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Community Collections Grant: Los Pleneros de la 21 and Documenting Bomba and Plena Musicians in the Diaspora

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Carrying the Mail: Honoring the Resilience of the 6888th Postal Battalion

Posted by: Kerry Ward

Patrick Tayluer points at the rigging of a ship model while talking to a man in a Naval Academy Midshipman's uniform.

Like a Snap of a Carrot: Shipwreck Stories with Patrick Tayluer

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A man sits in a woodcarving studio, surrounded by tools of his craft. He holds up a hand-carved owl statue and looks directly at the camera, a small smile on his face. His clothes are protected by a thick canvas apron.

Handmade and Heartfelt: Traditional Crafts

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

A group of people in costumes in an ornate marble hall.

Happy Holidays! AFC’s 2024 Mummers Play

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A Friday the 13th advertisement from the San Antonio Morning Light showing a black cat.

On the Possible Origins of Friday the Thirteenth: Metafolklore, Fear, and Fun

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Safeguarding the Memory of the AIDS Movement

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

A woman plays banjo and a man plays guitar

The Creek Rocks: AFC’s First Artists in Resonance

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A man wearing a "Piney Power" t-shirt works on the gears of a large conveyor belt perched at the edge of a flooded cranberry bog. One foot rests on top of the large truck wheel of the conveyor belt, while the other balances on a metal support rod. Below him, seven men in rubber waders stand amidst the cranberries floating on top of the water in the flooded bog. The water is up to their mid-thigh, and they prepare to scoop the cranberries onto the conveyor belt.

Berry Thankful

Posted by: Meg Nicholas