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Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 20, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker, Christian B. Newswanger, Wayne E. Homan, Robert I. Schneider, John E. Stinsmen, Martha S. Best, Cecelia Whitman, Edna Eby Heller, David W. Thompson, Edward S. Gifford Jr. Jul 1971

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 20, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker, Christian B. Newswanger, Wayne E. Homan, Robert I. Schneider, John E. Stinsmen, Martha S. Best, Cecelia Whitman, Edna Eby Heller, David W. Thompson, Edward S. Gifford Jr.

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Flight of the Distelfink
• The Newswangers, Interpreters of Amish Life
• The Sorrow Song of Susanna Cox
• Country Butcher: An Interview with Newton Bachman
• "Swing Your Partner": Folk Dancing at the Festival
• Festival Highlights
• Folk Festival Program
• Leaving the Festival with Thoughts of Food
• Spindrift: The Old Dog Churn
• Candy Making in the Dutch Country
• Gee, Haw and Geehaw
• The Evil Eye in Philadelphia
• The Country School: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 20


Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 11, No. 2, Samuel Preston Bayard, Walter E. Boyer, Robert C. Bucher, Edna Eby Heller, Amos Long Jr., Vincent R. Tortora, Alfred L. Shoemaker Oct 1960

Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 11, No. 2, Samuel Preston Bayard, Walter E. Boyer, Robert C. Bucher, Edna Eby Heller, Amos Long Jr., Vincent R. Tortora, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine

• Walter Ellsworth Boyer (1911-1960)
• The Meaning of Human Figures in Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art
• Meadow Irrigation in Pennsylvania
• Receipt Books-New and Old
• Pennsylvania Cave and Ground Cellars
• The Amish in Their One-Room Schoolhouses
• Collectanea


Folklore Collected At Folk Festival (1958), Florence Baver Jan 1958

Folklore Collected At Folk Festival (1958), Florence Baver

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed documentation of folklore collected at the Kutztown Folk Festival, Pennsylvania, in 1958. Florence Baver notes the home town and name of each informant as well as the topics ranging from folk remedies and animal lore to Pennsylvania Dutch sayings and rhymes.


The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Joseph T. Kingston, Edna Eby Heller, Vincent R. Tortora, Evelyn Benson, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder Jul 1957

The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Joseph T. Kingston, Edna Eby Heller, Vincent R. Tortora, Evelyn Benson, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Friedrich Krebs, Don Yoder

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● "Such Fancy Boxes, Yet"
● Dried Corn
● Pennsylvania Dutch Cooking is Corny
● The Amish at Play
● Colonial Button Mold
● Illness and Cure of Domestic Animals Among the Pennsylvania Dutch
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers


The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 1, Henry J. Kauffman, Edna Eby Heller, Andrew S. Berky, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Earl F. Robacker, Victor C. Dieffenbach, Herbert H. Beck, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Esther Moser, Helen Moser, Friedrich Krebs Jul 1956

The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 1, Henry J. Kauffman, Edna Eby Heller, Andrew S. Berky, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Earl F. Robacker, Victor C. Dieffenbach, Herbert H. Beck, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Esther Moser, Helen Moser, Friedrich Krebs

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● The Summer House
● Drinks in Dutchland
● Yesteryear in Dutchland
● Moshey and Bellyguts
● Rise of Interest in Dutch Antiques
● Diaper Lore
● Lititz
● Witchcraft in Cow and Horse
● Dorothy Kalbach
● Plain Dutch and Gay Dutch
● Dialect Folksay
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● About the Authors
● What's New in Dutchland


The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 5, Earl F. Robacker, Olive G. Zehner, Cornelius Weygandt, Henry J. Kauffman, Albert I. Drachman, Arthur D. Graeff, Edna Eby Heller Jul 1955

The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 5, Earl F. Robacker, Olive G. Zehner, Cornelius Weygandt, Henry J. Kauffman, Albert I. Drachman, Arthur D. Graeff, Edna Eby Heller

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Antiques for Fancy and for Fun
● Dutch by the Ton
● Beasts in Dutchland
● Church Architecture in Lancaster County
● Tracking the Elusive Distelfink
● Renascence of History
● Dutch Cheeses
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick


Undated Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Elsie M. Smith Jan 1950

Undated Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Elsie M. Smith

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Elsie M. Smith addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Smith provides Shoemaker with a list of weather prediction beliefs and other superstitions involving animals and luck.


Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser Jul 1949

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 1, 1949. Within, Moser provides a list of rhymes and riddles she remembers from her childhood, translated from Pennsylvania Dutch into English.


Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 24, 1949, Elsie M. Smith Feb 1949

Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 24, 1949, Elsie M. Smith

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Elsie M. Smith addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 24, 1949. Within, Smith provides a list of beliefs, superstitions and old sayings that her grandmother used to talk about, including many related to weather, luck, animals, sewing and witchcraft.


Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Harvey Rothenberger Jan 1949

Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Harvey Rothenberger

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker consisting of a list of old sayings and superstitions from Berks County, Pennsylvania, compiled by Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger, dating from circa 1949. Within, the Rothenbergers detail a number of beliefs on various subjects including rain, days of the week, falling objects, spilled salt, sewing, ironing, animal behavior and children.


Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 18, 1948, H. Wayne Gruber Dec 1948

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 18, 1948, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 18, 1948. Within, Gruber lists various beliefs and superstitions that can be found within Berks County, Pennsylvania, ranging from signs of good luck to omens of death and misfortune. Gruber also inquires about a verse called "Die Schnitzel Bunk" and hopes that Shoemaker will be able to visit and view his diary and scrapbooks.