Ghost stories
Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:
Amy Ranger, interviewed by Terrance McKay
1897 Amy Ranger, interviewed by Terrance McKay for ANT 325, fall 1985, Orono, Maine. 17 pp. Tape: 40 min. approx. w/ cat. Ranger, age 21, talks about her memories of the Halloweens she spent in Millinocket, Maine. Text: 14 pp. catalog. Recording: C 0230 (Side A) 40 min. approx.
Charles Gillis, Mrs. Malcom (Elizabeth R.) Barto, Georgia Stacey, Walter Driscoll, and Rena Farnsworth, interviewed by Mary Gillis
0160 Charles Gillis, Mrs. Malcom (Elizabeth R.) Barto, Georgia Stacey, Walter Driscoll, and Rena Farnsworth, interviewed by Mary Gillis for CP 180, fall 1964, North Windham, East Lowell, and Lambert Lake, Maine. Paper deals with hunting stories; buried alive; anecdotes; ghosts; haunted houses; buried treasure; local stories; place names; forerunner. Text: 42 pp. paper
Chief Peter Barlow, interviewed by Frederick Pratson
Don Wilson, John Hiescock, Walter Seaha, Jim Davenporte, interviewed by Jerome Gamache
Emma W. Coughlin and Underhill A. Coughlin, interviewed by Edward D. "Sandy" Ives
Faunce Bryant and Clarence Berry, interviewed by Muriel Watts
0418 Faunce Bryant and Clarence Berry, interviewed by Muriel Watts for CP 180, fall 1963, Crawford, Eastport, and Perry, Maine; Oak Bay, New Brunswick. Paper deals with George Magoon stories; Wilbur Day, poacher; bear stories; forerunner; haunted house; devil stories; ghost stories: headless ghost; jokes: latest Quoddy story; songs. Text: 49 pp. paper.
Herb Morse, Vernon Lovejoy, Horace Davenport, Marian Davenport, and Danny Newcomb, interviewed by Anita Hassell
John Dudley, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
Lloyd Burke, Kingdom Burke, Kenneth Burke, and Hauk Anderson, interviewed by Frederick Pratson
Mrs. James (Estelle) Shea, interviewed by David Currier
Scott MacDonald and John Hedlund, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives
0708 Scott MacDonald and John Hedlund, interviewed by Edward D. “Sandy” Ives, May 15, 1972, Veazie, Maine. Scott MacDonald and John Hedlund, students, talk about dreams they had and how reports of these dreams by others made them into a ghost story. Text: 7 pp. transcript. Recording: mfc_na0707_na0708_na0709_t0433_01, mfc_na0707_na0708_na0709_t0433_02. [T 0433]. 1/4 hour
Student paper, by Andrew Segal
1438 By Andrew Segal for AY 13 (Bowdoin College), fall 1980, Brunswick, Maine. 29 pp. ms. Paper deals with a collection of ghost stories. Text: 29 pp. paper.
Student paper, by Charlene Henderson
NA0821 By Charlene Henderson for English Folklore course at Ricker College, spring 1973, Houlton, Maine. Paper deals with a collection of tall tales; ghost stories; superstitions; jokes; hoaxes; trucking stories. Text: 21 pp. paper with table of contents. Restrictions: None
Student paper, by Dorothy Dwyer
NA0611 By Dorothy Dwyer for Folklore at Ricker College, spring 1971, Houlton, Maine; Newport, Rhode Island. Paper deals with ghost stories; superstitions; luck; ethnic customs; children’s songs. Text: 47 pp. paper. Restricted: No release.
Student paper, by Steve Glover
NA0601 By Steve Glover for Folklore at Ricker College, spring 1971, Houlton, Maine. Paper deals with folk medicine; weather signs; omens; forerunners; ghosts; devil stories. Text: 9 pp. paper. Restricted: No release.
