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Stephen Lee - Cranberry Grower

Stephen Lee - Cranberry Grower

Stephen Lee - Cranberry Grower

This documentary was part of a program on five short subjects about traditional activities in the New Jersey Pinelands National Preserve: railbirding in the meadows, cranberry…

In the Barnegat Bay Tradition

In the Barnegat Bay Tradition

In the Barnegat Bay Tradition

A half-hour documentary about decoy carving and sneakbox (wooden duck-hunting boats) building along the New Jersey Shore, featuring National Heritage Award winning decoy carver…

Schooners on the Bay

Schooners on the Bay

Schooners on the Bay

A documentary about the wooden boats used to dredge for oysters under sail on Delaware Bay until World War Two, when they were refitted with engines. It follows two New Jersey…

Singing Stream Excerpt

Singing Stream Excerpt

Singing Stream Excerpt

Selections from the film "A Singing Stream" with performances of "Jezebel" (Fleming, Tony, Claude Landis with nephew Ken Daniel) and "Going Up To Meet Him" (Big John Landis and…

Family Farm

A day on the farm with the David and Ada Schwartz family in the Indiana Amish community. This 1968 film shows the family making apple butter. David Schwartz talks anecdotally…

Life‘s Narrow Space

Life‘s Narrow Space

Life‘s Narrow Space

Dubbed the “Grandma Moses of Virginia,” Emma Serena Dillard “Queena” Stovall (December 20, 1888–June 27, 1980) painted scenes of people and activities in rural Virginia.

Alex Green Tours Markham

Alex Green Tours Markham

Alex Green Tours Markham

Alex Green, a long time store keeping and post master in the small Virginia town of Markham, tells stories about the town with his daughter Mary Blake Green.

River

Life and lore along the legendary Hudson River with a special appearance by Pete Seeger.

Mario Sanchez: Painter of Memories

Mario Sanchez: Painter of Memories

Mario Sanchez: Painter of Memories

Mario Sanchez is a self-taught artist. In a series of wood reliefs, hand-chiseled on cedar boards, he paints memories of his childhood in Key West, Florida, recording for…

Smithy

Delbert Smith, 88, a hereditary blacksmith, illuminates life around the forge.

Bessie Eldreth

Bessie Eldreth (1913-2016) was fond of saying, “Singing is my life,” and she told engaging stories not only about her singing but also about the rewards and challenges she…

It Ain't City Music

It Ain't City Music

It Ain't City Music

It Ain't City Music was filmed at the National Country Music Contest at Lake Whippoorwill in Warrenton, Virginia, in 1972. "Any country song you hear nowadays, the guy's either in…

Hogshead Brunswick Stew

Hogshead Brunswick Stew

Hogshead Brunswick Stew

Back in the day, when a hog was slaughtered, every part was used and nothing was thrown away. The higher end cuts went to those on the higher end of the economic scale, those who…

Parchman Penitentiary

Parchman Penitentiary

Parchman Penitentiary

William Ferris's 1969 movie of singing and preaching in the Mississippi State Penitentiary. Shot on B&W 8-mm film. Ferris added the recorded sound later, and it is not in…

Burgoo

From pioneer days in Kentucky came a stew prepared by farmers and hunters. They called it Burgoo. No one knows where the name came from, but one thing is very clear, the passion…

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