Title: Coast watch
Identifier: coastwatch00uncs_15 (find matches)
Year: 1979 (1970s)
Authors: UNC Sea Grant College Program
Subjects: Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology
Publisher: (Raleigh, N. C. : UNC Sea Grant College Program)
Contributing Library: State Library of North Carolina
Digitizing Sponsor: North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

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- 'ioUc lolklife encompasses the totality of a people's traditions — their occupations, material culture and food, as well as their oral traditons. Folklore embraces a culture's verbal literature—jokes, stories, songs, myths and legends,'" Mansfield explains. Folklore is not a relic from the past, but a part of everyday life — an ongoing process, he says. Mansfield spent the better part of a year enjoying Hyde County hospitality while gathering stories for the North Carolina Arts Council's Folklife Program. He was one of three folklorists conducting a research survey of traditional culture in northeastern North Carolina. Results of their work were published in the North Carolina Folklore Journal. That, in essence, produced the seed for Mansfield's book. A single article couldn't tell the full story. So, with the Partnership for the Sounds, Mansfield proposed continuing the research. For Beverly Patterson, director of the Folklife Program, Mansfield's work fills a void. She recalls that the council's grant review panel found Mansfield's proposal compelling. "This is one of the first regions to be settled. It has a long history, yet little has been written to document some of the oldest folklife traditions in the state, and the country for that matter." Yes, Patterson says, filling in missing cultural pieces for archival records is important. But, it's more important to reinforce Hyde County's sense of pride, and let the people know that their traditions are greatly valued. "Bill is passionately in tune with the people and genuinely interested in them, and I think that comes across in his work." Patterson says. The decision to publish the book was not difficult, says Andy Scott, publisher- director of Coastal Carolina Press. "Bill's work fit into our mission of preserving history and tradition by telling the stories of the people and places from the coastal communities. And Scott Taylor was the perfect choice to visually tell the stories. ... He has a feel for the coast." Continued
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