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Card 797 of 9932026-09-21 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-21

The Sound & Shore Folklore Register

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A volunteer archive of oral traditions from coastal Westchester, with six digitized accounts and 141 transcripts held in total.

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Coastal Westchester folklore researchers and local storytellers
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The archive holds 141 transcripts, while only six have been digitized; one account has a stated 300-year return cycle.

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The Register organizes accounts by record number, place, first recorded date, and transcript status. Its six homepage entries range from the 1849 Glen Island Bell to the 1934 Ice House Boy, while the broader collection remains partly on paper. Submissions must preserve the teller's wording and include when and where the contributor heard the account. The archive also states that it does not verify the stories or claim they are true.

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