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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

A portrait of singer and musician Thea Hopkins with guitar

Reclaiming “Red Wing” with Wampanoag Singer-Songwriter Thea Hopkins on the Folklife Today Podcast

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Three women huddle around an in-progress game of Chinese checkers, set in the middle of a dinette table placed at the edge of a home kitchen.

The Games We Play

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

Band from Cayman Islands on-stage at the Library of Congress.

Homegrown Plus: The Swanky Kitchen Band

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Soldiers draped in blankets pull a casualty on a sledge through the snow.

VHP’s Newest Online Exhibit: Battle of the Bulge

Posted by: Megan Harris

half-length portrait of Patrick Tayluer between two gum trees with the words "Walked from Brisbane to Perth."

The One that Found Galore: Patrick Tayluer in Australia

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A dragon, cobra, and bone-faced ghoul in a red jacket - painted in tempura paint - adorn a window in Egg City Harbor, New Jersey.

The American Folklife Center at Family Day

Posted by: Meg Nicholas