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Hand cranked pepper mill, hand turned by George Olsen of Schoharie County. Various woods.  Call for information as prices vary depending upon wood used.  The listed price is an average price.

A pack of 6 cards by Chinese brush painter Zhong-hua Lu.

A volume of articles describing folklore and folklife found in New York State, edited by Elizabeth Tucker and Ellen McHale.  In hard cover and paperback.  University Press of Mississippi, 2013.

A compilation of recipes from some of New York City's finest ethnic restaurants, featuring multiple chefs. Published by Interlink Publishing, 2018.  Proceeds support the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project.

Written and illustrated by the late Enikö Tarnoi Farkas of Ithaca, this cookbook of Hungarian recipes and personal memoir reflects her life history and experiences. Ms. Farkas was born in Hungary and emigrated to the USA after the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. Sales...

Written by Penny Heritage, this book provides a lifetime of stories and memories of noted Saratoga County veterinarian Doc Garrison and provides an insider's look into the world of a country vet.

A study of the thoroughbred racetrack and the people that work behind the scenes by New York Folklorist, Ellen McHale.  This volume was supported through an Archie Green Fellowship in Occupational Folklore from the Library of Congress. Published by University Press of...

A reference book written specifically for the collections manager or archivist who is encountering folklore documentary materials. Published by New York Folklore through a grant from the NYS Archives.

What do you do with documentary materials?  A reference guide for working with archival collections, from the perspective of the collector or folklorist.  This volume provides easily understood techniques and methods for cataloging folklore materials. Published by New...

Collected by folklorist, Emelyn Gardner, this 370 volume of local folklore from Southern Schoharie County, NY provides the collected songs, stories, and customary behavior of the early 20th century in the rural Catskills of New York State.

This hand-crafted wooden train is made by an Amish maker in the Mohawk Valley of New York State.  Cars are connected with a magnetic coupling.  All materials are non-toxic. Train pictured is representative only, actual train may differ from that pictured.

5" mirror with stone and copper frame, made by Mark Swanberry of Schoharie County.

This is the first book devoted to a northern New York State lumberjack who was an unaccompanied traditional singer of folk ballads and other songs once circulated in lumber camp bunkhouses and area barrooms.  The author, Bob Bethke, draws upon his interviews and audio...