a_s1622_04_tape12 | Mary Ware interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project | Sound | Artisans Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Children Crafts Pianos Elders (age groups) Volunteer work | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Mary Ware interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
- Date
- 1988-01-23
- Description
- One audiocassette. Ware was a very active community volunteer, working primarily with children making 'scrap crafts' (her term for the crafts made from discarded items such as bottles.) She was a church organist for 62 years, and taught piano lessons. In the interview, she discusses her volunteer work; local history; types of crafts she made; teaching children; and her ideas on growing old.
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a_s1622_03_tape09 | Bluegrass Country interview and rehearsal for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project | Sound | Bands (Music) Field recordings Bluegrass music Interviews String bands String instruments Music -- Performance Music rehearsals Country music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Fishing guides David and Fred Futch | Fishing guides David and Fred Futch | Still Image | Charter boat captains Apprentices Charter boat fishing Fishers Fishing Fishing tackle Fishing Equipment and supplies Waterways Transportation Boats and boating Boats and boating Chartering Fishing guides | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Fishing guides David and Fred Futch
- Date
- 1988-03
- Description
- Twenty-five color slides. 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Florida Yesterday: Thomas Edison Winter Home | Florida Yesterday: Thomas Edison Winter Home | Moving Image | Documentary videos Houses Household items Antique and classic cars Antiques Signs and signboards Architecture Photography | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Thomas Edison Winter Home
- Date
- 1977
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 22 minutes) B-roll footage of inventor Thomas Edison's Winter Home. Used for cutaway and insert shots for WINK-TV's television program, Florida Yesterday, hosted by Frog Smith. Also includes footage of old photographs of Edison. No audio.
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Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage) | Moving Image | Fiddlers Musicians Sawmill workers Television Musical instruments Fiddles Violin Storytelling Tall tales Jokes String instruments Dulcimer Oral narratives Oral performance Sawmills Material culture Machinery Saws Lumber trade Occupational folklore Occupational groups Storytellers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg |
Florida Yesterday: Music (unedited) & Sawmill (raw footage)
- Date
- 1977-04-14
- Description
- One video cassette. (3/4" tape; 44 minutes) "Music" episode footage. Filmed at JV Parkers' horse barn. Footage of Frog Smith talking with son George about various musical instruments and country music. Also cutaway shots of Frog reacting to music. See FV-26 for full episode. "Sawmill" episode footage. Scenes of Frog talking with Hendry about sawmills and a saw he invented. Filmed at Jerome Lumber Company. Florida Yesterdays was a Fort Myers-based television program filmed in 1977 that featured storyteller and folk artist Frog Smith discussing "old" Florida. Each episode was about a different topic. Produced by Channel 11 (WINK-TV).
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a_s1622_03_tape19 | German American Social Club Chorus rehearsal for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project | Sound | Field recordings Rehearsals German Americans Choirs Christmas carols Christmas music Christmas Religious holidays | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
a_s1622_04_tape13 | Mildred Sherrod interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project | Sound | Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Ranch life Cattle Cattle branding Cowboys Cattle herding Livestock branding Livestock trading Animal husbandry Family history | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Mildred Sherrod interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
- Date
- 1988-01-12
- Description
- Two audiocassettes. Sherrod's family has been in ranching since 1914. She owned her own ranch with 500 head of cattle. She discusses family history; calving; branding; daily activities; other ranchers (such as whipmaker Lewis Raulerson and his son, Ralph); types of cattle; hog raising; and the industry.
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a_s1622_03_tape12 | Southwest Florida Bluegrass Association Music Festival | Sound | Field recordings Bluegrass music Interviews String band music Music -- Performance Bluegrass festivals Country music | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Scenes of Gaspirilla Island | Scenes of Gaspirilla Island | Still Image | Fieldwork Occupational groups Docks Boats and boating Lighthouses Buildings Architecture Streets Community Beaches Fishers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Scenes of Gaspirilla Island
- Date
- 1987-11-12
- Description
- Twenty color slides. Images of fishers and architecture on Gaspirilla Island, including the town of Boca Grande. A highlight is the Gaspirilla Island lighthouse (1890-1966), that is today part of Gaspirilla Island State Park. The Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project was conducted under the direction of Barbara Beauchamp in two phases: 12 November 1987 through 31 January 1988 by Debbie Fant; and in February 1988 by Nancy Nusz. Using a 35mm camera and a Sony tape recorder, and funded through a NEA grant,the two fieldworkers spoke with over fifty informants in Manatee, Sarasota, Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, resulting in 20 participants chosen for a special SW Florida folklife area at the 36th Annual Florida Folk Festival.
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a_s1622_03_tape06 | Bill & Eloise Smith with Sounds of Praise performance at the North Ft. Myers Church of God | Sound | Music ensembles Field recordings Church services Sacred music Religious songs Music -- Performance Christianity | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |