Connecticut

Commission on Culture and Tourism promotes the arts and culture, including arts education initiatives such as the HOT Schools program and folk artist residencies. Contact: One Financial Plaza, 755 Main St., Hartford, CT 06103, 860/256-2800.

Connecticut Folklife Project supports intercultural understanding through music and folk arts. CFP documents, preserves, and presents the work of master artists who are maintaining their traditional heritage arts while living in North America. Contact: 18 Kilian Dr., Danbury, CT 06811, 203/748-1131, info@ctfolklife.org.

Institute for Community Research fosters community-based research through collaborative partnerships from youth action research to teacher research. ICR arranges folk artist workshops and residencies and provides resources and training for educational ethnographic fieldwork. Contact: Lynne Williamson, 2 Hartford Square West, Suite 100, Hartford, CT 06106, 860/278-2044, Lynne.Williamson@icrweb.org.

Maine

Cultural Resources helps communities and groups identify, celebrate, and preserve the cultural traditions that make them unique through workshops and public programs. On the web site, find online exhibits, podcasts, and workbooks. Contact: Kathleen Mundell, P.O. Box 1175, Rockport, ME 04856, 207/236-6741, kathleenmundell@cultural-resources.org.

Life Story Center celebrates individual lives and strengthens community bonds by bringing people of all generations together to share stories. Online resources include a framework for collecting and submitting your life story. Contact: Life Story Center, University of Southern Maine, 210 Wishcamper Center, 34 Bedford St., Portland, ME 04104, 207/228 8483, lifestorycenter@usm.maine.edu.

Maine Arts Commission Folk and Traditional Arts Program encourages and fosters public interest and participation in the cultural heritage of Maine. Contact: Keith Ludden, 193 State St., August, ME 04333, 207/287-2713, Keith.Ludden@maine.gov.

Maine Folklife Center is home to a leading collection of oral histories, traditional music, and photographs of the Northeast. Find online exhibits and the online education guide, Maine Song and Story. Contact: 5773 South Stevens Hall, Orono, ME 04469, 207/581-1891, folklife@maine.edu.

Maine Historical Society produces exciting resources and opportunities for teachers and students, including school partnerships in the Maine Memory Network and guidelines for student research.

Western Maine Cultural Alliance preserves and supports cultural activity in western Maine. Find audio and photo archival materials online.

New Hampshire

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts Traditional Arts Program hosts an online artist guide and the education web site New Hampshire Folklife featuring resources and activities for all ages. Contact: Lynn Martin Graton, 2 ½ Beacon St., 2nd Floor, Concord, NH 03301, 603/271-8418, lynn.j.graton@dcr.nh.gov.

Vermont

Vermont Folklife Center develops exhibits, award-winning radio shows, and educational resources, including picture books based on recordings of family stories in the region. The Discovering Community Project supports training and curriculum development in digital media, folklife, and place-based learning. Contact: Greg Sharrow, 88 Main St., Middlebury, VT 05753, 802/388-4964, gsharrow@vermontfolklifecenter.org.