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"DOUBLE DUTCH" JUMP ROPE RHYME
THE RHYME IS CALLED
ALLIGATOR PURSE
MINNIE, MINNIE, HA, HA, WENT TO SEE THE DOCTOR
MINNIE CRIED 'CAUSE THE BABY DIED
IN WALKED THE DOCTOR
IN WALKED THE NURSE
IN WALKED THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE
MINNIE CRIED 'CAUSE THE BABY DIED
OUT WALKED THE DOCTOR
OUT WALKED THE NURSE
OUT WALKED THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT REMEMBERED THIS FROM HER CHILDHOOD.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; OSHKOSH
Keyword(s): CALL-RHYME ; CHARACTER
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Game Verse Game Verse |
Date learned: 10-11-1967
SWEDISH WINE MAKING FESTIVAL ( FALL )
TRADITIONALLY, EACH FALL THE PEOPLE OF HARRIS, MINN. CARRY BUSHEL
BASKETS OF GRAPES FROM THEIR FARMS TO THE TOWN ON FOOT. THE BASKETS
OF GRAPES ARE THEN DUMPED INTO A LARGE VAT AND STOMPED BY BAREFOOTED
GIRLS. AFTER EACH BUSHEL IS DUMPED, THE FARMERS RELAX AND HAVE
SOME OF THE WINE THAT HAD BEEN MADE THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND OPEN(ED)
FOR THE FIRST TIME AT THE FESTIVAL. AFTER THIS THEY RETURN TO THEIR
FARMS AND PICK-UP ANOTHER BASKET OF GRAPES, REPEATING THE
PROCEDURE.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT LEARNED THE CUSTOM FROM HIS WIFE WHO IS OF SWEDISH DESCENT.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; WEST BEND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Autumn Fall Harvest Thanksgiving |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
GERMAN IMMIGRANT'S OCTOBER FEST
EACH FALL THE GERMAN-AMERICANS OF GERMANTOWN, WISC. HOLD AN
OCTOBERFEST AND ATTEMPT TO DUPLICATE THE BEER GARDENS OF THEIR OLD
COUNTRY. BEER IS LIBERALLY SERVED ALONG WITH BRATWURST AND GERMAN
BANDS PLAY POLKAS WITH GERMAN VERSE. WAITERS AND WAITRESSES ARE
DRESSED IN THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF THE OLD COUNTRY. THE
FESTIVAL IS GIVEN BY THE LOCAL LION'S CLUB AND THE PROCEEDS ARE
GIVEN TO CHARITY.
Submitter comment:
THE INFORMANT PERSONALLY PARTICIPATED IN THE 1967 OCTOBERFEST
IN GERMANTOWN.
Data entry tech comment: LATE SEPT. TO EARLY OCT. SPICER, DOROTHY. BOOK OF FESTIVALS.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; WEST BEND
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- September 23 equinox to December 20 Also used for Advent. |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
WEDDING CUSTOMS OF THE SWEDISH IMMIGRANTS
AFTER THE DECISION TO MARRY IS MADE BY A SWEDISH
COUPLE, APPROVAL MUST BE SOUGHT FROM THE PARENTS. THE
PARENTS THEN SET THE DATE FOR THE ENGAGEMENT AS WELL
AS THE WEDDING AND HOLD A PARTY ON THE DAY OF ENGAGE-
MENT.
AFTER THE WEDDING RITES THERE IS ANOTHER PARTY AT
WHICH THE NEW BRIDE IS OBLIGED TO DANCE THE FIRST DANCE
WITH HER FATHER AND THE GROOM LIKEWISE HAS THE FIRST
DANCE WITH THE BRIDE'S MOTHER. THE MOTHER OF THE BRIDE,
DURING THE DANCE, LEADS THE GROOM TO THE ELDERS OF THE
SWEDISH COMMUNITY WHO TAKE HIM TO ANOTHER ROOM. THE
BRIDE'S FATHER LEAVES HER AND LEADS THE ELDERS IN
QUESTIONING OF THE GROOM. THE QUESTIONS PERTAIN TO
HOW THE GROOM WILL TREAT THE FATHER'S DAUGHTER AND
EACH QUESTION IS ACCOMPANIED WITH A SHOT OF WHISKEY.
BY THE TIME THE FATHER RUNS OUT OF QUESTIONS, THE
GROOM IS CONSIDERABLY DRUNK. HE IS THEN DRAGGED TO THE
FEET OF HIS NEW BRIDE AND THE BRIDE IS OBLIGED TO
CARRY HER HUSBAND OUT AND HOME BY HERSELF.
Submitter comment:
THIS WAS A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF MR. SANBORN WHO
MARRIED A GIRL FROM THE SWEDISH COMMUNITY OF HARRIS,
MINNESOTA.
Where learned: MINNESOTA ; WISCONSIN ; WEST BEND ; HARRIS
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Marriage Reception |
Date learned: 09-30-1967
HELL BENT ON ELECTION
Submitter comment: NO KNOWLEDGE OF WHERE THE INFORMANT LEARNED THE ITEM.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; WEST BEND
| Subject headings: | PROVERB -- Proverbial Phrase |
Sparta, Wisconsin has a large population
of Amish people. It is really harmful to the
Amish if someone takes their picture. They believe
their soul is being stolen.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; Sparta
James Callow Keyword(s): Photography
| Subject headings: | BELIEF -- Product or activity of man or animal |
Date learned: 10-29-1990
THE KERCHIEF
ONCE WHEN A BOY AND GIRL WERE YOUNG, THE BOY NOTICED THAT THE GIRL
ALWAYS WORE A KERCHIEF TIED AROUND HER NECK. THE BOY ASKED THE
GIRL WHY SHE ALWAYS WORE THE KERCHIEF TIED AROUND HER NECK. THE
GIRL ANSWERED, "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG; WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE OLDER. THEN
I WILL TELL YOU."
THEN THEY WERE IN GRADE SCHOOL, AND THE GIRL STILL WORE THE
KERCHIEF. SO, THE BOY ASKED THE GIRL AGAIN WHY SHE ALWAYS WORE
THE KERCHIEF. THE GIRL ANSWERED, "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG; WAIT UNTIL
YOU ARE OLDER. THEN I WILL TELL YOU."
THEN THEY WERE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE GIRL STILL WORE THE
KERCHIEF. SO, THE BOY ASKED THE GIRL AGAIN WHY SHE ALWAYS WORE
THE KERCHIEF. THE GIRL ANSWERED, "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG; WAIT UNTIL
YOU ARE OLDER. THEN I WILL TELL YOU."
THEN THEY WERE IN COLLEGE, AND THE GIRL STILL WORE THE KERCHIEF.
SO, THE BOY ASKED THE GIRL AGAIN WHY SHE ALWAYS WORE THE
KERCHIEF. THE GIRL ANSWERED, "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG; WAIT UNTIL YOU
ARE OLDER. THEN I WILL TELL YOU."
EVEN WHEN THEY WERE MARRIED, SHE STILL WORE THE KERCHIEF, SO HE
ASKED HER AGAIN WHY SHE ALWAYS WORE THE KERCHIEF. SHE ANSWERED,
"YOU ARE TOO YOUNG; WAIT UNTIL YOU ARE OLDER. THEN I WILL TELL
YOU.
THEN THEY WERE MIDDLE-AGED, AND SHE WAS STILL WEARING THE
KERCHIEF. HE SAID, "NOW WILL YOU TELL ME WHY YOU ALWAYS WEAR
THAT KERCHIEF?" SHE ANSWERED, "YOU ARE TOO YOUNG; WAIT UNTIL
YOU ARE OLDER. THEN I WILL TELL YOU."
WHEN THEY WERE VERY OLD, HE ASKED HER ONCE AGAIN WHY SHE ALWAYS
WORE THE KERCHIEF. SHE TOOK THE KERCHIEF OFF AND HER HEAD FELL
ON THE GROUND.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; SUN PRAIRIE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: NOT GIVEN
INSPIRATION?
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, A GIRL FROM ALASKA ENTERED THE CONVENT.
AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS, SHE CLAIMED THAT SHE WAS HAVING VISIONS
OF CHRIST, WHO, SHE CLAIMED, HAD MADE HER A SPECIAL DISCIPLE.
AT THIS POINT, SHE WAS DISMISSED AND LATER ENTERED THE STRICT
CARMEL.
Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS STORY FROM THE INFORMANT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; WAUWATOSA
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious |
Date learned: 09-00-1962
INSPIRATION?
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, A GIRL FROM ALASKA ENTERED THE CONVENT.
AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS, SHE CLAIMED THAT SHE WAS HAVING VISIONS
OF CHRIST, WHO, SHE CLAIMED, HAD MADE HER A SPECIAL DISCIPLE.
AT THIS POINT, SHE WAS DISMISSED AND LATER ENTERED THE STRICT
CARMEL.
Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS STORY FROM THE INFORMANT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; WAUWATOSA
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious |
Date learned: 09-00-1962
INSPIRATION?
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO, A GIRL FROM ALASKA ENTERED THE CONVENT.
AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS, SHE CLAIMED THAT SHE WAS HAVING VISIONS
OF CHRIST, WHO, SHE CLAIMED, HAD MADE HER A SPECIAL DISCIPLE.
AT THIS POINT, SHE WAS DISMISSED AND LATER ENTERED THE STRICT
CARMEL.
Submitter comment: I HEARD THIS STORY FROM THE INFORMANT ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; WAUWATOSA
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious hero PROSE NARRATIVE -- Religious |
TRADITIONALLY OUR FAMILY OBSERVES ST. NICHOLAS' FEAST
DAY BY PUTTING THE CHILDREN'S SHOES IN FRONT OF THE
FIREPLACE. AFTER THE CHILDREN HAVE GONE TO BED, THE
PARENTS FILL THE SHOES WITH GIFTS AND CANDY.
Submitter comment:
INFORMANT EXPERIENCED THIS CUSTOM IN APPLETON,
WISCONSIN. INFORMANT'S GRANDPARENTS WERE IMMIGRANTS
FROM HOLLAND AND THIS CUSTOM IS ARDENTLY OBSERVED THERE.
Data entry tech comment:
Updated by TRD
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; HOLLAND ; WISCONSIN ; APPLETON
Keyword(s): Celebration ; holiday ; Nick ; Saint ; ST. NICHOLAS ; tradition
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- December 6 Feast of St. Nicholas |
Date learned: 12-02-1967
ADVENT WREATHS
TRADITIONALLY, THE CATHOLIC SCHOOLS AND MANY CATHOLIC
FAMILIES OF APPLETON, WISCONSIN MAKE ADVENT WREATHS
TO CELEBRATE THE ADVENT OF CHRISTMAS. THE WREATH
IS MADE OF EVERGREENS WITH THREE WHITE CANDLES
STANDING ERECT AND ONE PURPLE CANDLE STANDING IN
THE SAME MANNER.
Submitter comment: INFORMANT PERSONALLY WITNESSED THE CUSTOM.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT ; WISCONSIN ; APPLETON
| Subject headings: | 645 September 23 Equinox to December 20 |
Date learned: 10-04-1967
DEAR MABELLE,
COUNT THAT DAY LOST WHOSE LOW DESCENDING SUN,
YOUR FRIEND,
HATTER
BLUE MOUND ROAD
WISCONSIN R.P.13
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 12-19-1910
DEAR MABELLE,
THERE IS NOTHING SO KINGLY AS KINDNESS AND NOTHING SO
ROYAL AD TRUTH.
IN REMEMBRANCE,
HALDA M. LINDOW
ADELL, WISCONSIN
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 01-07-1910
MY DEAR MABELLE,
LIVE SO THAT WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR LONGEST SLEEP
YOU MAY SMILE WHILE ALL AROUND YOU WEEP.
LOVINGLY,
ROSE ERZ
615-3rd ST.
MUILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 12-18-1910
MY DEAR MABELLE,
JESUS IS EVER PRESENT IN THE TABERNACLE. IN TRIALS AND
TEMPTATIONS SEEK HIM AS YOUR LOVING FRIEND.
LOVINGLY,
SR. M. VERENA
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
FRIEND MABELLE,
DON'T TROUBLE, TROUBLE 'TILL TROUBLE TROUBLES YOU.
YOUR LOVING FRIEND,
NORMA NYE
SALEM, SOUTH DAKOTA
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
DEAREST LITTLE GIRL,
MAY YOUR LIFE HAVE JUST ENOUGH CLOUDS TO FORM A
GLORIOUS SUNSET.
I AM A SINCERE LITTLE FRIEND,
NONA
MILWAUKEE
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
DEAR MABELL,
REMEMBER ME NOW,
REMEMBER ME EVER,
REMEMBER THE TIMES
WE USED TO HAVE TOGETHER (AT S.M.I.).
YOUR LOVING SCHOOLMATE,
LENA NEHL
NEW HAMPTON, IOWA
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 11-09-1910
DEAR MABELL,
THE EDUCATION FORMS THE MINDS
JUST AS THE TWIG IS BEND(?) (BENT)
THE TREE'S INCLINED.
SR. M. CHERUBIM
FROM THE AUTOGRAPH BOOK KEPT BY MABELLE FREUND AROUND 1910-11
IN ADELL AND MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN. GIVEN TO THE ARCHIVE BY HER
DAUGHTER, MRS. MARY ANDRECOVICH.
Where learned: WISCONSIN ; ADELL
| Subject headings: | Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Autograph Verse |
Date learned: 00-00-1910