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Archive for June 2016 (93 Posts)

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

AFC Congratulated in the Congressional Record

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, Civil Rights History Project, U.S. Congress, Veterans History Project

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

A VHP Mystery, Solved

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: Acquisitions, Veterans History Project, World War II

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Chicago Ethnic Arts Project Goes Online

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, AFC History, African Americans, Asian American History, Austrian Americans, Chinese Americans, Croatian Americans, Cuban Americans, Czech Americans, Danish Americans, Finnish Americans, Folk Art, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong, Foodways, German Americans, Greek Americans, Hispanic American History, Irish Americans, Italian Americans, Japanese Americans, Jewish American History, Jewish Americans, Korean Americans, Lithuanian Americans, Macedonian Americans, Native American History, Norwegian Americans, Polish Americans, Puerto Rican Americans, Serbian Americans, Slovak Americans, Slovenian Americans, Swedish Americans, Ukrainian Americans

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

From the Director: Leaving VHP

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

A Dance for the Birthday of the Buddha

Posted by: Stephanie Hall

Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, Asian American History, Holidays, Religion

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Caught My Eye: John McGill’s WWI Photograph

Posted by: Megan Harris

Posted in: Veterans History Project, World War I

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Lomax Challenge Videos Part 3

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: AFC 40th Anniversary, Alan Lomax, Archive Challenge, Folk Music, Folklorists, Folksong

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Volunteer Spotlight: The Other VHP

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project

A two-part collage. On one side, a man is seated on a street in front of a car, playing a guitar with a harmonica attachment. On the other side, a soldier in uniform hold a small child on their shoulder, depicted in a painting 

Ostara and the Hare: Not Ancient, but Not As Modern As Some Skeptics Think

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Posted in: Animals, Easter, Jacob Grimm, Legends, Myths, Narratives, Religion, Uncategorized