Family Folklore
4-weeks (first 4) | Available (Membership Required)
During this four-week course, participants will create the foundation for starting a family
folklore collection. They will learn how to conduct and record interviews, research
information on free or easily accessible sites, create a migration map, preserve artifacts
and ask questions related to family health through story collecting. There will be weekly
assignments (not graded, of course) to share with the class for ideas and advice.
Elinor Levy
Elinor Levy joined Arts-Mid Hudson in September 2016 as the Folk Arts Program manager. A native of Oakland, California, she has bounced around the country from California to Indiana, Georgia, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and now New York. Previously, she served as director of the Northwest Jersey Folklife Project. She has a master’s degree in anthropology from California State University, Sacramento, and a doctorate in folklore from Indiana University, Bloomington. As a third-generation knitter on her mother’s side, she is a folk artist in her own right.