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Items with subject 'Folklife - Folk Stories and Legends'
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Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Salisbury Lynching
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories and accounts of a African American Man who raped a women in Princess Anne, Maryland. Local residents angered took to the street and hung the assailant in a tree at the judges home. The collection also includes a few other accounts of hangings in the Delmarva area. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Schools, Colleges, and Universities
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of strange and mysterious events that occurred in various schools or universities. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Seeing the Past or Future
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of strange or mysterious events involving people having visions of the past or future. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Shoal Creek Manor
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during the years of 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and faculty Karen Beckwith, Cathy Wright, and K. Jeanette Robbins collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of the strange events that occurred at the haunted house; Shoal Creek Manor located in Cambridge, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: St. Augustine's Church
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1971 to 1972, former Salisbury University students Kim Ballard, Donna Collins, and Marsha Reynolds collected local legends. For this collection, all stories recorded occurred at St. Augustine's Church in Chesapeake City, Maryland. These stories tell of strange events that took place in the Church, specifically about a tomb missing a brick. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Strange Disappearances
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of strange events or occurrences that revolved around a disappearing person or object. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Strange Noises
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, all stories recorded are about events that involved occurrences of strange noises. These stories take place in various locations in the Delmarva area. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Strong Men and Feats of Strength
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of mysterious feats of strength by various men and women. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Swamps, Creeks, and Ponds
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1970 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, all stories recorded occurred at or near a swamp, creek, or pond where strange events took place. These stories take place in various locations along the East Coast. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Apron Lady
by Salisbury University Students (1973 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1973, former Salisbury University students Tisha Phillips and Imogene Townsend collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of the apron woman from Sharptown, Maryland. It was said this woman who wore only an apron and hip boots, would carry the ashes of her dead husband around with her in pockets. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Blue Dog of Rose Hill Plantation
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1971)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore in 1971, former Salisbury University students Patricia L. Smith and Caroline Newcomb collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of the Blue Dog of Rose Hill Plantation in Charles County, Maryland. Specifically, of a dog that haunts and protects the estate, after being killed for sleeping during his owner's murder. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Immovable Bible
by Salisbury University Students (1968 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1968 to 1973, former Salisbury University students and professors collected local legends. For this collection, these stories tell of the strange events that revolve around bibles that have been deemed immovable. In various churches around the Eastern Shore it is said there is a Bible that is unable to be removed from the church. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.