Vermont Folklife
Dublin Core
Title
Vermont Folklife
Description
Primary source materials incorporated into lesson plans created by Vermont Folklife for the Teaching with Folk Sources: Counter(ing) Narratives to the American Story with Ethnographic and Oral History Collections project.
Includes items drawn from the collections of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and the Vermont Folklife Archive.
Includes items drawn from the collections of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress and the Vermont Folklife Archive.
Collection Items
Katharine DuClos - Skunk Bait
Katharine DuClos of Braintree, VT tells tells the story of a time her husband’s temper got the better of him. Excerpt from a June 2, 1994 interview with Katharine DuClos (TC1994-2020) conducted by Gregory Sharrow. Part of the Farm Series Collection…
Charles Bickford - The Enterprising Farmer
Charles Bickford of Marshfield, VT tells a story about an enterprising farmer who comes up with a novel mud season money making scheme. Audio and text excerpt from an October 25, 1988 interview with Barbara and Charles Bickford (TC1988-2034). Part of…
Marjorie Pierce - Driving 10 Miles to Rutland
Marjorie Pierce of North Shrewsbury, VT describes the complicated process of traveling the 10 miles from home to Rutland, VT during mud season. Audio and text excerpt from an August 16, 1979 interview with Glendon and Marjorie Pierce (TC1979-0052).…
Thelma Neil - Maple Sugar Pie
Thelma Neill of Warren, VT and folklorist Jane Beck discuss a recipie for maple sugar pie and the annual Warren, VT town meeting in early spring. Audio and text excerpt from a January 17, 1992 interview with Thelma Neill conducted by Jane Beck…
Wallace Ilsley - Sugaring with Horses
Wallace Illsley of Braiintree, VT discusses working with horses in the sping to collect maple sap for making maple syrup. Audio and text excerpt from a November 30, 1989 interview with Wallace Illsley conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1989-2070). A…
Daisy Turner - Maypole Dance
Daisy Turner of Grafton, VT describes the sping maypole dances she participated in as a child. Audio and text excerpt from a May 10, 1984 interview with Daisy Turner conducted by Jane Beck (TC1984-0034). A part of the Turner Family Collection…
Floyd Fuller - Corn Husking
Floyd Fuller of Randolph, VT describes the shared work and social environment of the annual summer corn husking bees of his youth. Audio and text excerpt from a December 1, 1989 interview with Floyd Fuller conducted by Gregory Sharrow (1989-2073). A…
Katharine DuClos - Straw Filled Matteress
Katharine DuClos of Braintree, VT details her father's annaul process of harvesting straw in the summer and filling her mattress. Audio and text excerpt from a June 20, 1990 interview with Katharine DuClos conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1990-2032).…
Angelo Ambrosini - Marselli's Mandolin.
Angelo Ambrosini of Barre, VT describes a summer night on Harvey's Pond. Audio and text excerpt from a January 28, 1986 interview with Angelo Ambrosini conducted by Jane Beck (TC1986-0006). A part of the Stone Carvers Project Collection…
Mali Keating - Northwoods
Mali Keating of Hardwick, VT talks about her Abenaki grandfather's annual winter trapping trips in the Canadian north woods. Audio and text excerpt from a December 10, 1999 interview with Katharine DuClos conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1999-0071). A…