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» About.com: French-Canadian Myths and Legends - Articles, stories and links, hosted by guide Johanne Pouliot.
» African-American Almanac: Folktales - Large number of Afro-American folktales.
» American Folklore - Folktales, myths, legends, tall tales and ghost stories from each of the 50 states, as well as sections on Paul Bunyan, Pecos Bill, Jesse James.
» American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 - 1940 - Collection of typescript interviews from the Federal Writers' Folklore Project offering the recollections of Americans from many walks of life.
» AppLit: Resources for Readers and Teachers of Appalachian Literature for Children and Young Adults - Annotated materials, folklore texts and original literature from and about the southern Appalachian region.
» Arizona Ghost Stories - True Arizona ghost stories submitted by readers.
» Bawdy Ballads and Far-Fetched Folklore - An Oral History of Rural North Carolina - Ballads and folktales, including an interactive section.
» Folk Lore and the Civil War - Listing of publications on folklore of the Civil War, presented by Frank de Caro.
» Folklore, Legends, Tall Tales - An Interactive Case Book for Ford Knox County, Indiana - Stories gathered from old newspaper clippings as well as stories submitted by WWW readers.
» Gullah Tales - Tales and traditions of the African-American communities on the South Carolina an Georgia Sea islands.
» Haitian Proverbs, Riddles, Jokes and Folktales - Collection compiled by Bob Corbett (in Creole and English).
» Index of Appalachian Folktales Listed by Tale Title - Bibliography, tale types, and abstracts of tales.
» Jamaica Anansi Stories - By Martha Warren Beckwith (1924), with music and riddles; e-text from the Internet Sacred Text Archive.
» Las Lloronas - The Crying Women - Hispanic ghost stories of women betrayed by love and lovers.
» Livia de Almeida's Home for Brazilian Stories - Featuring a halloween tale, the legend of The Three Wishes, and a Bororo myth, "How the Stars Came To Be."
» Louisiana Langiappe - Louisiana ghost stories, traiteur tales, lore, and tales from the African tradition.
» Magic Tales of Mexico - Tales from the Texas Mexican border, collected by Gabriel A. Cordova Jr.
» Mules and Men - African American folklore collected by famous folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, published in 1935.
» Newfoundland and Labrador Folklore - Songs, stories, placenames and jokes from Newfoundland.
» Ohio Urban, Suburban and Rural Legends and Folklore - Legends and folktales from Ohio towns and neighborhoods.
» Paul Bunyan - Stories about the legendary giant lumberjack, Paul Bunyan.
» Paul Bunyan - The Giant Lumberjack - Illustrated version of the American tall tale.
» Puerto Rican Folktales - Curriculum by Doris M. Vazquez, offering an introduction to Puerto Rican storytelling, with sample tales, and annotated bibliography.
» Swapping Stories: Folktales from Louisiana - Multimedia website examining Louisiana's cultural diversity through its traditional storytellers.
» The Boy & The Devil - A Cuento from the Texas borderland.
» The Devil Does A Good Deed - Excerpted from the book "Mexican Folk Tales", by Anthony John Campos.
» The Texas & Oklahoma Campfire Tales - Regional folklore and legends from the Texas and Oklahoma area; topics include ghostly apparitions, mysterious creatures, and strange sightings.
» Thinkquest: Chiloé, A Land of Myths and Legend - Student project outlining legends from Chiloé Island in the south of Chile.
» Uncle Remus - History and ethnology research project of Joe Harris' tales of Uncle Remus; includes selected texts.
» Vietnam Veterans Oral History and Folklore Project - An ongoing undertaking to collect, preserve and make better known the folklore, especially the folksongs, of Americans in war.
» Welcome to the Banks of the Mississippi River - Three sample stories of upper Mississippi river lore, from the book "Wildcat Whistle" by Phil Hoebing.
» White Cong and Black Clap: The Ambient Truth of Vietnam War Legendry - Article by John Baky discussing legendary motifs occurring in print and opinion about the Vietnam war.
» Yaffles & Yaffles - Baccalieu Trail fairy stories (Newfoundland).