Ohi:yo’ Place-Name Markers Curriculum Guide

by | Jun 9, 2026

New York Folklore is engaged in a place-marking project to mark places of significance to Indigenous histories of New York State. Through the lens of collected narratives and community histories, the project provides alternative cultural and social histories of the...

Wonders Within Wood: Carving and Design

by | Apr 29, 2026

In this curriculum guide, we take time to think about the many different life skills and goals we can help youth achieve while focusing on a traditional art form like green wood carving. Specifically, there will be opportunities to look into the past, connect with...
Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Beekeeping

Culture, Community, and the Classroom: Beekeeping

by | Jan 19, 2024

TITLE: Bee Yourself (Beneficial Bees) AUTHORS AND TEACHERS: Sarah Edwards and Nina Muto Sarah Edwards is an elementary art teacher at Windsor C.R. Weeks Elementary School in Windsor, NY. Nina Muto is a guidance counselor at Windsor C.R. Weeks Elementary School in...
On the Job

On the Job

by | Aug 18, 2021

There is mystery in every job, even those of students, whose jobs are to study and contribute to school, family, and community life. How do we learn the secrets of doing a good job at our work? Folklife! Occupational culture is one of the dynamic areas of Folklore...
Folk Song Remix

Folk Song Remix

by | Aug 18, 2021

Music is part of everyone’s culture. The songs associated with each person’s culture are called folk songs. These traditional songs are part of everyday life and pass along from one generation to the next, one person to another. Folk songs take many forms, from...