Friday, May 27, 2011

Young Folklorists Interviews - Britannia Teas

As part of the two-day Young Folklorists program we're running this week, students went out and conducted interviews and took photographs at five shops along Water Street. I'll be putting the photos and audio together, and posting them online so the kids (and you) can see what the other groups did.

Here is the first interview, with Britannia Teas and Gifts owner Kelly Jones.

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Old digital cameras wanted for Young Folklorists Program

Next Thursday and Friday, the ICH office will be running our first "Young Folklorists Program." One thing we'll be doing is a folklore walk of Water Street, and I want the students taking pictures as we go along.

We have a couple old digital cameras in the office that we'll be handing out to students, but it would be great to have a few more. So, if you have an old camera (and cord if you still have it) that you want to get out of your junk drawer and donate to a good home, I'd love to have it.  You can drop it off at either the ICH office at 1 Springdale Street before Wednesday, or at Britannia Teas and Gifts at 199 Water Street (they are open over the weekend, where the ICH office isn't).

Thanks!

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Folklore, Farriers, Nurses and Nunatsiavut: this month in ICH

In this edition of the ICH Update for May 2011, reflections on the Nunatsiavut Heritage Forum held in Hopedale, Labrador; the Young Folklorists Program; a digitization project to share the voices of nurses; and an article on Kevin Dillon, farrier with the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary.

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