Zondervan, Mrs. Harry : Pioneer folklore questionnaire
- (S)X 2.2661
- File
- 1953 or after
File consists of the response by/about Mrs. Harry Zondervan to the Saskatchewan Archives' questionnaire pertaining to pioneer folklore.
Questionnaire number 7 on folklore was organized into sections on: introductory information; settlement - the land (location, man-made features; associated stories and jokes), climate (tales/believe about weather phenomenon; associated animal behaviour), celestial bodies (associated stores/beliefs), supernatural beings (stories of ghosts/fairies/strange beings), human beings (anecdotes on individuals who performed unusual deeds), animals; supporting oneself after settlement (how were skills developed; household help); family or group gatherings in the pioneer community (storytelling, singing, jokes); life cycle in the pioneer community - childhood (naming; birthdays; songs, rhymes and stories; superstitions), marriage (accessories; good and bad luck), death (foreshadowing; ceremonies); good and bad luck (signs; attracting/avoiding); and proverbs and proverbial phrases.
Zondervan, (Mrs. Harry Zondervan)