Florida

Cultural Heritage Alliance and Zora Neale Hurston Institute for Documentary Studies at the University of Central Florida celebrate the region's rich diversity through education, technology-based heritage projects as well as folklife research, preservation, and network-building. Web-based resources include the Turkey Maiden Project, Folkvine (see below), Chinavine, hurricane stories, folk tale video games, and digital storytelling. Contact: Natalie Underberg, UCF Cultural Heritage Alliance, Film Department, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL 32816, 407/823-2195, nunderbe@mail.ucf.edu.

Florida Division of Historical Resources Folklife Program runs the Folklife Apprenticeship Program and Florida Folk Heritage Awards and education outreach, including the awarding winning Florida Music Train education guide, $50 includes shipping. Contact: Blaine Waide, Bureau of Historic Preservation, Room 402, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399, 850/245-6427, bqwaide@dos.state.fl.us.

Folkvine is a project of the Cultural Heritage Alliance, allowing users of all ages to explore sense of place, creativity, and folk art through a variety multimedia presentations of folk artists.

Historical Museum of Southern Florida hosts programs including folklife research. Contact: 101 W. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33130, 305/375-1492, education@hmsf.org.

Georgia

Foxfire began pioneering oral history and folklife research in K-12 education in 1966 and continues to advocate student-centered, community-based learning through core practices, publications, and teacher training.

Georgia Council for the Arts does not have a folk arts program. Contact: 260 14th St., NW, Atlanta, GA 30318, 404/685-2787.

NAMES AIDS Memorial Quilt is the world's largest work of collaborative folk art. The web site includes education resources. Visit the NAMES Project: 637 Hoke St., Atlanta, GA 30318, 404/688-5500, info@aidsquilt.org.

South Georgia Folklife Collection provides online exhibits and archived radio programs plus the K-12 guide, Folkwriting.

South Arts is a regional arts service organization. Folk arts in education resources include the online guides Tradition/Innovation and Roots and Rhythm. Contact: Teresa Hollingsworth, 1800 Peachtree St. NW, Suite 808, Atlanta, GA 30309, 404/873-2148, thollingsworth@southarts.org.

Southern Spaces is an online interdisciplinary journal based at Emory University.

Kentucky

Appalshop is a media and cultural center that has been documenting, exhibiting, and presenting Appalachian culture for over 30 years. Find many resources, including training opportunities, theater performances, recordings, films, and live broadcasts. Contact: 91 Madison Ave., Whitesburg, KY 41858, 606/633-0108, info@appalshop.org.

Kentucky Arts Council supports folk arts through a partnership with the Kentucky Historical Society. Contact: 500 Mero St., 21st Floor, CPT, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502/564-3757.

Kentucky Folklife Program is a program of the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Arts Council that documents and presents Kentucky's cultural resources and offers residencies in schools, curriculum materials, and a biennial statewide festival. Resources include the online Teacher's Guide to Kentucky Folklife. Contact: Bob Gates, 100 W. Broadway, Frankfort, KY 40601, 502/564-1792, bob.gates@ky.gov.

WKU Folk Studies Program at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green offers courses for undergraduates and an M.A. for those interested in academic or public sector work. Education students may also take folklore courses. Contact: Ivan Wilson Center for Fine Arts, 1906 College Heights Blvd., Room 237, Bowling Green, KY 42101, 270/745-6549.

Louisiana

Louisiana Folk Roots honors Cajun and Creole heritage through workshops, festivals, and music camps. Contact: 101 W. Vermilion St., Lafayette, LA 70501, 337/234-8360, info@lafolkroots.org.

Louisiana Division of the Arts Folklife Program offers teacher and student resources, including information about Louisiana's living traditions and the extensive award-winning online education guide Louisiana Voices. Contact: Maida Owens, Louisiana Division of the Arts, P.O. Box 44247, Baton Rouge, LA 70804, 225/342-8180, mowens@crt.state.la.us.

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival provides a great musical fieldtrip opportunity each spring.

Swapping Stories features video and text excerpts from a collection of storytelling in Louisiana.

University of Louisiana at Lafayette offers an M.A. or PhD. in English or French with a concentration in folklore and is home to scholarship on Acadian culture. Education students may take folklore courses as content requirements. Contact: Carl Brasseaux, brasseaux@louisiana.edu ULL is also home to the Center for Cultural and Eco-Tourism, which houses online archives, essays, and other resources. Contact: Jennifer Ritter, Assistant Director, 337/482-1320, jritter@louisiana.edu.

Mississippi

Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi offers courses, events, conferences, and print resources. Contact: Barnard Observatory, The University of Mississippi, P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677, 662/915-5993, cssc@olemiss.edu.

Crossroads of the Heart was produced by the Mississippi Arts Commission and provides audio recordings and photos of traditional art forms, a teacher's guide, and overview of the state's traditional culture.

Discovering Our Delta: A Learning Guide for Community Research offers online student and teacher guides that define folklore terms and provide useful fieldwork tools like interview forms downloadable from the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage web site.

