

The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Canalboat Childhood
Rose B. (Geaudreau/Goodreau) Germain (1915-2000) told me this story about growing up on the Champlain Canal in eastern New York State as...
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The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Happy 200th Birthday, Henry Crandall
The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library created a new logo for its 25th anniversary in 2018, incorporating the log mark of Henry...
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The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
- Jan 29
- 4 min
The tied quilt tradition
Thirty-five years ago I began my first consultant job as a folklorist in upstate New York. Crandall Library wanted to expand their...
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The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
- Dec 8, 2020
- 4 min
Life with a Gingerbread Man Cookie
In the spirit of giving this holiday season, I thought I would share a memory written for me by my mother, Elsie DeGarmo-Smith, who we...
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The Folklife Center at Crandall Public Library
- Jul 7, 2020
- 1 min
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,...
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