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Discusses old crafts and folk skills, from covered bridge building to quiltmaking, as well as the legends and lore of Indiana.
“Discusses old crafts and folk skills, from covered bridge building to quiltmaking, as well as the legends and lore of Indiana.”
FOREWORD
I. OLD CRAFTS AND SKILLS1. Dry Stone Walling: Patricia Mastick2. Joseph J. Daniels and Joseph A. Britton: Parke County’s Covered Bridge Builders: John M. Vlach3. A Quiltmaker and Her Art: Sandra K.D. Stahl
II. PLACE NAMES AND ORAL HISTORY4. Traditions of the Devil’s Hollows by John A. Gutowski5. Hangman’s Crossing: Jeffrey Schrink and Frances Schrink
III. FOLK BELIEF, MEDICINE, AND MAGIC6. The Miracle of String Measurement: Barbara Ann Townsend and Donald Allport Bird7. Root Doctors and Psychics in the Region: Elon A. Kulii8. A Porter County Seer by Sheryl Pisarski
IV. HORROR STORIES9. The Hatchet Man: Sylva Grider10. The House of Blue Lights in Indianapolis: Linda Degh
V. GHOSTS IN THE HOUSE AND ON THE ROAD11. Mary Whales, I Believe in You: Janet Langlois12. The Big Tunnel: Gary Hall13. The Chain on the Tombstone: William M. Clements14. The Ghost of the Doctor and a Vacant Fraternity House: James Gary Lecocq15. The Walking Coffin: William H. Clements
Bibliography of Indiana Folklore by Nikolai Burlakoff and Carl Lindahl
Index