Research methods of local lore

A small area is an administrative district, a collective farm, a small urban area, or a rural area. From the point of view of local lore, events and processes in small areas, accurate data are systematically studied and collected. One of the main features of local lore is that the result of research is not only the state of a place at a certain time, but also the state of its properties and characteristics over many years, as well as the criteria for predicting. Small areas are convenient for observation and inspection, as well as for travel and collection of any information. Whether it is a community or a farm, or a small town or a rural settlement, their properties and characteristics, natural socio-economic conditions, customs and traditions of the population are often associated with the local conditions of the place will be.