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2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey is a
journey-or odyssey-through the Texas
Folklore Society as of the year 2001 A.D. It
contains a sample of the research that members
of the Society were doing at the turn of the
millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999,
and 2000 meetings. Because folklore is a part of
the past as well as of the future, a wide variety
of contemporary and historical topics are
explored.
Topics include:
Baby Lore: The Why and Wherefore of It by
Joyce Gibson Roach. "A whole body of lore
surrounds babies from conception, pregnancy,
birthing, naming, care, feeding, health which
also includes distress, danger and disease,
discipline, songs, games, toys, stories, tales, and
the most important of all, advice from
grandparents ...."
Uppity Women by Archie McDonald. "Every
time I talk on this topic, I cause trouble. The
topic is about the most powerful influence in
the Universe, the force irresistible and the object
unmovable beyond all others: Women!"
Praising Potted Pork Parts: Austin's One and
Only Spamarama by L. Patrick Hughes. Where
"taste takes a back seat to the bizarre." Spam
Stuffed Jalapeno, Spambrosia, Moo Goo Gai
Spam, Spambalaya, Spam Etouffee,
Spamchiladas, Pig Newtons and Spamalama
Ding Dongs are among the delights judged in
the cook-off while festival attendees listen to
the "mutilated renderings of popular songs"
such as Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Swine.
Mother's Model T by George Wilmeth Ewing.
"Mama sat in the driver's seat with hands on
the spark and gas levers, while my brother and
I turned the rear wheel. When the motor started,
we pushed the car off the jack and put the jack
in the tool box on the runningboard, while our
two sisters in the back seat relayed messages
and gave advice. Starting a Ford was a family
activity."
Emily D. West and the Yellow Prose of Texas: A
Primer on Some Primary Documents and their
Doctoring by James Lutzweiler. "Emily D. West
is no longer the missing sensation in Texas
revolutionary history that she was from
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2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey (Book)
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society "contains a sample of the research that members of the Society were doing at the turn of the millennium as represented at the 1998, 1999, and 2000 meetings." The volume covers "a wide variety of contemporary and historical topics," including baby lore, stories about notable women, stories about food and cooking, information about the Model T Ford, and more (inside front cover). The index begins on page 339.
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Abernethy, Francis Edward. 2001: A Texas Folklore Odyssey, book, 2001; Denton, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38303/m1/2/: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.