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Record #:
16298
Author(s):
Stepp, Christopher S.
Abstract:
The settlements were few and far between in the southern foothills area of the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. In the early part of the 20th-century, life was hard and the people were poor. In order to cope with hard times, the people helped each other; one way in which they helped was the annual event called corn shucking. Corn shucking brought people together by combining the work of shucking corn with a social gathering.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 35 Issue 2, Summer-Fall 1988, p138-141
Subject(s):
Corn shucking; Blue Ridge Mountains--Social life
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Record #:
35830
Author(s):
Johnson, Geraldine N.
Abstract:
Based on 16 interviews and informal discussions with quilters in the Blue Ridge region, the author sought to find a pattern in the techniques used to design the quilts, especially regarding the conceptual and behavioral processes shared by the women who make each type of quilt.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 30 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1982, p55-84, il, por
Subject(s):
Quilting; Blue Ridge Mountains--Social life
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