Come to this free workshop, and I will explain four ways I know this image was taken during the Civil War. I am looking forward to teaching this workshop at the Lilly Library on To register please call: 812-855-2452 The Lilly Library Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011 Location: The Lilly Library on the IU Bloomington [...]
Here is the second installment of the fieldwork Guide that Anna and I put out last year. Would love to hear back from folks who are listening to it. In this Traditional Arts Indiana video, I discuss tips and suggestions for conducting fieldwork interviews for the traditional arts. I try to explain how to how [...]
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Master Drummer Dr. Djo Bi to Perform this Sunday Dr. Djo Bi Simon Irie is a master drummer from the village of Bangofla in Côte d’Ivoire. He began drumming at the age of five with his family of Guro musicians and dancers in West Africa. By his teens he launched a musical career that has [...]
The first installment of a series of videos that I did with Anna Batcheller and Suzanne Godby Ingalsbe at Traditional Arts Indiana. I will post the others in the weeks to come. This clip talks about thinking about and preparing to do a folklore or oral history interview.
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Podcast: Download (32.7MB) In this episode I talk with Yang Cai about his research work doing 3-D scanning of gravestones and rock art. This new technology allows scholars to reveal information and patters thought lost to the ages by setting a laser line on a stone and measuring the refraction of this line, which allows [...]
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Podcast: Download (35.0MB) Robert Tarule makes reproductions of 17th Century joined furniture. In his book The Artisan of Ipswich, he crafts a story that centers around a chest made by Thomas Dennis in the Massachusetts village of Ipswich in the mid 1600s. Robert narrates Dennis’ use of tools, techniques and styles. In this interview, I [...]
In this free workshop, I put on my hat as a Historic Photograph Researcher and teach participants how to identify the various types of historic photographs and how to care for them. As an avid student of vernacular images, I will share tips and tricks for reading and better understanding old photographs. Participants are encouraged [...]
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A few weeks ago, my 93 year old grandmother sent me to the basement to look for an old stoneware jar that she wanted to show me. While I didn’t find the jar I found a “shuckin peg” in an old basket. I recognized the tool as a necessary tool for shucking or removing the [...]
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Podcast: Download (26.3MB) Maureen Taylor, the “Photo Detective” is a genealogist and photo researcher who helps researchers unlock mysteries from the past. From the PBS series Ancestors to the popular magazine Martha Stewart Living, this photo researchers has helped others recognize the importance of family photographs and encouraged them to preserve and annotate their family [...]
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Podcast: Download (27.1MB) An Emmy Award-winning archival image researcher, Rich Remsberg assists documentary film makers locate the necessary archival footage and still photos that they need to visually tell their stories. From scouring collection at the National Archive to tracking down rare one of a kind materials held in personal and family collections, he prides [...]
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