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Chevere Chicano and Unimex performance at the La Primavera Festival

Date: 1992-03-08
Description: In 1992, the Palm Beach Community College contracted the Florida Folklife Program to conduct ten days of fieldwork in March 1992 around Lake Okeechobee for a Lakefront Legacy Festival later that year (16 May 1992). Headed up by FFP folklorist Debbie Fant, and assisted by Robert Stone and Robert Shanafelt, the fieldwork involved 26 informants, slides, print images and recorded interviews. In the end, the FFP recommended seven people for festival participation.
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Chevere Chicano and Unimex performance at the La Primavera Festival

Conjunto Primavera and Los Rivales del Norte performing at the La Primavera Festival

Date: 1992-03-08
Description: In 1992, the Palm Beach Community College contracted the Florida Folklife Program to conduct ten days of fieldwork in March 1992 around Lake Okeechobee for a Lakefront Legacy Festival later that year (16 May 1992). Headed up by FFP folklorist Debbie Fant, and assisted by Robert Stone and Robert Shanafelt, the fieldwork involved 26 informants, slides, print images and recorded interviews. In the end, the FFP recommended seven people for festival participation.
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Conjunto Primavera and Los Rivales del Norte performing at the La Primavera Festival

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Date: 1988-12
Description: One audio cassette recording. Michael interviews Shore with Billie serving as translator. Shore discusses Seminole culture, storytelling, foodways, medicinal practices, and family matters. The recording was conducted in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Date: 1988-12
Description: One audio cassette recording. The interview was recorded at the Brighton Reservation in Okeechobee, Florida. Billie discusses education in the reservation. Also discusses the Mikasuki language. The recording was conducted in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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First Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Interview with Mildred Tommie (with Sally May Hall interpreting)

Date: 1982-01-29
Description: Two reel to reels. Tommie discusses (through Hall) patchwork sewing including when and how she learned the craft; patterns and designs; the choice of colors and fabrics; clothing styles; patchwork designs; and sewing machines. She also describes her childhood; her family; the Seminole drink sofke; childhood stories; differences between Creek and Seminole peoples; hair styles; and Seminole healing. The recordings were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other on traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Interview with Mildred Tommie (with Sally May Hall interpreting)

Interview with Seminole needleworker Lottie Huff

Date: 1982-01-29
Description: Two reel to reels. Huff discusses (through Hall) patchwork sewing including when and how she learned the craft; patterns and designs; the choice of colors and fabrics; clothing styles; patchwork designs; and sewing machines. She also describes her childhood; her family; chickees; childhood stories; glass beads; the Green Corn Dance; and differences between Creek and Seminole peoples. The recordings were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other on traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Interview with Seminole needleworker Lottie Huff

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Date: 1987-01-15
Description: Four audio cassettes. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Frangos, Merri Belland, and Barbara Seitz as preliminary research for a joint folk arts project between the Florida Folklife Program and the Florida Museum of History. The field researchers focused on those areas previously overlooked by FFP staff. The research focused on identifying folk artists and locating appropriate exhibit objects.
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Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Marian Bowers interview for the Seminole Slide Tape Project

Date: 1981-11-20
Description: One reel to reel. Bowers discusses basket making - - including when and how she learned the craft; patterns and designs; the choice of colors and materials (usually pine needles and/or palmetto fronds); and the basketry process. She also discusses chickees and the uses of the baskets. The recordings were created for the Florida Folklife Program's Seminole Slide and Tape Project, a program sponsored by the American Express Company in 1982-1983 to create two educational slide/tape programs for use by schools, community groups, and other educational outlets. One program dealt with sweetgrass basket making; the other on traditional Seminole patchwork. Recordings of the finished program tapes can be found in S 1576, Box 10. Teacher guides, program scripts, and documentation of the project can be found in S 1595, Box 1.
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Marian Bowers interview for the Seminole Slide Tape Project

Second Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Date: 1988-12
Description: One audio cassette recording. Billie serves as the translator. The interview was recorded at the Brighton Reservation in Okeechobee, Florida. Shore discusses religion, the Green Corn Dance, beadwork, clothing, sewing, and family history. The recording was conducted in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Second Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Second Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Date: 1988-12
Description: One audio cassette recording. Billie discusses Seminole culture, family relations and responsibilities, foodways, and clothing. The recording was conducted in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Second Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

