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Mr. Beiler Wanted A Wife And Folk Tale Medicine, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Mr. Beiler Wanted A Wife And Folk Tale Medicine, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed copy of two folktales entitled, "Mr. Beiler Wanted a Wife", and, "Folk Tale Medicine", dating from circa 1950. One tale describes the case of Mr. Beiler who wished to find a wife through a matrimonial advertisement but needed a photograph of himself to send in the mail. The second tale describes how a young woman was cured of her pneumonia-induced fever via salted mackerel.

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Account Of An Amish Husking Party And Note On Peter Muhlenberg, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Account Of An Amish Husking Party And Note On Peter Muhlenberg, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten excerpts from the Lancaster Intelligencer newspaper composed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated originally from September 11 and October 25, 1894. The first note concerns a nickname given to Peter Muhlenberg by a Hessian regiment while the second details an Amish corn husking party held on a farm near Intercourse, Pennsylvania.

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Rejecting Suitors, April 28, 1905, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

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.

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Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Undated, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Undated, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, Gruber provides some Pennsylvania Dutch beliefs from Berks County, Pennsylvania and stories of farmer Christian Gruber's ability to remove hexes from people.

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Notes From The New Holland Clarion, 1898, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The New Holland Clarion, 1898, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten, copied notes from the New Holland Clarion, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes cover a range of topics including the price of flour, the storage of milk in clay crocks and school children passing notes on April Fool's Day.

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Notes On Husbands And Wives, And Other Folk Beliefs, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes On Husbands And Wives, And Other Folk Beliefs, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten, untitled note transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker dating from circa 1950. Within, some beliefs surrounding husbands and wives are noted along with other folk sayings.

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Folklore Term Paper: Pow-Wow, John D. Trout Iii Jan 1950

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.

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Undated Notes And Rhymes From Various Sources And Informants Including G. A. Berner, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

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.

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Letter From Mrs. Elmer L. Krick To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Elmer L. Krick Jan 1950

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.

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Mother's Dutch Bean Soup Recipe, Mrs. Clyde Borneman Jan 1950

Mother's Dutch Bean Soup Recipe, Mrs. Clyde Borneman

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten recipe entitled, "Mother's Dutch Bean Soup", written by Mrs. Clyde Borneman, dating from circa 1950. Within, Borneman provides Alfred L. Shoemaker with an outline for preparing the Pennsylvania Dutch dish.

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Notes From Annals Of Luzerne County, A Year’S Residence In The United States Of America And Other Sources, 1818-1900, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From Annals Of Luzerne County, A Year’S Residence In The United States Of America And Other Sources, 1818-1900, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes by Alfred L. Shoemaker from various sources including Annals of Luzerne County and A Year's Residence in the United States of America, copied circa 1950. The notes include a poem by a Methodist preacher entitled "Mush and Milk," descriptions of Pennsylvania barns, and an account of Pennsylvania Dutch dialect and customs.

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Notes From The York County Star, December 28, 1866, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The York County Star, December 28, 1866, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes from the York County Star, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally dated December 28, 1866. Within, the article details the gathering of a large group of costumed "Bellsnickles" as they visited various houses in the region.

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Folklore Term Paper: Christmas And New Years Customs, John A. Rhode Jan 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Christmas And New Years Customs, John A. Rhode

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by John A. Rhode, dating from circa 1950. Within, Rhode details his interview findings surrounding Christmas and New Year's customs as observed in Lancaster County and York County, Pennsylvania.

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Notes From The Portland Press: A Scribbler's Notebook And The Easton Daily Express, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Portland Press: A Scribbler's Notebook And The Easton Daily Express, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes written by Alfred L. Shoemaker, copied from sources The Portland Press: A Scribbler's Notebook and The Easton Daily Express (December 26, 1866). Within, details pertaining to the Christmas tradition of Belsnickeling are noted as well as superstitions.

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Witchcraft Story: Notes From The York Daily, March 5, 1898, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Witchcraft Story: Notes From The York Daily, March 5, 1898, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes from the York Daily newspaper of a story reprinted from the New York Sun compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally dated March 5, 1898. Within, a tale about witchcraft is recounted, dealing with an old witch hexing a baby and the subsequent cure provided by a witch doctor.

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Letter From George Yeagley To Alfred L. Shoemaker, George Yeagley Jan 1950

Letter From George Yeagley To Alfred L. Shoemaker, George Yeagley

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from George Yeagley addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Yeagley provides old weather superstitions and predictions that were uncovered within an 1842 diary belonging to Peter Derr.