Mississippi Arts Commission has a folk arts program and the Whole Schools Project, which includes folk arts. Contact: Mary Margaret Miller, 501 N. West St., Suite 1101-A, Jackson, MS 39201, 601/359-6030, mmiller@arts.state.ms.us.

Mississippi Cultural Crossroads connects young people with community artists and elders through quilting and other traditional arts, theater, photography, and community documentation. Contact: 507 Market S., Port Gibson, MS 39150, 601/437-8905, mcc@msculturalcrossroads.org.

Mississippi Oral History Project at the University of Southern Mississippi offers an online teaching guide, interviews, and other resources. Contact: The University of Southern Mississippi, 118 College Drive, Hattiesburg, MS 39406, 601/266-1000.

Nile of the New World, a National Park Service site, features culture, history, geography, and environmental lessons on the Mississippi River.

Sacred Harp Singing is a University of Mississippi site giving an overview of the shape note tradition and linking to singing groups around the country.

North Carolina

Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University offers exhibits, courses, local school projects such as "Literacy through Photography," and resources like the Handbook for Community Documentation. Contact: 1317 W. Pettigrew St., Durham, NC 27707, 919/660-3663, docstudies@duke.edu.

Documenting the American South shares lessons and resources from the UNC Wilson Library collections.

John C. Campbell Folk School provides training for young people, as well as educators, and weekly concerts and programs throughout the year. Contact: David Brose, One Folk School Rd., Brasstown, NC 28902, 828/837-2775, david@folkschool.org.

Museum of the Cherokee Indian web site allows visitors to hear the Cherokee language and provides traditional tales and lesson plans. The museum hosts school groups and provides education resources and summer institutes. Contact: Barbara Duncan, 828/497-3481, bduncan@cherokeemuseum.org. Contact: 589 Tsali Blvd., Cherokee NC 28719, 828/497-3481.

New Faces: Latinos in North Carolina offers a curriculum-based media project about Latino contributions to North Carolina. These classroom materials are useful models for educators from all states.

North Carolina Arts Council Folklife Program provides resources for educators. Contact: Dept. of Cultural Resources, Raleigh, NC 27699, Wayne Martin, 919/807-6506, wayne.martin@ncmail.net.

North Carolina Folklife Institute supports programs and projects that recognize, document, and present traditional culture in North Carolina.

North Carolina Folklore Society encourages the study and preservation of local folklife through its annual meeting, programs, awards, and publications.

Pauli Murray Project is a part of the Duke Human Rights Center and engages community members, students, and educators in dialogue, mapping of stories, documentation, and storytelling about Durham history and social justice. Contact: Barbara Lau, Director, 919/613-6167, balau@duke.edu.

Southern Folklife Collection is a multimedia site with online music samples and photos from an important archive.

University of North Carolina Department of American Studies Folklore Program offers undergraduate minor or M.A. degree for those interested in academic and public sector work, as well as content courses for education students. Contact: Patricia Sawin, CB 3520, Greenlaw Hall, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, 919/ 962-4065, sawin@unc.edu.

South Carolina

Digital Traditions provides access to materials from the Folklife Resource Center at the McKissick Museum in Columbia. Teacher resources include online guides such as Jubilation: African American Celebrations in the Southeast and Mosaic 2007: Art in the Learning Landscape.

Gibbes Museum educational resources include online guides such as The Landscape of Slavery and Grass Roots: African Origins of an American Art.

Penn Center preserves and promotes Gullah culture and heritage of the Sea Islands. Exhibits, programs, workshops, an annual festival, and teacher institutes are among its resources. Contact: P.O. Box 126, St. Helena Island, SC 29920, 843/838-2432, info@penncenter.com.

South Carolina Arts Commission Folk and Traditional Arts Program provides funding, training, and resources. Contact: Julianne Carroll, 1800 Gervais St., Columbia, SC 29201, 803/734-8764, jcarroll@arts.sc.gov.

Tennessee

Center for Appalachian Studies at East Tennessee State University is home of the Archives of Appalachia and offers graduate and undergraduate courses. ETSU's School of Ed offers a Storytelling Program associated with the National Storytelling Association in Jonesborough.

Center for Popular Music is an extensive archive and research center for the study of American popular music at Middle Tennessee State University. Their site offers recordings and resources.

Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville features education workshops and online learning resources. Contact: 222 Fifth Ave. S., Nashville, TN 37203, 615/416-2001.

Jubilee Community Arts is a community cultural center that owns historic Laurel Theater and is dedicated to preserving southern Appalachian culture. JCA's services include school programs, exhibits, concerts, recordings, and summer teacher institutes. Contact: 1538 Laurel Ave., Knoxville, TN 37916, 865/522-5851, info@jubileearts.org.

National Storytelling Festival occurs annually during the first weekend of October in Jonesborough. Contact: 800/952-8392.

Tennessee Arts Commission Folklife Program provides resources for educators, including portraits of folk artists, the online Fisk Jubilee Singers guide, and Tradition: Tennessee Lives and Legacies book, traveling exhibit, and teachers guide. Contact: Roby Cogswell, 615/532-9795, robert.cogswell@tn.gov.