Object Details
- Introduction
- The Children's Area was a magnet to young visitors during the Bicentennial Festival. The Hill and Sand area provided the three essential elements of earth, sand, and water, inviting children to transform the landscape with castles and forts, quarries and caves, as dreams emerged from the blank sand canvas. In the dirt-floored Marble Ring, parents could teach their children, and children could bring their parents up to date on the ways of aggies, steelies, puries, and cats' eyes. The Game Ring had a tree club-house and materials for building on additions; games of all sorts were also played here: tug of war, jump rope, squirt gun fights, four square, hop scotch, football. In the Crafts Tents, the articles useful in play were constructed; children and adults made doll houses and dolls, folded paper cootie catchers, soap box derby cars, wooden sailboats. The Folk Swap Tent was for the exchange of secret languages and riddles, counting out rhymes and ghost stories. Here, costumes and puppets were also fashioned for the Stage, where children from local schools and clubs shared their performance traditions - clapping games, circuses, stunts, and parades. Sometimes adults taught the traditional games and playparties that they remembered so lovingly from their own childhoods. The program was coordinated by Kate Rinzler, assisted by Saucie Melnicove.
- Presenters and area supervisors
- Jean Alexander, Jeffrey Byrd, Jacqueline Cook, Peter Crowley, Jean Kaplan, Betsy Nadas, Marcella Nichols, Rosa Scott, Suzy Seriff, Kim Storey, Willie Demps
- Participants
- Stu Jamieson, folklorist Bessie Jones, 1902-1984, folklorist, Brunswick, Georgia Vanessa Jones, folklorist Mei Jiun Mai, Chinese folklore Andrea Meditch, folklorist Ann Mitchell, quilter Tinson Mortensen, woodworker Tom Murphy, woodworker Paul Ofori-Ansah, folklorist Mary Scherbatskoy, folklorist Dorothy Stroman, folklorist Lu Yu, Chinese folklore Yung Ching-Yeh, Chinese folklore Schools Bancroft Elementary, Washington, D.C. Brent Elementary, Washington, D.C. Brightwood Elementary, Washington, D.C. Burrville Elementary, Washington, D.C. Capitol Hill Day School, Washington, D.C. Dale Wilson Elementary, Washington, D.C. Edmonds-Peabody Elementary, Washington, D.C. Lamont Elementary, New Carrolton, Maryland Long Branch Elementary, Arlington, Virginia Mott Elementary, Washington, D.C. Parkland Jr. High, Rockville, Maryland Piney Branch Middle School, Takoma Park, Maryland Simmons Elementary, Washington, D.C. St. Rita Parochial School, Alexandria, Virginia Stevens Elementary, Washington, D.C. Takoma Park Elementary, Takoma Park, Maryland Thomas Stone Elementary, Mt. Rainier, Maryland Thomson Elementary, Washington, D.C. Washington International School, Washington, D.C. Watkins Elementary, Washington, D.C. Wheatley Elementary, Washington, D.C. Woodmore Elementary, Mitchellville, Maryland Girl Scout Troops Brownies Troop 645, Brownies Troop 2188, Brownies Troop 2467, Cadettes Troop 741, Cadettes Troop 801, Cadettes Troop 1149, Juniors Troop 512, Juniors Troop 968, Juniors Troop 1363, Juniors Troop 1524, Girl Scout Troop 11, Girl Scout Troop 401, Girl Scout Troop 1129, Girl Scout Troop 1466, Girl Scout Troop 1745, Girl Scout Troop 1821, Girl Scout Troop 2344, Vero Beach, Florida Girl Scout Troop Juniors 1980, Geneva, Ohio Girl Scout Troop 496, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Girl Scout Troop 46J, Senior Scouts of '76 Campfire Girls Troop 439 Boy Scout Troops Cub Pack 87, Cub Pack 114, Cub Pack 166, Cub Pack 200, Cub Pack 248, Cub Pack 389, Cub Pack 445, Cub Pack 621, Cub Pack 640, Cub Pack 662, Cub Pack 691, Cub Pack 725, Cub Pack 781, Cub Pack 937, Cub Pack 1039, Cub Pack 1048, Cub Pack 1282, Cub Pack 1414, Cub Pack 1441, Cub Pack 1584 Arlington County, Virginia Recreation Centers Anne Murphy, Anne Suter, Dawson Terrace, Drew, Germantown, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenmore, Lee, Lubber Run, Madison, Stratford, Swanson, Walter Reed, Yorktown Washington, D.C. Recreation Centers Amidon, Anacostia, Arboretum, Bald Eagle, Banneker, Barry Farms, Benning Park, Benning Terrace, Bertie Bachus, Brent, Brentwood, Bruce Park, Bundy, Congress Heights, Douglass, East Capitol, Eliot, Evans, Fairfax, Fort Greble, Francis, Frazier, Friendship House, Greenleaf, Hardy, Hart, Hearst, Hillcrest, Hine, Jefferson, K. C. Lewis, Keane, Kelly Miller, Kenilworth, King, Lafayette, Logan, Ludlow, Malcolm X, Maury, Mayfair, Mitchell Park, Montana, New York Avenue, North Michigan Park, Orr, Parkside, Payne, Peabody, Powell-Lincoln, Randall, Ridge, River Terrace, Roper, Rosedale, Savoy, Seaton, Sherwood, Slowe, Sousa, Stoddert, Taft, Terrell, Thompson, Trinidad, Tyler, Virginia Avenue, Watkins, Woodland, Woodson Fairfax County, Virginia Recreation Centers Cameron, D.R. Tinn, Garfield, Greenbriar, Hayfield, Hunt Valley, Hunters, Little Run, Parklawn, Spring Hill, Woodlawn, Woods Montgomery County, Maryland Recreation Centers Area 1, Area 2, Area 3, Area 4, Area 5, Camp Breezy Hollow, Camp Meadowbrook, Cannon Road, Cashell, Fox Chapel, Mill Creek Towne, Page, Pinecrest, Watkins Mill Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission Recreation Centers Adelphi, Area 2, Area 4, Area 6, Arts Program, Beltsville, Bowie, Camp Dawana, Morningside, New Carrolton, Seabrook, South Laurel, Valley View Camps Arlington YMCA, Barrie Day Camp, Becky Mark's group, Camp Dawana, Camp Green Acres, Camp Greenway, Camp Pinto, Campfire Ga-Ro-Da, Ebenezer Methodist Church, Pin Oak 4 H Club, Safari Day Camp, Town and Country
- Collection Creator
- Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
- See more items in
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife
- Archival Repository
- Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections
- Identifier
- CFCH.SFF.1976, Series 3
- Type
- Archival materials
- Collection Citation
- Smithsonian Folklife Festival records: 1976 Festival of American Folklife, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
- Collection Restrictions
- Access to the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections is by appointment only. Visit our website for more information on scheduling a visit or making a digitization request. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503510195028-1503510195242-8
