Agreed! Myths and myth-making are in themselves history and clues to
culture. We have a few ghosts in the Ohio Statehouse too, which (who?) are
cultivated each year near the end of October. A skilled interpreter can
talk about myths in appropriate contexts.

-Doug

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Doug Lantry
The Ohio Historical Society
Statehouse Education and Visitors Center
Columbus, Ohio
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On Thu, 27 Aug 1998, Robert T. Handy wrote:

> I think mythology, if presented as such, has a perfectly legitimate place
> in our world.  It provides considerable insight to the local culture.  We
> have ghosts all over the place because a local librarian told ghost stories
> to five generations of 3rd graders throughout the county.  She then put
> them down in book form.  It is in its eighth printing and sells all over
> the country.
>
> Local people now find (create) them whenever a good occasion arises.
>
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