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Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 33, No. 4, Mark R. Eaby Jr., Barbara Strawser, Eleanor Dudrear, Albert Dudrear Jr., Edward Eirikis, Gerri Sproesser, Carol Nagel, Vivian Aron, Marie George, Ann S. Burrows, Richard F. Kurr, James K. Beard, Jeanne Reifel, Tom Kloss, Jeffrey M. Fiant, Ivan E. Hoyt
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 33, No. 4, Mark R. Eaby Jr., Barbara Strawser, Eleanor Dudrear, Albert Dudrear Jr., Edward Eirikis, Gerri Sproesser, Carol Nagel, Vivian Aron, Marie George, Ann S. Burrows, Richard F. Kurr, James K. Beard, Jeanne Reifel, Tom Kloss, Jeffrey M. Fiant, Ivan E. Hoyt
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• I Remember Well: Thirty-Five Years of the Kutztown Folk Festival
• Furniture Graining
• Old Fashioned Clear Toy Candy
• Metal Etching
• Stenciling
• Baskets and Basket Weavers
• Apple Butter: Then and Now
• Festival Focus
• Festival Programs
• 20th Annual Quilting Contest
• Quilts and Quilt Marking
• The Art of the Pennsylvania Dutch
• Music on the Main Stage
• Scratchboard
• Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Art in Wood
• The Windsor Chair
• Hex Signs
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 29, No. 4, Jane Ann Stinsmen, Theodore W. Jentsch, Thomas Loose, Sharon A. Schaffer, Ralph Kaufman, Harry E. Kahl, Richard C. Gougler, Peg Zecher, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker, Joseph E. Hartmann
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 29, No. 4, Jane Ann Stinsmen, Theodore W. Jentsch, Thomas Loose, Sharon A. Schaffer, Ralph Kaufman, Harry E. Kahl, Richard C. Gougler, Peg Zecher, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker, Joseph E. Hartmann
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Foods of the Kutztown Folk Festival: Eat as You Go "Esse Ve Gestch"
• Folk Festival Music
• "Whoa There Nellie"
• Blacksmiths and Whitesmiths
• Scherenschnitte of the Pennsylvania Dutch
• Festival Focus
• Folk Festival Programs
• Glass Blowing: America's First Industry
• The Craft of Chair Caning
• The Power of the Lullaby: Story of the Kidnapping of Regina Hartman
• His First Hundred Years: A Good Foundation!
• "How Far That Little Candle Throws!"
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 16, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker, Arthur J. Lawton, Clarence Kulp Jr., Carter W. Craigie, Mabel Fritch, Edna Eby Heller, Sara Grey, Don Yoder, Mac E. Barrick
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 16, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Ada Robacker, Arthur J. Lawton, Clarence Kulp Jr., Carter W. Craigie, Mabel Fritch, Edna Eby Heller, Sara Grey, Don Yoder, Mac E. Barrick
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Ancient of Days - Plus Tax!
• Living History
• The Goschenhoppen Historians
• Folk Festival Program
• Festival Highlights
• The Tinsmith of Kutztown
• The Chaff Bag and its Preparation
• Traditional Favorites Go Modern
• Children's Games Among Lancaster County Mennonites
• Notes and Documents: Early American Humor in Philadelphia Jokebooks
• Numskull Tales in Cumberland County
• Contributors to this Issue
• Folklife Studies and American History
• Powwowing: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire #4
Outline For An Article On Apple Butter, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Outline For An Article On Apple Butter, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten outline composed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated circa 1961. The list compiles various aspects of apple butter ranging from terminology and history to uses and appearances in rhymes and other literary forms.
Letter From Aug H. Reist To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 25, 1954, Aug H. Reist
Letter From Aug H. Reist To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 25, 1954, Aug H. Reist
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Aug H. Reist addressed to Alfred L Shoemaker, dated March 25, 1954. Within, Reist inquires about the history of a book and provides some anecdotes about his family - some in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.
The Customs Of The Year As Observed By The Pennsylvania Dutch, Donald B. Aulenbach
The Customs Of The Year As Observed By The Pennsylvania Dutch, Donald B. Aulenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College entitled, "The Customs of the Year as Observed by the Pennsylvania Dutch", by Donald B. Aulenbach, dated June 1950. Within, Aulenbach compiles a detailed account of holidays and customs observed throughout the year by the Pennsylvania Dutch community, from Groundhog Day to Thanksgiving.
Notes On Barns And Apple Butter From The Cultivator And The Genesee Farmer, 1841-1859, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes On Barns And Apple Butter From The Cultivator And The Genesee Farmer, 1841-1859, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten notes copied from The Cultivator and The Genesee Farmer, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating circa 1841 to 1859. The notes detail various articles describing the farms and farm buildings of Pennsylvania, particularly the barns. The notes also describe the process of making apple butter.
Rejecting Suitors, April 28, 1905, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Rejecting Suitors, April 28, 1905, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten set of notes from an unknown source dating from 1905 entitled, "Rejecting Suitors", transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes document the practice of giving butter bread (or apple butter bread) to an unwanted lover. The practice is noted as being particular to the western portion of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania in the 1860s.
Notes From Guide Book To The Tiled Pavement In The Capitol Of Pennsylvania, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From Guide Book To The Tiled Pavement In The Capitol Of Pennsylvania, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten notes copied from a book entitled, Guide Book to the Tiled Pavement in the Capitol of Pennsylvania by Henry Chapman Mercer. The notes were written by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, several methods of apple peeling are detailed, along with notes on the cooking of apple butter and various farming implements.
Excerpts From Diary Of William B. Wilson, 1832-1836, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Excerpts From Diary Of William B. Wilson, 1832-1836, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A set of handwritten, copied excerpts from the diary of William B. Wilson of York County, Pennsylvania dated circa 1832 to 1836, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes pertain to apple butter, barn raising and repair, orchard planting and lightning rods.
Notes From The New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press And Lancaster Examiner, 1869-1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press And Lancaster Examiner, 1869-1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A set of handwritten notes from newspapers including the New Holland Clarion, Philadelphia Press and Lancaster Examiner, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from 1869 to 1894. The notes cover a variety of topics including Christmas, Pennsylvania Dutch foods, superstition and stories of murderers, hangings and burials.
Notes From The Philadelphia Mirror, The Shippensburg News And Other Sources, 1836-1895, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From The Philadelphia Mirror, The Shippensburg News And Other Sources, 1836-1895, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A set of copied, handwritten notes detailing various subjects from newspapers and books, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes include topics such as roasted chestnuts, Christmas customs, dialect humor and the tale of a mass lead poisoning from apple butter crocks.
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated 1949. Within, Gruber writes on a variety of topics including a cure for horse colic, uses for leftover pie dough, and quarreling between town folk and country folk.