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Submit Your Proposal to a March 2026 Symposium on Cultural Heritage and COVID-19, hosted by American Folklife Center

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/04/submit-your-proposal-to-a-march-2026-symposium-on-cultural-heritage-and-covid-19-hosted-by-american-folklife-center/

Published: April 25, 2025 13:00

On March 12 and 13, 2026, the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress will host a symposium titled, “From Lived Experience to Public Memory: Commemorating, Documenting, and Archiving Experiences of the COVID-19 Pandemic." The American Folklife…

The Parachute Dresses of World War II: A Story of Resilience, Romance and Resourcefulness

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/04/the-parachute-dresses-of-world-war-ii-a-story-of-resilience-romance-and-resourcefulness/

Published: April 16, 2025 14:10

This post recounts three stories of formal dresses that were made out of World War II silk parachutes. In two cases, they were wedding dresses, meaning that silk once intended for war had been transformed into a symbol of new beginnings. These stories are…

Chock It Up to Murder (part one): The Incident

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/04/chock-it-up-to-murder-part-one-the-incident/

Published: April 12, 2025 02:15

In this entry of Folklife Today, a casual listen to a lesser-known AFC collection quickly morphs into a twisty exploration of a centuries-old murder case, its ties to a regional folk drink, and some of the challenges encountered when working with oral…

Aloha! Community Collections Grant Project Unearthing the Lost Songs of Kohala Is Live and Online

https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2025/04/aloha-community-collections-grant-project-unearthing-the-lost-songs-of-kohala-is-live-and-online/

Published: April 9, 2025 19:06

The American Folklife Center proudly announces the availability of an online collection of documentary field research created through the Community Collections Grants (CCG) program. Unearthing the Lost Songs of Kohala is an initiative of the research team…