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Thai dancers on-stage at the Library of Congress.

The American Folklife Center: 2024 Year in Review

Posted by: Nicole Saylor

Community Collections Grant: Los Pleneros de la 21 and Documenting Bomba and Plena Musicians in the Diaspora

Posted by: Douglas D. Peach

Carrying the Mail: Honoring the Resilience of the 6888th Postal Battalion

Posted by: Kerry Ward

Patrick Tayluer points at the rigging of a ship model while talking to a man in a Naval Academy Midshipman's uniform.

Like a Snap of a Carrot: Shipwreck Stories with Patrick Tayluer

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A man sits in a woodcarving studio, surrounded by tools of his craft. He holds up a hand-carved owl statue and looks directly at the camera, a small smile on his face. His clothes are protected by a thick canvas apron.

Handmade and Heartfelt: Traditional Crafts

Posted by: Meg Nicholas

A group of people in costumes in an ornate marble hall.

Happy Holidays! AFC’s 2024 Mummers Play

Posted by: Stephen Winick

A Friday the 13th advertisement from the San Antonio Morning Light showing a black cat.

On the Possible Origins of Friday the Thirteenth: Metafolklore, Fear, and Fun

Posted by: Stephen Winick

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