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Posted December 15, 2024 to News.
Fiestas in Laredo: TFS celebrates book release
Texas Folklore Society is celebrating the release of its latest publication, Fiestas in Laredo: Matachines, Quinceañeras, and George Washington's Birthday by Norma E. Cantú.
Call For Papers: 106th Annual Meeting
Texas Folklore Society has issued a call for papers for it's 106th Annual Meeting, set for April 17–19, 2025, in Fort Worth. Proposals are due October 16.
Posted April 30, 2024 to News.
We're headed to Cowtown
The 106th Annual Meeting of the Texas Folklore Society will be held April 17–19, 2025, at the Radisson Fort Worth North at Fossil Creek.
Posted April 29, 2024 to News.
105th Annual Meeting a 'smashing success'
From the first session on Friday morning, March 29, to the last session on Saturday morning, March 30, those in attendance heard presentations ranging from a treatise on the folkloric values of family letters, examples of poems as “little pockets of folklore,” papers exploring the paradoxes and challenges of preserving cultural heritage, musical and storytelling tributes to TFS co-founder John Lomax and past president Américo Paredes, illustrations of historical costumed interpretation in theory and in practice, explanations of development and vision of places like La Bahia and the Alamo, visual representations of folk art and architecture, and an examination of the thematic interplay between cowboy folklore and Star Wars. Of special interest was the session provided by “New Voices: The Next Generation,” featuring offerings from two students and a recent university graduate exploring cultural, campus, and family folklore.
Posted April 28, 2024 to News.
New Voices Spotlight Shines on Familial Folklore
Gabriella “Gabby” Walker (Laredo) graduated in 2023 with a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Art History from Texas A&M International University. More recently, she was recognized for her efforts to collect, preserve, and share familial folklore.rnrn