Thirty-three Years, Thirty-three Works

Francis Edward Ab Abernethy served as the Secretary-Editor of the Texas Folklore Society for over three decades, managing the organizations daily operations and helping it grow. He edited two dozen volumes of the PTFS series and wrote the three volumes of the Societys history. This publication of the Texas Folklore Society celebrates Ab Abernethys years of leadership in collecting, preserving, and presenting the folklore of Texas and the Southwest. The prefaces to some of the more memorable edited volumes are included, along with articles he wrote on music, teaching, anecdotes about historical figures and events, and cultural examinations of the things we hold dear. In all, these pieces tell us what was important to Ab. In part, these topics are also what wasand still is important to the Texas Folklore Society.