A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

Materials Related to Occupational Culture

There are 18 titles in this list.

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450 Years of Making Fish: Newfoundland and Labrador Salt Fisheries Digital Exhibit
by Canada's Digital Collections Program
free
Subjects: Fishing; Occupational Culture; Maritime Culture;
Locations: Canada;

http://collections.ic.gc.ca/fisheries/

This site contains a multitude of electronic media, including images, text, maps, slide shows, video clips, and audio clips all relating to Newfoundland's salt-fish processing industry. Also contains an introductory essay especially for students with an online quiz. Teachers section includes lesson plans, classroom project ideas, and resource links. Site also contains a glossary. Excellent resource!

Published by:
Canada's Digital Collections Program
300 Slater St., 18th Floor, Section D
Ottawa, ON K1A0C8 Canada
800/465-7766

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Dane County Cultural Tour
by Randall School 4th and 5th Grades
Online presentation, 2002, free
Subjects: Music; Foodways; Vernacular Architecture; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Storytelling; Farming and Gardening; Occupational Culture;
Locations: Wisconsin;

http://csumc.wisc.edu/cmct/DaneCountyTour/

This is a record of one brave teacher's 4-day field trip with his class to document many of the folklife-related activities and institutions in Dane County, Wisconsin. Many of the descriptions are student-written. This also has a "How We Did It" section, in case you're thinking of organizing your own.

Published by:
Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures
901 University Bay Drive
Madison, WI 53705
608/262-8180

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Delaware Agricultural Museum
by Jenifer Grindle Dolde
free
Subjects: Occupational Culture;
Locations: Delaware;


Offers exhibits, educational projects, and festivals on Delaware's agricultural history, highlighting folklife topics. The museum also distributes curriculum-based teaching guides and lesson plans for local folklife resources and maintains a large oral history archive with taped interviews.

Published by:
Delaware Agricultural Museum
866 N DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
302/734-1618

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Explore Your Community educational poster
by Catherine Hiebert Kerst, Peter Bartis
poster, 2002, free
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research; History; Family Celebrations and Traditions; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Holidays; Occupational Culture; Community Life;
Locations: United States;

http://www.loc.gov/folklife/poster/

Full color poster, 22 x 34 inches, designed for middle and high school students, with suggestions for incorporating folklife research into the curriculum on the back. The poster encourages students to learn more about their own communities by engaging in documentation projects, such as interviewing friends and classmates about school-related traditions and developing a walking tour of a historic neighborhood. Produced in cooperation and with support from the Rural School and Community Trust.

Published by:
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540-4610
202/707-5510

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Goldenseal
by West Virginia Division of Culture and History
magazine published quarterly, $17/ year or $4.95/ individual issue
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture; History; Geography; Occupational Culture; Ritual and Ceremony; Music; Storytelling; Community Life;
Locations: Appalachia; West Virginia;

http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/

A magazine of West Virginia traditional life, including such topics as music, farming, religion, traditional crafts, labor history and politics. Stories are taken from the recollections of West Virginia residents.

Published by:
Cultural Center
1900 Kanawa Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
304/558-0220 x153

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Hook, Line and Sinker: An Activity-Centered, Interdisciplinary, Standards-Based Introduction to Fishing and the Environment
by Gregory Sharrow, Helen Freismuth
64 pp. book, audio CD, 2002,
Subjects: Occupational Culture; Maritime Culture; Ecology and Environment; Fishing; Storytelling;
Locations: Vermont;

http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org/

This educational kit also contains a CD with excerpts from interviews with eighteen Vermont anglers. Suggested activities to teach science, math, reasoning and problem solving, sportsmanship, and raises environmental issues surrounding fishing. The book is peppered with fish stories that add to the enjoyment of this educational tool.

Published by:
Vermont Folklife Center
PO Box 442
Middlebury, VT 05753
802/388-4964

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It's How You Pick the Crab: An Oral Portrait of Eastern Shore Crab Picking
by Kelly Feltault
40 pp. book, 2001, $9.95
Subjects: Occupational Culture; Maritime Culture; Fishing; History; Geography; Community Life;
Locations: Maryland; Virginia;

http://www.cbmm.org/ed_pubs.html

The history of crab picking on the Eastern Shore of Maryland is documented in collaboration with watermen, crabbers, and other workers who have spent their lives in the crabbing industry.

Published by:
Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum
PO Box 636
St. Michaels, MD 21663-0636
410/745-2916

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Kansas State Historical Society
by Kansas State Historical Society
81 pp. book, interpretive exhibits and traveling resources, various dates,
Subjects: Music; History; Geography; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Farming and Gardening; Occupational Culture;
Locations: Kansas;

http://www.kshs.org/

Produces interpretive exhibits and traveling resource trunks, some prepared by folklorists, which are available on loan. Topics include farm culture, quilting, ethnic experiences, and traditional music. "Farm family in Kansas: 2nd grade teacher's manual" published in 1991 covers topics including butter churning, herding, dairy farming, and corn planting and harvesting.

