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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
Posted April 26, 2024 to News.
Three Receive Fellows Honors
Elizabeth Duncan, Jack Duncan, and Lee Haile were honored as the latest Fellows of the Texas Folklore Society at our 105th Annual Meeting.
Posted November 14, 2022 to News.
Library open to TFS members, Tarleton State family
The relocation of the Texas Folklore Society to Tarleton State University has allowed us to make accessible an extensive collection of books that very few people have had the opportunity to fully explore.
Posted June 30, 2022 to News.
New book dives into Ab's spelunking adventures
William Elliott, PhD., a longtime friend of F.E. “Ab” Abernethy, has published a portion of Ab's memoir, detailing the spelunking adventures and more. Ab served as Secretary-Editor for the for TFS from 1971–2004.
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