Strawberry Moon Rise
We saw the Strawberry Moon rise over Eldridge Swamp two nights ago. Just south of our home in Shushan, New York. At a place we had never...
Todd DeGarmo
- Jun 10
- 3 min
Hawaii Surf Swimming in 1866
When I came across this 1866 image and article in our historic newspaper collection earlier this year, I immediately thought of Glens...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jun 3
- 5 min
Is this F. B. Zimmer, beagle breeder of Gloversville?
Every Wednesday we have posted an image on Facebook from our current exhibition, Life Through Bloomer's Lens: Portraits from the Richard...
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Todd DeGarmo
- May 27
- 2 min
Beaded Wire Bird
This beaded wire bird is the work of Bernard Domingo a folk artist living in Westchester County in the lower Hudson Valley of New York...
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Todd DeGarmo
- May 21
- 4 min
Lake George from Sabbath Day Point
"The view presented... is one of the finest on Lake George" proclaims an 1853 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion found...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Geisha Ningyo
This geisha doll (ningyo) is the newest addition to Folk Arts All Around Us, an evolving exhibition at Crandall Public Library. It is...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Apr 8
- 3 min
Miles Borden, "the First Man That You Meet"
April is National Poetry Month, so I thought I'd share a poem I found quite recently, along with a bit of family history. “He’s The First...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Mar 25
- 2 min
Moose & Wolves
Moose & Wolves is a wood carving and painted wood sculpture by Benjamin N. Raino of Whitehall, where Washington County touches Lake...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Mar 18
- 1 min
Barn-Quilt-Inspired Metal Work
This 4 x 4 foot wood-framed metal work is custom designed and handcrafted by James Gonzalez of Farmhouse Forge in Potsdam, NY. It was...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Mar 11
- 3 min
Henry's Star
Henry's Star is a Barn Quilt, 4 x 4 feet in size, designed and hand-painted on a wooden board by Ruth McWilliams. It was commissioned by...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Mar 2
- 1 min
Riverbowl III
We're very excited to announce our most recent acquisition for our permanent Folk Art Collection – Riverbowl III by Serena Kovalosky of...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Aug 25, 2021
- 3 min
Evolution of an Apple Farm Stand
Elmer Stahlman (1902-1997) shared his recollections of his family's apple farm stand in 1990 as a part of a Survey of the Apple Culture...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
Balsam Bees at Big Moose Community Chapel
Here's another video in the series From the Archives, based on my grant-funded research documenting the folklife and traditions of our...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
Puerto Rican Vejigante Masks
Hand-crafted paper mâché vejigante masks from Puerto Rico caught my eye in 2004 while walking on Broadway, proudly displayed in a hair...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jul 7, 2021
- 5 min
Eel Harvest in Grangerville
John Hamm (1920-2006) told me this story in 1989 for a Folk Arts Project where I first interviewed residents about their childhood...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jun 23, 2021
- 1 min
Balsam pillows & the Standard Supply Company
Here's another video in the series of documentaries called From the Archives, based on my grant-funded research documenting the folklife...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jun 16, 2021
- 1 min
Patton Adirondack Railway Collection
This morning, The Folklife Center received a wonderful new collection. Jon Patton and his sister Mary Jo Patton Russell stopped by on...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jun 9, 2021
- 5 min
Harry & I in the Strawberry Patch
Harry and I in the Strawberry Patch, a painting by Clara Mae Orto, is one of the many unique works found in our Folk Arts Collection at...
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Todd DeGarmo
- Jun 2, 2021
- 2 min
100 Amigurumi
We are now the proud owners of 100 Amigurumi crocheted animals. A large box arrived in May. Its contents were originally part of an...
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Todd DeGarmo
- May 26, 2021
- 4 min
Northern Survey Company of Albany, NY
A few years ago, in the papers of my grandparents, Arthur and Mabel (Hamm) DeGarmo of Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York, I found a...
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