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Folklore Village Farm Keeps Heritage Alive in Wisconsin
Folklore Village Farm in Dodgeville Wisconsin hosts weekly Saturday socials in the Wakefield one room schoolhouse drawing visitors from Madison Platteville and Oregon. Jane Farwell leads folk dance and shared meals in a program she began after carving a folklife center from a Victorian mansion and later expanding to two bunkhouses and a hostel. Her work spans schools workshops and a Wisconsin Folklife Center partnership with National Endowment for the Arts funding. she plans a new building to accommodate larger groups without replacing the cherished schoolhouse setting.
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