Publication Date

1-1-2007

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This collection is archived in the Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-5083, mssfa@wku.edu

Abstract

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 119. "The use of mussel shells in decorating graves in Daviess and McLean Counties [Kentucky]. Documents the use of shells to beautify and mark graves.

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Folklore

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Mussel shells decorating the Howell plot in McLean County, Kentucky

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Mussel shells decorating a Foster grave in Daviess County, Kentucky

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The Use of Mussel Shells in Decorating Graves in Daviess and McLean Counties [Kentucky] (paper)

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