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A man plays a banjo and sings

Homegrown Plus: Jake Blount’s African American Folk Music Live at the Library

Posted by: Stephen Winick

Modesta Yangmog of Asor Island, Ulithi Atoll interviewing master lavalava weaver Conchita Leyangrow of Lamotrek Atoll in Talguw on Yap Island

Applications Open for AFC’s Community Collections Grants!

Posted by: Michelle Stefano

Print shows the president's box at Ford's Theater with John Wilkes Booth, on the right, shooting President Lincoln who is seated at the front of the box; on the left are Mary Todd Lincoln seated in the front, Major Henry Rathbone rising to stop Booth, and Clara Harris standing behind Mrs. Lincoln

Caught My Ear: Bascom Lamar Lunsford’s “Booth Killed Lincoln”

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A woman outdoors holds a bunch of fresh flowers

AFC’s Occupational Folklife Project Continues to Expand

Posted by: Stephen Winick

One Way to Mitigate the Risk of Post-Traumatic Stress

Posted by: Kerry Ward

Text of image says Library of Congress, Folklife

New Faces at AFC: Staff and Interns

Posted by: John Fenn

AAPI hosts wokshop and itneriews with VHP Los Angeles, CA, May 2023.

Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month with VHP interviews in Los Angeles

Posted by: Lisa Taylor

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