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Social and Cultural Anthropology

The University of Maine

1978

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Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 15, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History Jul 1978

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 15, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

The Common Ground Country Fair will return this year on September 22, 23, and 24, at the Fairgrounds in Litchfield, Maine. Successful last year beyond all anticipation, this no nonsense, leisurely living-oriented event brought together homesteaders, established farmers, city folk with country ideas, and others in an environment of peaceful learning and sharing, greatly enhanced by the enormous variety of wholesome food, the aromas of which insured steady lines in the eating area.

This year there will be demonstrations in tinsmithing, spinning angora wood, solar greenhouses, plant dyes, chair caning, using seaweed, to name just a few. Featured speakers will …


Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 14, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History Feb 1978

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 14, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History

Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter

The First International Symposium addressing "The Franco-American Presence in America" will take place at the Shaeffer Theatre, Bates College, April 8-9, 1978. Sponsored by the Centre d'Heritage Franco-Americain, with support of the Maine Council for the Humanities and Public Policy, the centre will provide an opportunity to examine and to study, the intellectual and cultural power of Franco-Americans. By studying "the issue of ethnic introspections, separation, and identification of political, educational and other humanistic philosophies...," the group will examine the effective inclusion of American society and culture.