PA Center for Folklore
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Committed to studying cultural traditions and communities, especially in Pennsylvania.
With the arrival of harvest season, we thought it was the right time to look at examples of wheat weaving from our collections. Though these samples originate elsewhere, the practice has been active in Pennsylvania. Interest re-emerged in the mid-20th century, when some of these were created.
November 14, 2025 at 8:29 PM
With the arrival of harvest season, we thought it was the right time to look at examples of wheat weaving from our collections. Though these samples originate elsewhere, the practice has been active in Pennsylvania. Interest re-emerged in the mid-20th century, when some of these were created.
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University Press of Mississippi has announced a Holiday Sale that includes pre-orders, so from Nov 12-19, you should be able to pre-order your copy of The Folklore of Democracy (July 2026) for only $20.26!
The Folklore of Democracy
Contributions by Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Richard Bauman, Norma Cantú, Miguel Díaz-Barriga, Margaret Dorsey, Ehsan Estiri, Gary Alan Fine, Lisa Gilman, Jay Mechling, Whitney Phillips, Afsane Rezaei, Li...
www.upress.state.ms.us
November 11, 2025 at 5:51 PM
University Press of Mississippi has announced a Holiday Sale that includes pre-orders, so from Nov 12-19, you should be able to pre-order your copy of The Folklore of Democracy (July 2026) for only $20.26!
Philadelphia-area workshops are starting soon through The National Network for Folk Arts in Education! Visit locallearningnetwork.org/facts for more information.
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Philadelphia-area workshops are starting soon through The National Network for Folk Arts in Education! Visit locallearningnetwork.org/facts for more information.
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Dr. David Puglia (PhD American Studies, 2015) shares his insights as a teacher and administrator at a community college in the Francis Lee Utley invited plenary panel on Folklore in Higher Education given by the Fellows of the American Folklore Society.
October 21, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Dr. David Puglia (PhD American Studies, 2015) shares his insights as a teacher and administrator at a community college in the Francis Lee Utley invited plenary panel on Folklore in Higher Education given by the Fellows of the American Folklore Society.
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I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’ve been elected a fellow of the American Folklore Society! It’s such a great honor to be part of this group, which includes so many of the scholars who have mentored and inspired me over the years.
October 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I’m beyond thrilled to announce that I’ve been elected a fellow of the American Folklore Society! It’s such a great honor to be part of this group, which includes so many of the scholars who have mentored and inspired me over the years.
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Opening night at the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting and Penn State Harrisburg is already well represented! Faculty Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Jeffrey Tolbert, and Simon J. Bronner were joined by alumni Amy Milligan, Mary Sellers, and Susan Asbury, and PhD candidate Steven Lee.
October 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Opening night at the American Folklore Society Annual Meeting and Penn State Harrisburg is already well represented! Faculty Anthony Bak Buccitelli, Jeffrey Tolbert, and Simon J. Bronner were joined by alumni Amy Milligan, Mary Sellers, and Susan Asbury, and PhD candidate Steven Lee.
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Love Fairy Tales? I’m teaching a new course this spring on folktales and legends in American literature. It’s open to Penn State undergraduate and graduate students. Sign up today! #academicsky #folklore #fairytales
October 16, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Love Fairy Tales? I’m teaching a new course this spring on folktales and legends in American literature. It’s open to Penn State undergraduate and graduate students. Sign up today! #academicsky #folklore #fairytales
Last chance for Legends & Lore applications for 2025! The deadline for William G. Pomeroy Foundation's grant for Legends and Lore markers is October 13, 2025. The grant allows applications for a roadside marker for local folklore and legends in your town!
From wgpfoundation.org
From wgpfoundation.org
Legends & Lore® Marker Grant Program | William G. Pomeroy Foundation
Does your community have a great piece of folklore that should be shared? Legends & Lore is designed to promote cultural tourism and commemorate legends and folklore as part of cultural heritage.
www.wgpfoundation.org
October 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Last chance for Legends & Lore applications for 2025! The deadline for William G. Pomeroy Foundation's grant for Legends and Lore markers is October 13, 2025. The grant allows applications for a roadside marker for local folklore and legends in your town!
From wgpfoundation.org
From wgpfoundation.org
Does eating pumpkin seeds help prevent bedwetting? Folklorist MacBarrick recorded this belief in Central Pennsylvania in 1976. You can find more of the beliefs he recorded in our newly-restored Pennsylvania Folk Belief Collection Database! sites.psu.edu/folklib
Pennsylvania Folk Belief Collection | Compiled from Fieldwork by Mac E. Barrick
sites.psu.edu
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Does eating pumpkin seeds help prevent bedwetting? Folklorist MacBarrick recorded this belief in Central Pennsylvania in 1976. You can find more of the beliefs he recorded in our newly-restored Pennsylvania Folk Belief Collection Database! sites.psu.edu/folklib
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May 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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January 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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We're looking for items for our newsletter. If your work involves Pennsylvania folklore in any form, we want to hear about it!
Reach out to us at folklore@psu.edu, or click here for more information: mailchi.mp/5140783632f7....
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November 22, 2024 at 4:38 PM
We're looking for items for our newsletter. If your work involves Pennsylvania folklore in any form, we want to hear about it!
Reach out to us at folklore@psu.edu, or click here for more information: mailchi.mp/5140783632f7....
Reach out to us at folklore@psu.edu, or click here for more information: mailchi.mp/5140783632f7....