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American Folklife Center & Veterans History Project
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25 Years of Stories: More Than a Database – Preserving the Stories Behind the Service
Published: July 22, 2026 15:11
In celebration of the Veterans History Project’s 25th anniversary, librarian and archivist Eileen Simon shares a look back at her years with the Project beginning in 2003. Through her experiences preserving collections, building access to archival…
Video of AFC’s Youth Archive Challenge at the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Part 3)
Published: July 17, 2026 18:09
Last year, the American Folklife Center brought our Archive Challenge model to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall…and you can watch it all at Folklife Today! Our good friends and colleagues across the Mall cooked up a great festival on…
Video of AFC’s Youth Archive Challenge at the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Part 2)
Published: July 8, 2026 18:07
Last year, the American Folklife Center brought our Archive Challenge model to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall…and you can watch it all at Folklife Today! Our good friends and colleagues across the Mall cooked up a great festival on…
Just the Flax
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2026/07/just-the-flax/
Published: July 3, 2026 14:40
As the northern hemisphere heads into another hot summer, it is the perfect time to learn more about a staple of summer clothing -- linen. In this post, AFC Folklife Specialist Meg Nicholas takes readers through the process of turning flax into fiber, and…
Video of AFC’s Youth Archive Challenge at the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Part 1)
Published: July 1, 2026 22:41
Last year, the American Folklife Center brought our Archive Challenge model to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall…and you can watch it all at Folklife Today! Our good friends and colleagues across the Mall cooked up a great festival on…
Meet the American Folklife Center’s 2026 Summer Interns
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2026/06/meet-the-american-folklife-centers-2026-summer-interns/
Published: June 29, 2026 20:01
In this post, the American Folklife Center introduces its 2026 interns—Asha Isable, Diego Salinas, Kath Currey, and Susannah Keate—and highlights the projects they will support this summer.
Approaching 500: What “Published” Means for the AFC Community Collections Grant Projects
Published: June 25, 2026 12:00
In this blog post, Library Digital Specialist Steve Berkley takes a behind-the-scenes look at the processes for preparing the American Folklife Center's Community Collections Grant (CCG) project materials for publication as online collections on the…
Looking Up at Woodies: Fashion, Memory and Veterans’ Stories in Washington, D.C.
Published: June 23, 2026 14:16
What can a historic department store reveal about veterans' experiences? Inspired by Washington's iconic Woodward & Lothrop building, this post explores unexpected connections between fashion, community life and stories preserved by the Veterans History…
Major Jim Capers—Our Experience “Asking a Marine”
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2026/06/major-jim-capers-our-experience-asking-a-marine/
Published: June 18, 2026 14:09
Today, June 18, Vietnam Marine Corps veteran Major James “Jim” Capers will receive the Medal of Honor. This spring, he sat down with his family at the Library of Congress to conduct an interview for the Veterans History Project. Learn more about what he…
Fashioning Culture
https://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2026/06/fashioning-culture/
Published: June 17, 2026 21:01
As part of of the Library's celebration of fashion, the American Folklife Center looks at the intersections of fashion, culture, and traditional handcrafts as documented in several folklife collections.