Organizations (Folklore)

Organizations Sites:

Hungarian Folklore List Discussion Group Hungarian Folklore List Discussion Group: Perpetuating Hungarian folklore by exchanging thoughts, experiences, and ideas (in Hungarian and English). (Organizations) http://hungaria.org/lists/folklor/ Philadelphia Folklore Project Archives Philadelphia Folklore Project Archives: Sampling of photographs, audio and videotapes, manuscripts, and artifacts documenting the folk culture of diverse Philadelphians. (Organizations) http://www.folkloreproject.org/archive/ Palouse Folklore Society Palouse Folklore Society: Volunteer non-profit organization in the Moscow, Idaho / Pullman, Washington area dedicated to preserving and celebrating cultural traditions of folk music, dance and traditional arts and crafts. (Organizations) http://www.angelfire.com/folk/pfs/index.html Bozeman Folklore Society - Montana Bozeman Folklore Society - Montana: An all- volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, enjoying and sharing the music, dance, arts, crafts, and skills of traditional cultures, with a special focus on country and square dancing and fiddle music. (Organizations) http://geocities.com/bfsdancing/ Folklore Society, London, England Folklore Society, London, England: Founded in 1878, the Folklore Society maintains offices at the Warburg Institute and archives in the DMS Watson Science Library at University College London, with reference and lending facilities; publishes low-cost library booklets, academic works, and t (Organizations) http://www.folklore-society.com Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society - Illinois Orpheus Hellenic Folklore Society - Illinois: Specializing in the presentation of traditional Greek Folk Dancing and Costume. (Organizations) http://www.ohfs.org/ Giants Carriers Association Giants Carriers Association: A federation of the groups supporting the people carrying giants in the public festivals in Catalonia and abroad; the Association publishes a magazine called Gegants (Giants) and maintains a library and files of dances and music for giant carriers. (Organizations) http://www.gegants.org/english/index.html Center for Folklore and Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania Center for Folklore and Ethnography, University of Pennsylvania: Undergraduate and graduate programs in Folklore and Folklife, events announcements, links. (Organizations) http://www.sas.upenn.edu/folklore/ Australian Folklore Australian Folklore: Journal of studies in the field of Australian folklore as well as theoretical and field studies by scholars from around the world. (Organizations) http://www.une.edu.au/~arts/FolkloreJournal/AF.htm Virginia Folklore Society Virginia Folklore Society: Non-profit organization founded in 1913 and dedicated to the discovery, collection, publication, and preservation of folklore and traditional culture in Virginia and to furthering the understanding, appreciation, and performance of traditional arts and cr (Organizations) http://www.virginia.edu/~vafolk/ Folklore Society of Greater Washington DC Folklore Society of Greater Washington DC: Furthering the understanding, appreciation, and performance of traditional folk music and folklore, the FSGW sponsors over 200 events in the DC area each year, including festivals, concerts, dances, and swaps; the site also includes a lenthy list of folk (Organizations) http://www.fsgw.org/ Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation Peloponnesian Folklore Foundation: Founded in 1974 with the objectives of researching, studying, conserving and promoting the popular culture of the Peloponnese and, more generally, of Greece as a whole. (Organizations) http://www.culture.gr/4/42/421/42101/4210101/e421a011.html National Council for the Traditional Arts National Council for the Traditional Arts: Dedicated to the preservation and documentation of traditional arts in the United States through festivals, tours, concerts, public radio, television programs and films. (Organizations) http://www.ncta.net/ American Folklore Society American Folklore Society: Founded in 1888, the AFS publishes the prestigious quartlerly Journal of American Folklore and works to further the discipline of folklore studies, to improve the professional well-being of its members, and to increase the respect given to diverse culture (Organizations) http://afsnet.org/ North Carolina Folklore Society North Carolina Folklore Society: Founded in 1913, the NCFS promotes the appreciation and study of North Carolina's folklife. (Organizations) http://www.ecu.edu/ncfolk/ The Folklore Archive of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature The Folklore Archive of the Shota Rustaveli Institute of Georgian Literature: Collecting Georgian and Caucasus folklore, with scientific analysis of the material and publication. (Organizations) http://www.acnet.ge/folklore.htm Seattle Folklore Society - Washington Seattle Folklore Society - Washington: Current schedule of folk music concerts sponsored by the Seattle Folklore Society, Washington State (Organizations) http://www.seafolklore.org/folksche.html Northern Virginia Folklife Archive - George Mason University Northern Virginia Folklife Archive - George Mason University: Archive of papers about folklore and folklife in Northern Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond. (Organizations) http://www.gmu.edu/folklore/nvfa/ Victorian Folklife Association Victorian Folklife Association: Dedicated to the protection and promotion of the cultural heritage of the people of Victoria, Australia, of those informal, unofficial aspects of our heritage which are folklife. (Organizations) http://home.vicnet.net.au/~folklife/ Folkore Fellows at the Kalevala Institute of the University of Turku Folkore Fellows at the Kalevala Institute of the University of Turku: International scholarly network founded in Finland in 1908, furthering professional training of folklorists as well as promoting scholarly contacts and publication activities. (Organizations) http://www.folklorefellows.org/index.html Historical Museum of Southern Florida: Folklife Historical Museum of Southern Florida: Folklife: Exhibits document South Florida's cultural diversity through the traditional arts, crafts, foodways, and music of Anglo-American, Latin-American, and Afro-Caribbean residents. (Organizations) http://www.historical-museum.org/folklife/folklife.htm Virginia Folklife Program Virginia Folklife Program: The VFP assists cultural organizations, community groups, state agencies, and others in planning projects on Virginia folklife, and in writing grants to obtain funding to support such projects, with a focus on fieldwork and new media presentations of folk (Organizations) http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/~foundhum/vfp/home.html New York Folklore Society New York Folklore Society: Information about the Society, its publications and programs, forums and conferences, plus links to other folklore and related resources. (Organizations) http://www.nyfolklore.org/ British Columbia Folklore Society British Columbia Folklore Society: Dedicated to the collection and preservation of the traditional and contemporary folk culture, folklife, ad folklore of the people of British Columbia, Canada. (Organizations) http://www.folklore.bc.ca/ Missouri Folklore Society Missouri Folklore Society: Organized in 1906 to encourage the collection, preservation and study of folklore, including customs, institutions, beliefs, signs, legends, language, literature, musical arts, and folk arts and crafts of all ethnic groups throughout the State of Missouri (Organizations) http://www2.truman.edu/~adavis/mfs.html The Giants Carriers Association The Giants Carriers Association: The Giants Carriers Association is a federation of the groups supporting the people carrying giants in Catalonia in the public festivals. (Organizations) http://www.gegants.org Spokane Folklore Society - Washington Spokane Folklore Society - Washington: Non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the celebration of Folk Arts, particularly music and dance. (Organizations) http://www.SpokaneFolklore.org/ Greek American Folklore Society Greek American Folklore Society: Dedicated to the study, preservation, and instruction of the traditions of Hellenic folk culture and folk arts from all regions of Greece and communities of the Greek Diaspora past and present; primary focus on stage re-enactments of traditional Greek cos (Organizations) http://www.emoreiro.com/GAFS/