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Posted by: Meg Nicholas
Are you looking to learn a new game to help celebrate National Game and Puzzle Week (November 20-26)? You’re in luck! The AFC archives include examples of games that can inspire your next family game night, including Ghost in the Graveyard, Pass the Trash, El Florón, bingo, and many others.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Games
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
The American Folklife Center takes readers on a virtual tour through the graveyards and cemeteries documented in its archives on the eve of National Visit a Cemetery Day (October 29).
Posted in: Collection Highlight
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas wheels out some gouda pictures and cheesy stories from the American Folklife Center’s collections to celebrate National Cheese Curd Day.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Foodways, Occupational Folklife Project
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
On the day after National Coffee Day, AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas chases down references to the popular caffeinated drink in the Center’s archival collections.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Foodways
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
The American Folklife Center marks National Lobster Day by sharing collections of lobstermen oral histories, photographs of the Aquidneck Lobster Company, and lobster recipes found in its archive.
Posted in: Collection Highlight, Foodways
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
This fourth and final entry in the Dog Days of August series puts a spin on the topic and looks at another member of the Canidae family that can be found in the American Folklife Center's collections.
Posted in: Animals, Collection Highlight, Dog Days of August
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
This third installment of a month-long series featuring photographs of dogs from the American Folklife Center highlights the playful (and snoozing) pups whose pictures can be found throughout the Center's archival collections.
Posted in: Animals, Collection Highlight, Dog Days of August
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
The second entry in a month-long series on the Dog Days of August, highlighting American Folklife Center collections items featuring "man's best friend," this post presents the story of war dog Lucky, who served with the United States Marine Corps in WWII, alongside photographs of other dogs found in collections in the Veterans History Project.
Posted in: Animals, Collection Highlight, Dog Days of August, Veterans History Project
Posted by: Meg Nicholas
The first entry in a month-long series on the Dog Days of August, highlighting American Folklife Center collections items featuring "man's best friend," this post presents audio recordings and photographs about dogs at work.
Posted in: Animals, Collection Highlight, Dog Days of August