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Dailey, Jan (Fa 1103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Dailey, Jan (Fa 1103), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1103. Paper titled “Food Storage for Winter Consumption” in which Jan Dailey offers an in-depth exploration into the realm of traditional food preservation and storage practices, such as drying, peeling, dipping, husking, and “hilling up,” that have persisted in spite of modern mechanized methods. Paper is based on information gathered by Dailey from farmers and homemakers across McCracken and Metcalfe County.
Stewart, Karen (Fa 1085), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stewart, Karen (Fa 1085), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1085. Student folk studies project titled: “Making Apple Cider in Western Kentucky,” which includes a description of apple cider making practices in Butler County, Kentucky. Survey sheets may include photos of a tool, processes, and descriptions.
Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Childress, Lelia (Fa 1075), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1075. Student folk studies project titled: “Traditional Methods of Preserving Food,” which includes survey sheets with food preservation methods and traditions in Hart County, Kentucky. Sheets may include a food, brief description of process, informant’s name and address, and text classification.
Jaggers, Katie (Fa 1066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Jaggers, Katie (Fa 1066), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project FA 1066. Paper titled “Folk Beliefs” in which Katie Jaggers details various proverbs, remedies, superstitions, and predictions relating to childhood, agriculture, medicine, and other facets of daily life. Paper is based on data collected by Jaggers from immediate family in Edmonson County, Kentucky.
Blue, Jewell Kay (Fa 1042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Blue, Jewell Kay (Fa 1042), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1042. Paper titled "Butter-Making" in which Jewell Blue discusses the history and practice of home-churning butter. Paper I based on information collected by Blue from close relatives and contains photographs of her grandmother's farm and heirloom churn.
Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Riddle, Karen (Fa 1009), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
FA Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Folklife Archives Project 1009. Folk studies student project titled: “Making of Molasses,” which includes a description of the molasses making process and related material in Clinton County, Kentucky, with interviews, photos and folklore by motif index number.
Foodways (Fa 1005), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Foodways (Fa 1005), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
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Finding aid and full text for papers (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Folklife Archive Project 1005. A collection of student observations about regional foodways in short, narrative papers, prepared for a folk studies class at Western Kentucky University. Photos are included in many of the papers.