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Interview with Lawrence Weigel, Kilian Leiker, Lark Lowell Gunther, Ida L. Steward, and Wesson G. Shelly
Robert L. Maxwell, Judith Ann Higgins, and Patty Jo Wright
Interviews with Lawrence Weigel, Kilian Leiker, Lark Lowell Gunther, Ida L. Steward, and Wesson G. Shelly. This recording is unavailable.
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Interview with Lawrence Weigel, Lloyd White, and Murray Edwards
Jeannie Giebler and Samuel John Sackett
Interview with Lawrence Weigel.
00:00:00 - Introduction, Lawrence Weigel of Hays, KS
00:00:56 - Song, "Brautliede" or "Bride's Song"
00:03:34 - Song, "Ihr Musikanten tut mir spielen" or "Musicians, you should play!" 00:05:06 - Song, "Das glaslein das muss wandern" or "The Glass must be passed around "
00:06:34 - Song, "Das Schwarzbraunes Bier" or "The Black-Brown Beer"
00:08:25 - Song, "Ich Liebe Ein Mädchen Von 18 Jahre" or "I Love a Maiden Eighteen Years Old"
00:10:15 - Song, "War in Wien Gewesen" or "When I was in Vienna"
00:11:36 - Song, "Schweizerlied" or "Swiss Song"
00:13:06 - Song, "Die Abreise von Riga" or "The Departure from Riga (Latvia)"
00:14:40 - Song, "Herz, mein Herz" or "Heart, my Heart"
00:16:51 - Song, "Das Traurigkeit erschütterte da herunt iben namen"
00:18:18 - Song, "jezt ist die Zeit und Stunde nahe" or "Now the Time and Hour is Near"
00:20:40 - Song, "In Russland ich ma nach nie leben" or "I'll Never Live In Russia"
00:21:52 - Song, "Schoene Dame" or "Beautiful Lady"
00:23:20 - Song, "Die Hausfrau" or "The Housewife"
00:24:13 - Song, "Das Mädchen on im brunnen gehen"
00:25:04 - Song, "Oh, was sind wir arme Bauern" or "Oh What Poor Farmers We Are"
00:26:37 - Song, "Der Goldene Rosenkranz" or "The Golden Rosary"
00:28:15 - Introduction, Lloyd White of Colby, KS
00:28:32 - Biographical information and background of song
00:29:26 - Original song, "Corn Shucking Song"
00:32:52 - Introduction, Murray Edwards of Atwood, KS
00:33:00 - Background information on song
00:34:36 - Song, "Tie Ten Knots in the Devil's Tail"
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Interview with Leo and Katherine Dellva
Norman E. Mai
Interview with Leo and Katherine Dellva of Hays, KS on May 6, 1962.
00:00:39 - Immigrating to North America. First Canada then to the United States
00:02:11 - An incident on the railroad in Canada
00:05:17 - Wedding and family
00:05:56 - A letter from the old country
00:06:59 - Dances
00:08:37 - Katherine Dellva's parents
00:11:34 - Watermelon syrup and cookies
00:13:10 - Life in Russia and using camels to plow
00:27:52 - First cars in Hays
00:29:35 - Grandchildren
00:32:53 - Moving from Canada to the US without speaking English
00:39:46 - Rabbits around Hays
00:43:00 - Children and grandchildren
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Interview with Linda Harsh, Debbie Ballard, Pam Wagoner, Bonnie Pierce, and Peggy Schroeder
Donna Gene Harsh
Interview with Linda Harsh, Debbie Ballard, Pam Wagoner, Bonnie Pierce, and Peggy Schroeder, a group of 6th grade girls from Hays, KS. 00:00:00 - Introduction
00:00:32 - Assorted jokes
00:05:58 - Elephant jokes
00:08:34 - Assorted jokes
00:12:06 - Knock-knock jokes
00:13:12 - Little Moron jokes
00:14:01 - Knock-knock jokes
00:14:35 - Little Moron jokes
00:15:19 - Assorted jokes and knock-knock jokes
00:22:03 - Superstitions
00:25:53 - Assorted jokes
00:28:18 - Superstitions
00:29:56 - Jump rope rhymes
00:45:22 - More superstitions
00:46:41 - More jump rope rhymes and other games
00:54:04 - Legends and myths
01:01:15 - Tall tales
01:10:39 - Introduction to day two of the interview on May 11, 1965
01:10:50 - Hawaiian superstition
01:11:17 - Jokes
01:19:19 - Song, "Casey Jones" vocal
01:20:36 - Song, "Erie Canal" vocal
01:21:30 - Discussion about various songs
01:24:21 - Song, "On Top of Spaghetti" vocal
01:24:55 - Superstitions and proverbs
01:26:26 - Song, "The Thing" vocal
01:27:35 - Assorted riddles, jokes, and superstitions -
Interview with Logan County Settlers
Interviews with Logan County settlers Mrs. Cassidy, Mrs. W.A. Caswell, and G.N. Luker regarding their experiences homesteading in Logan County, Kansas in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Accounts of conflicts between Indigenous Americans and white settlers are included. The beginning of the recording is poor quality.
00:00:16 - Mrs. Cassidy, raising cattle in Logan County in 1903
00:01:02 - Local stores
00:01:29 - Churches
00:03:05 - Telephones
00:03:36 - Farming
00:05:19 - Blizzards
00:06:15 - Horse disease
00:06:43 - Dust storms
00:08:06 - Native animals
00:09:30 - Storing wheat and the first elevator
00:11:00 - Treating sickness and disease outbreaks
00:12:29 - Schools
00:14:15 - Prices of common items
00:15:43 - Experiences with local Romani groups
00:18:57 - Experiences with hobos
00:20:45 - Mrs. W.A. Caswell and moving to Logan County in 1888
00:23:17 - Harboring outlaws
00:24:50 - Acquiring land
00:26:06 - Literary societies, dances, and play parties
00:26:21 - 1899 fire in Oakley, KS
00:26:54 - Teaching experience and schools in Oakley
00:30:35 - Raising horses and mechanical advancements
00:31:35 - G.N. Luker and the story of the John and Lydia German family, killed in a skirmish with Indigenous Americans in Six Mile Gulch in 1874 00:50:12 - Quanah Parker and the Adobe Walls fight
00:59:27 - Billy Dixon and the Buffalo Wallow fight
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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