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Paul Green's numerous talents and interests make efforts to label him difficult. One of his pursuits was documentation of the language and folklore of his native North Carolina, particularly the Cape Fear Valley.
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8163
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Folktales play an important role in North Carolina's history. Authors such as John Charles McNeil, Joel Chandler Harris, and Dr. Frank Brown have collected and written about the state's folklore. Focusing on eastern North Carolina, Proctor discusses many of the legends he heard growing up. Folklore topics such as moon cycles, crop planting, animals, love charms, and marriage rituals are treated.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 5, Oct 1984, p3, il
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There are many ways to tell if it is going to rain besides the newspaper. Folk traditions involve things such as: the direction a lizard sits on a fence post, the location of a spider web, the way fireflies fly, where cows lie down, and cricket songs. The most important predictions are made on July 15, the day honoring St. Swithin's, the patron saint of the farmer. Current weather phenomena might also predict future weather. It is said, for example, fog on a southerly wind will bring rain, while halos around the sun foretell stormy weather.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 52 Issue 10, Mar 1985, p8-9, por
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8892
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North Carolinians speak a peculiar mix of southern and folk. The Tar Heel language, a reflection of a rural past, is dying under the growth of the New South. Guy Owen, however, is working to record the Tar Heel language through his writing. An author of several books, Owen sets his stories in rural North Carolina and includes old-time folk sayings. The Duke University Press is also preserving North Carolina's linguistic heritage in its Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina Folklore. Included in the article are many of the typical Tar Heel folk sayings.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 51 Issue 8, Jan 1984, p5-6, por
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9034
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Owen re-tells a tale told by 78-year-old musician Thomas Burt during the North Carolina Folklife Festival at Eno State Park in Durham last July. Burt rarely performs publicly, and the story is about a guitar picker named Scrap Harris who makes an unfortunate deal with the devil.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 46 Issue 4, Sept 1978, p19-20, il
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The John C. Campbell Folk School, located in Brasstown, North Carolina, is well known for programs in wood carving, folk dancing, folk singing, puppets, dramatics, and record playing. Encompassing a 366-acre farm, the Campbell Folk School serves as an adult education center and performs a short program of community services.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 24 Issue 12, Nov 1956, p23, il
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13144
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Many superstitions and folk tales of North Carolina are centered around the Devil himself. Natural formations, Cherokee folklore, and personal accounts reflect the presence of Lucifer in North Carolina.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 23 Issue 17, Jan 1956, p9-10, 26, il
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Amassing one of the largest and most significant folklore collections related to North Carolina, Duke University professor, Dr. Frank C. Brown, has assembled over 38,000 items in an attempt to document and preserve the state's myths and legends. Arranged in a five volume series containing over 3,500 pages, Brown's efforts can be accessed at the Duke University Library.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 20 Issue 3, June 1952, p3-4, 17, il
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13957
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Did Captain Jenkins and his crew really kill a sea monster off the coast of North Carolina? Well, they claimed they did, and the serpent has been seen no more.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 21, Oct 1950, p7, 30, il
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13974
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North Carolina's yarn crop refers not to the kind of yarn that is woven into cloth but storytelling and tall tales.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 18 Issue 34, Jan 1951, p11, 20
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The author outlines both Native American and contemporary lore about snakes, including religious and medicinal qualities. Cherokee religion believed rattlesnakes to be men in a different form. Dr. John Brickell's writing included snake folklore in Natural History of North Carolina. There is also a discussion about North Carolina snake lore, with folktales and medicinal/therapeutic qualities of native snake species.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 16 Issue 2, June 1948, p9, 22
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The early history of Yancey County has long intrigued the historian as being representative of pioneer days in the unbroken wilderness of the Southern Appalachians. The men of that country of high peaks and tremendous ranged had the experience of Indians, and old tales accord this ability to Nate Dempsey and Tom Wilson, who have been kept alive by legend, as they lived as neighbors and fought as friend or foe.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 15 Issue 9, Aug 1947, p21-22
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A most interesting story of romance, murder, betrayal of trust and intrigue is woven around the lives of Sally Morgan and Terrell W. Taylor, a tale that is still being told in Rutherford and Henderson Counties.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 13 Issue 9, July 1945, p1, 23
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Llewellyn Markwick was an affable Englishman who came to Wilmington during colonial days. And then, one day, he disappeared, and no trace of him was found until eight years later.
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The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 12 Issue 4, June 1944, p4, 11
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Baldwin explores ways to collect family traditions before they are lost for future generations. She highlights specific points that ensure stories will be collected and respect will be maintained.
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