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Rising From the Ashes: The Story of Evelyn Rose Glumsic
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- Glumsic, Milena
- Glumsic, Evelyn Rose
Rising From the Ashes: The Story of Evelyn Rose Glumsic
In this project Milena Glumsic interviewed her grandmother, Evelyn Rose Glumsic of Edgewater, Maryland. Thess interviews were held over the telephone, and during them Ms. Glumsic spoke about using home remdies to heal people, gave particulars as to how to make various home remedies, spoke of canning fruits and vegetables, and differing methods of preserving meats. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Glumsic, Milena
- Glumsic, Evelyn Rose
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Memories of Healing: Home Remedies
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- Ratliff, Kristin
- Alderman, Ann
- Ratliff, Barbara
- Ratliff, Hubert
- Sowers, Stella
Memories of Healing: Home Remedies
In this project, Kristin Ratliff interviewed her grandmother Ann Alderman, her grandfather Hubert Ratliff and his wife Barbara, and family friend Stella Sowers, with the intention of gathering folk remedies for common ailments, and to learn more about these remedies. All were from southwest Virginia, and all had similar stories and remedies to share. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Ratliff, Kristin
- Alderman, Ann
- Ratliff, Barbara
- Ratliff, Hubert
- Sowers, Stella
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It Was Real Life Then: Growing Up on Coon Branch Mountain
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- Mullins, Jessica
- Mullins, Burley
It Was Real Life Then: Growing Up on Coon Branch Mountain
In this project, Jessica Mullins interviewed her father, Burley White Mullins Jr, about living and growing up on Coon Branch Mountain, near Iager, West Virginia. Topics included in the interview include moonshine, homemade toys, growing and preserving food religion, and folk cures. This interview is among projects created by students enrolled in English 446 (initially English 452), “Appalachian Folklore,” 1981-2019, and in graduate level counterparts English 548 and 648 “Appalachian Folk Culture(s)” offered 17 fall semesters between 1987 and 2009. Minimally contain collector’s introduction and analysis, transcribed informant interviews, and excerpted and labeled examples of oral, customary, and/or material folklore/folklife collected primarily within the Appalachian region. Most include also tables of contents, informant information, indexes (outlines) of interviews, photographs, miscellaneous paper items, and indexes of informants, genres, and geographic locations. Accompanying audio recordings (several minutes to 2+ hours). Transferred to McConnell Library Archives & Special Collections from Appalachian Regional and Rural Studies Center, Fall 2013.- Creator
- Mullins, Jessica
- Mullins, Burley
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- Appalachia
- Folklore--Appalachia3
- Healing--Folklore
- Oral histories--Appalachia3
- Canning and preserving.2
- Healing.1
Creator
- Alderman, Ann1
- Glumsic, Evelyn Rose1
- Glumsic, Milena1
- Mullins, Burley1
- Mullins, Jessica1
- Ratliff, Barbara1
- Ratliff, Hubert1
- Ratliff, Kristin1
- Sowers, Stella1