United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001United States, Georgia, Atkinson County, 31.29711, -82.87999United States, Georgia, Bacon County, 31.55367, -82.45269United States, Georgia, Baker County, 31.32618, -84.44467United States, Georgia, Ben Hill County, 31.75978, -83.22046United States, Georgia, Berrien County, 31.27606, -83.22962United States, Georgia, Brantley County, 31.19688, -81.9819United States, Georgia, Brooks County, 30.84197, -83.58021United States, Georgia, Bryan County, 32.01322, -81.44247United States, Georgia, Bulloch County, 32.39681, -81.74318United States, Georgia, Calhoun County, 31.5292, -84.62451United States, Georgia, Camden County, 30.92249, -81.63639United States, Georgia, Charlton County, 30.78172, -82.13769United States, Georgia, Chatham County, 31.97402, -81.09243United States, Georgia, Clinch County, 30.91495, -82.70624United States, Georgia, Coffee County, 31.54927, -82.8492United States, Georgia, Colquitt County, 31.18839, -83.76885United States, Georgia, Cook County, 31.15399, -83.43047United States, Georgia, Decatur County, 30.87834, -84.57907United States, Georgia, Dougherty County, 31.53337, -84.21625United States, Georgia, Early County, 31.32283, -84.90364United States, Georgia, Echols County, 30.71009, -82.89394United States, Georgia, Effingham County, 32.36731, -81.34134United States, Georgia, Glynn County, 31.21324, -81.4937United States, Georgia, Grady County, 30.87467, -84.23443United States, Georgia, Irwin County, 31.60228, -83.27638United States, Georgia, Lanier County, 31.03789, -83.06265United States, Georgia, Lee County, 31.77951, -84.14113United States, Georgia, Liberty County, 31.80723, -81.45626United States, Georgia, Long County, 31.75258, -81.74577United States, Georgia, Lowndes County, 30.83386, -83.26771United States, Georgia, McIntosh County, 31.48381, -81.37557United States, Georgia, Miller County, 31.16399, -84.73072United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, 31.22532, -84.19431United States, Georgia, Pierce County, 31.35876, -82.21274United States, Georgia, Seminole County, 30.93878, -84.86887United States, Georgia, Terrell County, 31.77688, -84.43692United States, Georgia, Thomas County, 30.86368, -83.91931United States, Georgia, Tift County, 31.45744, -83.52659United States, Georgia, Turner County, 31.71638, -83.62409United States, Georgia, Ware County, 31.05363, -82.42368United States, Georgia, Worth County, 31.55151, -83.850881996/2006This collection is an outgrowth of the South Georgia Folklife Project, founded by folklorist and ethnomusicologist Dr. Laurie Kay Sommers in 1996. It reflects ten years of field documentation and public programs from 1996-2006. Highlights of the collection include Southeast Georgia Sacred Harp, Okefenokee Music Survey, Flint River fisheries, Traditions of Turpentiners, Folkwriting (Lessons on Place, Heritage and Traditions for the Georgia Classroom), online exhibits, and a radio archives of documentary programs originally broadcast on Georgia Public Radio and other public radio affiliates. The South Georgia Folklife Collection includes both published and unpublished materials which document traditional culture drawn primarily from the southern third of Georgia. The collection also contains material from Florida counties, especially those bordering the Georgia state line.text/htmlimage/jpegaudio/vnd.rn-realaudiohttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/South Georgia Folklife Collection, Valdosta State UniversityFolklore--GeorgiaCountry life--GeorgiaShape-note singing--GeorgiaFolk music--GeorgiaTurpentine industry and trade--GeorgiaTurpentine industry workers--GeorgiaFisheries--GeorgiaAgricultural laborers--GeorgiaSouth Georgia Folklife CollectionStillImageSoundText