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a_s1624_03_tape05	Chevere Chicano and Unimex performance at the La Primavera Festival	Sound	Fieldwork Festivals Latinos Arts, Mexican Mexican Americans Concerts Performing arts Music performance Music Singing Bands (Music) Musical groups Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1624_03_tape07	Conjunto Primavera and Los Rivales del Norte performing at the La Primavera Festival	Sound	Fieldwork Festivals Latinos Arts, Mexican Mexican Americans Concerts Performing arts Music performance Music Singing Bands (Music) Musical groups Musicians	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1595_02_tape01	First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History	Sound	Seminole Indians Field recordings Oral histories Oral narratives Foodways Storytelling Family history Indigenous peoples Folk beliefs Interviews	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1595_02_tape03	First Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History	Sound	Seminole Indians Indigenous peoples Field recordings Research, theory, and methodology Oral narratives Education Mikasuki language	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t82-044	Interview with Mildred Tommie (with Sally May Hall interpreting)	Sound	Fieldwork Native Americans Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Patchwork Interviewing Interviews Sound recordings Sewing Oral histories Life histories Family history Food habits Clothing and dress Beliefs and cultures Needleworkers Tailors	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t82-046	Interview with Seminole needleworker Lottie Huff	Sound	Needleworkers Tailors Fieldwork Native Americans Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Patchwork Interviewing Interviews Sound recordings Sewing Oral histories Life histories Family history Chickee Clothing and dress Beliefs and cultures	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1708_04_tape12	Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum	Sound	Fieldwork Museum collection Museums Cypress Woodwork Trees Decorative arts Exhibits Material culture Tourism Oral histories Oral narratives Life histories Interviews Sound recordings Woodworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1576_t82-053	Marian Bowers interview for the Seminole Slide Tape Project	Sound	Fieldwork Native Americans Ethnicity, Seminole Seminole Indians Basket making Interviewing Interviews Sound recordings Sweetgrass baskets Oral histories Life histories Family history Palmetto weaving Plants Chickee Basket maker Needleworkers	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1595_02_tape02	Second Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History	Sound	Seminole Indians Indigenous peoples Field recordings Oral narratives Folk beliefs Ethnic clothing Beadwork Christianity	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
a_s1595_02_tape04	Second Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History	Sound	Seminole Indians Indigenous peoples Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Fishing Foodways Education Ethnic clothing	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg

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Chevere Chicano and Unimex performance at the La Primavera Festival

Chevere Chicano and Unimex performance at the La Primavera Festival

Conjunto Primavera and Los Rivales del Norte performing at the La Primavera Festival

Conjunto Primavera and Los Rivales del Norte performing at the La Primavera Festival

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Interview with Mildred Tommie (with Sally May Hall interpreting)

Interview with Mildred Tommie (with Sally May Hall interpreting)

Interview with Seminole needleworker Lottie Huff

Interview with Seminole needleworker Lottie Huff

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Marian Bowers interview for the Seminole Slide Tape Project

Marian Bowers interview for the Seminole Slide Tape Project

Second Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Second Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Second Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Second Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

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Chevere Chicano and Unimex performance at the La Primavera Festival

Chevere Chicano and Unimex performance at the La Primavera Festival

Conjunto Primavera and Los Rivales del Norte performing at the La Primavera Festival

Conjunto Primavera and Los Rivales del Norte performing at the La Primavera Festival

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

First Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Interview with Mildred Tommie (with Sally May Hall interpreting)

Interview with Mildred Tommie (with Sally May Hall interpreting)

Interview with Seminole needleworker Lottie Huff

Interview with Seminole needleworker Lottie Huff

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Interview with woodworker Tom Gaskins, owner of the Cypress Knee Museum

Marian Bowers interview for the Seminole Slide Tape Project

Marian Bowers interview for the Seminole Slide Tape Project

Second Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Second Lottie Shore interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Second Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History

Second Nancy Billie interview for the Seminole Exhibit at the Museum of Florida History