Kevin Rogan

Kevin Rogan

Monday Memories: Who is Mr. Scripture?

As I mentioned in previous blog entries, my job at the moment isn't to learn the life story of every person who appears in the Folklife...

Kevin Rogan

Monday Memories: Francis Biggart, Union Soldier

Most of the glass plate negatives in our Richard M. Bloomer collection arrive housed in paper envelopes like the one below. The original...

Kevin Rogan

Musical Monday: The Slocan Ramblers Belt Out a Bluegrass Medley

The Slocan Ramblers played our Live! Folklife Concert series on April 27, 2017, and more than lived up to their reputation as one of...

Kevin Rogan

Monday Memories: Reverend Lockwood's 51 Quarts of Peas

This recently-scanned portrait comes from a glass plate negative labeled, "The Reverend Mr. Lockwood." Consulting city directories from...

Kevin Rogan

Monday Memories: WWI Soldier Frederick Dunsford

The start of a new week on the Folklife Center Blog usually means that it's time for Musical Monday, where we feature videos from our...

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Musical Monday with Les Poules à Colin

With live music on pause because of the Coronavirus, we at the Folklife Center have been mining our archive of concert footage to share...

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Video Stores & the Quarantine Nostalgia Blues

In the midst of a global pandemic, it's easier than ever to feel nostalgic for "the good old days." For most of us, though, the good old...

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Welcome to the Blog

Our blog will feature musings by the four Folklife Center superheroes seen below (From left, Kevin Rogan, Erica Gonyea, Tisha Dolton,...