Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Articles 1 - 2 of 2
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 19, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 19, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter
The year of the Maine Folklife Survey is drawing to a close at the end of January. We are in the wrap-up phase, having completed fieldwork in October. Six field workers visited some 300 homes throughout the State, and worked in some 130 townships in every county over the summer, gathering information of all kinds from axe handle making to step dancing to baking bean-hole beans. People have been marvelously friendly, have understood why we were gathering traditional materials, and certainly have been helpful. Though we have felt stretched thin on budget and time to get to see and meet …
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter, Vol. 18, Northeast Archives Of Folklore And Oral History
Northeast Folklore Society Newsletter
Dr. Richard K. Lunt, folklorist and author of Northeast Folklore Volume X ("Jones Tracy, Tall Tale Teller from Mt. Desert Island"), is currently directing the Maine Folklife Survey. The project, a statewide effort made possible by grants from the Maine State Commission on the Arts and Humanities and the Folk Arts Program of the National Endowment for the Arts, will assess the current status of folk and traditional arts and crafts in Maine. The interest is in the here and now, what traditional activities are still being performed.