Todd DeGarmo
Strawberry Moon Rise
We saw the Strawberry Moon rise over Eldridge Swamp two nights ago. Just south of our home in Shushan, New York. At a place we had never...
top of page
Todd DeGarmo
Jun 10, 20223 min read
Hawaii Surf Swimming in 1866
When I came across this 1866 image and article in our historic newspaper collection earlier this year, I immediately thought of Glens...
64 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jun 3, 20225 min read
Is this F. B. Zimmer, beagle breeder of Gloversville?
Every Wednesday we have posted an image on Facebook from our current exhibition, Life Through Bloomer's Lens: Portraits from the Richard...
215 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
May 27, 20222 min read
Beaded Wire Bird
This beaded wire bird is the work of Bernard Domingo a folk artist living in Westchester County in the lower Hudson Valley of New York...
53 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
May 21, 20224 min read
Lake George from Sabbath Day Point
"The view presented... is one of the finest on Lake George" proclaims an 1853 issue of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion found...
189 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Apr 22, 20222 min read
Geisha Ningyo
This geisha doll (ningyo) is the newest addition to Folk Arts All Around Us, an evolving exhibition at Crandall Public Library. It is...
84 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Apr 8, 20223 min read
Miles Borden, "the First Man That You Meet"
April is National Poetry Month, so I thought I'd share a poem I found quite recently, along with a bit of family history. “He’s The First...
157 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Mar 25, 20222 min read
Moose & Wolves
Moose & Wolves is a wood carving and painted wood sculpture by Benjamin N. Raino of Whitehall, where Washington County touches Lake...
58 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Mar 18, 20221 min read
Barn-Quilt-Inspired Metal Work
This 4 x 4 foot wood-framed metal work is custom designed and handcrafted by James Gonzalez of Farmhouse Forge in Potsdam, NY. It was...
80 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Mar 11, 20223 min read
Henry's Star
Henry's Star is a Barn Quilt, 4 x 4 feet in size, designed and hand-painted on a wooden board by Ruth McWilliams. It was commissioned by...
242 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Mar 2, 20221 min read
Riverbowl III
We're very excited to announce our most recent acquisition for our permanent Folk Art Collection – Riverbowl III by Serena Kovalosky of...
66 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Aug 25, 20213 min read
Evolution of an Apple Farm Stand
Elmer Stahlman (1902-1997) shared his recollections of his family's apple farm stand in 1990 as a part of a Survey of the Apple Culture...
221 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Balsam Bees at Big Moose Community Chapel
Here's another video in the series From the Archives, based on my grant-funded research documenting the folklife and traditions of our...
160 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Puerto Rican Vejigante Masks
Hand-crafted paper mâché vejigante masks from Puerto Rico caught my eye in 2004 while walking on Broadway, proudly displayed in a hair...
178 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jul 7, 20215 min read
Eel Harvest in Grangerville
John Hamm (1920-2006) told me this story in 1989 for a Folk Arts Project where I first interviewed residents about their childhood...
263 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jun 23, 20211 min read
Balsam pillows & the Standard Supply Company
Here's another video in the series of documentaries called From the Archives, based on my grant-funded research documenting the folklife...
159 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jun 16, 20211 min read
Patton Adirondack Railway Collection
This morning, The Folklife Center received a wonderful new collection. Jon Patton and his sister Mary Jo Patton Russell stopped by on...
232 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jun 9, 20215 min read
Harry & I in the Strawberry Patch
Harry and I in the Strawberry Patch, a painting by Clara Mae Orto, is one of the many unique works found in our Folk Arts Collection at...
218 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
Jun 2, 20212 min read
100 Amigurumi
We are now the proud owners of 100 Amigurumi crocheted animals. A large box arrived in May. Its contents were originally part of an...
151 views0 comments
Todd DeGarmo
May 26, 20214 min read
Northern Survey Company of Albany, NY
A few years ago, in the papers of my grandparents, Arthur and Mabel (Hamm) DeGarmo of Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York, I found a...
721 views0 comments
Folklife Center Blog
Posts by Date
Posts by Author
bottom of page