A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

Materials Related to Fishing

There are 6 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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Documenting Maritime Folklife: A Guide
by David A. Taylor
free
Subjects: Maritime Culture; Fishing; Documentation and Field Research;
Locations: Florida; United States; North America;

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

The purpose of this resource is to promote understanding of maritime cultural heritage--the body of distinctive traditional knowledge found wherever groups of people live near oceans, rivers, lakes, and streams; and to provide laymen with a basic guide for the identification and documentation of common maritime traditions. Taylor details how and what to document and includes model forms and bibliography. The student will learn how to get started, how to coordinate and conduct interviews, and what to do when the project is completed. These activities are appropriate for high school students.

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

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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

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
$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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Maritime Cultural Traditions of Long Island Student Magazine
by Nancy Solomon
$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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World of Our Own: Kentucky Folkways
by Kentucky Educational Television

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