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The 1858 Wythe County Poorhouse Farm: A Living History Book
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- Spencer, Lisa
- Slemp, Josephine
- Graham, Abner
- Graham, Sarah
The 1858 Wythe County Poorhouse Farm: A Living History Book
In this project, Lisa Spencer interviewed Josephine Slemp, and Abner and Sarah Graham about the Wythe County Poorhouse Farm. This 340 acre farm was made up of land bought by Wythe County to help take care of people in need, such as widows, orphans, disabled, elderly, and unwed mothers. There were cabins and work cottages on the farm to process foods for those who lived there. 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
- Spencer, Lisa
- Slemp, Josephine
- Graham, Abner
- Graham, Sarah
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Rememberings. A Family Heritage of Appalachian Folk Culture
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- Combiths, Katherine Altice
- Altice, Zane
- Altice, Jean Martin
- Altice, Blanche Mills
- Altice, Watson
- Watson, Nelda Carter
Rememberings. A Family Heritage of Appalachian Folk Culture
While studying Appalachian Folk Culture in college, Katherine Altice Combiths saw much of her history, and for the first time began to understand her own connection with Appalachia. She also realized the importance of preserving her own family’s stories, photos, and genealogies before those who knew them passed away. This 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
- Combiths, Katherine Altice
- Altice, Zane
- Altice, Jean Martin
- Altice, Blanche Mills
- Altice, Watson
- Watson, Nelda Carter
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Discovering an Appalachian Collective Unconscious: a look at traditional family beliefs as heirlooms of our ancestors
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- Blankenship, Michael
- Blankenship, Vivian
Discovering an Appalachian Collective Unconscious: a look at traditional family beliefs as heirlooms of our ancestors
In the year 1999, much of America was obsessed with the idea that at 12:01AM on Jan 1, 2000 the entire computer network in the world would shut down. While talking to his grandmother, who was not worried about Y2K (the year 2000) situation, the idea of this project came to Michael Blankenship. She maintained that if the Y2K situation came to be, people like her would survive it nicely because they had lived without computers for many years and knew how to survive. In interviews, Vivial Blankenship spoke of growing up on a farm, selling farm products, grinding grain to make flour, milking cows, using a spring house for refrigeration, and much more from many years before computers. This 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
- Blankenship, Michael
- Blankenship, Vivian
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Cultivation and Preservation of Food
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- Godsey, Sally
- Godsey, Edwin
- Godsey, Betty
- Mynes, Billie
Cultivation and Preservation of Food
In this project, Sally Godsey interviewed her grandparents Edwin and Betty Godsey, and Billie Mynes. During the interviews Ms. Gosdsey heard about the various kinds of vegetables they grow and how the seeds they use date back a few generations in the family. She heard about canning and freezing and preserving the foods, about how they learned to can and preserve from their parents. This 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
- Godsey, Sally
- Godsey, Edwin
- Godsey, Betty
- Mynes, Billie
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Discovering an Appalachian Collective Unconscious: a look at traditional family beliefs as heirlooms of our ancestors, Audio
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- Blankenship, Michael
- Blankenship, Vivian
Discovering an Appalachian Collective Unconscious: a look at traditional family beliefs as heirlooms of our ancestors, Audio
In the year 1999, much of America was obsessed with the idea that at 12:01AM on Jan 1, 2000 the entire computer network in the world would shut down. While talking to his grandmother, who was not worried about Y2K (the year 2000) situation, the idea of this project came to Michael Blankenship. She maintained that if the Y2K situation came to be, people like her would survive it nicely because they had lived without computers for many years and knew how to survive. In interviews, Vivial Blankenship spoke of growing up on a farm, selling farm products, grinding grain to make flour, milking cows, using a spring house for refrigeration, and much more from many years before computers. This 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
- Blankenship, Michael
- Blankenship, Vivian
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Signs of Knowledge: Predictions and Forecasts, Audio
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- McKnight, Leigh Ann
- Osborne, Thomas
Signs of Knowledge: Predictions and Forecasts, Audio
In this project, Leigh Ann McKnight interviewed her grandfather, Thomas Osborne, who uses “the signs” to plant his gardens and do his farming. During the course of this project, Ms. McKnight learned about astrological signs, animal behavior signs, and how weather can effect plants. She also asked and explored the question: “Why do Appalachians rely on signs?” 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
- McKnight, Leigh Ann
- Osborne, Thomas
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Fun on the Farm: The Parkers, Audio
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- Allie, Crystal
- Parker, Truman
- McCormick, Naola Parker
- Poff, Kyula Parker
Fun on the Farm: The Parkers, Audio
In this project, Crystal Allie interviewed several of her family members to learn more about her mother’s maternal family farm and to learn what it was like to grow up there. While interviewing her family, Ms. Allie learned about games they played as children, such as marbles, horseshoes, checkers for example. She also heard about the boys had to work in the fields, chop wood, move cows around, and help work the farm, while the girls milked the cows, gathered eggs, worked the garden and were also allowed to play with dolls in the house. 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
- Allie, Crystal
- Parker, Truman
- McCormick, Naola Parker
- Poff, Kyula Parker
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- Appalachia47
- Farms.
- Folklore--Appalachia47
- Oral histories--Appalachia
- Canning and preserving.18
- Agricultural products and markets12
- Great Depression7
- Dairy farmers5
- Radio.4
- Children.3
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- Cox, Ricky6
- Dickerson, Haydon4
- Livoti, Annclaire4
- Norton, Megan4
- Quesenberry, Anita4
- Quesenberry, Hubert4
- Brown, Effie King3
- Rickert, Meghan3
- Allie, Crystal2
- Blankenship, Michael2
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