WHY did the chicken go down the chimney? To find out, visit the new Moor Memories page on Dartmoor National Park Authority?s website.
The Moor Memories oral history project has recorded incredible stories of the everyday life of people on the moor during the 20th century.
Not only can you find out why the chicken went down the chimney, you can also discover why traffic was stopped along the main Exeter to Plymouth road by a man with a red flag, and learn how rabbits, whortleberries and railways were an integral part of Dartmoor life in the years before the Second World War.
The Moor Memories project was set up two years ago by Dartmoor National Park Authority, to bring the stories of Dartmoor to life in the words of those who experienced it.
Hear those voices on the Moor Memories page at http://www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk">www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk ? to hear audio on the site, you will need Windows Media Audio (WMA).
A compilation of some of the memories collected, entitled Rabbits, Whortleberries and Railways, can also be heard at listening posts at the High Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown, and from Saturday, April 12, at the National Park Authority information centre at Postbridge.
The oral history project is continuing, with further recordings being made and a second set of CDs under production.
All the recordings made as part of the project are fully transcribed and archived onto CD for future research.
The set of CDs with accompanying booklet, also called Rabbits, Whortleberries and Railways, is currently available for sale from the HIgh Moorland Visitor Centre, Princetown and from April 12 from Postbridge information centre.