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Items with subject 'Folklife - Family'
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Folklife Collection - A Bond Between Sisters
by Salisbury University Students (2001)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2001, former Salisbury University student Kelly Reynolds collected folk material. Her collection explores her relationship with her sisters over the years, including childhood recollections and continued traditions. Included is her essay and color picture prints.
Folklife Collection - A Fieldwork Study: The Reid Farm Family
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Sandy K. Whitten collected folk material. Her collection explores the folklore around the Reid farm family. She interviewed her grandmother about the farming history of the Reid family. Her grandmother recounted how the family got involved into farming and how the farm and the family itself evolved throughout the years. Sandy learned from the interview what her family's values really were. Tape and photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - African American Single Mothers
by Salisbury University Students (2000)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2000, former Salisbury University student Mary Holmes collected folk material. Her collection explores African American single mothers as a folkgroup. Included is her essay, handwritten notes, and a cassette tape interview.
Folklife Collection - Being a Twin
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1994, former Salisbury University student Sharon L. Hanna collected folk material. Her project is about the folkgroup of twins. In her paper, she shares her experiences with her twin Karen and addresses most of the stereotypical inquiries they had to deal with. She also discusses about clothing and festival rituals.
Folklife Collection - Classification of Documents: Research Center
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
To gain more exposure to folk life material for his English class, Will M. Morris worked at the Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture in 1994. In this paper, the student reports on his experience and discoveries. He worked on documents compiled by Dr. G. Ray Thompson, a former chair of the History Department of SSU, who was researching about his family's history. Various records such as that of the Glass Hill Cemetery (Parsonsburg, Md) and the Militia Appointments of the Ninth Regiment of Worcester County, 1794 -1817, were included. The student enclosed a copy of each.
Folklife Collection - Dolbey Cemetery
by Salisbury University Students (Undated)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1990, former Salisbury University Student Christy H. Dolbey collected folk material. Her collection focuses on the genealogical history of her family, tracing back to their ancestors from Connecticut. The Dolbey Cemetery in Whitehaven, Maryland, is central to her research. She interviewed a family member, Emily Griffith, who kept up the cemetery and collected information related to the history of the Dolbey family. The paper includes a transcript of their interview, maps of Dolbey propriety, photographs of the cemetery as well as copies of the correspondence between two family members trying to connect the dots of their lineage. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Family Folklore : Ghosts and Supernatural Experiences
by Salisbury University Students (1997)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1997, former Salisbury University student Kelly Gilbert collected folk material. Her collection explores her own family's folklore, including her heritage and supernatural events involving her family. Included is her essay.
Folklife Collection - Family Folklore, A Folk Artist, and the Value of Education
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Kristen Monks collected folk material. For this project, she interviewed her grandfather, who was an educator, to ask him about his vocation. Her grandfather was the first first-generation college student in their lineage. During his career, he contributed greatly to the field of education by introducing new methods of teaching. He also wrote stories, created puzzles and designed games for his grandchildren as a mean of communicating and educating them. Throughout her paper, Kristen emphasizes how her grandfather instilled the value of education to their family. Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Family Folklore: Wood Family
by Salisbury University Students (1985)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1985, former Salisbury University Student Patricia Wood collected folk material. Her fieldwork project was focused on the diary of her great great grandfather William Shephard Wood, Jr. This diary plays an important role in the Wood family. Her paper covers a great amount of information ranging from the background of the Wood family, their genealogy as well as some anecdotes about North East, Maryland, and the life of William Shephard Wood, Jr. based on the accounts from the diary. He was a naturalist and many of his expeditions are described in this diary.
Folklife Collection - Family Foodways
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1992, former Salisbury University student Dana Sepe collected folk material. Her collection documents her familiy's foodways. In her paper, she gives a glimpse of the history of her family, mostly to explain how her late grandmother played a major cohesive role in their life. In memory of her beloved grandmother, Dana put together a cookbook using her recipes and family photographs gathered around meals to illustrate it.
Folklife Collection - Family History as Folklore
by Salisbury University Students (1985)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1985, former Salisbury University Student Karen Lankford collected folk material. Her collection focuses on her family history as folklore. She put the emphasis on a family road trip across the country, from the Eastern Shore to Washington state in 1929. In an interview, she asked her father and her uncle to narrate their adventure.Tapes and newspaper clipping enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Family Misfortune Stories
by Salisbury University Students (2000)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2000, former Salisbury University student Elizabeth Bleile collected folk material. Her collection explores her family's stories of financial misfortune, including disposing of items that would become valuable later in time. Included is her essay and cassette tape interviews (with transcripts).