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Interview with Andy J. Myers
Alma Johnson
An interview with former Lane County Kansas probate judge and Justice of the Peace Andy J. Myers regarding experiences during the early days of Kansas.
00:00:40 - Biographical information
00:01:36 - Career history
00:03:43 - County seat fight between Ravanna and Eminence, Kansas
00:17:32 - Song, On the bed ground in a cow camp
00:22:40 - Fight at Ravanna
00:33:42 - Horse thieves
00:38:32 - School experiences
00:40:55 - County elections
00:41:57 - Wagon travel
00:43:38 - Visiting Lawrence, KS after Quantrill's Raid - Note: Mr. Myers was born in 1868. Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence happened in August of 1863. Mr. Myers was in Lawrence in 1877.
00:45:27 - Getting Glasses
00:47:29 - Wild Buffalo
00:48:07 - Experiences with Indigenous Americans
00:49:25 - Dodge City, Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp
00:50:24 - Stories he's read
00:52:21 - Wife and children -
Interview with B.E. Covington
Larry J. Schukman
Interview with B.E. Covington.
00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:30 - Biographical information and early life
00:04:32 - Move to Manhattan, KS and his marriage
00:08:15 - Farming and raising mules in 1905
00:15:14 - Holidays and his grandfather's Civil War service
00:17:10 - Amos Cole
00:18:30 - His children and family
00:20:22 - Hobos and bums (Racist language)
00:20:02 - Digging wells and playing ball
00:26:53 - Storms and disasters
00:30:38 - Availability of medical care
00:35:26 - The Dust Bowl Era (1931-1939)
THe second half of this recording is missing -
Interview with Celina Manning
Marciau Roth
Interview with Celina Manning of Damar, KS.
00:00:00 - Introduction is from a different interview not included on this tape. Recording is garbled by background conversation.
00:00:11 - Father encountering a wolf on the way home from Stockton, KS
00:01:28 - Ghost story, "My old man." Recording is garbled by background conversation.
00:04:26 - Family background and first French settlers in the area
00:08:17 - New Years tradition of sacrificing an elk for past sins
00:09:02 - Square dancing and wedding customs
00:10:13 - Family details
00:10:44 - Availability of medical care
00:14:03 - Cooking and recipes
00:22:24 - Games played
00:24:45 - Dancing and playing the fiddle
00:25:47 - French folk song
00:28:58 - French wedding song
00:34:36 - Song, "Look Down on the Long Green Valley", vocal
00:37:58 - Song, "As I walked One Evening"
00:43:50 - Seeing a mysterious light as an omen of her son's death
00:49:14 - Grandmother sees a ghost
00:50:15 - Story of a woman buried alive
00:52:33 - Story and song about a dog
00:56:16 - Story about a bear
01:00:05 - Story about a bull -
Interview with C. Elizabeth Stout and John Dinkel
Ward Patterson
Interview with C. Elizabeth Stout of Hays, KS and John Dinkel of Victoria, KS regarding their experiences homesteading in Ellis County. This recording has been transcribed.
00:00:42 - Elizabeth Stout, Father's background and homesteading in Ellis County in 1877
00:03:16 - Fire in Hays
00:04:44 - Soldier fight in Hays
00:05:36 - John Dinkel, Snake bite and removal of a toe
00:09:36 - Big snake under a rock
00:11:17 - Train wreck in 1890
00:18:37 - Building houses and early entertainment
00:20:51 - Harvesting wheat
00:27:26 - Schools
00:27:58 - German Songs
00:36:33 - Treatments for injuries
00:38:12 - Games
00:45:36 - Early cures
00:50:19 - Dancing
00:52:32 - Play party games -
Interview with Charles C. King
Norman E. Mai
An interview with Charles C. King on May 14, 1962 at Hays, KS.
00:00:00 - Introduction and biographical information
00:02:10 - Life as a barber in Hays
00:03:30 - Story about Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show
00:08:16 - Old Fort Hays
00:13:12 - Old Hays and his family history
00:16:47 - The last buffalo calf in Ellis County and early businesses
00:19:59 - School experiences
00:27:52 - Boxing in the barbershop
00:35:31 - Playing football against the Russell team
00:38:08 - Experience as a drum major and trip to Washington D.C.
00:44:35 - Social life in Hays: Dances, banquets, picnics, and shows
00:46:33 - Local economy: Jobs, wages, prices
00:54:33 - Availability of medical care
The Samuel J. Sackett Folklore Collection consists of recordings created by Dr. Sackett and his graduate assistants between the years of 1954 and 1977. Dr. Sackett and his assistants interviewed immigrants, homesteaders, and other community figures in Kansas and beyond, with a specific focus on folk music and folk lore. Subjects covered include folk music, folk stories, immigration and homesteading in the late 1800s through early 1900s, relations with Indigenous Americans and other minorities, Volga-German music, language, and customs, along with a wealth of genealogical information. Some of the recordings include racially sensitive language and as well as accounts of hate crimes. Originally recorded on reel-to-reel media, the collection was migrated to cassette tape in the 1990s and then transferred to digital beginning in 2020. Many of the recordings were in poor condition. The access recordings presented here have undergone audio enhancement in order to improve the user experience where possible, though some recordings remain difficult to understand. Unaltered audio transfers are available for researchers on request. Dr. Sackett served in the Department of English at FHSU for 23 years and founded the Kansas Folklore Society. His research materials were transferred to the University Archives in 1992.
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