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Image of a group of Black children performing a maypole dance. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. Harmful Langauge Statement:The title used to identify this item in Folk Sources is the original title assigned to it by the Library of…

Wallace Illsley of Braiintree, VT discusses working with horses in the sping to collect maple sap for making maple syrup. Audio and text excerpt from a November 30, 1989 interview with Wallace Illsley conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1989-2070). A…

Video and text from recorded testimony from Eunice Jackson as a part of the Tulsa Race Riot (Massacre) Commission survivor inquiry. Jackson was a teenager in 1921, and shares her memories of what she heard from adults around her and what she saw…

Sound recording of French Canadian/Franco-American folk song, "Rame-donc" performed by Jeter le Pont from their 1992 album, Entrecroisé.

Mali Keating of Hardwick, VT talks about her Abenaki grandfather's annual winter trapping trips in the Canadian north woods. Audio and text excerpt from a December 10, 1999 interview with Katharine DuClos conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1999-0071). A…

Audio and text excerpt of an interview with Lynn Kelly where she discusses childhood memories of family recreation on Mount St. Helens and the dramatic, lasting changes caused by the eruption. Duration 4:16.

Jones reminisces about the Miami events that shaped her identity growing up including the MLK parade.  

Video interview with Langston Longley co-leader and co-founder of the Bahamas Junkanoo Revue. Based in South Florida, Bahamas Junkanoo Revue practices junkanoo, a Bahamian parade tradition that occurs on Boxing Day (December 26) and New Year’s Day.

Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont dairy farmer Cynthia Larson where she discusses how she began her farm. Recording duration: 2:24

Audio and text excerpt from an interview with Vermont dairy farmer Cynthia Larson where discussing the sale of raw milk. Recording duration: 5:09.