Various, interviewed by Barbara Nutting
Various, interviewed by Elsie Appleby
Various, interviewed by Ethelyn Christie
0054 Various, interviewed by Ethelyn Christie for CP 180, spring 1962, East Corinth and Mt. Desert, Maine; Traftons Island and Blackville, New Brunswick. Paper deals with devil stories; ghost stories; witch stories; Alec Tario stories; Pres Chadbourne stories; "Doc" Henry Tufts stories; beliefs; poachers; tales; skip rope rhymes; superstitions. Text: 70 pp. manuscript
Various, interviewed by Gifford Stevens
Various, interviewed by Iona Coffin
0062 Various, interviewed by Iona Coffin for CP 180, fall 1963, Lubec, Steuben, Unionville, and Milbridge, Maine. Tall tales; legends; jokes; song; Will Stanley stories; Barney Beal; forerunners; bear stories; hunting stories; treasure; ghost; phantom ship; haunted house; devil; poem; small pox remedy; cante fable; place name. Text: 76 pp. manuscript
Various, interviewed by Jean Graves
Various, interviewed by Jennie Gray
0151 Various, interviewed by Jennie Gray for CP 180, fall 1963, Columbia Falls, Deblois, and Harrington, Maine. Informants include Clyde Merritt, Clyde Gray, Adelia Merritt, Newell Torrey, Harry Stevens, Frances Wakefield, Mrs. Robert Gray, and Robert Gray. Paper deals with place names; anecdotes of Fred Davies; headless ghost; devil; folk songs; Rayme Dyer, strong man; wart cure; healer; blood-stopper; forerunner; Jake the Jew story; jokes; Wilbur Day, poacher. Text: 92 pp. paper
Various, interviewed by JoAnn Bowden
Various, interviewed by Joyce Bailey
Various, interviewed by Joyce Conlogue
0057 Various, interviewed by Joyce Conlogue for CP 180, spring 1962, Danforth, Prentiss, and Weston, Maine. Paper deals with songs; ghost and devil stories; big wind storm story; hunting and fishing stories; folk heroes: Bill Estabrooke, Bill McKay; jokes and anecdotes; Märchen; poems; Indian story; charming. Text: 62 pp. manuscript. RESTRICTED.
Various, interviewed by Mabel Small
0364 Various, interviewed by Mabel Small for CP 180, fall 1963, Machias, East Machias, Starboard Creek, and Buck’s Harbor, Maine. Informants include Vassar Quimby, Carroll Armstrong, John Hayward, Florence Libby, Theresa Dunbar, and Capt. Nelson Proctor. Paper deals with ghost; forerunner; table tipping; devil; jokes; anecdotes: Pat & Mike; Wilbur Day and George Magoon, poachers; tall tale; stories of Capt. Nelson Proctor; songs; poem. Text: 70 pp. paper
Various, interviewed by Madeline Reed
NA0339 Various, interviewed by Madeline Reed for CP 180, spring 1962. Paper deals with legends; tall tales; anecdotes; jokes; poaching stories; forerunners; ghost and devil stories; folk songs and poems; Indian stories; George Knox stories. Text: 96 pp. paper. RESTRICTED
Various, interviewed by Marjorie Ham
0176 Various, interviewed by Marjorie Ham for CP 180, spring 1960, Thirty-Mile River area, Monmouth, Maine. Paper deals with Swedish and Polish stories; ghost stories; witch stories; legends; buried treasure; hunting stories. Text: 34 pp. paper
Various, interviewed by Nora Roach
0341 Various, interviewed by Nora Roach for CP 180, spring 1962, Smyrna Mills, Maine. Informants include: Herbert A. Roach, Smyrna, Maine; Gertrude Sholler of Merrill; Hallie Hersey, Smyrna; Mrs. McPhee of Patten; and George Larlee, Oakfield. Paper deals with ghost stories; devil stories; anecdotes and jokes; tall tales; folk heroes; hunting stories; songs; devil’s half acre. Text: 42 pp. paper