Established in 1913, YMCA Camp
Chingachgook is one of the oldest
children’s camps in America and is presently
celebrating 100 years of operation.
Over 350,000 children have participated
in Camp Chingachgook programs in the
last century….Today, Chingachgook serves over
10,000 children and adults annually in
year-round programs on Lake George in
the Adirondack Mountains.
Students/Schools
Downstate
Urban Explorers is a youth development program by City Lore in New York City that uses the skills of documentation and fieldwork.
From the Waterfront
Students in Freeport, New York examine their waterfront community in 2015-16 after Superstorm Sandy had affected local maritime traditions.
Music and Food in Multicultural Syracuse
Ethnomusicologist, Sydney Hutchinson, reports on a fieldwork based course at Syracuse University that engaged students with the city’s diverse tradition bearers.
Good Spirits
The author describes an encounter with a feline ghost.
What’s Your Watershed?
Folklore and its role in supporting environmental stewardship is examined through the lens of place.
Transcendence: Making Meaning with American Public Folklore Diplomacy Programming in Nanjing, China
A report about Public Folklore Diplomacy in China, a 2014-2015 program through the American Culture Centers in China.
Camp Woodland Memories Inspire A Poem
A description of Camp Woodland, and a song by Mickey VanDow.
Good Spirits
Beliefs about ghosts and the movement of furniture
Down to the Depths
Libby Tucker’s “Good Spirits” column addresses ghostlore of Binghamton University’s basements.
Ethnic Folklore and the School Art Curriculum
Using folklore genres to engage secondary school students, the author dicusses the use of folklore in the art classroom.