Folklore

Inside Scoop on Alice of the Hermitage | Palmetto Scene

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Grades: 4 5 8

More than 150 years ago, the legend of Alice Flagg of the Hermitage began. This young lady from the banks of the inlet in Georgetown County has touched the lives of many, including the Chandler boys –...

History of Halloween | Palmetto Scene

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Costumes, candy, haunted houses, and ghost stories...everything we think of when it comes to Halloween, but it wasn’t always this way. We take a look at how this spooky holiday has transformed over...

Jane Wineglass Audio Transcript | Digital Traditions

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Grades: Higher Education

Audio transcript for Jane Wineglass A McClellanville, SC (Charleston County) resident, Ms. Wineglass has long been known for her folk medicine remedies, as well as the ability to interpret dreams...

Lizard Man | South Carolina Public Radio

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Grades: 6 7 8

"L" is for Lizard Man [1998]

Folklore in "The Sandlot" | Digital Traditions

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

by Emily Enloe. Enloe is a Dance Education major in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Spring 2009 class "Folklore and Film." A classic movie about a boy trying...

Folklore & Dormroom Décor | Digital Traditions

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Grades: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

by Beth Hinson. Hinson is an International Studies student in the South Carolina Honors College at USC. This paper was written for the Fall 2007 class "Folklife in America." I have decided to address...

Lady on the Bridge | Eye on the Past

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Ghost story about the ghost of the lady who hitch-hikes rides with unsuspecting travelers on the bridge over the Wateree River in the swamps near Stateburg.

The Beautiful Phantom of Daisy Bank | Palmetto Special

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Grades: 3 4 5 6 7 8

This prograrn was adapted from a story in the book, The Return of the Gray Man, by Julian Stevenson Bolick. It was produced on location, but not necessarily where the story supposedly takes place. No...