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William H. Newell Notes At Pottsville, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

William H. Newell Notes At Pottsville, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Shoemaker's handwritten entry documents his notes copied from William H. Newell, detailing superstitions and folktales including the removal of rats and mice, making deals with the devil, bird omens and weather predictions.

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Notes From Scrapbook F10ag B877, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From Scrapbook F10ag B877, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes copied from a scrapbook (perhaps from the Historical Society of Berks County) identified as "F10AG B877", transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950. Within, Shoemaker notes various observations including funeral customs, ice harvesting, gardening trends and birthday etiquette.

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Notes From Lancaster County Historical Society, Volume 22, 1918 And Other Sources, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From Lancaster County Historical Society, Volume 22, 1918 And Other Sources, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes copied from Lancaster County Historical Society, Volume XXII, The Philadelphia Press and The Johnstown Tribune transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. The notes include a "barring out the schoolmaster" story.

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Reading Boat Trip To Philadelphia, May 14, 1788, Unknown Author Jan 1950

Reading Boat Trip To Philadelphia, May 14, 1788, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed copy of a May 14, 1788 article from the Pennsylvania Gazette, entitled, "1788 Reading Boat Trip to Philadelphia". The article details the costs and dangers associated with moving freight along the Schuylkill River by boat between Reading and Philadelphia.

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Letter From Dorothy Palmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Dorothy Palmer Jan 1950

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.

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Childhood Recreations Of H. Wayne Gruber In His Boyhood Days, 1875-1885, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

Childhood Recreations Of H. Wayne Gruber In His Boyhood Days, 1875-1885, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document entitled, "Recreations of H. Wayne Gruber in His Boyhood Days", by H. Wayne Gruber, dating from circa 1950. Within, Gruber details various activities he engaged in growing up, including farm chores and hoop rolling.

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Notes From The Reformed Messenger, 1844-1854, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Reformed Messenger, 1844-1854, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes from The Reformed Messenger transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950. Topics include religious practice among the Pennsylvania Germans, the importance of vehicle sheds at churches, newlywed customs, and the German language.

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Notes From The New York Public Library, 1748-1820, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The New York Public Library, 1748-1820, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, a story originally dated October 10, 1820, details a traveler's experience with his room companions at a tavern near the Blue Mountains.

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Charivari Notes, Raymond E. Hollenbach Jan 1950

Charivari Notes, Raymond E. Hollenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document entitled "Charivari", signed by Raymond E. Hollenbach, dating from circa 1950. Within, Hollenbach quotes from John Long's Voyages and Travels in the Years 1768-1788, describing the custom of making raucous noise outside the home of a newlywed couple.

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Folk Beliefs Of Mifflin County, John A. Hostetler Jan 1950

Folk Beliefs Of Mifflin County, John A. Hostetler

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Two typed folk beliefs or superstitions compiled by John A. Hostetler, dating from 1950. These Mifflin County, Pennsylvania superstitions concern the prevention of convulsions in babies and a warning for pregnant women.

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Notes From The Hex Murder By Forrester Hazard, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Hex Murder By Forrester Hazard, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

These handwritten notes, compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950, refer to passages in the book The Hex Murder by Forrester Hazard. Shoemaker notes references to superstitions, braucherei and hex magic as discussed by characters in the book. One example refers to the custom of stirring up a vinegar barrel when a mother is dying.

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Program For The Sixty-First Annual Meeting Of The American Folklore Society, December 28 And 29, 1949, American Folklore Society Dec 1949

Program For The Sixty-First Annual Meeting Of The American Folklore Society, December 28 And 29, 1949, American Folklore Society

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed program for the sixty-first Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society, dated December 28, 1949. The pamphlet details the schedule for the upcoming conference, including a talk by Alfred L. Shoemaker on Franklin and Marshall College's Pennsylvania Dutch folklore program.

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Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 15, 1949, Unknown Dec 1949

Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 15, 1949, Unknown

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from a descendent of Peter Derr addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 15, 1949. Within, the author provides information about folk cures, Harvest Home services and the tradition of "serenading" newlyweds with loud music.

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Letter From Ira D. Landis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 29, 1949, Ira D. Landis Oct 1949

Letter From Ira D. Landis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 29, 1949, Ira D. Landis

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Ira D. Landis addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated October 29, 1949. Within, Landis encloses his paper entitled, "The Dutch-Calcium Carbonate Compound", with hopes of it finding a home within Shoemaker's Dutchman newspaper.

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