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World War II era photo of Lewis Finkelstein standing on a rocky shoreline. He wears a white sailor hat tilted to the left and a thick jacket buttoned up to his chin.

D-Day and Me: The Importance of Preserving Veterans’ Stories

Posted by: Megan Harris

A weather-beaten map, distressed around the edges, showing the landing zone labeled "Omaha Beach-East."

VHP Collection Spotlight: Joseph Vaghi’s D-Day Map

Posted by: Megan Harris

A group of women watch a woman who stands next to a monitor on which a photo is displayed

Swedish Women’s Education Association Visit Swedish Treasures from Library of Congress Collections

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A woman dances wearing a crown

“Re-writing America”: AFC Symposium on the Federal Writers’ Project, June 16, 2023

Posted by: Guha Shankar

A woman in a surgical mask in front of a sign reading "Heroes Work Here."

Announcing the COVID-19 American History Project and an Award to Document Stories of COVID-19 Frontline Workers

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A man sings and plays Tibetan lute

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on the Folklife Today Podcast

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Head and shoulders portrait of a man and a woman

Homegrown Plus: Jody Stecher and Kate Brislin’s Old Time Music from California

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A woman holds a ukulele

Hawaiian Delegation Explores the Collections of the American Folklife Center

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A man sings and plays guitar

Homegrown Plus: Work Songs from Maine with Bennett Konesni

Posted by: Stephen Winick