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Experience first-hand stories from the rural West through short videos. Join the ongoing conversation in the Western Folklife Center's story forums.
Short videos
What do you get when you put new digital technologies in the hands of people living on the land in the American West? These short videos are just a sampling of the powerful stories that are coming out of the rural experience as part of the Western Folklife Center's Ranch Communications and Deep West Videos programs.
On-line Journals
Imagine the huge distances between communities in the American West, and imagine traveling those miles via the internet to visit some of the region's creative thinkers. Our on-line correspondents all share a commitment to making a life in the rural West, yet they each bring unique perspectives and approaches to their work and creative life. Through periodic stories, poetry, photography, and journal entries they bring the everyday challenges and gifts of rural life to a global community. Please take the time to visit with these friends of the Western Folklife Center.
The virtual living room. A place to go to read, to add your own story, to have a conversation on topics related to traditional western culture. The conversations take on different threads,so take your pick. At any given time there may be a lively discussion of foodways, gearmaking, poetry, the sheep ranching occupation, and more. Enjoy the company of this virtual community. It just might lead to a life-long friendship.
Buckaroo! The Hispanic Heritage of the High Desert
Distinguished by regional customs of horsemanship, language, and style of dress, buckaroos are a society within their desert communities of eastern California, northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and eastern Oregon. Buckaroo! The Hispanic Heritage of the High Desert traces the California vaquero roots of the High Desert buckaroo and is currently on exhibit in the Western Folklife Center gallery. This exhibition was produced by the High Desert Museum in Bend, Oregon, which has generously loaned it to the Western Folklife Center for five years. Visit Buckaroo! The Hispanic Heritage of the High Desert at the Western Folklife Center, 501 Railroad St., Elko, Nevada through November, 2009.
