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Record #:
35465
Author(s):
Abrams, W. Amos
Abstract:
The author spent Old Christmas at Rodanthe in 1971 to experience the event for himself.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p140-144 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Christmas--Rodanthe
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Record #:
35466
Author(s):
Not Given
Abstract:
Berry Lowry was infamous in Robeson County for heading a band of outlaws and continuously escaping jail.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p157 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Outlaws--Robeson County; Lowry Gang
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Record #:
35467
Author(s):
Walser, Richard
Abstract:
Brought over from the Bahamas, the John Kuner celebration was held on or around Christmas. The celebration included costumes, songs, a performance, and dancing; the traditions was continuously practiced until the turn of the 20th century.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p160-172, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Christmas--History; Superstition--Christmas
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Record #:
35468
Author(s):
Pennington, Lee
Abstract:
A poem about finding snake-spit beads in the forest, and pondering the whereabouts of said animals.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p172 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry; Snakes
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Record #:
35469
Author(s):
Barton, Lee
Abstract:
Several superstitions and stories concerning the supernatural that was told to the author as a boy by his father.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p173-176 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Ghost stories; Ghosts; Folklore; Lumbee Indians--North Carolina; Superstition; Witchcraft; Poetry
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Record #:
35470
Author(s):
Bailey, J.O.
Abstract:
The author wrote down a rhyme that his mother would recite when she was a child; according to Arthur Palmer Hudson, it is a counting-out rhyme that has variations dating back to the Middle Ages.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p177-178 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Rhymes
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Record #:
35471
Author(s):
Owen, Guy
Abstract:
A poem about a man about to die.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p178 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry
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Record #:
35472
Author(s):
Whitton, Beaumert
Abstract:
Known by several different names, a game is described that was played by young boys.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p179, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Games
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Record #:
35473
Author(s):
Rodenbough, Jean
Abstract:
Two stories, “The Magic Sinder Seed,” and “The Old Folks’ Home,” plus other sayings and jingles.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p180-184 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folklore--Dogs; Sayings and phrases
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Record #:
35474
Author(s):
West, John Foster
Abstract:
A poem about a boy who tried to follow in Icarus’s wing-flaps.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Poetry
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Record #:
35476
Author(s):
Clark, Joseph D.
Abstract:
After the death of Richard Jente, a professor at UNC Chapel Hill, the university acquired a collection of his books, proverbs, and other miscellaneous works for the library.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p191-193 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Books
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Record #:
35477
Author(s):
Strong, Leah A.
Abstract:
Folklore as a university course has become more commonly offered class; a test and general guidelines for teaching the class are included.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 19 Issue 4, Nov 1971, p194-200 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Colleges and universities--Raleigh
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Record #:
35493
Author(s):
Joines, Jerry D.
Abstract:
A set of twelve tales told to the author by his father.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972, p3-10 Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Animal lore; Hunting dogs; Folklore; Folk tales--North Carolina; Tall tales
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Record #:
35494
Author(s):
Bond, Charles
Abstract:
The Frank C. Brown Collection of North Carolina is the largest folklore collection in the United States; included within the article is several of its unpublished works, including games, sayings, and legends.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972, p11-20, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Games; Folklore--Manners and customs; Rhymes; Sayings and phrases; Legends
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Record #:
35495
Author(s):
Malone, Ted
Abstract:
This is a synopsis of the novel Sea-Gift, written by Edwin W. Fuller in 1873. The author of the article believes this to be the earliest example of tall tale narratives in America.
Source:
North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 20 Issue 1, Feb 1972, p36-41, il Periodical Website
Subject(s):
Folk tales--North Carolina; Tall tales; Books--Reviews
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