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A Prehistoric Habitation Site On The St. Croix River, Ralph D. Brown

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

The recent report of the discovery of a prehistoric rock shelter or cave habitation site on the St. Croix River was received with considerable interest, for such sites have often been the source of important information in the field of archaeology. However, they are very rare in the Northwest; and, although in southern Minnesota there are in some places many caves and shelters, there is no evidence, with very few exceptions, that any of them was ever occupied. It was possible to excavate this shelter carefully and to preserve the evidences of prehistoric life which it contained. To date, it …

Ua37/44 Tidbits Of Kentucky Folklore, Gordon Wilson

Faculty/Staff Personal Papers

Tidbits of Kentucky Folklore nos. 1-100:

• A Second Introduction – 86
• Breakdowns – 12
• Fiddles & Violins – 20
• Fidelity & the County Seat – 214
• Folk By-Words – 71
• Folk Heroes – 160
• Folk Industries – 77
• Folk Names for Birds – 162
• Folk Prejudices – 24
• Folk Psychology – 10
• Folk Similes – 73
• Folk Types – Jim Crow – 154
• Folk Types – The Cornfield Philosopher – 158
• Folk Types – The Cowboy – 182
• Folk Types – The Desperado – 210
• Folk Types – The Hillbilly – 176
• Folk Types – The Negro Uncle – 152 …

Food And Drink Of Elizabethan England As Reflected In The Literature Of The Age., Elizabeth Frederick Baggerly 1901-1988

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Superstitions Of Grayson County, Elza Fentress

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

For this collection of odd beliefs to serve as an amusement to the curious is not the purpose of this treatment of superstitions. The end sought is not humor or satire. It is not the intention of the author to cast a reflection in any form upon persons who are inclined to be superstitious. A belief in superstitions is by far more widespread than most people would suspect. Is it not true that superstitions swayed the minds of people in earlier centuries? Are we not descendants of these people? We hear many of their songs; their laws were the forerunners …

Sibyl 1934, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Sanctuaries In The Ancient Pueblo Of Chetro Ketl, Alice Leinau

Anthropology ETDs

This paper is intended to a a detailed description of the sanctuaries of Chetro Ketl. It also includes Casa Rinconada and the sanctuary at Pueblo Bonito for comparison with the great sanctuary at Chetro Ketl.

Sibyl 1933, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Personal Adornment Of The Ancient Pueblo Indians, Winifred Stamm Reiter

Anthropology ETDs

When man first struck stone with other stone in conscious effort to change its shape, he first gave expression to the creative impulse that was instinct within him. During the ages that followed he, forced by necessity, directed that impulse into purely utilitarian channels. His need were food and shelter and he was so preoccupied with obtaining them and with devising objects which would help in their attainment that he had no time or need for anything else…. When his material comforts were assured; when he had a satisfactory, well concealed cave to live in, a sufficiency of meat on …

The Ancient Pueblo Of Chetro Ketl, Paul Reiter

Anthropology ETDs

The study herewith presented is on the excavation of Chetro Ketl, an ancient pueblo ruin in southern San Juan County, New Mexico. It is limited to the excavation and to architectural data derived therefrom. Discussion of such matters as the refuse heap, tree ring calendar, specimens, pottery types, etc., is omitted.

Sibyl 1932, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

A Re-Study Of The Province Of Tiguex, Gordon Vivian

Anthropology ETDs

This thesis is undertaken in order to clear up, as far as possible, the tangled threads of the history of the old Spanish province of Tiguex. It aims to correlate the written history of the various sites with the archaeological evidence to be found in the field today.

A Study Of The Water-Color Paintings Of Modern Pueblo Indians, Margaret Dorman

Anthropology ETDs

The Pueblo Indians of North America developed various forms of painting during the pre-Columbian period. They had to prepare all necessary tools and pigments from the sources which were available. The art of painting on paper is new only to the extent of transferring a previously developed form of expression on paper.

Shadows Of The Long Ago Or Early Day History Retold, W. L. Fox

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed essay entitled, "Shadows of the Long Ago or Early Day History Retold", dating from circa 1932. The story is attributed to a Mr. W. L. Fox and obtained by Mrs. E. L. Esher. Within, the author tells the tale of Esther Dreibelbis and Henry Koch, providing an example of a courting practice involving quilting parties and grubbing bees.

