The Maryland Traditions Archives (MTA), a collaborative partnership with University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and the Maryland Traditions program of the Maryland State Arts Council's (MSAC), turns ten this year! Join staff and stakeholders for a free, celebratory webinar on Thursday April 4, from noon to 1:30 p.m. ET. Webinar participants, shown above, will discuss how the MTA have impacted their work and their cultural communities, and the role archives play in connecting members of the public with their history and cultural traditions.

Featured webinar participants are: UMBC assistant professor Earl Brooks; archivist and librarian Tiffany Chavis (Lumbee); Jenifer Dolde of Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum; Puerto Rican tradition bearer Angel Rivera; and moderator Greg Adams of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.

This virtual event is open to the public, but registration is required to attend. For more information and to register for this free event, please visit MSAC’s Eventbrite page.

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About the Maryland Traditions Archives

The MTA preserve a wealth of institutional records, folklorist papers, and fieldwork materials. Collection materials are in a variety of paper, analog media, and digital formats. These resources document practices dating back to the 1960s and are contributed by practitioners of living cultural traditions. Under a "shared stewardship" approach, the MTA collaborate closely with the communities whose traditions are represented in the collections and allow for shared curatorial authority. Housed within the Special Collections at the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery at UMBC, these archives are open to the public.

Questions?

Contact MSAC Folklife Specialist Ryan Koons at [email protected] or 410.767.6568.