PORTRAIT OF A WOODCARVER BY BRONNER
SUMMARY:
This articles follows George, a German Catholic living in Huntingburg. The article starts out talking about his wood carving, moves on to several of his stories, details his past and current life and talk about possible explanations behind his carvings' designs.
REACTIONS:
Is every folklore article old and boring? Seriously? Wood carvings? 1980 publication? It was difficult to read this. I didn't care much for the subject, that location is unknown to me and the style of writing made it even more boring. I really hope for something more stimulating soon because the most interesting thing in this article was about the witchcraft.
Q&A:
It mentioned George was preparing for death at the end of the article, how did that go?
What is 'shooting the new year'?
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COVERED BRIDGES BY VLACH
SUMMARY:
This article covers *dun dun dunnnnnnnnnnnnn* Covered Bridges! I know, surprise surprise right?! The article goes into details about the construction (including hand drawn pictures), use and much more about the bridges. Mainly if focuses on Parke County, which is famous in Indiana for it's numerous bridges.
REACTIONS:
Since the article was so old, it didn't mention that many coverage bridges have been abandoned, damaged or torn down over the year. There was even talk of no longer having the annual Covered Bridge festivals there for a while, do to the popularity for such events falling out of favor.
Q&A:
1. Can you really distinguish which bridges are 'folk' and which aren't? They may not be traditionally made, but the community themselves may consider them 'folk', so should they be noted as such?
2. What is the difference in structure between a traditionally built bridge and a more modern one?
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