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Collection ID is exactly "1" AND Geographic Term is exactly "West Palm Beach (Fla.)"
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Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1986-10-17
Description
One audio cassette. The autoharp, a patented name, is also called a chorded zither. A lifelong musician, Dillon did not begin to play the autoharp until 1982 -- on a bet. He usually played songs made famous by Maybelle Carter. In the interview, he discusses growing up in West Virginia; learning to play the guitar at 12; performing as a professional country musician in the 1930s; playing for a Boston radio station (WCOP); learning the chorded zither/autoharp in 1982; learning songs; and performing. He also played four songs.
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Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Brownie Brown interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Brownie Brown interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1987-09-20
Description
Two audio cassettes.
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Brownie Brown interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Brownie Brown interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Centerstage Show

Centerstage Show
Date
1984-06-24
Description
One video cassette. (1/2" tape) 20 minutes. Includes a discussion with Hugh Southern on political and economical aspects of folklife programs; Moses Williams performing with the dddley bow and O.B. Osceola on dug-out canoes.
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Centerstage Show

Centerstage Show
Ceramic vegetables

Ceramic vegetables
Date
1987-04-07
Description
Six 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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Ceramic vegetables

Ceramic vegetables
Crochet work by Anna Angeloff

Crochet work by Anna Angeloff
Date
1987-08-05
Description
Nine color slides. Includes two images of Angeloff. 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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Crochet work by Anna Angeloff

Crochet work by Anna Angeloff
Details of a quilt by Grace Pruitt

Details of a quilt by Grace Pruitt
Date
1987
Description
Three color slides. The Florida Folk Arts Survey was conducted in 1987 by folklorists Tina Bucuvalis, Steve Fragos, 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.
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Details of a quilt by Grace Pruitt

Details of a quilt by Grace Pruitt
DJ KJ & MC Kooley C demonstration on WPOM radio station for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

DJ KJ & MC Kooley C demonstration on WPOM radio station for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1986-10-10
Description
One audio cassette. DJ KJ and MC Kooley C discuss rap; the evolution of the art; song writing; beat box; uses of rap; campaign against drugs; educational uses of; and various rap styles.
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DJ KJ & MC Kooley C demonstration on WPOM radio station for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

DJ KJ & MC Kooley C demonstration on WPOM radio station for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Edgar & Ora Archambeau interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Edgar & Ora Archambeau interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1987-04-07
Description
Four audio cassettes. Tape 6 is the first tape in the series, followed by 1 through 3. The Archambeaus were shop owners on Worth Avenue in West Palm Beach. Over the years they collected memorabilia and stories about the history of the area. Orignally from Morristown, New Jersey, they moved to Florida in the late 1940s.
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Edgar & Ora Archambeau interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Edgar & Ora Archambeau interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Elbita Crosby interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Elbita Crosby interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Date
1986-10-08
Description
One audio cassette. Crosby made belts, hats, wallets, etc. She discusses treating leather; learning the craft; choosing designs; types of materials created for her home; burning leather; El Salvador versus Mexican styles; and crocheting.
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Elbita Crosby interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project

Elbita Crosby interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education Project
Erna Parpard demonstrating German folk arts

Erna Parpard demonstrating German folk arts
Date
1986-12-08
Description
Seven color slides. Parpard grew up in Heidelburg, Germany, where she learned traditional German embroidery from her mother and grandmother. For the class, she also demonstrated cooking and knitting. 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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Erna Parpard demonstrating German folk arts

Erna Parpard demonstrating German folk arts
Identifier Title Type Subject Thumbnail
a_s1685_05_tape17Bill Dillon interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundField recordings
Chordophones
Zithers
Musical instruments
Interviews
Fiddle tunes
Bluegrass music
Old time music		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1685_04_tape13Brownie Brown interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundHorses
Field recordings
Interviews
Oral narratives
Occupational folklore
Equestrianism
Horse racing
Horse racetracks		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
Centerstage ShowCenterstage ShowMoving ImageMusicians
Boatbuilders
Television
Documentary videos
Diddly bow
Performing arts
Music performance
Singing
Canoes
Seminole Indians
Boatbuilding
Folklife
Blues singers		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_video.jpg
Ceramic vegetablesCeramic vegetablesStill ImageFieldwork
Vegetables
Ceramics
Material culture
Decorative arts		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Crochet work by Anna AngeloffCrochet work by Anna AngeloffStill ImageNeedleworkers
Fieldwork
Bulgarian Americans
Crocheting
Needlework
Doilies
Textile arts
Textiles
Clothing
Material culture		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Details of a quilt by Grace PruittDetails of a quilt by Grace PruittStill ImageBasket maker
Fieldwork
Quilting
Quilts
Design
Material culture
Decorative arts
Domestic arts		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
a_s1685_05_tape16DJ KJ & MC Kooley C demonstration on WPOM radio station for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundRap music
Field recordings
African Americans
Interviews
Radio interviews
Radio programs
Music--Performance
A capella singing		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1685_04_tape01Edgar & Ora Archambeau interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundField recordings
Interviews
Life histories
Oral histories
Personal experience narratives
Local history
Selling
Retail stores		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_audio.jpg
a_s1685_05_tape03Elbita Crosby interview for the Palm Beach County Folk Arts in Education ProjectSoundLeatherworking
Field recordings
Salvadoran Americans
Crocheting
Manufacturing processes
Leather		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/audio.jpg
Erna Parpard demonstrating German folk artsErna Parpard demonstrating German folk artsStill ImageEmbroiderers
Needleworkers
Fieldwork
Embroidery
Knitting
Schools
Elementary schools
Teaching of folklore
Education
Demonstrations
Classrooms
German Americans
Children
Students		/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg