Administrative/Biographical Note
The Southern Maryland Folklife Center was formed in 2021 at St. Mary’s College of
Maryland. The center celebrates and supports community-based living cultural traditions
of Southern Maryland through summer workshops and publications.
The center grew out of a number of past efforts at St. Mary’s College of Maryland,
such as The SlackWater Center, which has documented life in Southern Maryland since
the mid-1980s. Their long-running publication is SlackWater: A Journal on Environmental
and Cultural Change in Southern Maryland.
St. Mary’s College of Maryland is a public liberal arts college of 1,300 students
The campus occupies a bend of the St. Mary’s River, just upstream from the confluence
of the Potomac River and the Chesapeake Bay. The campus is 75 miles southeast of Washington,
D.C. and 97 miles south of Baltimore. The campus architecture is styled in the tidewater
tradition, largely brick and facing the scenic river.
SMCM has been a grantee and member of the Maryland Folklife Network since 2021, and
received grant funding from other Maryland Traditions and MSAC programs for many decades
prior.
Scope & Content
Arrangement
This collection is made up of three series arranged by fiscal year: Series I: FY 2021,
Series II: FY 2022, and Series III: FY 2023.
Provenance Information
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Christa Casazza, Southern Maryland Folklife Center Manager, delivered an electronic
inventory to UMBC Special Collections in 2023. The digital materials will continue
to be physically housed at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City, Maryland.
Accessions: MSS2023-18
Processing Note
Materials described in this finding aid were collected and arranged by staff at the
Southern Maryland Folklife Center. Acadia Roher, Maryland Traditions Archivist at
UMBC, prepared the finding aid.
Descriptive Rules Used
Describing Archives: a Content Standard (DACS)
Archives Processing Manual: Description (2015): The processing manual used in Special Collections for all descriptive platforms, including
PastPerfect.
Access & Use
Finding Aids
Finding aid is available.
Access Conditions
Under a shared stewardship agreement, the Southern Maryland Folklife Center physically
retains the materials at St. Mary’s College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City, Maryland.
Researchers can access the collections by contacting the Southern Maryland Folklife
Center at somdfolklife@gmail.com.
Conditions Governing Reproductions and Use
Copyright is maintained by the creator. Please contact the Southern Maryland Folklife
Center at somdfolklife@gmail.com for more information.
Subject Headings
Creators
St. Mary's College of Maryland
Armsworthy, Jay
Gabriel, Gerald
Subjects
Boats and boating -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Crabbing -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Dance
Dyes and dyeing
Folklife
Folklore -- Maryland
Foodways -- Southern Maryland
Music
Oystering -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Painting
Pinata
Pysanky
Quilting
Skipjacks -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Southern Maryland
Textiles -- Batik
Wampum
Series Description & Container List
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Series I: FY 2021
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| Folder Title/Description |
Date |
Box # |
Folder # |
Additional Info. |
| Summer Workshops - Arboretum Tour Photo |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Colorado Skies Song Video |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Video recorded during the "Write a Folk Song" workshop at the Southern Maryland Folklife
Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Jay Armsworthy Photo |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Photo Projection Slideshow |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Photos taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops and
developed into a slideshow by Erin Peters.
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| Summer Workshops - Landscape Painting Photo |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops Program |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops Digital Newspaper Ad Image |
2021 |
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Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops - Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance Photo |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Stuffed Ham Photo |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Wampum Photo |
June 2021 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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Series II: FY 2022
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| Folder Title/Description |
Date |
Box # |
Folder # |
Additional Info. |
| Summer Workshops - Batik Photo |
June 2022 |
|
|
Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Cuzins N Harmony Performance Photo |
June 2022 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Polish Egg Painting Photo |
June 2022 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops Digital Newspaper Ad Image |
2022 |
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Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops Program |
June 2022 |
|
|
Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| SlackWater Journal Launch Digital Image |
June 2022 |
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Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops Campus Map Image |
June 2022 |
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Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops - Stuffed Ham Photo |
June 2022 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| SlackWater: A Journal on Environmental and Cultural Change in Southern Maryland -
Volume VIII: Times of Watershed on the Chesapeake
|
2022 |
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Description |
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Journal developed from the SlackWater Center through a series of oral histories and
images collected and complied by Gerald Gabriel and students through his classes at
St. Mary's College of Maryland.
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| Summer Workshops - Youth Workshop Photo |
June 2022 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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Series III: FY 2023
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| Folder Title/Description |
Date |
Box # |
Folder # |
Additional Info. |
| Summer Workshops - Photo Projection Slideshow |
May 2023 |
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|
Description |
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Photos taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops and
developed into a slideshow by Christa Casazza.
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| Summer Workshops - Historic St. Mary's City, Natural Dye Photo |
May 2023 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Piñata Photo |
May 2023 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Quilt Gallery Photo |
May 2023 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops - Quilting Photo |
May 2023 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Summer Workshops Radio Ad |
May 2023 |
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Description |
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Radio ad created for the Folklife Summer Workshops by SOMD Radio with content provided
by the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops Digital Newspaper Ad Image |
2023 |
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Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops - SOMD Paleontology Photo |
May 2023 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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| Winter Workshop Digital Ad Image |
March 2023 |
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Description |
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File created by Nell Elder for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Summer Workshops Program |
May 2023 |
|
|
Description |
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File created by James Gallagher for the Southern Maryland Folklife Center.
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| Winter Workshop Photo |
March 2023 |
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|
Description |
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Photo taken by Nell Elder for the Southern Maryland Folklife Winter Workshop.
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| Summer Workshops - Watermen Photo |
May 2023 |
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Description |
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Photo taken by William Wood for the Southern Maryland Folklife Summer Workshops.
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