American Folklife Center of the Library of Congress maintains a very rich website, including a number of on-line archival collections.
lcweb.loc.gov/folklife/afc.html

My History is America's History from the National Endowment for the Humanities is a wonderful exchange of American's family and personal stories, along with lots of resources for conducting local oral history projects.
www.myhistory.org

¡del Corazón! is the Smithsonian American Art Museum's interactive, educational webzine for teachers and students featuring the Museum's collection of art by Latino artists.
nmaa-ryder.si.edu/issuedos/pages

International String Figure Association maintains a page that explores the wonderful world of string figures.
www.isfa.org/

The Mathematics and Origin of String Figures ­ This site looks at string figures or cat cradles "from the viewpoint of knot theory every string figure - each one of the 2000 known figures and every figure yet to be invented - is the 'trivial knot', an unknotted loop of string."
website.lineone.net/~m.p/sf/menu.html

Journal for MultiMedia History, Vol 3, 2000. In the article "Miner's Work, Miner's Photographer: The Life and Work of George Harvan, "a number of recorded interviews are both transcribed and available in audio form. This is a great way for students to listen to a conducted interview and to track the differences between spoken and transcribed words.
www.albany.edu/jmmh/

Latino Folklore, from the Chicano Library at UCLA has short articles, oral histories, photos, and audio clips on Latino traditions in religion, narrative, music, games food, festivals, arts and Dia de los Muertos.
latino.sscnet.ucla.edu/research/folklore.html

Masters of Ceremony: Traditional Artists and Life's Passages from the Oregon Folklife Program beautifully features short articles and photos on rites of passage as they're conducted by many different cultural groups living in the United States.
www.ohs.org/exhibitions/moc/

Cowboy Poets on the Internet, from the Western Folklife Center, provides webcasting of the annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Elko, Nevada.
www.westernfolklife.org/

Museum of International Folk Art The mission of the Museum of International Folk Art is to enrich the human spirit by connecting people with the arts, traditions, and cultures of the world.

The Museum of International Folk Art (MOIFA) explores the dynamics of artistic expression in the context of cultural change. Through its collections, exhibitions, publications, and educational programs, the museum expands perceptions of folk art and encourages dialogue about traditions, cultural identity, community and aesthetics.
www.internationalfolkart.org

Mariachi Publishing Company, by California mariachi musician and teacher, Laura Sobrino, includes educational resources and a section on the history of women in mariachi music Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage has photos and audio clips from past Folklife Festivals, including the 1998 festival that featured both Wisconsin and the Baltic Nations, and the 1999 festival that featured Romania.
www.mariachipublishing.com/

The South Georgia Folklife Project includes audio programs with photos about traditional life in south Georgia. Curricula, Lesson Plans & Guides
www.valdosta.edu/music/SGFP/index.htm

EDSITEment from the National Endowment for the Humanities, contains subject-based access to top humanities sites, lesson plans, at-home activities, and additional learning activities in literature, language arts, foreign language, art, culture, history and social studies.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/

Louisiana Voices, from the Louisiana Folklife Program, is an extensive online curriculum on Louisiana traditional arts and culture.
www.crt.state.la.us/folklife/edu_home.html

Step-by-Step Guide to Oral History by Judith Moyer (rev. 1999) is a comprehensive guide to conducting oral history projects. Clearing Houses
www.dohistory.org/on_your_own/toolkit/oralHistory.html

CARTS, or Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers, is sponsored by City Lore and has many excellent resources for teachers involved with cultural education.
www.carts.org/index.html

CHICO, the Cultural Heritage Initiative for Community Outreach, based at the University of Michigan School of Information, is a clearing-house for culturally centered websites that maintains a current list and archives of past recommended sites.
www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/

The Educational Cyber Play Ground, maintains lots of national and international links directly related to folk and traditional arts in K-12 education.
www.edu-cyberpg.com/

TAPNet, Traditional Arts Program Network is a central site for all things folkloric. Teachers will be especially interested in "Other Interesting Sites" that offers many sites grouped by crafts, music, narrative, dance, drama, and ethnic heritage.
afsnet.org/tapnet

Thanks to folklorists Andrea Graham of Idaho and Anne Prior, Folk Arts Education Specialist, Wisconsin Arts Board, www.arts.state.wi.us for contributing the original list of links to content-rich folklore websites.

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