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Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 17, 1955, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 17, 1955, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 17, 1955. Within, Moser writes on a number of topics including yeast, tombstone designs, undergarment sleeves and a story about bullfrogs churning butter.
Letter From George C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 15, 1955, George C. Kershner
Letter From George C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 15, 1955, George C. Kershner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from George C. Kershner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated October 15, 1955. Within, Kershner provides an answer to a radio program inquiry about a swine disease along with a humorous tale of three German men arrested for a crime they did not commit.
Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 30, 1955, Raymond E. Kiebach
Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 30, 1955, Raymond E. Kiebach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Raymond E. Kiebach to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 30, 1955. Kiebach responds to Shoemaker's radio broadcast regarding the definition of "Baese Ding". He also comments on Pennsylvania German words for various types of berries and recalls an encounter with a German organ grinder.
Raising The Barn, May 27, 1955, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Raising The Barn, May 27, 1955, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Raising the Barn", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated May 27, 1955. Within, Dieffenbach describes how Pennsylvania barns are raised. He details the people, parts and tools involved, and the entire process from start to finish.
Letter From Edwin Marburger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 10, 1955, Edwin Marburger
Letter From Edwin Marburger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 10, 1955, Edwin Marburger
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Edwin Marburger to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 10, 1955. Marburger responds to Shoemaker's radio program about Pennsylvania Dutch rhymes and invites Shoemaker to visit his home in Rehrersburg, Pennsylvania.
Letter From Arthur Weaner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 9, 1955, Arthur Weaner
Letter From Arthur Weaner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 9, 1955, Arthur Weaner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
In this typed letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 9, 1955, Arthur Weaner responds to Shoemaker's inquiry about a particular brick end barn design. Weaner believes that such a design exists in Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
Remedies And Cures For Various Ailments, H. Wayne Gruber
Remedies And Cures For Various Ailments, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed document entitled Remedies and Cures For Various Ailments by H. Wayne Gruber, dated January 1955. Within, Gruber details various "hearsay" remedies for a range of issues from sore throats to consumption.
Snitz And Knepp Recipe Advertisement, Longenecker Food Market
Snitz And Knepp Recipe Advertisement, Longenecker Food Market
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed copy of a recipe for Snitz and Knepp that was sent to Alfred L. Shoemaker in 1955. Within, the steps to make the Pennsylvania Dutch delicacy is provided on one side of the advertisement from Longenecker's Food Market. The other side lists prices for items such as lottwarrick (apple butter), schmirkase (cottage cheese), and ponhaus (scrapple).
Alte Weiver Glawva, H. Wayne Gruber
Alte Weiver Glawva, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed set of Pennsylvania German folk beliefs ("old women's beliefs" or "old wives' tales") by H. Wayne Gruber, dated January 1955. Also included are stories of a forgetful boy and a labor saving device to help women churn butter.