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Dieffenbach On Blue Mountain Tea, June 25, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Blue Mountain Tea, June 25, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Blue Mountain Tea", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated June 25, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details various instances of how Blue Mountain Tea and its leaves could be utilized by the Pennsylvania Dutch community.
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 1, 1954, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 1, 1954, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 1, 1954. Within, Moser provides several anecdotal stories surrounding the topic of butchering, some folk cures she's collected, and various Pennsylvania German rhymes.
Dieffenbach On Radishes, July 27, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Radishes, July 27, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Radishes! - "De Reddich!", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated July 27, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach details a number of different radish cultivation techniques, anecdotes and the various uses one could have for the crop.
Dieffenbach On Onions, May 18, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Onions, May 18, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Onions - "De Tswivla", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated May 18, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach details his knowledge of onions, including farming techniques, superstitions, and breed varieties.
Dieffenbach On Horses: Diseases And Remedies, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Horses: Diseases And Remedies, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "The Stallion - "Der heugscht"- Diseases and Remedies", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated July 1, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details a number of ailments that plague horses and describes the various folk cures and remedies needed to alleviate them.
Dieffenbach On Steers: Superstitions, April 12, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Steers: Superstitions, April 12, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Steers: Superstitions Relating to", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 12, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details various superstitions surrounding the practice of gelding, including ways to induce proper healing and warnings of death post-surgery.
Folklore Term Paper: May 22, 1950, Price Norris
Folklore Term Paper: May 22, 1950, Price Norris
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten, untitled term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Price Norris, dated May 22, 1950. Within, Norris documents the findings he compiled from two Pennsylvania Dutch households regarding folk cures and superstitions.
Folklore Term Paper: Research On Folk Cures, David R. Hanson
Folklore Term Paper: Research On Folk Cures, David R. Hanson
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten term paper entitled, "Research on Folk Cures" completed at Franklin and Marshall College by David R. Hanson, dated May 18, 1950. Within, Hanson summarizes his research on folk cures, which range from cures for warts and boils to superstitions surrounding loose hair and babies' fingernails.
Folk Cures Of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Richard M. Smith
Folk Cures Of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Richard M. Smith
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten term paper entitled, "Folk Cures of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Richard M. Smith, dating from circa 1950. Within, Smith recounts his experience gathering material from several families in and around Lebanon and details a number of folk remedies and cures for a number of ailments including tooth pain, epilepsy, corns, warts, and whooping cough.
Folklore Term Paper: Folk Medicine, Edward J. Matey
Folklore Term Paper: Folk Medicine, Edward J. Matey
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College and entitled, "Folk Medicine", by Edward J. Matey, dating from circa 1950. Within, Matey details various folk cures and pow-wow practices derived from interviews in Lancaster County.
Letter From Dorothy Palmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Dorothy Palmer
Letter From Dorothy Palmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Dorothy Palmer
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Dorothy Palmer addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Palmer expresses her enjoyment of Shoemaker's column in the Reading Eagle, and provides folk cures from her grandmother.
Old Home Remedies And Beliefs Of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Alice Ziemer
Old Home Remedies And Beliefs Of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Alice Ziemer
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten set of old folk remedies and cures of the 19th century South Eastern Pennsylvania Dutch community compiled by Alice Ziemer, dating from circa 1950. Within, Ziemer provides remedies for ailments such as pneumonia, whooping cough, epilepsy, warts and the common cold. The notes also contain folklore surrounding infants and rhymes in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.
Undated Notes And Rhymes From Various Sources And Informants Including G. A. Berner, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Undated Notes And Rhymes From Various Sources And Informants Including G. A. Berner, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A set of compiled notes transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Shoemaker documents various topics, ranging from folk cures and childhood pranks to women's methods of working and caring for children.
Folklore Term Paper: Pow-Wow, John D. Trout Iii
Folklore Term Paper: Pow-Wow, John D. Trout Iii
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed term paper entitled, "Pow-Wow", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by John D. Trout III, dating from circa 1950. Within, Trout details a variety of pow-wow cures he learned during his fieldwork in Lancaster, Berks and Chester County, Pennsylvania, ranging from cures for toothache to a method to relieve bloated cows.
Letter From Mrs. Elmer L. Krick To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Elmer L. Krick
Letter From Mrs. Elmer L. Krick To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Elmer L. Krick
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Mrs. Elmer L. Krick addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Krick writes in response to an inquiry made by Shoemaker asking about men who wore earrings.
Folklore Term Paper: Folk Cures For The Common Cold, Robert E. Ackerman
Folklore Term Paper: Folk Cures For The Common Cold, Robert E. Ackerman
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Ackerman, dating from circa 1950. Within, Ackerman describes several interviews conducted across Berks, Lancaster, and Somerset counties relating to folk cures for the common cold.
Lancaster County "Sayings", Unknown Author
Lancaster County "Sayings", Unknown Author
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed set of Lancaster County sayings and folk beliefs by an unknown author, dated November 16, 1948. Within, beliefs pertaining to luck and folk cures for various ailments are detailed.
More Alte Weiver Glawe, H. Wayne Gruber
More Alte Weiver Glawe, 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, dating from circa 1948. Included are cures for whooping cough and superstitions about fishing and death.