The Ethnobotany Of The Isleta Indians, Volney H. Jones

Anthropology ETDs

This study is an outgrowth of the increasing interest in the history, ethnology, and archaeology of the Pueblo Indians of the Southwest. Although much research has been done in this very fertile field, new and fascinating problems are constantly pre­senting themselves.

When one states that the environment greatly influences a people he speaks truisms and common knowledge. The arid South­west with its distinctive flora offers an unusual environment to which the Indian had adapted himself remarkably well. The object in general of this problem has been to study the reciprocal re­lation between the Isleta Indian and his plant environment; speci­fically, …

Sibyl 1931, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Inidan Rock, Portsmouth Daily Times

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Portsmouth Daily Times on the Indian Head Rock from October 30, 1930.

Postcard - Bird's Eye View Of Portsmouth, Ohio, Showing U. S. Grant Bridge, Ohio And Scioto Rivers, Unknown

Indian Head Rock Project

Postcard of Portsmouth, Ohio from across the Ohio River from Kentucky circa 1930.

Photograph - Man In Boat Across From Indian Head Rock, Unknown

Indian Head Rock Project

A man in boat across the river from Indian Head Rock circa 1930s.

Sibyl 1930, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

The Ethnobotany Of Jemez Indians, Sarah Louise Cook

Anthropology ETDs

The Indians in New Mexico may be divided into two general types — wandering and pueblo. The Athapascan, or wandering Indians, constitute a group which has drifted from the far north into New Mexico, They are more or less nomadic and war-like, and not agriculturally inclined, therefore to a large extent dependent upon their neighbors. The remaining Indians in New Mexico are the pueblos. These groups are independent, peaceful, and industrious, particularly along their respective lines of weaving, basketry, pottery, and agriculture.

Sibyl 1929, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

A Plan For An Archaeological Survey Of The Pueblo Plateau, Reginald G. Fisher

Anthropology ETDs

In referring to that area in the southwestern part of the United States and the northern part of Mexico over which is spread the remains of a once prolific and virile civilization, that of the Pueblo Indian, many names have been used. Some of these are very indefinite, and of little descriptive value, when one looks into the exact meaning of them. To those who know what was meant to be conveyed by these names, they no doubt are sufficient, but one ignorant of these denotations would probably be lead into misunderstandings. Such names as "The Great American Desert", the …

Notes From The Documentary History, The Language, And The Rituals And Customs Of Jemez Pueblo, Blanche Wurdeck Harper

Anthropology ETDs

The documentary history of the pueblo of Jemez begins with the Coronado expedition of 1954, the events of which were chronicled by Pedro de Castaneda. This first visit of the Spanish to Jemez was under the command of Captain Francisco Barrionuevo, and took place in the fall of the year. Barrionuevo was sent northward up the Jemez Valley for the purpose of exploring the Jemez province, which was already so named. Castaneda, who accompanied Barrionuevo, says that there were seven towns in the Jemez province, and three others in the province of Aguas Callentes. The latter province, according to Simpson, …

Sibyl 1928, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Severe Drouth Follows Panic, Louisville Courier-Journal

Indian Head Rock Project

An article published in the Louisville Courier-Journal on the drought of 1854.

Ua97/7 The Cardinal, Vol. Vi, No. 3, Ogden College

WKU Administration Documents

Newspaper created by the students of Ogden College a prep school for boys in Bowling Green which operated from 1877 to 1927.

Stories Old And Often Told: Being The Chronicles Of Scioto County, Ohio, Pages 127 And 128, Henry T. Bannon

Indian Head Rock Project

Pages 127 and 128 of Stories Old and Often Told: Being the Chronicles of Scioto County, Ohio by Henry T. Bannon published in 1927.

Meine Erfolge Mit Der Wünschelrute / My Successes With Dowsing Rods, Paul Beyer

Dowsing Research

A book by Dr. Paul Beyer, founder of the Reich Association for Dowsing, documenting his experiences using dowsing rods.

Contents:

Image 1 - A dowser from the 17th Century (from an old chalcography)

The practical value of dowsing for communities, landowners, manufacturers and miners.

Image 2 - A modern dowser: Dr. P. Beyer, Founder and Chair of the International Association for Dowsing Researchers on the search for Ore veins in Aue.

2. Successful findings of oil

Image 3 - Provision and reexamination of an oil drilling with the dowsing rod

3. Successful finding of lignites

4. Dowsing rod successes for …

Sibyl 1927, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

Ua94/5/1 Memory Book, Kathryn Kerr

Student/Alumni Personal Papers

Small scrapbook created by Kathryn Kerr related to Bowling Green Business University.