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A flying saucer, built out of metal screens, domes and rods, sits outside of the State Theatre in Falls Church, Virginia.

“And a fire come out at night”: UFOs, space exploration and folklife

July 2, 2024

Inspired by an annual re-watch of the alien invasion film "Independence Day," Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas takes readers on a journey through some of the UFO-related stories found in the American Folklife Center's archives.

Posted in: Beliefs, Collection Highlight, Legends

Photograph of a pond and prairie in Routte County, Colorado. The brown grass surrounding the pond is slightly longer than the short cropped grass of the recently cut field visible on the right. A cloud-filled sky stretches out towards mountains visible on the horizon.

That Lone Prairie

June 3, 2024

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

In honor of National Prairie Day, AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas highlights the songs and stories in the American Folklife Center's archive that evoke the tall grass and sweeping winds of the North American prairie states and provinces.

Posted in: Charles Lafayette Todd and Robert Sonkin, Collection Highlight, Cowboy and Western Music, Cowboys

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