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35584
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Collected from her own childhood and from the memory of another woman, the author records the rhymes that children would sing when playing jump rope.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 1, Apr 1973,
p15-17
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Record #:
35746
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In 1958, Mr. Lunsford donated a collection of books on folklore, recordings of folksongs and ballads, scrapbooks, and other manuscripts in honor of his parents.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 25 Issue 1, May 1977,
p28-29
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Record #:
35257
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This is a short list of proverbs arranged alphabetically by its subject matter word.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 13 Issue 1-2, 1965,
p37-38
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35126
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A brief statement about the origins of a well-known saying.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 4 Issue 1, July 1956,
p
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35548
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Believed to have been cursed by fairies, a woman turned into a large rat for several days each year.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 4, Nov 1972,
p157-158
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35190
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This is an anonymously published poem written in a combination of English and Latin, describing an incident of a student of throwing a rock at the University of Mississippi’s president, Augustus Baldwin Longstreet. Deduced later to have been written by President Longstreet, he pokes fun at himself for being the victim of the event.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Dec 1962,
p14-16
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35829
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Following a previous article, the addition of Mr. West’s psychic powers are recorded.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 30 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 1982,
p52
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36441
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A collection of photographs.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 53 Issue 1, Spring-Summer 2006,
p26-41
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35191
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The author narrates some of the stories told to her by her grandfather about the infamous Lowery brothers, who started robbing banks with their gang during the Civil War.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Dec 1962,
p17-19
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12529
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Western North Carolina is a region that is important to the development of lead guitar. Martin traces the region's musical antecedents to determine why this instrument emerged as an important one in bluegrass. The article contains the first ever biographical sketch of Stanley Brothers guitar player George Shuffler.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 56 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 2009,
p34-51, il, por, bibl
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Record #:
16479
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Buemann offers a history of the North Carolina Folklore Society from their beginnings in 1913 to the new paths taken currently to preserve North Carolina's folklore in all its forms.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 11 Issue 2, Dec 1963,
p1-23
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Record #:
16315
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Although home hog slaughter is quietly fading into the past in many areas, the wide use of pork in the diet of Southerners is not. From the colonial period on, pork has been an important part of Southern agricultural economy and life. The hog killing and pork cookery help to distinguish this region and indeed families of farmers.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 28 Issue 1, May 1980,
p42-55, map, f
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Record #:
36848
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Charles Heatherly became a beekeeper when his source for his favorite type of honey was no longer available. In this interview, he explains the workings of bee culture, and how to harvest honey and cultivate their natural resources. “Stella Daniel’s Orange Carrot Cake” recipe is included at the end of the article.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 58 Issue 2, Fall/Winter 2011,
p27-36
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Record #:
35066
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The story of how a carpenter managed to rebuild a friendship and cure a handicapped child (with cover art).
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 3 Issue 1, July 1955,
p2-4, il
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Record #:
35168
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The Fool Killer started off as a local newspaper editor who collected current stories about particularly foolish deeds done by someone. He became well known; an example is given of one of his famous letters.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 8 Issue 2, Dec 1960,
p22-25
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