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Posted by: Stephen Winick
About a month ago we introduced the idea of taking the archive challenge from home. This blog will update you with some examples of our fans who have taken the challenge, with an eye toward inspiring you to take the challenge yourself.
Posted in: Archive Challenge
Posted by: Michelle Stefano
On January 29th, the AFC launched the Live! In the Archive concert series, where artists are invited to perform selections from the Center’s collections live in its reading room. The first artists featured in this new concert series were Lone Piñon. The video of their Live! In the Archive concert is embedded in this blog post, which also contains an interview with Jordan Wax and Tanya Nuñez of Lone Piñon.
Posted in: AFC Events, Archive Challenge, Concerts with Archive Challenge Content, Hispanic American History, Homegrown Concert Series, Homegrown Plus, Live in the Archive, Old Time Music
Posted by: Stephanie Hall
This post is part of a series of posts called Staff Finds During Difficult Times, in which staff members discuss collections and items that have been inspiring them while they are working at home during the COVID-19 pandemic or in other difficult circumstances. Find the whole series here! As I work from home and keep …
Posted in: Folklorists, Folksong, Games, Staff Finds During Difficult Times
Posted by: John Fenn
In this guest post one of our archivists, Valda Morris, discusses the work she’s been doing behind the scenes to process an important collection and help create a finding aid that will assist researchers in discovering the richness of the materials. The American Folklife Center is proud to announce the availability of an online finding …
Posted in: Archival Practice, Dance
Posted by: Nicole Saylor
This is a guest post by processing coordinator Ann Hoog, who among many other things, coordinates interns and volunteers at the American Folklife Center. One of the American Folklife Center’s long-time volunteers, Marshall Howard Kramer, passed away April 30, 2020, of COVID-19. Howard was a beloved member of AFC’s family for nearly 20 years. He …
Posted in: AFC History, Folk Music, Obituaries