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George Heaps-Nelson family from Swainsboro, Georgia performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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FA3684

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Folklife collection
Series S1577, SN0535

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1 slide - col - 35 mm.

George Heaps-Nelson family from Swainsboro, Georgia performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

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George Heaps-Nelson family from Swainsboro, Georgia performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida

Subject

Musical traditions

Community rites--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Practices

Folklore revival festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Belief and custom

Festivals, Events and Conferences

Arts (Performing)--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Old-time music

Music--Performance

Musical instruments

Instrumentalists

Folk music

Folk songs

Singing

Musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Folk musicians--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Performing arts--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Entertainers--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Recreation--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Manners and customs

Folk Festivals--Florida--Hamilton County--White Springs

Bands (Music)

Date

1977

Identifier

FA3684

Image URL

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Geographic Term

White Springs (Fla.)

Hamilton County (Fla.)

Color

color

Physical Description

1 slide - col - 35 mm.

Series Title

Folklife collection

Folklife Collection Series S1577, SN0535

Shelf Number

Shelf number: SN0535.

Subject - Person

Heaps-Nelson, Jimmy

Heaps-Nelson, Marilyn

Heaps-Nelson, George

Subject - Meeting

Florida Folk Festival (25th : 1977)

Subject - Corporate

Florida Folklife Program.

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George Heaps-Nelson family from Swainsboro, Georgia performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1977. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109628>, accessed 12 June 2026.

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George Heaps-Nelson family from Swainsboro, Georgia performing at the 1977 Florida Folk Festival - White Springs, Florida. 1977. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/109628>

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