Browsing by Author/Contributor "Everts-Boehm, Dana"
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Buildin' Boats, Giggin' and Foolin' Around is All Fun: Traditional Material Culture of the Ozark Waterways
Everts-Boehm, Dana (Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1996)Gigging - the practice of using a steel object in the shape of a large fork to impale fish - has long been a popular traditional activity in the Missouri Ozarks. Many natives of the area consider gigging to be their sport, ... -
Halau Hula O Missouri: Hawaiian Hula and Lei-making in Missouri
Everts-Boehm, Dana (Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1999)Despite their relatively small population, Hawaiians in Missouri have a high visibility because of their interest in teaching and performing their distinctive folk arts. This essay focuses on hula dance and lei-making, ... -
"A Handful of Dinky": African American Storytelling in Missouri
Everts-Boehm, Dana (Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1992)Black Missourians brought a rich cultural heritage with them, a syncretism of African, Caribbean, Native American and European elements which helped them survive under the most inhuman circumstances. Foremost among their ... -
How I Got Over: African-American Gospel Music in the Missouri Bootheel
Everts-Boehm, Dana; Crandall, Jean (Missouri Folk Arts Program of the Missouri Arts Council, 1995)This essay emerged from the Bootheel Underserved Arts Communities Project, which was co-sponsored by the Missouri Arts Council, the Missouri Folk Arts Program, and the State Historical Society of Missouri at the University ... -
The Ozark Johnboat: Its History, Form and Functions
Everts-Boehm, Dana (Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1991)This essay looks at three aspects of wooden johnboats. The first section tracks their history from their roots in Colonial Missouri through the present day of 1991. Johnboats were used during the period of railroad ... -
Polkas, Fastnacht and Kloppelei: Contemporary German Folk Arts in Missouri
Everts-Boehm, Dana (Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1997)36 percent of Missourians claim German ancestry, according to a recent survey. This high percentage is the result of a massive German emigration to Missouri that took place between 1815-1860. Marked German cultural traits ... -
¡Qué Viva el Westside! Mexican Traditional Arts in Kansas City, Missouri
Everts-Boehm, Dana (Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1993)Kansas City, Missouri's Westside is the home of a thriving Mexican American population. A host of visual markers distinguish this part of the city, including vivid murals on buildings and cars, bathtub yard shrines housing ... -
You'll Never Get Ireland in American: Irish Traditional Music and Dance in St. Louis, Missouri
Everts-Boehm, Dana (Missouri Folk Arts Program, 1994)St. Louis, Missouri boasts a small but active Irish-American community whose historic roots stretch back to the early nineteenth century. Clearly eclipsed by Boston, Chicago, and New York City (among others) in both ...