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Items with subject 'Folklife - Ghost Stories and Hauntings'
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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: 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.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Sliver-Handled Whip
by Salisbury University Students (1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews with local Eastern Shore resident Mark Holsinger during 1972, former Salisbury University students Paul Purdum and Lynne Matthiesen collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories revolving around the tale of the silver handled whip, that was said to be used by a decease woman protecting and haunting her fortune from her adopted brother whom she earlier in life disowned. Her estate is located near the Choptank River in Federalsburg, Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: The Warren Sisters
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 the Warren Sisters of Snow Hill, Maryland and the strange events that occurred within their home. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Upper Easten Shore Maryland (Misc.)
by Salisbury University Students (1970 – 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 professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of ghosts, strange events, and other supernatural legends that occurred somewhere on the Upper Eastern Shore of Maryland. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Western Shore Maryland and other places (Misc.)
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 ghosts, strange events, and other supernatural legends that occurred somewhere on the Western Shore of Maryland or in another location. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Local Lengends: Delaware (Misc.)
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 ghosts, strange events, and other supernatural legends that occurred somewhere in Delaware. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
Folklife Collection - Maryland History [Interview with Dot Mumford of Ocean City, MD]
by Salisbury University Students (1990)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1990, former Salisbury University Student Kevin Layfield collected folk material. The entire collection is base on his interview with Mrs Mumford, a native of West Ocean City, Maryland. His paper includes several accounts of personal narratives, local legends, ghost stories and more.
Folklife Collection - My Haunted House
by Salisbury University Students (1975 – 1975)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1976, former Salisbury University student Nancy P. Bailey collected folk material. For this collection, these interviews focus on various stories of haunted houses from around the Eastern Shore. The collection includes an introduction to the topic, personal descriptions of the interviewer and informants, and their stories.