In the Good Old Fashioned Way materials, c.1973
Sub-Series (ap.afc.03.02)
- Extent
- 30 Film containers
- 52 Audio tapes
- 4 Video cassettes
- 6 Photo prints
- 1 Boxes
- Part of
- Appalshop Films Collection, 1969-2015 > Series III. Appalachian Educational Media Project Films, First Grant, 1973-1974 > In the Good Old Fashioned Way materials, c.1973
- Scope and Contents
- Contains material related to the color documentary In the Good Old Fashioned Way, a 1973 release. The film documents the leadership and members of an Old Regular Baptist Church in the Appalachian region. Through interviews and footage it examines how church leadership struggles to maintain the congregation while facing diminishing membership and lack of interest from young adults. Footage includes a riverside baptism, foot washing ceremonies, an Association Meeting, the "lined-out" music of the church, and Memorial Services held at a family cemetery. Subjects include religious life and customs and hymns of the Appalachian region.
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