Published by:
Education and Outreach Division, Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW Sixth
Topeka, KS 66615-1099
785/272-8681

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Louisiana Voices : An Educator's Guide to Exploring our Communities and Traditions
by Paddy Bowman, Sylvia Bienvenu, Maida Owens and others
loose leaf guide or CD-ROM, available online, first made available in 1999,
Subjects: History; Geography; Documentation and Field Research; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Music; Ritual and Ceremony; Occupational Culture;
Locations: Louisiana;

http://www.louisianavoices.org/edu_home.html

This comprehensive online guide links to dozens of essays on Lousiana folklore, slide shows, video and audio clips, and hundreds of resources. Although written for Louisiana teachers and students, lessons are in the public domain and are easily adaptable to any region of the world. Winner of the 2000 Dorothy Howard Prize of the American Folklore Society Folklore and Education Section. This frequently updated website is also available on CD-ROM or printed for a binder. Lessons are written for 4th and 8th grade, but adaptable to other grade levels. Includes student worksheets and rubrics. Louisiana Voices emphasizes community-based learning

Published by:
Louisiana Division of the Arts
PO Box 44247
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
225/342-8180

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Maritime Cultural Traditions of Long Island Student Magazine
by Nancy Solomon
13 pp., 2001, $10.00
Subjects: Occupational Culture; Maritime Culture; Fishing;
Locations: New York (State);

http://www.longislandtraditions.org/pages/contact.html

Magazine that includes background information on commercial and recreational fishing, duck hunting and decoy carving, and stories of working on the water by lifeguards, fishermen and baymen. Features word games, word searches, and a glossary of vocabulary terms used by folk artists. In addition there are diagrams of how to make a crab trap, killey ring and fishing line by bayman Cory Weyant.

Published by:
Long Island Traditions
382 Main Street
Port Washington, NY 11050
516/767-8803

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Michigan Barn and Farmstead Survey Manual
by Steve Stier
32 pp. book, 2000, $7.00
Subjects: Vernacular Architecture; Occupational Culture; Farming and Gardening;
Locations: Michigan;

http://www.museum.msu.edu/s%2Dprogram/mtap/InfoforEducators/

This survey has the vocabulary and architectural examples to help students conduct barn surveys.

Published by:
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48224-1045
517/355-0368

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North Country Folklore Online
by Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
free
Subjects: Storytelling; Occupational Culture; Foodways; Vernacular Architecture; Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Recreation;
Locations: New York (State);

http://www.northcountryfolklore.org/index.html

Site has educational modules dealing with many aspects of folklife in northern New York state. Designed for use by teachers or by older students. Includes pictures, text, and audio clips.

Published by:
Traditional Arts in Upstate New York
2 W Main St/PO Box 665
Canton, NY 13617-0665
315/386-4289

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Oregon Folklife Series
by Oregon Folklife Program and Oregon Historical Society
Pamphlets, programs,
Subjects: Occupational Culture; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Maritime Culture; Mexican American Culture; Asian American Culture;
Locations: Oregon;

http://www.ohs.org/education/folklife/folklife-for-educators.cfm

Publishes pamphlets on ethnic cultures that make up Oregon's population. Included are: Chinese Traditions, Lao Traditions, Mexican Traditional Arts, Maritime Folklife, and Traditional Arts of the Oregon Country. Residencies and performances by traditional artists, with checklists for teachers planning the performances, aligned with Oregon state instructional content-based standards.

Published by:
Oregon Historical Society Education & Outreach
1200 SW Park Ave.
Portland, OR 97205
503/306-5290

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Railroad Ties: Industry and Culture in Hagerstown, Maryland
by Susan Levitas, ed.
64 pp. book, $14.00
Subjects: Occupational Culture; History;
Locations: Maryland;


This book examines the occupational culture and history of the railroad industry. It is based on oral histories and includes historic and modern photographs. Suitable for teachers and older students.

Published by:
Maryland Historical Trust
100 Community Pl.
Crownsville, MD 21032
410/514-7603

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Spirit of Steel
by Sloss Furnaces Association
Book and CD, 2000, $25.00
Subjects: Music; Occupational Culture; Immigration and Migration; History;
Locations: Alabama;

http://www.arts.state.al.us/actc/spirit_program/introduction.htm

Book of essays and CD about those who left farming in rural Alabama and Appalachia to work in the steel industry. Includes work songs, topical songs, and protest songs. Useful in teaching New South race relations, the impact of industrialization, and the role of labor unions.

Published by:
Sloss Furnaces Association
2032nd St. N
Birmingham, AL 35222
205/324-1911

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Teacher's Guide to Kentucky Folklife
by Kentucky Historical Society
92 pp., downloadable teacher's guide, 2004, free
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Foodways; Occupational Culture; Storytelling;
Locations: Kentucky;

http://www.wku.edu/kentuckyfolkweb/ffest.html

A complete teacher's guide including lesson plans, background essays for students and teachers, ideas for extending the lessons and classroom activities. Different units explore particular traditions or aspects of folklife, and can be used separately or together. Very thorough resource lists for both teachers and students included, as well. Intended for use in upper elementary and middle school.

Published by:
Kentucky Historical Society
100 W. Broadway
Frankfort, KY 40601
877/444-7867

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Workers at the White House
by Marjorie Hunt
30 min. video with 24 pp. booklet, 1994, $24.95
Subjects: Occupational Culture;
Locations: Washington (DC);

http://www.folklife.si.edu/explore/Resources/Tools/tools_whitehouse.html

A half-hour documentary video, published by the Smithsonian Institution's Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, explores the occupational folklife and oral histories of a wide range of White House workers, including butlers, maids, plumbers, chefs, and others. A twenty-four page booklet is included. Appropriate for grades 6-12. To order, go to: www.folkways.si.edu

Published by:
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Mail Order Dept. 0607
Washington, DC 20073-0607
800/410-9815

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World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways
by Kentucky Educational Television
240 min (8 thirty-minute programs),
Subjects: Music; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Foodways; Fishing; Occupational Culture; Ritual and Ceremony;
Locations: Kentucky;

http://www.ket.org/content/folkways/programs.htm

Series of videos examining many customs and traditions in Kentucky. Also includes interviews with folklorists to explain and contextualize traditions which are shown during the videos. Teacher's guide also available.

Published by:
Kentucky Educational Television
600 Cooper Dr.
Lexington, KY 40502
800/945-9167