A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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It's How You Pick the Crab: An Oral Portrait of Eastern Shore Crab Picking
by Kelly Feltault
$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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Investigating Where We Live
by National Buidling Museum

Subjects: Vernacular Architecture; Community Life;
Locations: Washington (DC); New York (City); Maryland;

http://www.nbm.org/exhibitions-collections/exhibitions/iwwl-2008.html
http://www.peerlessrockville.org/programs/

Folder contains printouts from the documentation work done during summers in the cities listed below. This wonderful program takes teenagers into different areas of their cities to learn who lives there, what is happening there currently, as well as some history of the given neighborhood. Photography is used as a tool to understand and describe the community. The program is active in Washington, DC; Rockville, MD; and New York, NY. For current and past projects in Rockville, see http://www.peerlessrockville.org/programs/

Published by:
National Building Museum
401 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
202/272-2448

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Immigrant's Trunk
by Jewish Museum of Maryland
$55.00
Subjects: Immigration and Migration; Jewish American Culture;
Locations: Maryland;

http://www.jhsm.org/html/pe_school.html

Each traveling trunk includes reproduced objects and archival materials from the museum's collection that relate to the life of an actual individual who immigrated to Baltimore from Eastern Europe in the early 20th Century. The material is designed specifically for schools - includes lesson plans, hands-on activities, worksheets, and suggestions on how to integrate the materials into your class. Schools may also opt to have a staff-facilitated performance or professional actor visit for an additional fee.

Published by:
Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd St,
Baltimore, MD 21202
410/732-6400

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Calling Me Home
by Maryland State Arts Council

Subjects: Music;
Locations: Maryland;


This video documents the sacred and secular music traditions in Maryland. For loan information, please contact the Maryland State Arts Council.

Published by:
Maryland State Arts Council
175 W Ostend St., Suite E
Baltimore, MD 21230
410/767-6555

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Voices of Tradition
by Maryland State Arts Council
$available for loan
Subjects: Storytelling; Folk Arts and Material Culture;
Locations: Maryland;


This video documents performing arts and material culture traditions in Maryland, focusing on physical objects and spoken word. For loan information, please contact the phone number or address below and request information on folklife-related materials.

Published by:
Maryland State Arts Council
175 W Ostend St., Suite E
Baltimore, MD 21230
410/767-6555

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Railroad Ties: Industry and Culture in Hagerstown, Maryland
by Susan Levitas, ed.
$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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You Should Have Been Here Yesterday: A Guide to Cultural Documentation in Maryland
by Elaine Eff, ed.
$10.00
Subjects: Documentation and Field Research;
Locations: Maryland;


Guide for community members or teachers who want to fund, plan, and implement oral history and cultural documentation projects.

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