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Founded in 1888, the AFS publishes the quartlerly Journal of American Folklore and works to further the discipline of folklore studies, to improve the professional well-being of its members, and to increase the respect given to diverse cultures and their traditions.
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http://afsnet.org/

The Giants Carriers Association is a federation of the groups supporting the people carrying giants in Catalonia in the public festivals.
http://www.gegants.org

Information about the Society, its publications and programs, forums and conferences, plus links to other folklore and related resources.
http://www.nyfolklore.org/

Furthering the understanding, appreciation, and performance of traditional folk music and folklore, the FSGW sponsors over 200 events in the DC area each year, including festivals, concerts, dances, and swaps; the site also includes a lenthy list of folk music links.
http://www.fsgw.org/

Current schedule of folk music concerts sponsored by the Seattle Folklore Society, Washington State
http://www.seafolklore.org/folksche.html

Non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to the celebration of Folk Arts, particularly music and dance.
http://www.SpokaneFolklore.org/

Non-profit organization founded in 1913 and dedicated to the discovery, collection, publication, and preservation of folklore and traditional culture in Virginia and to furthering the understanding, appreciation, and performance of traditional arts and crafts of the State.
http://www.virginia.edu/~vafolk/

The VFP assists cultural organizations, community groups, state agencies, and others in planning projects on Virginia folklife, and in writing grants to obtain funding to support such projects, with a focus on fieldwork and new media presentations of folklore.
http://minerva.acc.virginia.edu/~foundhum/vfp/home.html

Volunteer non-profit organization in the Moscow, Idaho / Pullman, Washington area dedicated to preserving and celebrating cultural traditions of folk music, dance and traditional arts and crafts.
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/pfs/index.html

Undergraduate and graduate programs in Folklore and Folklife, events announcements, links.
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/folklore/

Exhibits document South Florida's cultural diversity through the traditional arts, crafts, foodways, and music of Anglo-American, Latin-American, and Afro-Caribbean residents.
http://www.historical-museum.org/folklife/folklife.htm

Dedicated to the protection and promotion of the cultural heritage of the people of Victoria, Australia, of those informal, unofficial aspects of our heritage which are folklife.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~folklife/

Founded in 1974 with the objectives of researching, studying, conserving and promoting the popular culture of the Peloponnese and, more generally, of Greece as a whole.
http://www.culture.gr/4/42/421/42101/4210101/e421a011.html

Dedicated to the preservation and documentation of traditional arts in the United States through festivals, tours, concerts, public radio, television programs and films.
http://www.ncta.net/

Archive of papers about folklore and folklife in Northern Virginia, the Mid-Atlantic region, and beyond.
http://www.gmu.edu/folklore/nvfa/

Perpetuating Hungarian folklore by exchanging thoughts, experiences, and ideas (in Hungarian and English).
http://hungaria.org/lists/folklor/

Journal of studies in the field of Australian folklore as well as theoretical and field studies by scholars from around the world.
http://www.une.edu.au/~arts/FolkloreJournal/AF.htm

A federation of the groups supporting the people carrying giants in the public festivals in Catalonia and abroad; the Association publishes a magazine called Gegants (Giants) and maintains a library and files of dances and music for giant carriers.
http://www.gegants.org/english/index.html

Preserving the cultural traditions of Vermont. Includes a heritage shop and listings of community events.
http://www.vermontfolklifecenter.org

An New York City-based cultural heritage/folklife non-profit organization. Citylore promotes, presents and works to preserve the traditional arts and local and ethinc cultures of the NY City.
http://www.citylore.org

Founded in 1941, the Society supports the study of all aspects of regional, national, and international folklore. Anyone interested in folklore and folklife may join.
http://westernfolklore.org

Aims to keep Turkish folklore alive through scientific research, and passing knowledge of the traditions on to the younger generations in music and dance schools.
http://www.folklorkurumu.org/index-en.htm

An all- volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, preserving, enjoying and sharing the music, dance, arts, crafts, and skills of traditional cultures, with a special focus on country and square dancing and fiddle music.
http://www.bozemanfolklore.org/