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The late Anne Locher Warner, author and collector of North Carolina folksongs, was posthumously awarded the North Carolina Folklore Society's Brown-Hudson Folklore award.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 13 Issue 2, May 1991,
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154
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The booklet entitled NORTH CAROLINA WOMEN: RECLAIMING THEIR PLACE IN HISTORY throws light on the accomplishments of North Carolina women, from Virginia Dare to Elizabeth Dole.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 13 Issue 3 & 4, Nov 1991,
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1589
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The North Carolina Folk Heritage Award honors the state's finest traditional artists and supports their work as contributions to cultural heritage. The ceremonies will be at Stewart Theater on N.C.S.U's campus, and will be hosted by NC writer Lee Smith.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, July 1994,
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1590
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Beverly Patterson has served as a folklife specialist in the Folklife Office of the North Carolina Arts Council. Her dissertation, \"The Sound of the Dove,\" will include extensive field research she conducted in NC communities in the area of folk music.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 16 Issue 3, July 1994,
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2260
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The North Carolina Folklore Society honored Dan Patterson at its annual meeting on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. Patterson, a member of the university's Curriculum in Folklore, has made significant contributions to the study of Southern folklore.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Apr 1995,
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2261
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An exhibit entitled \"The Spirit of Community: Folklife in North Carolina\" has opened in a permanent gallery at the North Carolina Museum of History. Using multi-media displays, the exhibit documents and illustrates the themes of regional folklife.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 2, Apr 1995,
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2341
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Louise Anderson, a nationally known African-American storyteller and a1993 winner of the N.C. Folk Heritage Award, died August 25, 1994. Anderson was also selected for the N.C. Arts Council's Artist-in-the-Schools and Visiting Artist programs.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Jan 1995,
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2342
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Willard Watson of Deep Gap in Watauga County, a world-renowned maker of wooden folk toys, died September 26, 1994. Watson, whose works are in the Smithsonian Institution, was also an accomplished storyteller and dancer.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Jan 1995,
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2364
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George Holt, director of the folklore programs in the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources for 17 years, has stepped down. During his tenure, Holt produced films, festivals, and publications that documented the state's diverse cultural traditions.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 1, Jan 1995,
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2365
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The new Rosenzweig Museum in Durham houses Jewish folk art, artifacts, and rare books. The dream of the late Rabbi Efraim and Mariam Rosenzweig, who donated over 60 pieces, the museum displays over 125 items and contains more in storage.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 3, July 1995,
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2366
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Martha Nelson, folklorist at Hiddenite Center in Alexander County, coordinates folk art activities and does fieldwork like collecting life histories of textile workers and \"hoboin\" stories from the 1920s.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 3, July 1995,
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2524
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The North Carolina Museum of History officially welcomed James C. McNutt as the museum's new administrator on February 15, 1995. Prior to this appointment, he worked twelve years at the University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 17 Issue 4, Oct 1995,
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2713
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East Carolina University graduate Connie Mason wears many hats in her capacity as the collection manager and history curator of the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 18 Issue 1, Jan 1996,
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2908
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The 1996 North Carolina Folk Heritage Awards, honoring the state's finest traditional artists, have been presented to Robert Bushyhead, Verlen Clifton and Paul Sutphin, Nell Cole Graves, Elizabeth Jacobs, Dock Rmah, and Earl Scruggs.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
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2909
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Lucy Powell, who has a background in Southern vernacular music and public folklore work, is the folklorist at the Hiddenite Center in Alexander County.
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Newsletter of the North Carolina Folklore Society
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N59x), Vol. 18 Issue 2, Apr 1996,
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