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A photo of Thomas Dardar in a bright turquoise shirt building a palmetto hut outdoors

Approaching 500: What “Published” Means for the AFC Community Collections Grant Projects

Posted by: Michelle Stefano

outside image of department store with the name Woodward & Lothrop on the dark brown awning

 Looking Up at Woodies: Fashion, Memory and Veterans’ Stories in Washington, D.C.

Posted by: Kerry Ward

A Marine poses in his full uniform in the Great Hall of the Library of Congress. The Marine is an 88-year old Black man and his uniform has many medals. He wears his hat and is centered in the photo.

Major Jim Capers—Our Experience “Asking a Marine”

Posted by: Alli Hartley-Kong

Example of a typical custom garment in process of being created at Martinez custom clothing. Photo shows an in-progress black suit coat, with long white basting stitches running through the top of the lapel and collar.

Fashioning Culture

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

A woman writes on a chart while another woman looks on.

Join AFC and The Legacy Collective for June Family Day: 250 Years of American Fashion

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Head and shoulders portrait of Archie Green

The First Musical Evening Sponsored by the American Folklife Center (Part 3)

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Farm workers harvesting crops in field, mountains in the background. Long rows of crops, marked by deep furrows between each row, stretch out across a treeless expanse, backed by mountains. Japanese Americans, many of them wearing large sunbonnets or hats, with rolled up pant legs, stand or crouch in between the rows. Some of the rows sit empty, already cleared of plants. Wooden produce crates dot the rows. A dark truck is parked on the road, far in the background.

A Legacy of Farming: a glimpse into Japanese American agricultural history

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

Screenshot of the Veterans History Project website

A New Look for the VHP Program Page (Don’t Worry, Everything Is Still Where You Left It)

Posted by: Kerry Ward

Four people post together for a photo

The First Musical Evening Sponsored by the American Folklife Center (Part 2)

Posted by: Stephen Winick