| a_s1576_t85-214 | Old Myakka Community Review meeting | Sound | Fieldwork
Meetings
Forums (Discussion and debate)
Public speaking
Research methods
Folklorists
Review of research | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Old Myakka Community Review meeting
- Date
- 1984-05-02
- Description
- One reel to reel. Recording of a meeting with local Myakka residents to review the progress of the project. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-228 | Recording of a tent revival at the Church of God | Sound | Fieldwork
Church attendance
Church services
Sermons
Community culture
Churches
Singing
Music performance
Preachers
Christianity
Religious rites
Religious music
Religious songs
Religion
Evangelical Revival
Evangelicalism | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Recording of a tent revival at the Church of God
- Date
- 1983-06-30
- Description
- One reel to reel. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-219 | Interview with Myakka City assitant fire chief Paul Phillips | Sound | Fire fighters
Fieldwork
Interviews
Personal experience narratives
Oral histories
Community culture
Fire
Occupational folklore
Occupational training
Women fire fighters
Volunteer fire fighters
Fire extinction | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Myakka City assitant fire chief Paul Phillips
- Date
- 1984-11-13
- Description
- One reel to reel. Phillips talks about fire fighting in Myakka, including volunteer and women fire fighters, local fires, being on call, the fire department organization, and equipment used. He also discusses the influx of new residents and local development. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-211 | Interview with Myakka City residents Joe and Libby Warner | Sound | Ranchers
Fieldwork
Interviews
Family history
Personal experience narratives
Oral histories
Ranch life
Ranching
Farm life
Local history
Cattle diseases
Screwworm
Fences
Agriculture
Turpentining
Meat | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Myakka City residents Joe and Libby Warner
- Date
- 1984-04-14
- Description
- Three reel to reels. The Warners, longtime Myakka ranchers, talk about cattle ranching, rodeos, raising horses and cattle, cattle diseases, butchering and canning meat, coprorate versus family ranching, fencing land, turpentining, timber, rounding up cattle, rural development, and the history of cows in Manatee county. The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
- Collection
| John Flaherty horseshoeing (farrier) | John Flaherty horseshoeing (farrier) | Still Image | Ranchers
Fieldwork
Horseshoes
Occupational groups
Horses
Horses Equipment and supplies
Domestic animals
Draft animals
Workers
Labor
Ranch life
Ranching
Horseshoers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
John Flaherty horseshoeing (farrier)
- Date
- 1987-12
- Description
- Sixteen color slides. A Texas native, he learned to horseshoe in the U.S. Army in 1952, and moved to Florida after his discharge to take a 3-year farrier apprenticeship. 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.
- Collection
| John Flaherty horseshoeing (farrier) | John Flaherty horseshoeing (farrier) | Still Image | Ranchers
Fieldwork
Horseshoes
Occupational groups
Horses
Horses Equipment and supplies
Domestic animals
Draft animals
Workers
Labor
Ranch life
Ranching
Horseshoers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
John Flaherty horseshoeing (farrier)
- Date
- 1987-12
- Description
- One proof with 14 black and white images. A Texas native, he learned to horseshoe in the U.S. Army in 1952, and moved to Florida after his discharge to take a 3-year farrier apprenticeship. 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.
- Collection
| a_s1622_03_tape02 | John Flaherty interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project | Sound | Ranching
Field recordings
Horseshoes
Horses
Tack (equipment)
Working animals
Draft animals
Ranch life
Farriers
Interviews
Oral narratives | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
John Flaherty interview for the Southwest Florida Folk Arts Project
- Date
- 1987-12-17
- Description
- Two audio cassettes. Interview took place at Freckle Fanny Farm. Recorded as he was shoeing horses. A Texas native, he learned to horseshoe in the U.S. Army in 1952, and moved to Florida after his discharge to take a 3-year farrier apprenticeship. He discusses methods of horseshoer; why horseshoe; the process; tools used; foundering; why Florida's envrionment is tough for horses; the farrier trade; and certification of the trade.
- Collection
| a_s1576_t85-225 | Interview with Myakka City teacher Charlotte Tucker | Sound | Teacher
Fieldwork
Interviews
Personal experience narratives
Oral histories
Community culture
Teachers
Teaching
Education
Students
Schools
Churches
Religion
Railroads
Family history
Local history
Church services
Leisure
Educators | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Interview with Myakka City teacher Charlotte Tucker
- Date
- 1984-06-20
- Description
- One reel to reel. Tucker talks about education in Myakka City, as well as her reaction to Florida, and the local community as a newly arrived resident (in the 1960s). The Myakka Community Profile Project was conducted between October 1983 and March 1984 through a partnership with the Crowley Museum and Nature Center, and the Florida Folklife Program, funded by the Florida Endowment for the Humanities. The fieldwork and resultant booklet/slideshow, created by museum employee Robert Cottrell and folklorist Pat Waterman, was to profile the lifestyles and values of the Myakka community, located in Southwest Florida in Manatee County. See S 1682 for more information on the project.
- Collection
| a_s1708_04_tape02 | Interview with rancher Joe Altman | Sound | Whip maker
Ranchers
Cowboys
Fieldwork
Whip braiding
Whip making
Interviews
Occupational groups
Ranching
Leather craft
Leather goods
Occupational folklore
Oral histories
Life histories | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with rancher Joe Altman
- Date
- 1987-01-02
- Description
- One audio cassette. Altman learned cow whip making from his aunt and other cowmen. He made 50 to 60 whips a year. 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 art 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.
- Collection
| a_s1708_04_tape29 | Interview with rancher Richard Kersey | Sound | Whip maker
Fieldwork
Oral histories
Life histories
Sound recordings
Interviews
Ranch life
Whip making
Whip braiding
Cowboys
Ranchers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Interview with rancher Richard Kersey
- Date
- 1986-12-23
- Description
- One audio cassette. 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 art 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.
- Collection
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