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Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/26/1954, Portland Junior College Mar 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/26/1954, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

No abstract provided.


Letter From Aug H. Reist To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 25, 1954, Aug H. Reist Mar 1954

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.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/19/1954, John Jaques Mar 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/19/1954, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Ray Blake Is Father Of A Eight Pound Boy -- Boys There's Dance "Tonight" AT Westbrook Junior…


Letter From Paul W. Bond To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 15, 1954, Paul W. Bond Mar 1954

Letter From Paul W. Bond To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 15, 1954, Paul W. Bond

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Paul W. Bond addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 15, 1954. Within, Bond provides an answer posed by Shoemaker's television program regarding a bone mill and describes how his father used bones in cooking.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/12/1954, John Jaques Mar 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/12/1954, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Greetings Gates, Squares, Cubes, Figure Eights And Freddie The Freeloader -- PJC New Editors To Attend N.Y. Conference


Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/05/1954, John Jaques Mar 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 03/05/1954, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Blais Emphasizes Need For Unions At PJC Assembly -- PJC On TV???


Dieffenbach On Manure: Removing It, March 1, 1954, Victor C. Dieffenbach Mar 1954

Dieffenbach On Manure: Removing It, March 1, 1954, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Manure - Removing it,", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated March 1st, 1954. Within Dieffenbach details how cow manure is removed from barns and different ways Pennsylvania farmers store and use the manure.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/26/1954, John Jaques Feb 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/26/1954, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Ken And Galli Were There -- Last Game of Year To Be Played -- Public Speaking Class To Put On Assembly -- Reserve Unit Should Have New Name


Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/19/1954, Portland Junior College, Feb 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/19/1954, Portland Junior College,

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

DUPLICATE


Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/19/1954, Portland Junior College Feb 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 02/19/1954, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

To All Students (New & Old) Welcome To PJC -- Timely Message Given At Assembly -- George Mapes Elected President Of Senior Class


Letter From Donald T. Knauss To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, February 17, 1954, Donald T. Knauss Feb 1954

Letter From Donald T. Knauss To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, February 17, 1954, Donald T. Knauss

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Donald T. Knauss addressed to the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center at Franklin and Marshall College, dated February 17, 1954. Within, Knauss states that at the direction of Ben A. Herman, Knauss is enclosing material to be printed in a Pennsylvania Dutch book.


Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 25, 1954, Helen Moser Jan 1954

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 25, 1954, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 25, 1954. Within, Moser provides details of old schoolhouse rhymes and games as well as sayings she remembers from her childhood.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/22/1954, Portland Junior College Jan 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/22/1954, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Benefit Supper To Be Held At PJC On Jan 28 For John (coach) Kersahw -- PJC And WJC Square Dance A Smash Hit


Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/15/1954, Don Mosley, J.P. Smith, Ken Leonard, John Jaques Jan 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/15/1954, Don Mosley, J.P. Smith, Ken Leonard, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

PJC Grad, Feyler, To Coach Stags In Absence Of John Kershaw -- PJC-WJC Fance On Jaunuary 15 -- Square Sance Assembly Success


Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/08/1954, Don Mosley, J.P. Smith, Ken Leonard, John Jaques Jan 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/08/1954, Don Mosley, J.P. Smith, Ken Leonard, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Rev. Olsen Speaks On Foreign Affairs & Introduces Game At Thurs Assembly


Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/1954, Portland Junior College Jan 1954

Portland Junior College Newsance, 01/1954, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

No abstract provided.


Dutch Haven Mail Order Flyer, Dutch Haven Jan 1954

Dutch Haven Mail Order Flyer, Dutch Haven

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A printed mail order flyer for Dutch Haven in Soudersburg, Pennsylvania dated 1954. The flyer features advertisements for shoofly pies and other Amish goods such as dolls, puzzles, aprons, toleware plaques and tea towels. It also contains a map of the "heart of Amish country" in Lancaster County and prints a description of Amish and Mennonite traditions.


Notes On Thatching From Stowe And Milne, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1954

Notes On Thatching From Stowe And Milne, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

These handwritten notes by Alfred Shoemaker, circa 1954, contain information about thatching straw, known as "yelm."  They also refer to thatcher's tools. The information was recorded from a book by E. J. Stowe and a journal article by O. P. Milne.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/17/1953, Portland Junior College Dec 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/17/1953, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Carol Singing


Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/15/1953, Portland Junior College Dec 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/15/1953, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

No abstract provided.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/10/1953, John Jaques Dec 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/10/1953, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Mrs. Walch To Speak At Thurs. Assembly


Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/08/1953, John Jaques Dec 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/08/1953, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

PJC Hoopsters Set For Opener Wed. -- Humorous Speaker At Assembly -- K-Vet Bill May Be Revised


Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/03/1953, Portland Junior College Dec 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 12/03/1953, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

No abstract provided.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 11/18/1953, Portland Junior College Nov 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 11/18/1953, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Dance Tonight -- PJC Radio Club On WPOR -- The Wheel's Squeak


Portland Junior College Newsance, 11/05/1953, John Jaques Nov 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 11/05/1953, John Jaques

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

Student Council Plans Dance To Be Held November 18


Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 4, 1953, Helen Moser Nov 1953

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 4, 1953, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 4, 1953. Within, Moser provides some Pennsylvania German rhymes and riddles she's gathered for Shoemaker.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 10/30/1953, Portland Junior College Oct 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 10/30/1953, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

No abstract provided.


Portland Junior College Newsance, 10/26/1953, Portland Junior College Oct 1953

Portland Junior College Newsance, 10/26/1953, Portland Junior College

PJC "Newsance" (1948-1957)

No abstract provided.


Letter From Esther Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 19, 1953, Esther Moser Oct 1953

Letter From Esther Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 19, 1953, Esther Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Esther Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated October 19, 1953. Within, Moser responds to an inquiry made in Shoemaker's radio program and provides a Pennsylvania Dutch rhyme entitled "Schlummer Gabade."


Dieffenbach On Orchards, October 5 - October 19, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach Oct 1953

Dieffenbach On Orchards, October 5 - October 19, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Orchards", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated from October 5 through October 19, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach details his grandfather's apple orchard and the tradition of tree grafting, along with the many different apple varieties that could be encountered within Berks County, Pennsylvania.