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DID YOU KNOW THAT MOVIE STARS HID A PENNY IN THE DRESSING ROOMS
AND IF THE NEXT PERSON WHO USES THE DRESSING ROOM FINDS THE
PENNY, THEN HE WILL HAVE GOOD LUCK IN HIS NEXT PICTURE.
Where learned: NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | DRAMA -- D000 BELIEF -- Measure of quality BELIEF -- Good luck Money |
Date learned: 07-23-1968
THE OTHER DAY, I HEMMED SOME CURTAINS FOR VIRGINIA SMITH AND
I LEFT A STRAIGHT PIN IN THEM. SHE SAID THAT I'D HAVE TO
TAKE THAT PIN BACK HOME WITH ME, BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T, OUR
FRIENDSHIP WOULD BREAK UP. SHE REALLY BELIEVES THAT, TOO.
Where learned: BARRETT RD ; NASHVILLE ; TENNESSEE, ASSUMED
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Bad luck Sharp objects |
Date learned: 08-13-1968
CURSE FOR GRINNING AT WORMS
IF YOU GRIN OR SHOW YOUR TEETH AT A 1,000 LEG WORM, YOU DIE.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; PEABODY COLLEGE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Animal BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
LEGEND OF GHOST
THE INFORMANT WHO ATTENDED WEST POINT HEARD OF A GHOST OF A FORMER
STUDENT WHO RETURNS TO EAST BARRACK AND IS A POPULAR TALE OR BELIEF
SEEN BY MANY CADETS.
Where learned: NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Ghost Spirit Phantom Specter |
Date learned: 06-15-1972
DURING DOG DAYS, TIME OF SUMMER IN JUNE, DON'T GO BAREFOOT.
James Callow comment: DOG DAYS ARE USUALLY THOUGHT TO OCCUR FROM MID-JULY TO SEPTEMBER.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- June |
Date learned: 06-17-1973
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JOHN SOMMERVILLE BORN AT YORK PENN. JUNE 25TH 1788
DIED AT NASHVILLE APRIL 26TH 1846
HE REMOVED TO NASHVILLE IN 1799
IN THE VARIOUS BANKS OF WHICH CITY
FROM 1812 TO HIS DEATH HE
SUCCESSIVELY FILLED THE OFFICES OF
CLERK, TELLER, CASHIER, AND PRESIDENT.
THE DUTIES OF THESE OFFICES HE
DISCHARGED WITH A FIDELITY THAT
NEVER FALTERED AND AN INTEGRITY
WHICH WAS ABOVE THE REACH OF TEMPTATION.
HE HAS LEFT A NAME
THE MEMORY OF WHICH WILL LONG
BE CHERISHED BY HIS FAMILY
AND FRIENDS
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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IN MEMORY OF GEORGE WASHINGTON CAMPBELL THE SON OF
DR. ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL AND ELIZABETH MC KAY HIS WIFE.
WHO IMMAGRATED TO NORTH CAROLINA IN THE YEAR 1772
HE WAS BORN IN THE PARISH OF TONGUE SUTHERLANDSHIRE
SCOTLAND ON THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 1769. WAS GRADUATED
AT PRINCETON COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY IN 1794 AND BECAME A MEMBER
OF THE KNOXVILLE BR IN 1798. FROM THE YEAR 1803 DURING SIX
YEARS HE WAS REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS OF THE EASTERN
DISTRICT OF TENN. AND WAS THEN CHOSEN A JUDGE OF THE SUPREME
COURT OF ERRORS AND APPEALS ELECTED IN 1811 A SENATOR IN
CONGRESS FROM TENN. HE SERVED UNTIL 1814 WHEN HE WAS
APPOINTED SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY BY MR. MADISON. HAVING
RESIGNED THAT OFFICE THE NEXT YEAR HE WAS REELECTED TO THE
SENATE IN 1816 AND APPOINTED MINISTER TO RUSSIA IN 1818.
IN WHICH CAPACITY HE SERVED TWO YEARS. BY APPOINTMENT OF
GENERAL JACKSON IN 1832 HE SERVED AS ONE OF THREE COMMISSION-
ERS TO SETTLE CLAIMS UNDER THE TREATY OF INDEMNITY THEN LATELY
MADE WITH FRANCE.
HE DIED IN NASHVILLE ON THE 17TH FEBRUARY 1848
Submitter comment: THE OTHER GRAVES IN THIS PLOT ARE THOSE OF HIS FAMILY.--S.R.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Shrine Memorial BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
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PHOTOGRAPH OF GRAVESTONE
NANCY POMEROY LAWRENCE
BORN AUG. 11TH, A.D., 1791
AT SARATOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK
DIED MARCH 19 A.D., 1846
" (BLANK) ALL MUST TO THEIR COLD GRAVES:
ONLY THE ACTIONS OF THE JUST
SMELL SWEET, AND BLOSSOM IN THE DUST.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
GRAVEYARD MARKER: CEMETERY PLAQUE
THIS PLAQUE READS:
FELIX K. ZOLLICOFFER/ ANTE-BELLUM NEWSPAPER/ EDITOR AND
BRIGADIER GENERAL IN CONFEDERATE ARMY. KILLED AT BATTLE
OF/ FISHING CREEK, KENTUCKY./ JAN. 19, 1862. HE WAS/ FIRST
CONFEDERATE GENERAL/ KILLED IN THE WEST. (HIS GRAVE IS THE LIGHT COLORED ONE LEFT OF PLAQUE. IT READS: )
OUR/ FATHER/ GENERAL/ FELIX K. ZOLLICOFFER / 1812-1862
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
IF ONE SEWS ON SUNDAY, HE WILL TAKE THE STITCHES OUT IN HELL.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
Keyword(s): PUNISHMENT ATONEMENT PENANCE
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of time WeekDayHour BELIEF -- Measure of time Working |
Date learned: 04-01-1969
IF ONE'S LEFT PALM ITCHES, IT IS A SIGN HE IS IN THE PROCESS
OF RECEIVING MONEY.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Measure of quality Monetary systemMoneyWealth BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 04-01-1969
IF THE BOTTOM OF ONE'S FOOT ITCHES, IT IS A SIGN HE WILL
WALK ON STRANGE GROUND.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; PEABODY COLLEGE LIBRARY
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank BELIEF -- Sensations and involuntary actions Itching hands and feet |
Date learned: 04-01-1969
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WILLIAM DRIVER / BORN IN SALEM, MASS. MARCH. 17, 1803 /
DIED IN NASHVILLE, TENN. MAR. 3, 1888 / A MASTER MARINER
SAILED TWICE / AROUND THE WORLD, ONCE AROUND AUSTRALIA. /
HE REMOVED THE PITCAIRN PEOPLE FROM / SICKNESS AND DEATH
IN TAHIETI TO THEIR / OWN ISLAND HOME SEPT. 3, 1831. /
THEN 69 IN NUMBER, NOW 1200 SOULS.
