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Florida Heritage Education Program records, 1994-1998, 2000.
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.25 cubic ft.
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Legislation in 1979 (79-322, SB 1208) transferred the Florida Folk Arts component of the Stephen Foster Memorial to the Florida Department of State. Operating as the Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs from ca. 1985 until 1995, the Bureau coordinated the annual Florida Folk Festival and directed such programs as Folk Arts Apprenticeships, Folk Arts in Education, Folk Heritage awards, annual research surveys, and numerous other projects and programs. From 1995 through June 30, 2021, the renamed and reorganized Florida Folklife Program continued the majority of these operations from within the Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of Historic Preservation in Tallahassee. During the 1995 reorganization, the State Archives of Florida acquired the Florida Folklife Collection from the Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs’ previously maintained Florida Folklife Archives. Legislation in 2021 (2021-71, L. O. F., HB 909) transferred the Florida Folklife Program and its operations from the Division of Historical Resources to the newly renamed Division of Arts and Culture, previously the Division of Cultural Resources, effective July 1, 2021. The program is charged to "identify, research, interpret, and present Florida folk arts, artists, performers, folklore, traditions, customs, and cultural heritage and make folk cultural resources and folklife projects available throughout the state."
The Florida Heritage Education Program was created to foster awareness and appreciation of Florida's historic and modern cultural traditions through the development and implementation of education programs and materials. It was officially a program under the Florida Department of State, Division of Historical Resources, Bureau of Historic Preservation. The program sought to partner with members of the educational community in developing ways to enhance public knowledge of Florida heritage and culture. The program's aimed to improve awareness of Florida heritage and culture to ensure the protection and preservation of the state's cultural resources.
The program was developed by the Florida Division of Historical Resources, in cooperation with the Museum of Florida History, the Bureau of Historic Preservation, Florida Folklife Program, and the Bureau of Archaeological Research. The primary staff members for the project included Teresa Hollingsworth, Vicki Cole and KC Smith. They also sought endorsement and collaboration with the Florida Department of Education and other educational authorities, such as the University of Florida, in planning and marketing the program. The program's pilot year was 1993-1994.
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This series consists of administrative records from the Florida Heritage Education Program's development and implementation collected by Teresa Hollingsworth, a Florida Folklife Program staff member working on the program. Records included in this series are the 1993-1994 pilot year summary report, correspondence, memos, teacher surveys, lesson plan critiques, development plans, and a workshop online. Also included are 3 DAT master tapes from the program.
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Florida. Dept. of Education. Florida. Bureau of Historic Preservation. University of Florida. Bureau of Florida Folklife Programs. Florida Folklife Program
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