Interviews with Joe and Thelma Novak, and Edith Peck, 1975-04-20

RT 398 F666m 1975 no. 5 - 1 Audio Cassette Tape

6 index cards - Burgett, Mary; Folklore of the Middle West, 1975, No. 5.; Folklore - Kansas; Novak, Joe; Novak, Thelma; Peck, Edith;

Typed and handwritten notes.

Interviews with Joe and Thelma Novak, and Edith Peck

Digital Collections - FHSU Scholars Repository – Digitized Copy of Recording

00:00:00 - Introduction

00:00:46 - Song, "The Merry Polka", accordion

00:02:16 - Song, "The Vaudville Polka", accordion

00:03:42 - Biographical information

00:10:40 - Grandmother's experience as an indentured servant

00:11:32 - The evil eye

00:12:28 - Predicting weather and other superstitions

00:14:33 - Games

00:17:41 - Schooling opportunities

00:18:37 - Grandmother's recipes

00:20:41 - Civil War

00:24:43 - Learning to make Czech food

00:25:54 - Rosemary

00:29:40 - Fox Lake

00:31:04 - Rhymes, superstitions, and astrology

00:37:42 - Comparison of experiences to modern day

00:41:03 - Novak family

00:45:06 - Introduction, Edith Peck, April 18, 1975

00:46:56 - Discussion about what sorts of things they're looking for in the interview.

00:48:18 - Sayings, expressions, and weather predictions

00:51:18 - Games

00:54:19 - Superstitions

00:55:30 - Recipes

01:01:24 - Sewing and quilting

01:03:42 - Tape becomes difficult to understand

01:06:37 - Quilt patterns

01:08:06 - Rosette, KS

01:10:10 - Towns in Lincoln County, KS, available entertainment and comparison to modern day

01:16:02 - Current issues with teaching in Wilson, KS.

01:18:31 - Difficulties getting around

01:19:44 - Childhood memories