a_s1685_06_tape21 | Allen O'Neal interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Administration Businesspeople Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Company stores Sugar Retail stores Selling Food shopping Agricultural workers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Allen O'Neal interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
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- 1988-02-23
- Description
- One audio cassette. O'Neal first came to Florida in 1969 from Tennessee, where ran a grocery store. In the interview, he discusses running a commissary for US Sugar, including goods sold; why commissaries developed; the sugar industry; descriptions of the workers; the workers food habits; and how commissaries have changed.
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a_s1685_07_tape17 | Allen R. Symonette interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Carpentry Field recordings Fishing Interviews Oral narratives Fishing nets Gillnets Fishing equipment Fishing boats Seafaring life | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Allen R. Symonette interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1987-10-13
- Description
- Two audio casettes. Symonette, the son of pioneer Palm Beach fisher Winifred Symonette, was born in Rivera Beach, and fished until 1966. By the time of the interview, he was a carpenter. He discusses learning fishing from his father at 6; the fishing industry in the 1930s through 1960s; boating; seasonal fishing; types of fishes caught; gill netting; regulations; tackle involved; and moving to carpentry in the 1960s.
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American German Club dancing at the I Am An American | American German Club dancing at the I Am An American | Still Image | Fieldwork Festivals Folk dance German Americans Clothing and dress Stepdancing Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
American German Club dancing at the I Am An American
- Date
- 1986-08-16
- Description
- Eighteen color slides. 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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a_s1576_06_c81-061 | Anne Pesonen interview | Sound | Field recordings Interviews Oral histories Life histories Personal experience narratives Finnish Americans Emigration and immigration | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg |
Anne Pesonen interview
- Date
- 1981-09-02
- Description
- Three audio cassettes. Pesonen, who moved to the United States in 1971, talks about her life in Finland and the United States. Copied onto T81-90, T81-91 & T81-92.
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Annual Grecian Festival | Annual Grecian Festival | Still Image | Fieldwork Festivals Arts, Greek Greek Americans Performing arts Dance Body movement Dancers | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Annual Grecian Festival
- Date
- 1987-02-21
- Description
- Eigth color slides. Includes images of Kontodaskalakis dancing. 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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a_s1685_05_tape11 | Aphrodite Karatinos interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project | Sound | Field recordings Interviews Oral narratives Emigration Greek Americans Community identity Holidays Folk music Foodways | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Aphrodite Karatinos interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
- Date
- 1987-07-22
- Description
- One audio cassette. Karatinos came to the US in 1938 from Greece, and moved to Palm Beach in 1945. She discusses moving to the US; the Greek community in Florida; Greek businesses; community center; Greek traditions; food ways; differences in folk traditions from her generation and her grandchildren; Greek celebrations and holidays; and Greek music.
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Architectural field trip to Palm Beach | Architectural field trip to Palm Beach | Still Image | Tour guides (Persons) Fieldwork Architecture Students Elementary schools Buildings Structures Children Teaching of folklore Oral narratives Oral communication Hotels | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Architectural field trip to Palm Beach
- Date
- 1987-05-08
- Description
- Thirteen color slides. 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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a_s1640_20_tape20 | Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana | Sound | Artisans Flower arrangers Apprentices Arts, Japanese Flower arrangement, Japanese Flowers Japanese Americans Asian American arts Asians Oral communication Oral performance Lecturers Sound recordings | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg |
Atsuko Lefcounte teaching her apprentices about ikebana
- Date
- 1988-03-14
- Description
- One audio cassette. Master folk artist Lefcourte took on two apprentices in 1988, Levanthal and McGlamory. Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan, where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975. For more info on Lefcourte, see S 1644, box 3, 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Atsuko Lefcourte and her apprentices demonstrating ikebana | Atsuko Lefcourte and her apprentices demonstrating ikebana | Still Image | Artisans Flower arrangers Apprentices Flowers Arts, Asian Asian American arts Asian Americans Arts, Japanese Japanese Americans Material culture Plants Decorative arts Decoration and ornament Teaching of folklore Flower arrangement, Japanese | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Atsuko Lefcourte and her apprentices demonstrating ikebana
- Date
- 1988-03
- Description
- Four proof sheets with 98 black and white images (plus negatives). Master folk artist Lefcourte took on two apprentices in 1988: Levanthal and McGlamory. Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan, where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975. For more info on Lefcourte, see S 1644, box 3, 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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Atsuko Lefcourte and her apprentices demonstrating ikebana | Atsuko Lefcourte and her apprentices demonstrating ikebana | Still Image | Artisans Flower arrangers Apprentices Flowers Arts, Asian Asian American arts Asian Americans Arts, Japanese Japanese Americans Material culture Plants Decorative arts Decoration and ornament Teaching of folklore Flower arrangement, Japanese | /fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg |
Atsuko Lefcourte and her apprentices demonstrating ikebana
- Date
- 1988-03
- Description
- Forty-six color slides. Master folk artist Lefcourte took on two apprentices in 1988: Levanthal and McGlamory. Ikebana (Way of the Flower) is the Japanese tradition of flower arranging. It originated in China in the 6th century. Lefcourte was born in Osaka, Japan, where she learned the art of the tea ceremony and flower arranging. She moved to Florida in 1975. For more info on Lefcourte, see S 1644, box 3, 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 folklorist Peter Roller. The program was continued each year through 2003.
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