Criminals; Automobile driving; African American men;
Janet Rosdil's typewritten variant of the Assailant in the Backseat urban legend as collected by herself. In this variant, a woman is frightened when a semi-truck follows her to her home. When she jumps from her car, she realizes a man has been in...
Shawn Stoll's transcribed interview of Mildred Bennington's account of a childbirth superstition that states if a baby is born chewing that the pregnant mother was craving chewing gum in Daviess County, Indiana.
This is Maud Forbes' typewritten account of the Daviess County Blue Hole near Washington Indiana. A railroad trestle collapsed and the passing train fell into the hole. The engine was never found.
Carey Bouchie's transcribed interview of Stacy Culver's account of a supernatural experience of an angel by the name of Josh who watches over Stacy Culver and her sister.
Carey Bouchie's transcribed interview of Stacy Culver's account of a supernatural experience of an angel by the name of Josh who watches over Stacy Culver and her sister.
This is Harley Micheal Burkhardt's typewritten account of the Daviess County Blue Hole near Washington. In the tale, the legend tells of a train that slipped into the Blue Hole after a powerful storm, and that nobody has ever looked for it since.
Karen Steen's handwritten account of a babysitting urban legend as collected by Bette Graber regarding a couple who leaves their child in its high chair for the babysitter so they can catch their plane. The babysitter believes the couple has taken...
This is Nancy Bush's typewritten variant of the Assailant in the Backseat urban legend as collected by Kay Rennels. In this variant, a woman becomes nervous when a semi-truck driver watches her do her shopping and then proceeds to follow her home....
Libby Knochel's transcribed variant of The Boyfriend's Death urban legend as collected by Ann Ledgerwood. In this account, a girl discovers that he boyfriend has been hanged when he fails to return from getting help after their car breaks down.
Sandra Barley's transcribed variant of the Vanishing Hitchhiker urban legend as collected by Darlene Cox. In this account, a young man gives a girl a ride home from a party and offers her his jacket to keep warm. The next day, he realizes he forgot...
Ann Ledgerwood's transcribed interview of Greg Wimmenauer's account of an animal lover in Washington, Indiana. According to Wimmenauer, there was a lady who lived with between fifty and one hundred cats. She never got rid of them because they were...
Ann Ledgerwood's transcribed interview of Greg Wimmenauer about Bill Conley. According to Wimmenauer, Conley went fishing with his brothers and they tied him to a pole on a sandbar in the White River. After three days the brothers came back for...
Legends; People; People associated with politics & government; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865;
Beth Henderson's transcribed interview of Dan Fromme about Abe Lincoln. According to Fromme, Lincoln stayed the night at Colonel Van Trees's house in Washington, Indiana, because he was on his way to Washington, D.C. to defend someone.
Legends; People; People associated with health & safety; Physicians; Medical offices; Medical offices; Health care; Medical personnel; Folk cures; Folk medicine;
Mary Catherine O'Neal's transcribed interview of Ownes Lentz about Doc Mallotte. Accordint to Lents, Doc Mallotte was the only doctor around Cannelburg, Indiana, for a very long time. He was a good folk doctor.
Bridget Monaghan's transcribed interview of Helen Ryan about her experiences with an Ouija Board. According to Ryan, she and her cousins often played with an Ouija Board as children.
