Title: Long Island Traditions

URL: http://www.longislandtraditions.org/

Description: Long Island Traditions documents the culture and folk around the Long Island area. This group, in part, focuses on the local architecture that surrounds the area including bay houses, garden apartments, and farm buildings. Since Long Island has a disappearing maritime and farming culture, the Long Island Traditions is looking to preserve the traditions of this culture. Since Long Island has a wealth of diverse ethnic cultures they support major cultural activities including Irish stepdance, African American quilting, and Jewish klezmer music. By employing field interviews and oral histories, Long Island Traditions looks to preserve the cultural heritage of the people of the Island as well as break down boundaries between existing groups.

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Subject:   Oral Histories,  Folk Art,  Historic Preservation,  Ethnic Groups,  Traditions,  Education,  Folk Artists ,  Architectural History