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Items with subject 'Folklife - Family'
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Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Origin of Family Names
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1973)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
Between 1971 to 1973, former Salisbury University students Kathleen Riddle and David Thompson conducted various interviews about local legends surrounding different family surnames. Surnames detailed are the Daybreaks, Buzzards, and Barricaders
Folklife Collection - My Storytelling Family: The Smith Family's Storytelling Folk Group and Folktales
by Salisbury University Students (2003)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2003, former Salisbury University student Alyssa Smith collected folk material. Her collection explores her family's stories that have been passed down and amongst members. Included is her essay, a VHS tape, and microcassette tape of interviews (log included).
Folklife Collection - On the Road Again: The Cooperative Telling of Vacation Narratives
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1993, former Salisbury University student Jennifer Meekins collected folk material for her final paper. Her family liked to travel in a motor-home. She decided to collect some narratives of road trips. Vacation rituals, leisure activities, adventures and incidents are among the material covered during their storytelling interviews. Transcripts enclosed.
Folklife Collection - Photographic Essay of a Quilting Bee
by Salisbury University Students (1978)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 1978, former Salisbury University Student Regina Royer collected folk material. For this collection, she chose to focus on quilting, a family tradition. Her paper walks the reader through her process of quilting while providing anecdotes along the way. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - She Got Herself Into Trouble
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
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In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1992, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. For this project, Marjorie Kraft interviewed two of her friends who had an unplanned pregnancy during their time in college. The interview focused on how their partner and parents reacted to the news and how their pregnancy changed their lives. It is noteworthy to mention that these women grew up in a very small rural town. One of them was the daughter of a minister who almost quit his job for this reason, thinking that he couldn't help an entire congregation if he couldn't control the "religious growth" of his own daughter. Fortunately, things went well for both of them.
Folklife Collection - Sitting Around the Table
by Salisbury University Students (1993)
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In 1993, former Salisbury University student Nicole Shaw collected folk material. Her collection explores the lore of her own family. Her family liked to gather in the dinning room and tell stories about their relatives. Each family member would contribute and help the story teller revive these cherished memories. In this paper, Nicole portrays her family and shares their favorite story. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - The Dunnock Family of Dorchester County
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
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In 1994, former Salisbury University student Connie Dunnock collected folk material. Her collection documents the history of the Dunnock family (from her husband's side) who immigrated to Dorchester County as early as in the 1800's. Her paper retraces the genealogy of the family, recounts the life of Carl Emmet II (Pop) who was her husband's grandfather, and describes the role of women in the family. The student's informant was her husband.Tape enclosed.
Folklife Collection - The Family as a Folk Group
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
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In 1992, former Salisbury University student David Alexander collected folk material in which he explores his own family's traditions and dynamics. In this paper, he mostly analyses the traditions observed during family gathering. For instance, he noted the dining etiquette rules observed such as the seating arrangement, the apportioning of the meat and who gets to take the first bite (mostly from Medieval days in Europe), as well as the formation of subgroups and the topics discussed after diner.
Folklife Collection - The Goldsby Family
by Salisbury University Students (2000)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2000, former Salisbury University student Heather Goldsby collected folk material. Her collection explores her Navy family as a folkgroup, including their history, traditions, and language. Included is her essay.
Folklife Collection - The Lankford Hotel: Four Generations of Tradition
by Salisbury University Students (1994)
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In 1994, former Salisbury University student Sally Rutka collected folk material. Her collection focuses on the old-fashioned style and tradition upheld for four generations of families running The Lankford Hotel. This piece retraces the history of the hotel since its establishment in the 1930's, highlighting the major changes throughout the years and the issues the owners had to deal with.The student, who was the manager at that time, interviewed her mother and her daughter to discuss about their hotel. Photographs enclosed.
Folklife Collection - The Life of a Lobsterman Through the Eyes of His Daughter
by Salisbury University Students (2002)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In 2002, former Salisbury University student Richard Yoskey collected folk material. His collection explores the life of his lobsterman grandfather through his mother's perspective, including stories from his life in Maine, customs, and experiences as a lobsterman. Included is his essay, a microcassette interview tape (log included), VHS tape footage (with log), and CD.
Folklife Collection - Three Lost Souls on the Eastern Shore: A Study of Homeless People
by Salisbury University Students (1992)
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In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents in 1992, Salisbury University students and teachers collected folk life material. Richard J. Stoltz's collection focuses on the life of homeless people on the Eastern Shore. As an ex-homeless himself, running errands across 27 states for three years, Richard felt compelled to conduct his fieldwork on this folk group. In addition to his own story, Richard recounts the struggle of "Three Lost Souls" who battled "unsettledness", dysfunctional families and or addiction. After getting off the streets, Richard helped other homeless people as a counselor in a shelter.