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35630
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The use of molding baked goods has a long, symbolic history; the molds have been simple or very intricate. For Christmas time, cookies were commonly molded into biblical scenes, but eventually became simpler, along with the recipes that made them. The author included several pictures of molds that were used in Switzerland and Germany.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Nov 1973,
p160-165
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35631
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An explanation of the play-party game “Miller Boy,” which was a combination of song and movements.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Nov 1973,
p171-176
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35632
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Drawing from an article in the journal issue published in September 1973, the author came to possess the lyrics of “Sweet Sally,” a song that was in the Adams Manuscript.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Nov 1973,
p177-180
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35633
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While traveling in Romania, the author collected a series of jokes dealing with propaganda, speech repression, dialogue, and graffiti.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Nov 1973,
p181-188
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35634
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A collection of tales from a musically inclined family. Each story centered on an instrument, like a banjo or guitar, and had elements of supernatural entities in it.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 21 Issue 4, Nov 1973,
p189-194
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35654
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The author first heard a ghost story about a ghost that led to the death of its former fiancé from his grandmother, and then collected variations of the same story from other sources.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p3-8
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35655
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A poem about the discovery of water.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p8
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35656
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A collection entitled the “Tar-Pitt Tales” relates various stories that are located along the banks of the Tar River. Five of the stories are copied here, “Noey Lee’s Treasure,” “Mrs. Williams’ Ride,” “George Banks,” “Old Nelson House,” and “Death Light.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p15-19
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35657
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The author collected three stories from some people living in the mountains of North Carolina, “The Third Sister,” “Ray Hicks and Family,” and “Mr. Mack.”
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p26-32, il
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35658
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In response to a scathing review of the Foxfire book in a previous issue, Wigginton defends and addresses the criticism made about his book.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974,
p35-41
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35659
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A student collected stories about outhouses from people who were in their 80s.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974,
p42
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35660
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In 1901, Nell Cropsey was murdered. Although her boyfriend was charged with her murder due to circumstantial evidence, the true events were never known. This has caused Nell’s story to become a legend, and different speculations and variations arose from the mystery. Along with the stories came several folksongs about the incident.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974,
p43-54, il
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35661
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The county of Chester was formed in the early 1800s from several towns, and was primarily agriculture driven and populated by English and Scotch-Irish descendants. As such, many common sayings and phrases could be traced back to Shakespearean origins. A list of these sayings and the corresponding Shakespearean works are included.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974,
p63-74
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35662
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Commonly known by children, even those who never went to a summer camp, camp songs are widely known across far distances and only vary slightly.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Feb 1974,
p75-79
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35663
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A poem about a woman who knew when her husband had been killed in the Civil War because she saw an angel fly into the sky.
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North Carolina Folklore Journal
(NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 22 Issue 2, May 1974,
p79
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