Folklore Web Resources for Teachers
- What is folklore?
Discover the differences between myths, legends, folktales, fables, and more. - Archives of Folklore
This site hosts a complete month-by-month record of all the posts made to the internet's longest-running discussion-list on folklore, from 1991 to the present. - African-American Almanac: Folktales
Read a large number of folktales. - African American Folklore Resources
Questia has books and journal articles on African-American folklore. - American Folklore Center
From the Library of Congress. - American Life Histories
Manuscripts from the Federal Writer's Project. - Folklife and Fieldword
Published at the Library of Congress web site. - Folklore and Legends
The place to discover the interesting and beautiful myths and legends behind every day things. - Folklife Resources for K-12 Classrooms
Published at the Library of Congress web site. - Journal of American Folklore
From the American Folklore Society. - Timeless Myths
TimelessMyths was formed to offer a unique reference point on old urban myths, legends & tales. They look at old myths and legends, investigate their origins and speculate on just how true they really are.
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