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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…
Tags: Black Americans, dance, seasonal folklife, spring, Vermont
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…
Tags: agriculture, foodways, social gatherings, summer, Vermont
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…
Tags: Italian Americans, music, outdoor recreation, summer, Vermont
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…
John Messier - Skidding Logs
John Messier of Brookfield, VT discusses logging in the winter months with this father. Audio and text excerpt from a December 2, 1989 interview with Katharine DuClos conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1989-2074). A part of the Farm Series Project…
Tags: logging, occupational folklife, Vermont, winter
Albert Morelli - Havesting Ice on Lake Champlain
Albert Morelli of Champlain, NY describes harvesting ice from Lake Champlain in the winter. Audio and text excerpt from a February 18, 1994 interview with Albert Morelli conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1994-2011). A part of the Lake Champlain Project…
Tags: ice, Lake Champlain, occupational folklife, winter
Katharine DuClos - Paring Apples
Katharine Duclos of Braintree, VT paring apples in the fall as a part of preparing to dry them for winter storage. Audio and text excerpt from a June 20, 1990 interview with Katharine DuClos conducted by Gregory Sharrow (TC1990-2032). A part of the…
Tags: agriculture, fall, seasonal folklife, social gatherings, Vermont
Daisy Turner - Halloween Fortune Telling Game
Daisy Turner of Grafton, VT describes a Halloween fortune telling game and family prank from her childhood. Audio and text excerpt from a November 1, 1983 interview with Daisy Turner conducted by Jane Beck (TC1983-0029). A part of the Turner Family…
Tags: Black Americans, divination, Halloween, play, Vermont
Perkins Flint - Dried Apples
Perkins Flint of Braintree, VT talks about drying apples in the fall to preserve them for winter. Audio and text excerpt from a November 2, 1968 interview with Perkins Flint conducted by Katharine DuClos (OT1991-3014). Part of the Perkins Flint…
