop

Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshop
Date
1987-09-08
Description
Fifteen color slides. Making and fitting hirseshoes. Neer grew up on a dairy farm in Ohio. Begn blacksmithing and horsehoeing in 1976. Moved to Florida in 1982. 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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Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshop

Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshop
Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum

Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum
Date
1987-08-16
Description
Eighteen color slides. The Bon Festival is the Morikami Museum version of Obon (Ullambana), a traditional three-day Japanese festival to honor the dead. Traditionally, the day ends with lighted lanterns to guide souls back to the afterlife. In additions to the lanterns, images of the Bon Festival feature folk dancing, street performers, Japanese cultural demonstrations, and Taiku drumming. The festival was held each August. 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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Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum

Bon Festival at the Morikami Museum
Cooking at the Roots Festival

Cooking at the Roots Festival
Date
1986-08-09
Description
Nine color slides. A festival held to honor African American traditions. 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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Cooking at the Roots Festival

Cooking at the Roots Festival
Greek dancer Gus Kontodaskalakis performing for students

Greek dancer Gus Kontodaskalakis performing for students
Date
1988-03-11
Description
Fifteen color slides. Born in Crete, Greece, Gus learned traditional Greek dancing from his family. He moved to Florida in 1974. In the interview, he discusses dancing in Greece; types of Greek dancing; his family history; Zorba dancing; and other Greek traditions. 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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Greek dancer Gus Kontodaskalakis performing for students

Greek dancer Gus Kontodaskalakis performing for students
James Hancock talking with students for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

James Hancock talking with students for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1986-02-12
Description
Seminole storyteller Hancock describes how he learned stories from several Seminole elders, including Billy Bowlegs III, even though he spent little time on reservations as his father worked for the US Corps of Engineers. Students ask Hancock extensively about Seminole life and the tribe's leadership, hunting, games, clans, religion, holidays, and chickees. Afterwards, he tells origin stories, including "How the Sun Came to Be," "How the Stars Came to Be," and "How the Mosquitos Came to Be."
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James Hancock talking with students for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

James Hancock talking with students for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Japanese American New Year's celebration

Japanese American New Year's celebration
Date
1988-01
Description
Thirteen color slides. Images of a Japanese New Years celebration, including card playing, rice cooking, traditional calligraphy, craft demonstration, and traditional dress (eg kimonos). 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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Japanese American New Year's celebration

Japanese American New Year's celebration
Spencer Pompey presentation for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Spencer Pompey presentation for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1987-02-05
Description
Three audio cassettes. Pompey, a former principal and local historian from Live Oak, discusses Black History month.
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Spencer Pompey presentation for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Spencer Pompey presentation for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
Blacksmith Roger Neer in his workshopBlacksmith Roger Neer in his workshopStill ImageBlacksmiths
Metal-workers
Fieldwork
Blacksmithing
Metal craft
Metalwork
Occupational groups
Workshops
Workplace
Tools
Horseshoes
Horse industry
Horseshoers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Bon Festival at the Morikami MuseumBon Festival at the Morikami MuseumStill ImagePerformers
Drummers (Musicians)
Fieldwork
Festivals
Holidays and festivals
Japanese Americans
Arts, Japanese
Asian Americans
Asian American arts
Arts, Asian
Clothing and dress
Kimonos
Ullambana
Festivals Japan
Lanterns
Drums
Percussion instruments		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Cooking at the Roots FestivalCooking at the Roots FestivalStill ImageFieldwork
African Americans
Food preparation
Barbecue cookery
Outdoor cookery
Cookery (Seafood)
Cooking and dining
Festivals
Cooks		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Greek dancer Gus Kontodaskalakis performing for studentsGreek dancer Gus Kontodaskalakis performing for studentsStill ImageFieldwork
Classrooms
Students
Children
Teaching of folklore
Education
Elementary schools
Demonstrations
Arts, Greek
Greek Americans
Dance
Dancers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1685_05_tape21James Hancock talking with students for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectsoundStorytellers
Children
Students
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral histories
Seminole Indians
Native Americans
Ball games
Storytelling
Tales
Oral narratives		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Japanese American New Year's celebrationJapanese American New Year's celebrationStill ImageFieldwork
Festivals Japan
Japanese Americans
Arts, Japanese
Holidays and festivals
Calendar rites
Writing
Rice
Cookery, Japanese
Rice (Cookery)
Games
New Year rites
Playing cards
Decorative arts
Pottery
Kimonos		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1685_06_tape30Spencer Pompey presentation for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundLocal history
Field recordings
Education
Elementary schools
Students
Children
Florida history
African Americans		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg