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Items associated with name 'Hooper's Island (Md.)'
Folklife Collection - Local Legends: Vestigial Community
by Salisbury University Students (1971 – 1972)
1 folder (0.1 linear feet)
In a series of interviews of local Eastern Shore residents during 1971 to 1972, former Salisbury University students and professors collected folk legends. For this collection, these interviews focus on the stories of people called Eckies, on Hooper's Island you received this name if you were a person of mixed race or a descendent of one. The stories tell of how the Eckies created their own private community since others chose to not interact with them. Most interviews include personal descriptions of the interviewer and informant, and the story.
South Dorchester Folk Museum collection
by South Dorchester Folk Museum (2001 – 2022)
3 boxes (2.25 linear feet)
The South Dorchester Folk Museum collection documents programs and lectures held at the museum in Cambridge, Maryland from 2001-2022. The history of southern Dorchester County is immortalized in these Digital Video Disc (DVD) recordings of presentations and feature information about Hooper’s Island, Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, decoy carving, hunting traditions, songs and local family history.