Excuse our mess! There may be some
difficulties while these pages are re-made by Clement Davis, of
sketch by Cathy Barton
The Missouri
Folklore Society was organized December 15, 1906, "to encourage the
collection, preservation and study of folklore in the widest sense, including
customs, institutions, beliefs, signs, legends, language, literature, musical
arts, and folk arts and crafts of all ethnic groups throughout the State of
Missouri."
snailmail:
New or renewing member? Click here for the
membership form.
Yes,
it’s that time already. Planning is underway for the 2008 meeting,
November 6-8 in
May
3 marks the return of Round Barn Blues in Kirksville
Mark
your calendars now – The
Old Time Music Fete is being
held in Cahokia,
A bit of internet
lore: “Missouri Explained”
A
special message for folklorists doing online research
Have a look at the newest addition
to our collection of Missouri log cabins:
Eric J. Burkett sent photos of his great-grandfather’s home near New Bloomfield
A rare recording
of the “rebel yell” performed by a 90-year old Tar Heel veteran in
1935
The fiddle events calendar is provided by Wyatt’s Fiddle Shop, L.C.
Please contribute to the Rebecca
B. and Adolph E. Schroeder Endowment Fund -- to honor the two people most
responsible for the revival of the
Click here for a listing of ongoing and developing projects and folklore collections to which you can contribute.
Click here for a great way to support your society and your local library at the same time
-Links especially for members of MFS
Officers and Board of Directors
-Some of our members, and how to contact them
-For Students and Teachers: the MFS Student Essay Contest
-Calendar of Upcoming Missouri folklore and folk arts events
- Books received at the journal, waiting for a reviewer like you
-Missouri folk music (with special emphasis on fiddling, of course)
-Projects, exhibitions and publications of interest to Missouri folklorists
-Tributes to Missouri Folklore Society Members and their work, past and present:
For students and teachers -- a guide to fieldwork
and to working with
folklore and tradition-bearers in the classroom
-Study Folklore at Universities in Missouri -- a guide, under development
-Please support our fundraiser:
Clyde Faries presents A Bunch of Time: Heritage Songs in Honor of
Charles Farris
-Notes and Queries for Missouri Folklorists, including online books and articles by our members
-Eyecandy for Missouriana enthusiasts
-Ozark Mountain imagery for your computer
We're collecting photos of your Missouri Folklore related people, places and events, as well as MFS members' emails and URLs for those who'd like to have that information listed here. If you have comments or suggestions, especially for broken or additional links, email webmaster at:
or snailmail: Prof. Adam Brooke Davis
Division of Language and Literature, McClain 314a
Truman State University Kirksville, MO 63501
(660)785-4487
FAX (660) 785-7486
This page appears courtesy of Truman State
University,
with special thanks to Prof. Heinz Woehlk
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last
updated 5-12-08