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The West Virginia Folklore Society was an organization devoted to studying and collecting folklore in the United States, founded on July 15, 1915. [1] It was among the most prominent such organizations in the early 20th century.
It is evident that West Virginians are self aware of their own rich culture. As early as the 20th century, mentions of folklore can be found in local newspaper articles. A 1916 edition of the Martinsburg Herald wrote about the founding of the West Virginia Folklore Society, an organization which is still active today. [18]
In 1950 she revived the state’s folklore society, dormant since 1917 (two years after its founding), and in 1951 became the founding editor of West Virginia Folklore, serving in that capacity until her retirement in 1967. According to her eulogy by William Hugh Jansen, Folklore Professor at the University of Kentucky, she had become “a ...
Pages in category "West Virginia folklore" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. ... West Virginia Folklore Society;
The Folklore Society (1 C, 1 P) W. Works about folklore (7 C, 7 P) Pages in category "Folklore studies" ... West Virginia Folklore Society This page was last ...
The Telltale Lilac Bush and Other West Virginia Ghost Tales is a collection of 100 folklore and ghost stories compiled by Ruth Ann Musick. The tales surround ghost stories from around the Marion County area in northern West Virginia .
The Flatwoods monster (also known as the Braxton County monster, [1] Braxie, [2] or the Phantom of Flatwoods), [3] in West Virginia folklore, is a creature reported to have been sighted in the town of Flatwoods in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States, on September 12, 1952, after a bright light crossed the night sky.
West Virginia portal; This category includes articles on organizations based in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Organizations include, among others, voluntary associations and 501(c) non-profit organizations; companies and for-profit organizations, religious organizations, and so on, are also appropriate.