Submitter comment: THIS IS THE GRAVE OF WILLIAM DRIVER WHO NAMED THE FLAG
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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HENRY MIDDLETON RUTLEDGE / ONLY SON OF / EDWARD RUTLEDGE /
SOUTH CAROLINA / A SIGNER OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE /
BORN IN CHARLESTON / APR. 5, 1775 / DIED JAN. 20, 1844
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
YEARS AGO ONE TEACHER TOLD EVERYONE THAT IF THEY DIDN'T BRING
SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH TO HER CLASS, SHE'S CUT THEIR GRADE
DOWN A POINT EACH TIME THEY CAME IN WITHOUT ANYTHING. EVEN
AFTER A NEW TEACHER TOOK HER PLACE, EVERY DAY, EVERYONE TOOK
A BRAILLER WHICH IS BIG AND CUMBERSOME TO ENGLISH CLASS.
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; TSB ; TALKING WITH HIM THERE
Keyword(s): BRAILE WRITER BRAILE WRITING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Human Being CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- School |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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SACRED / TO THE MEMORY OF / COL. JOE LEWIS / WHO WAS BORN /
AUGUST 28TH 1760 / HE WAS AN OFFICER OF THE / UNITED STATES /
DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR / AND CONTRIBUTED HIS FULL SHARE /
OF / PATRIOTISM, PRUDENCE & BRAVERY / TOWARDS / THE
INDEPENDENCE OF THIS COUNTRY. / HE COULD (FOUR BLANK WORDS
INDICATED ON 5 X 8 CARD) / AND SET THEM A STRIKING EXAMPLE /
OF THE LIFE / OF A VIRTUEOUS MAN AND A USEFULL CITIZEN /
A FIRM AND PRACTICAL BELIEVER / IN THE DOCTRINES OF REVERED
RELIGIONS / AND WITH UNWAVERING FAITH AND / CHRISTIAN HOPE /
HE DIED ON THE 22ND OF NOVEMBER / ANNO DOMINI / 1816
Submitter comment: DUE TO PATCHING OF THE STONE THE FOUR WORDS IN LINE 14
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
JAMES F. / WARREN / BORN / MAY 25, 1873 / DIED / JUNE 13, 1889
OUR DARLING JIMIE / HAS GONE BEFORE / TO GREET US ON /
THE BLISSFUL SHORE
Data entry tech comment: THERE IS A THREE LINE DIVISION HERE ON 5 X 8 CARD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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SEVIER / NOBLE AND SUCCESSIVE / DEFENDER OF THE EARLY /
SETTLERS OF TENNESSEE / THE FIRST AND FOR TWELVE / YEARS
GOVERNOR / REPRESENTATIVE IN / CONGRESS. / COMMISSIONER IN
MANY / TREATIES WITH THE / INDIANS. HE SERVED HIS / COUNTRY
FOR FORTY YEARS / FAITHFULLY AND USEFULLY / AND IN THAT
SERVICE DIED / AN ADMIRER OF / PATRIOTISM AND MERIT / UNREQUITED ERECTS THIS
Submitter comment: THIS IS ONLY A MONUMENT TO MR. SEVIER. HIS GRAVE IS IN
Data entry tech comment: THERE IS A 3 LINE DIVISION HERE ON 5 X 8 CARD
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
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TENNESSEE / DAUGHTER OF / WILLIAM BLUNT ROBERTSON / AND
LEADOCIA IRWIN / AND GRAND DAUGHTER OF / GEN. JAMES
ROBERTSON / ONE OF THE EARLIEST SETTLERS OF / TENNESSEE /
BORN AUG 15, 1808: / NEAR NASHVILLE, TENN. / DIED JULY 28,
1857 / IN THE 49TH YEAR OF HER AGE.
Data entry tech comment: THERE IS A DESIGN DENOTING A DIVISION HERE IN THE WORDING
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |
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GENL. JAMES ROBERTSON / THE FOUNDER OF NASHVILLE / WAS BORN IN
VIRGINIA / 28TH JUNE 1742 / DIED / 1ST SEPT. 1814
Where learned: TENNESSEE ; NASHVILLE ; OLD CITY CEMETERY
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Death Funeral Burial ART CRAFT ARCHITECTURE -- Cemetery BELIEF -- Death Funeral Burial |