Lumberwoods
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| Established | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Type | Folklore |
| Director | Lenwood S. Sharpe |
| Website | www.lumberwoods.org |
Lumberwoods, Unnatural History Museum is a virtual museum on North American folklore started as a creative project in 2006.[1] Lumberwoods encompasses eBooks, historical articles and other folkloric materials, with a special focus on fearsome critters.
History[edit]
Lumberwoods began in April 2006 as the first electronic copy of Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods by William T. Cox. It was originally hosted as a free website on Tripod and later Angelfire before moving to its own domain the following year. As others books were added, such as Fearsome Critters by Henry H. Tryon and The Hodag and Other Tales of the Logging Camps by Lakeshore Kearney, the project took on the name "Lumberwoods" expanding into a collection drawn from texts related to fearsome critters. In 2009, Lumberwoods began cataloging fearsome critters, a catalog which exist today as the "Fearsome Critter Database."[2] In time Lumberwoods would grow to encompasses a range of subjects relating to folklore and the strange. Lumberwoods has been linked by Wired,[3] Skeptical Inquirer,[4] Mental Floss,[5] Cracked,[6] “Save the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus”,[7] The Awl[8] and 150+ sites.
Collection[edit]
According to the museum's website, the collection comprises 800+ pages of folkloric materials.[1] Lumberwoods is divided into five main subdomains "Museum Library," "Surreal Collections," "Weird Gallery," "Eerie Archives" and "Uncanny Exhibitions" each with three to four sub-levels. The library contains a core hypertext of about seven books with individual pages in one text link to another by subject matter, thus allowing for instant cross-reference. Surreal Collections encompasses articles on tall tales, fearsome critters and fish stories, whereas Weird Gallery features mermaids, monsters and curio. Eerie Archives contains campfire stories, superstitions, vampires and urban legends, while Uncanny Exhibitions lists weird west, steampunk and extraordinary claims.[1] Likewise, the museum heads cataloging fearsome critters as part of its "Fearsome Critter Database."[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sharpe, Lenwood (2021). "Lumberwoods". lumberwoods.org. Lumberwoods, Unnatural History Museum. Archived from the original on April 6, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Wampus Society (2021). "Fearsome Critter Database". fearsomecritters.org. Lumberwoods, Unnatural History Museum. Archived from the original on January 23, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Simon, Mat (April 30, 2005). "Fantastically Wrong: Ridiculous Mythical Critters Dreamed Up by 19th Century Lumberjacks". Wired.com. Wired. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Poppy, Carrie (September 30, 2013). "Hodag: The Legendary, Ugly, Smelly Beast of Wisconsin". skepticalinquirer.org. Skeptical Inquirer. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Van Huygen, Meg (October 3, 2017). "14 Legends About Cats From Around the World". mentalfloss.com. Mental Floss. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Reimann, Marina (February 28, 2017). "6 Bedtime Stories In History Creepier Than Our Horror Films". cracked.com. Mental Floss. Archived from the original on April 15, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Zapoto, Lyle (December 2, 2002). "The Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus: Links to a Better Tomorrow". zapati.net. Mental Floss. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Wenz, John (October 31, 2012). "A Guide to the Spooky Scary Secret Monsters of Every State". theawl.com. The Awl. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021. Unknown parameter
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