 | ACADIE-NET - Folklore et
histoire de l'Acadie offers pointers to sites with information about Acadian folklore. |
| Afro-American Almanac offers
fourteen complete folktales. |
| Athens, Ohio: Folklore and Local Legends by
Patti offers Native American legends, spiritualism, Civil War ghosts, community folktales
and more. |
| CLNet Folklore, Customs,
Traditions provides information on Dia de los muertos (day of the dead), santeria, and
other folklore links. |
| Daniel Boone - Myth
and Reality in American Consciousness examines the image and myth of Daniel
Boone, based on primary sources. |
| Eddie Little Bear's Tall Tales by
Ed Emerson offers his retellings of early American folklore and legends. |
| El Head Home Page by Dennis Power talks
about this "disembodied avenger of the plains." |
| Evolution
of the Santa Claus Myth by David L. Brown traces the origins of the
jolly old elf. |
| Folk Medicine at UCLA by
Wayland D. Hand (1907-1986), his students, and colleagues, is a searchable Archive of Folk
Medicine. Since the 1940s, Hand has extracted information journals, magazines,
diaries, and the writings of medical practitioners dating to the late 18th century.
(offline 9/7/99) |
| Folklore, Legends, Tall Tales: A Knox
County Casebook from Vincennes University offers folktales (some featuring bigfoot,
UFOs, and French pioneer lore) related to Vincennes, Indiana. |
| Folktales
from Spring Branch offers folk stories prepared by students such as "If
you give a Rattler a Revolver" and "Ropin'
Sue". |
| James Huff's Web page
offers
African and American folktales, such the stories of The Bachelors and the Python, the
Trickster Rabbit, the Lion and the Hare Go Hunting, and others. |
| La Llorona is a graphic site
detailing the history of a weeping spirit that haunts the lakes and rivers of
Mexico and the American southwest. |
| Local stories and legends about
Estes Park, Colorado. |
| Newfoundland Folklore
recounts fairy stories from Conception Bay and also discusses unusual place names and
words in Newfoundland. |
| Thanksgiving Information
discusses folklore and legends surrounding the U.S. holiday of Thanksgiving. |
