Sites:
American Folklore - Folktales, myths, legends, tall tales and ghost stories from each of the 50 states, as well as sections on Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Jesse James.
American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940 - Collection of typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life.
AppLit: Resources for Readers and Teachers of Appalachian Literature for Children and Young Adults - Annotated materials, folklore texts and original literature from and about the southern Appalachian region.
Arizona Ghost Stories - True Arizona ghost stories submitted by readers.
Bawdy Ballads and Far-Fetched Folklore - An Oral History of Rural North Carolina - Ballads and folktales, including an interactive section.
The Boy & The Devil - A Cuento from the Texas borderland.
Folk Lore and the Civil War - Listing of publications on folklore of the Civil War, presented by Frank de Caro.
Folklore, Legends, Tall Tales - An Interactive Case Book for Ford Knox County, Indiana - Stories gathered from old newspaper clippings as well as stories submitted by WWW readers.
Gullah Tales - Tales and traditions of the African-American communities on the South Carolina and Georgia Sea islands.
Haitian Proverbs, Riddles, Jokes and Folktales - Collection compiled by Bob Corbett (in Creole and English).
Index of Appalachian Folktales Listed by Tale Title - Bibliography, tale types, and abstracts of tales.
Jamaica Anansi Stories - By Martha Warren Beckwith (1924), with music and riddles; e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
Las Lloronas - The Crying Women - Hispanic ghost stories of women betrayed by love and lovers.
Louisiana Langiappe - Louisiana ghost stories, traiteur tales, lore, and tales from the African tradition.
Magic Tales of Mexico - Tales from the Texas Mexican border, collected by Gabriel A. Cordova Jr.
Mules and Men - African American folklore collected by famous folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, published in 1935.
Newfoundland and Labrador Folklore - Songs, stories, placenames and jokes from Newfoundland.
Paul Bunyan - The Giant Lumberjack - Illustrated version of the American tall tale.
Puerto Rican Folktales - Curriculum by Doris M. Vazquez, offering an introduction to Puerto Rican storytelling, with sample tales, and annotated bibliography.
Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana - Multimedia website examining Louisiana's cultural diversity through its traditional storytellers.
The Texas & Oklahoma Campfire Tales - Regional folklore and legends from the Texas and Oklahoma area; topics include ghostly apparitions, mysterious creatures, and strange sightings.
Thinkquest: Chiloé, A Land of Myths and Legend - Student project outlining legends from Chiloé Island in the south of Chile.
Uncle Remus - History and ethnology research project of Joe Harris' tales of Uncle Remus; includes selected texts.
Vietnam Veterans Oral History and Folklore Project - An ongoing undertaking to collect, preserve and make better known the folklore, especially the folksongs, of Americans in war.
White Cong and Black Clap: The Ambient Truth of Vietnam War Legendry - Article by John Baky discussing legendary motifs occurring in print and opinion about the Vietnam war.
Yaffles & Yaffles - Baccalieu Trail fairy stories (Newfoundland).
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