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Posted by: Stephen Winick
In the Homegrown Plus series, we present Homegrown concerts that also had accompanying oral history interviews, placing both together in an easy-to-find blog post. (Find the whole series here!) We’re continuing the series with Lakota John Locklear and kin, a blues family band of Native American heritage. Lakota John, born in 1997, blends traditional styles of the …
Posted in: Homegrown Plus, Native American History
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Justina Moloney, an archivist for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP). It is the fourth in a series from VHP staff. Click on the following names to read previous articles in this series: Tamika Brown– Processing Technician Andrew Huber– Liaison Specialist Tracey Dodson– Administrative Officer …
Posted in: D-Day, Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, Vietnam War, World War II
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The American Folklife Center (AFC) at the Library of Congress is pleased to announce the 2020 recipients of its three competitive annual fellowships and awards programs: the Archie Green Fellowships, the Gerald E. and Corinne L. Parsons Fund Award, and Henry Reed Fund Award. This year, these three awards went to twelve projects throughout the …
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Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Tracey Dodson, an administrative officer for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP). It is the third in a series from VHP staff. Go here and here to read the first two articles. In my imagination, I can hear a deep-voiced narrator saying, “Tracey Dodson—a woman …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Kerry Ward
This is the third blog post in a series marking the 75th Anniversary of the End of World War II, and will feature an “Aviator Flight Log Book,” which will be available during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover in September 2020. In the spring of 1940, Nazi Germany’s shadow was cast over much of Western Europe, but with world domination …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project, World War II
Posted by: Stephen Winick
The American Folklife Center is very pleased to announce our Homegrown Concert Series for 2020, which we've nicknamed "Homegrown at Home." These concert videos, recorded at home by the artists, will be presented online each Wednesday at noon, initially on the AFC Facebook page and then permanently on the Library of Congress YouTube channel and website. The series kicks off on June 24 with a concert by the Riley Family Band, featuring GRAMMY-winning accordionist, fiddler, and singer Steve Riley of the leading Cajun band Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys. For this special concert Steve is joined by his talented sons, Burke and Dolsy Riley. The series will then continue every Wednesday at noon through September, with concerts including music from far and wide: from the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona to the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia, from the Catskills in upstate New York to the Louisiana bayous, and from Scotland to Sweden.
Posted in: AFC Events, Homegrown Concert Series
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is a guest blog post by Andrew Huber, a liaison specialist for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project (VHP). It is the second in a series from VHP staff. Go here to read the first article. As job titles go, mine might be one of the least informative in all of the …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Lisa Taylor
The following is an update to the Veterans History Project’s (VHP) Coronavirus COVID-19 Impact Response. Though we understand it may be more challenging to do during the pandemic, the Veterans History Project still prefers that you conduct in-person interviews, when it is safe to do so. If you are unable to travel to be with, …
Posted in: Narratives, Oral History, Storytelling, Veterans History Project
Posted by: John Fenn
This post is the third in series about remote fieldwork in our current environment, and part of the American Folklife Center’s efforts to facilitate conversations about cultural documentation practices (Read the first post here and the second one here). Unlike the previous two posts, this one is a conversation with a guest. Thomas Grant Richardson …
Posted in: Fieldwork