| The_Folklore_of_the_Isle_of_Man Myths, legends, superstitions, customs and proverbs, by A. W. Moore (1891), e-text from a Manx Note Book. |
| Folklore_Studies_Association_of_Canada Educational, non-profit association founded in June 1976 for the purpose of increasing education and research in the field of folklore studies in all its aspects. |
| The_Hebridean_Folklore_Project Run by volunteers to keep Scottish folklore alive and accessible, with the aim of relating Scottish culture around the world. Includes tales and photos. |
| Journal_of_Folklore_Research A peer-reviewed publication of the Folklore Institute at Indiana University, established in 1965. |
| Latin-American_Folklore_Resources_Online Lengthy links-page from UCLA provides access to information about folkloric Latin American festivals, food, games, music, religion, and folktales. |
| Lucky_W_Amulet_Archive Encyclopedic resource describing and illustrating folkloric talismans and lucky charms from around the world, including horseshoe, swastika, four-leaf clover, rabbit foot, raccoon penis bone, hamsa ha |
| New_York_Folklore_Society Definitions of folklore and the related terms folklife and folk arts. |
| Paganism_in_British_Folk_Customs_by_Bob_Trubshaw Article that contrasts the true remains of Pagan origins in the folk customs of England with those customs created or exaggerated through "paganisation" by Victorian romantic authors. |
| Pro_Ethnologia Journal of the Estonian National Museum, publishing short articles on ethnographical issues. Content in Estonian and English. |
| Smithsonian_Center_for_Folklife_and_Cultural_Heritage Focuses on contemporary grassroots cultures. Festival information, recordings, events, and resources. |
| Urban_Folklore Collection of essays on and images of urban folklore, including murals and graffiti, body art, urban legends, hip-hop, and folklore in movies. |
| Visions_and_Beliefs_in_the_West_of_Ireland Collected and arranged by Lady Augusta Gregory (1920), e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive. |
| Answerbag User-submitted questions and answers on any topic whatsoever. Answers are rated, so users can see which answers and users are trusted. |
| The_Board_of_Wenches A group of people who answer all non-trivial questions. |
| Dr__Dave_and_Dr__Dee Advice from M.D. and Ph.D. on health, family, relationships, etiquette, fashion, movies. |
| Dr__Phil Official site of Dr. Phil McGraw. Includes a biography, events and tour schedule, online tests, a newsletter and contact details. |
| Go_Ask_Alice Question and answers on many topics, with a health focus. From Columbia University's Health Education Program, with a searchable database. |
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| National_Institute_for_Working_Life Newsletter, upcoming European conference, other publications, research information. Located in Sweden. |
| Searching_for_Job_Security Discussion of ways to hold on to your job until you are ready to move on. |
| United_States_Department_of_Labor Charged with preparing the American workforce for new and better jobs, and ensuring the adequacy of America's workplaces. It is responsible for the administration and enforcement of over 180 federal s |
| Where_We_Work Companion site to the CBC Radio program exploring the world of work. Includes essays, audio, and online forums on a variety of topics. |
| The_Work_Ethic_Site Provides a central resource for materials related to work ethic, affective work competencies, and employability skills for work force development. It is designed to serve both educators and human res |
| The_Work_Foundation Offers research, consultancy and advocacy to make workplaces more effective, successful and fulfilling. |
| Work_Website Quotations, stories, disccussions, articles, and humour about work. |
| Working_Stiff Webzine to help working people put in fewer hours for more pay and occasionally win arguments with the boss. Features diaries, stories, columns, forums, and other resources. |
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| Crime_Magazine Encyclopedia features prisons to assassinations, celebrity crime to gangsters, fugitives to the unjustly convicted. |
| Crime_News_2000 True crime web links including criminal investigations, news archives and resources. |
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| CrimeWeb Free web based service which allows the public to access and respond to missing s, children, major crime and community security alerts which are created and distributed via the site by public saf |
| Criminal_Information_Agency Provides reports concerning all aspects of crime and criminality in the UK. |
Richard M. Dorson was the pre-eminent professor of folklore until his recent death. In a 1960 critique of Dorson's book American Folklore a Harvard professor of American Civilisation wrote that folklore was, "The most sentimental, and the most anti-intellectual scholarly discipline in America today."The word “folklore” was first coined in 1846 and began as a study of antiquities. In the public mind it appears largely to be viewed as either a subject for scholars or vaguely as something to do with ancient Greek myths and legends. Others might associate folklore with folksongs, with ancient ballads, with Native Indian tales or with tall stories.Folklore is all of these things but it is much more and a great deal of it relates to our daily lives. It is Granny's memories and what was passed on to her from her mother, Aunt Mary's quilt and rug patterns and it is mother's family recipes and home cures. It is also Uncle Albert's fresh-water well and why he doesn't line it with cedar... It is song parodies, riddles, jokes, and shaggy-dog stories. It is what landmarks coastal fishers recognize, and what they call them and why. It is the stories of loggers and miners and their work-a-day language, the fiddle tunes of British Columbia, the planting seasons in the Peace District and the Chilkat blankets of the north-west. It is the tales of hardship and humour of British Columbia's lesser known communities such as the Finns and the Hawaiians who came here in the 19th century and brought with them their folktales and traditions. It is cowboy poetry, wooden logging truck models and the Morris Dancing traditions of British immigrants. True folk art still exists and is still being newly created, and yet all of these things only scratch the surface of what folklore and folklife is all about.Folklore is common to all people. Understanding, appreciating and sharing another culture's folklore transcends race, colour, class, and creed more effectively than any other single aspect of our lives and, as an element of our past and present society it is something we can all relate to. Its value is no less than any other part of our history and heritage and as such must be documented and preserved as a legacy for our future.That being said, it is almost impossible to give a succinct definition of folklore.It is relatively easy to create an operational definition - one that describes folklore on the basis of ones own, personal interests. For instance, oral literature is one of the aspects of folklore, and by oral literature we mean such things as legends, tales, proverbs, sayings, dialect speech and folksongs. But if you are only interested in collecting proverbs your definition of folklore may be somewhat restricted. For a proper understanding and definition of folklore and folklife it is essential to look at its separate parts. Amongst these parts are... 
Social Customs. 