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Welsh Folk Museum Answer Book ,1971, received from Mrs Ann Lloyd, Glanrafon, Corwen, containing notes on children's games, traditional medicines, superstitions, the heavy snowfall of 1937, local field names, customs and local events mainly during the early part of the 20th century. Answer Books were sent out by the Welsh Folk Museum to individuals across Wales as a way of collecting and documenting information on aspects of folk culture in their areas, including agriculture, crafts, food, customs and dialects. The responses were hand-written in the books. The Answer Books had a similar purpose to the earlier questionnaires sent out in 1937.