A Teacher's Guide to Folklife Resources

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Goldenseal
by West Virginia Division of Culture and History
$17/ year or $4.95/ individual issue
Subjects: Folk Arts and Material Culture; History; Geography; Occupational Culture; Ritual and Ceremony; Music; Storytelling; Community Life;
Locations: Appalachia; West Virginia;

http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/

A magazine of West Virginia traditional life, including such topics as music, farming, religion, traditional crafts, labor history and politics. Stories are taken from the recollections of West Virginia residents.

Published by:
Cultural Center
1900 Kanawa Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305-0300
304/558-0220 x153

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In the Mountain State: A West Virginia Folklore and Cultural Studies Curriculum
by Judy P. Byers, John H. Randolph, Noel W. Tenney

Subjects: Community Life; Folk Arts and Material Culture; Ecology and Environment; Music; History; Geography;
Locations: West Virginia;

http://www.wvhumanities.org/folklore.htm

An excellent tool for teachers that, although written for West Virginia, is adaptable for other areas. The guide is divided into ten chapters on such topics as customs, material culture, language, sense of place, local history, nature lore, written and oral literature, folk arts, and folk music, with a full index.

Published by:
West Virginia Humanities Council
1310 Kanawa Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25301
304/346-8500