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World Fest - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
World Fest - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 644), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 644. World Fest is a celebration held annually in downtown Louisville that showcases unique cultures from around the world. The festivals documented in this collection were held in 2006 and 2007. The festival features music, food, crafts, and ceremonies celebrating the various cultures represented in the city.
Promising Neighborhoods Program (Fa 645), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Promising Neighborhoods Program (Fa 645), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 645. This collection features information and documentation gather for the Promising Neighborhoods Program as part of the Improving Rural Appalachian Communities initiative. The Kentucky counties included in this project were Owsley, Clay, and Jackson.
Transparent Pie Festival - Maysville, Kentucky (Fa 643), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Transparent Pie Festival - Maysville, Kentucky (Fa 643), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 643. The Transparent Pie Festival has been hosted annually since July 2006 by Magee's Bakery in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky.
Interview With Saene Garcia (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Saene Garcia (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Saene Garcia about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Chuck Decroix (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Chuck Decroix (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Chuck DeCroix about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
World Equestrian Games - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 642), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
World Equestrian Games - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 642), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 642. This collection features information and documentation of the Kentucky Experience Pavilion at the World Equestrian Games held from Septmeber 25 to October 10, 2010 at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky.
Stearns High School - Stearns, Kentucky - Reunion (Fa 641), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stearns High School - Stearns, Kentucky - Reunion (Fa 641), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 641. Stearns High School, now McCreary County High School, is located in Stearns, Kentucky. This collection features video documentation of the 2004 Stearns High School Reunion. No other information was provided with this collection.
Interview With Jackie Wheet (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Jackie Wheet (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Jackie Wheet about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Jenny Smith (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Jenny Smith (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Jenny Smith about her experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Johnny Merideth (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Johnny Merideth (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Johnny Merideth about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With David Spence (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With David Spence (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with David Spence about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Knott County, Kentucky - Cultural Resource Survey (Fa 640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Knott County, Kentucky - Cultural Resource Survey (Fa 640), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 640. This collection features information and oral histories gathered from traditional artisans of Knott County, Kentucky.
Interview With Joe Duvall (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Joe Duvall (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Joe Duvall about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Interview With Keven Neff (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Interview With Keven Neff (Fa 1098), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Oral Histories
Transcript of interview by Brent Björkman with Keven Neff about his experience as a park ranger at Mammoth Cave National Park. In 2013, Kentucky Folklife Program Director Brent Björkman received the Archie Green Fellowship from the Library of Congress to look more intimately at the life stories of the working men and women employed by Mammoth Cave National Park. Part of Folklife Archives Project 1098 titled "Rangerlore: The Occupational Folklife of Parks."
Good Shepherds Alfombras Demonstration (Fa 638), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Good Shepherds Alfombras Demonstration (Fa 638), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 638. Included in this collection are two digital videocassette tapes, one videotape, and photo documentation of the Good Shepherds Alfombras Demonstration.
Kentucky State University - Frankfort, Kentucky - Homecoming (Fa 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky State University - Frankfort, Kentucky - Homecoming (Fa 639), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 639. This collection features documentation of the October 2007 Kentucky State University (KSU) Homecoming festivities, as well as KSU's presentation at the Kentucky Folklife Festival.
"You-Me-Unity" Multicultural Folklife Festival - London, Kentucky (Fa 637), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
"You-Me-Unity" Multicultural Folklife Festival - London, Kentucky (Fa 637), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
This collection features publications and photo documentation of the 2006 “You-Me-Unity” festival held on 27-28 October 2006 in London, Kentucky. Booths and presentations were given by local traditional artisans as well as Kentucky historians at the Bennett Center.
Organ And Tissue Donor Project (Fa 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Organ And Tissue Donor Project (Fa 636), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 636. This collection features oral histories with either donors or recipients of organ or tissue transplants within the state of Kentucky.
Eighth Of August Homecoming Emancipation Celebration - Paducah, Kentucky (Fa 635), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Eighth Of August Homecoming Emancipation Celebration - Paducah, Kentucky (Fa 635), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 635. This collection features information about the Eighth of August Homecoming Emancipation Celebration held in Paducah, Kentucky. At this celebration, African Americans pay tribute to their heritage with a memorial service, homecoming picnic, a salute to black music, and other activities.
Dawson Springs, Kentucky Annual Barbecue Festival (Fa 634), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dawson Springs, Kentucky Annual Barbecue Festival (Fa 634), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 634. This collection features documentation of the 60th annual barbecue festival held on the last Friday in July in Dawson Springs, Kentucky. Includes recordings of musical performances at the event.
Kentucky Art Car Weekend - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Kentucky Art Car Weekend - Louisville, Kentucky (Fa 633), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 633. This collection features interviews and video documentation of the 11th annual Kentucky Art Car Weekend held in August in Louisville, Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave National Park - 50th Anniversary Celebration (Fa 632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mammoth Cave National Park - 50th Anniversary Celebration (Fa 632), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 632. This collection features information about Mammoth Cave National Park’s 50th anniversary celebration held in June 1991. Consists chiefly of recorded interviews and musical performances.
Chinese New Year Celebration - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 646), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Chinese New Year Celebration - Lexington, Kentucky (Fa 646), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 646. Documentation related to the Chinese New Year celeberation as celebrated at the Lexington Opera House from 2007-2011. The event is sponsored by the Kentucky Chinese American Association. at the event, participants celebrate the arrival of the Chinese Year with traditional foods, crafts, music, songs, and performances.
Honorable Order Of Kentucky Colonels - Reunion Barbecue (Fa 628), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Honorable Order Of Kentucky Colonels - Reunion Barbecue (Fa 628), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 628. This collection features a digital videocassette tape documenting the 2007 Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels reunion barbecue in Louisville, Kentucky.
La Chiquita - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
La Chiquita - Frankfort, Kentucky (Fa 630), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 630. This collection features video and photographic documentation of a Hispanic restaurant and grocery store named La Chiquita in Frankfort, Kentucky. There was no other documentation given with this collection.
Irish Heritage Of Louisville, Kentucky Project (Fa 629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Irish Heritage Of Louisville, Kentucky Project (Fa 629), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 629. This collection features documentation of the St. Patrick's Day parade and festival in Louisville, Kentucky as well as a recording of a traditional Irish music group.
Latino Dance Project (Fa 627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Latino Dance Project (Fa 627), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 627. This collection features information about a Latino dance project that was sponsored by the Kentucky Historical Society. Various styles of Latino dance including the salsa and cha-cha were taught at local schools throughout the state as a method of educating students about other cultures. The bulk of the collection consists of essays written by students from the selected communities.
Crittenden County, Kentucky - Cultural Resource Survey (Fa 626), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Crittenden County, Kentucky - Cultural Resource Survey (Fa 626), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 626. This collection features information and oral histories gathered from traditional artisans of Crittenden County, Kentucky.
Local Legacies Project (Fa 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Local Legacies Project (Fa 625), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 625. The Local Legacies Project was created to celebrate the Library of Congress's bicenntennial. The project was proposed on a national scale to document distinctive cultural traditions located within each state. This collection includes Kentucky's submissions.
Al's Bar - Lexington - Mural Dedication (Fa 624), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Al's Bar - Lexington - Mural Dedication (Fa 624), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Folklife Archives Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 624. Included in this collection is one DVD and two digital videocassette tapes documenting Al's Bar mural dedication in Lexington, Kentucky.