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A New Look for the AFC Web Pages

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

Save the Date: Community-driven Archives Online Discussion Event

Posted by: Michelle Stefano

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AFC Fellowship and Award Recipients 2023

Posted by: Stephen Winick

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AFC welcomes new Presidential appointees to its Board of Trustees

Posted by: Guha Shankar

Homegrown Plus Premiere: Ali Doğan Gönültas Quartet

Posted by: Stephen Winick

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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

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AFC’s Occupational Folklife Project Continues to Expand

Posted by: Stephen Winick