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Indian Ghost Legends - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"These Indian tales are reproduced as a result of reconstruction and piecing together. Elderly Indians and early residents, scattered over the State, furnished from their memories the titles and fragments of the stories. A great many other stories exist as titles only, and some others too fragmentary to piece out. Those included in this pamphlet appear to be among the commonest or most generally known and are here reproduced by correlating versions of the same story from different sources. They are not offered as newly found versions of old tales."

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Cowboy Songs (Part Two) - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project

"These are songs sung by cowboys about cowboys. Few of them, if any, have a Nebraska origin, but all are much sung in this State. To obtain some of the songs it was necessary to piece fragments together from oral contributions, scrap books, and personal collections."

Days Of Yore: Early History Of Brown County, Nebraska, Lillian L. Jones

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History of Brown County, Nebraska. Detailed coverage begins in 1857, and includes settler colonialist interpretation of the relationship between the Sioux, the U.S. government, and colonists.

Written drawing on primary sources collected from early residents by the author. Also contains quotes from interviews with early white settlers. Includes individual sections on Ainsworth, Meadville, Long Pine, and drought in the 1890s.

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Proverbs, Prophecies, Signs And Sayings (Part Two) - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"The following pages conclude the work on signs, sayings, omens, etc., begun in our Pamphlet Nine. In these two issues, we have attempted simply to list the proverbs, metaphorical phrases and omens in current use in the State, leaving the task of definition or description to the larger work in preparation on Nebraska folklore."

Proverbs, Prophesies, Signs, And Sayings - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Put together by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

"A Nebraska origin is not claimed for the proverbs and sayings in this pamphlet. They are, however, used in Nebraska. They have been confirmed by numerous consultants. The more familiar this material is to Nebraskans the more truly does it merit its place in Nebraska folklore, and the more its value will increase with the passing of time."

Legends Of Febold Feboldson And Antoine Barada - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project of Nebraska.

"The following pages are a continuation of excerpts from a manuscript written by Mr. Beath concerning Nebraska's foremost legendary character, Febold Feboldson...

Antoine Barada ranks second only to Febold as a legendary or mythical character of Nebraska. There is evidence, however, that a person by this name really lived, evidence which is lacking in the case of Febold. As to how much of the story given below (written by members of the Project) is true, we do not know."

Children's Games - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Compiled by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska.

Knowledge concerning the playing of the games in this collection has been gained by several years of contact with groups of children through the teaching and supervision of games. Their authenticity as Nebraska Folklore has been confirmed by original research in which several schools of the State have aided, and by bibliographical research.

Animal Legends - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Prepared by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska.

These legends are for the most part stories of the supernatural power possessed by animals. The belief that animals had supernatural power did not discount the power of a supreme being known to the Pawnee as Tirawa. WIthin their habitat the Pawnees had certain places which they held sacred. Five such places of importance in animal legend, which were also known to other Indian tribes are Pahuk, a promontory in a bend of the Platte River a few miles west of Fremont; Nakiskat, on an island in the Platte River near Central …

Legends Of Febold Feboldson, Federal Writers' Project

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Credited to Paul R. Beath of Gothenburg, NE, who wrote other books on Feboldson, a figure of legends and tall tales.

"The tales of Febold which I have selected represent the lighter, even humorous, side of the pioneer plainsman's serious and often tragic struggle to wrest a living from a stubborn land".

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Historical Legends - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska.

Legends related to Spanish exploration of Nebraska. As stated in the pamphlet: "Some truth and much fiction are indiscriminately mixed in these narratives. The various accounts of the edpeitions differ to such an extent in dates, incidents, and geographical placements that they are classified as legends. Enough facts common to all the narratives and corresponding with other actual data make them historical legends".

Includes The Seven Cities of Cibola, The Land of Quivira, The Expedition of Don Diego Dionisio de Peñalosa, and The Villasur Expedition.

Children's Singing Games - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

These games are all suitable for children in the grades. Some of them are also played by high school pupils and adults. Many of them can be adapted for dances or drills. They are all traditional, coming to us for the most part from England or by way of England. The many versions indicate the local adaptations made during their travels to us from the Eastern Seaboard States.

Indian Place Legends - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska

These legends are representative of three of the outstanding tribes of Nebraska Indians: Pawnee, Omaha and Sioux. The fact that other versions are extant and that living Indians within the same tribe disagree concerning the authentic version confirm them as true folklore. The themes of these legends have been obtained from histories, folklore compilations and unpublished manuscripts.

Cowboy Songs - Nebraska Folklore, Federal Writers' Project

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Part of the Nebraska Folklore series produced by the Federal Writers' Project in Nebraska.

Many of these songs, handed down and repeated by word of mouth, are adaptation of old English ballads. Many of them have become so changed by adaptation and transmission that their sources are doubtful . Some few of them originated in Nebraska. Their authenticity is based upon their inclusion in a syllabus of titles, Folk -song of Nebraska and the Central West; direct contribution from Nebraska pioneers; or both:- -- In many compilations, cowboy songs are so classified because they have found particular favor with the …

Haig - Dist. #20, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

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Information on Haig School, located 6 miles west of Scottsbluff, Nebraska on Highway 29.

Reichie School - Dist. #37, Country School Legacy: Humanities On The Frontier

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Information on the Reichie School, located 3 1/2 miles south of Norfolk in Madison County, Nebraska. Includes several histories of the school, written by students at the school.