Background
Hufford, Mary Theresa was born on February 3, 1952 in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. Daughter of Duane Lamson and Barbara Mary (Strong) Hufford.
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Anyone interested in elder artists, or the role of the elderly in the life cycle, should own a copy of this book As Dr. Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett notes in her introduction, the three authors have a fine feeling for people and their artfulness. In addition to bringing together their own expertise with a wide variety of folk art traditions, they have brought together in one volume a wide swath of work that has been done by folklorists in all fifty states with older craftspeople and storytellers over the past several decades. The work begins with a pioneering essay on the life cycle, situating the contributions of older adults within the span of a individual lifetime. The chapter, Memory, looks at storytelling, reminiscence, and memory art; Mastery explores the abilities of older adults to focus on tasks that require a lifetime of increasingly honed skills; the concluding chapter, Legacy, talks about the role of older people in the perpetuation of tradition, and the passing on of stories and handmade objects.
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Hufford, Mary Theresa was born on February 3, 1952 in Niagara Falls, New York, United States. Daughter of Duane Lamson and Barbara Mary (Strong) Hufford.
Bachelor in English and Philosophy, Boston College, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in Folklore and Folklife, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1989.
Reporter, copy editor, Freehold (New Jersey) Transcript, 1974-1975;
publications consultant, American Folklife Center, Library. of Congress, Washington, 1979;
folklife specialist, American Folklife Center, Library. of Congress, Washington, since 1982;
folklorist Folk-Artists-in-the Schools program, New Jersey State Council on Arts, Trenton, 1978-1980;
director regional folklife project on Appalachian migrants, Great Lakes Art Alliance, Cleveland, 1981;
folklorist, Festival of Appalachian Folklife, 1982 World's Fair, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1982;
director, Pinelands Folklore Project, New Jersey, 1982-1985;
director, New River Gorge Folklore Project, West Virginia, 1991-1993. Consultant National Endowment for Humanities, Washington, National Park Svc., Washington, New Jersey Folklore Society, New Jersey History Commission, New Jersey State Council on Arts, Trenton, New Jersey State Museum, OASIS, St. Louis, Ohio Folklore Society, Pennsylvania Heritage Affairs Commission, Pinelands Commission, New Lisbon, New Jersey, others. Instructor University of Pennsylvania, 1993, George Mason U., 1993, 94.
Presenter papers, lectures, workshops.
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Member American Folklore Society (Executive Board 1988-1991, editorial board since 1994), LucyBraun Association Mixed Mesophytic Forest (board of trustees since 1992).
Married Steven Ezra Oaks, February 14, 1987. Children: Sean Christopher, Katherine Louise.