D-Day Journeys: The Story Map
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Library experts explain how they built the extensive "D-Day Story Map."
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Today in History, World War II
Category: American Folklife Center
North Mississippi Home Place
Posted by: Neely Tucker
A short essay about "North Mississippi Homeplace," Michael Ford's new book of photography and folklore about one of the poorest regions in America.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audiovisual
Pic of the Week: Zimbabwe Edition
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Mokoomba performs during a Homegrown Concert Series event, April 15, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Pic of the Week
National Recording Registry Countdown: Who Makes the Selections?
Posted by: Neely Tucker
A preview of how the National Recording Preservation Board makes their annual 25 selections for the National Recording Registry.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, National Recording Registry
A Soldier’s Story: Thomas Michael Martin
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The family of Thomas Michael Martin, a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army who was killed in Iraq, recently donated a collection of his papers that documented his life and service to the Veterans History Project.
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Veterans History Project
New Online: Occupational Culture of Home Health-Care Workers
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This post by Stephanie Hall of the American Folklife Center was first published on the center’s blog, “Folklife Today.” An important new oral history collection documenting the lives and careers of home health-care workers in Oregon is now available on the Library of Congress’ website. The American Folklife Center recently announced the release of “Taking …
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Collections, New Online
New Online: Circus Workers Folklife Project
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Stephen Winick of the American Folklife Center. It was first published on the center’s blog, Folklife Today. A companion post about circus life in Hugo, Oklahoma, is available here. The American Folklife Center (AFC) is delighted to announce the online presentation of an important new oral history collection documenting …
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audiovisual, Collections, New Online
Native American Heritage Month: Bringing Native Voices to Light
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
On June 4 in the Madison Building’s West Dining Room, Dwayne Tomah of the Passamaquoddy Tribe of Maine stood to sing a tribal war song at a celebration organized by the American Folklife Center. It was an emotional moment for Tomah — the song hadn’t been performed publicly in 128 years. He was able to …
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Audiovisual, Collections, Music, New Online
My Job at the Library: A Folklife Cataloger Reflects on Her Career
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Margaret “Maggie” Kruesi is the first and, so far, the only cataloger to work at the Library’s American Folklife Center (AFC). Before starting in 2004, she earned a Ph.D. in folklore from the University of Pennsylvania and acquired considerable experience cataloging and otherwise processing archival collections at Penn’s Van Pelt Library. She will retire from …
Posted in: American Folklife Center, Cataloging, My Job