Description

Folk tales are passed from one generation to another, embellished by time and teller: Ethan Crawford was as tall as Mount Washington. He could carry at least 7 men on his back! Yet, when we look at folk tales, the people who gathered and preserved them, and the location from which they spring, we can access history in a new and entertaining way. Join genealogist, historian, and librarian Erin Moulton to hear and explore folk tales collected by the New Hampshire Women’s Federation in 1932 and, with her, dig into local resources in search of truths. Was it tall tale or town history? Let's find out.