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Superstitions, Proverbs And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author
Superstitions, Proverbs And Notes From The Dietrich Family, 1939, Unknown Author
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten set of notes documenting various stories and superstitions passed down within the Dietrich family, author unknown, dating from circa 1939. Within, the author documents a number of folk beliefs, riddles, proverbs, and anecdotal stories - many written in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.