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Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 28, No. 2, Nancy K. Wierman, Joyce Demcher Moran, Louis Winkler, Alvin F. Kemp, Judith E. Fryer
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 28, No. 2, Nancy K. Wierman, Joyce Demcher Moran, Louis Winkler, Alvin F. Kemp, Judith E. Fryer
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Pennsylvania Dutchman
• Miz Ukraini: "We are From the Ukraine"
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XVII: German Language Almanacs
• Pennsylvania Dutch Dialect Stories
• Taufscheine: A New Index for People Hunters, Part II
• Aldes un Neies
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 27, No. 3, Don Yoder, Katherine Ann Jarrett, Janet Theophano, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 27, No. 3, Don Yoder, Katherine Ann Jarrett, Janet Theophano, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Spiritual Lineage of Shakerism
• Pennsylvania in the Romantic Age of Tourism
• Neighborhood Influence on Mailbox Style
• Feast, Fast, and Time
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XVI: The Gruber-Baer Era
• Advertisements of Urban Healers
• Views of Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 26, No. 4, E. Reginald Good, Gerald L. Pocius, Robert A. Barakat, Louis Winkler, Don Yoder
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 26, No. 4, E. Reginald Good, Gerald L. Pocius, Robert A. Barakat, Louis Winkler, Don Yoder
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Isaac Ziegler Hunsicker: Ontario Schoolmaster and Fraktur Artist
• Walls and Fences in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
• Glossary of Pennsylvania German Terms Related to Construction and Tobacco Agriculture
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XV: Benjamin Franklin's Almanacs
• Wilhelm Nast and the German Universalists
• Vegetables in the Pennsylvania Cuisine: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 47
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 26, No. 1, Angus K. Gillespie, Susan Stewart, Mac E. Barrick, Gary D. Hydinger, Leonard Primiano, Louis Winkler, Gordon C. Baker
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 26, No. 1, Angus K. Gillespie, Susan Stewart, Mac E. Barrick, Gary D. Hydinger, Leonard Primiano, Louis Winkler, Gordon C. Baker
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Pennsylvania Folk Festivals in the 1930s
• Rational Powwowing: An Examination of Choice among Medical Alternatives in Rural York County, Pennsylvania
• Memories of a Moonshiner
• The Pennsylvania Germans: Folklife Studies from Autobiographical Sources
• Student Life at a Pennsylvania Dutch College
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy & Astrology XIV: Health and the Heavens
• A Traditional Family Reunion
• Roads, Ferries, Fords and Bridges: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 45
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 25, No. 1, Frank E. Mcdonald, Janet Hodel, Ronald L. Michael, Phil R. Jack, Louis Winkler, Richard Raichelson, Grant M. Stoltzfus
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 25, No. 1, Frank E. Mcdonald, Janet Hodel, Ronald L. Michael, Phil R. Jack, Louis Winkler, Richard Raichelson, Grant M. Stoltzfus
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Pennsylvania German Tombstone Art of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
• Rain Day in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania
• Non-Ordinary Stoneware Pieces from New Geneva and Greensboro, Pennsylvania
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XIII: Conjunctions of 1683, 1694, and 1743
• The Social Context of Musical Instruments within the Pennsylvania German Culture
• Tourism and the Amish Way of Life
• Home Brewing Techniques: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 41
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 4, Michael Moloney, Friedrich Krebs, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 4, Michael Moloney, Friedrich Krebs, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Irish Folklife Studies: A Present-Day Appraisal
• Palatine Emigration Materials from the Neckar Valley, 1726-1766
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XII: Contemporary Almanacs
• Cider and Wine Production: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 39
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 3, Paul H. Douglas, Vernon H. Nelson, Carol Wojtowicz, Theodore W. Jentsch, William Woys Weaver, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 3, Paul H. Douglas, Vernon H. Nelson, Carol Wojtowicz, Theodore W. Jentsch, William Woys Weaver, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Material Culture of the Harmony Society
• German Script Course, 1974
• Play in Philadelphia
• Education, Occupation, and Economics Among Old Order Mennonites of the East Penn Valley
• Pennsylvania German Architecture: Bibliography in European Backgrounds
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology XI: Christoph Saur's Almanacs
• Reading Matter in the Pennsylvania Home: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 38
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 2, Hilda Adam Kring, Beulah S. Hostetler, Francis J. Puig, Monroe H. Fabian, Louis Winkler, Pamela James
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 2, Hilda Adam Kring, Beulah S. Hostetler, Francis J. Puig, Monroe H. Fabian, Louis Winkler, Pamela James
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Cult of St. Walburga in Pennsylvania
• An Old Order River Brethren Love Feast
• The Porches of Quaker Meeting Houses in Chester and Delaware Counties
• John Daniel Eisenbrown, Frakturist
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology X: Christopher Witt's Device
• The American Breakfast, Circa 1873-1973
• Grandparents in Traditional Culture: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 37
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 1, Albert F. Jordan, Theodore W. Jentsch, Carol Shiels Roark, Suzanne Cox, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 24, No. 1, Albert F. Jordan, Theodore W. Jentsch, Carol Shiels Roark, Suzanne Cox, Louis Winkler
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Some Early Moravian Builders in America
• Old Order Mennonite Family Life in the East Penn Valley
• Historic Yellow Springs: The Restoration of an American Spa
• The Use of Speech at Two Auctions
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology IX: Johann Friederich Schmidt
• Courtship and Marriage: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 36
The Ursinus Weekly, May 16, 1974, Judith James, Ruth Von Kummer, James Milke, Marilyn Harsch, Jane Siegel, Lorraine Paton, Deborah Mcconomy, Cathryn Mccarthy, Edmond Knowles, Kathleen Jameson, Robert A. Searles, Leonard Domanski
The Ursinus Weekly, May 16, 1974, Judith James, Ruth Von Kummer, James Milke, Marilyn Harsch, Jane Siegel, Lorraine Paton, Deborah Mcconomy, Cathryn Mccarthy, Edmond Knowles, Kathleen Jameson, Robert A. Searles, Leonard Domanski
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
Women's hours abolished; Board votes rule change for next Fall • "Show Boat" and band Parent's Day hits • Will rates go up? • Student writes play • Marsteller to publish constellation slides • New special students to take part in upcoming Summer School session • Yearbook trouble • The ghost of Ursinus past • Editorial: New rules = new responsibilities • Wanted: Fearless leader • Alumni Corner: What happens to "Weekly" editors? • Meistersingers tour • Art review • In praise of ProTheatre • The Zodiac: The Earth signs: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn • Record review: Robin Trower: Bridge of …
The Ursinus Weekly, April 25, 1974, John T. Fidler, Ruth Von Kummer, Richard Whaley, Kitt Turner, Marilyn Harsch, Cynthia Fitzgerald, Judith James, Theodore Burdumy, Robert A. Small, Edmond Knowles, Wendy Barnes, Leonard Domanski
The Ursinus Weekly, April 25, 1974, John T. Fidler, Ruth Von Kummer, Richard Whaley, Kitt Turner, Marilyn Harsch, Cynthia Fitzgerald, Judith James, Theodore Burdumy, Robert A. Small, Edmond Knowles, Wendy Barnes, Leonard Domanski
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
Jeane Dixon arrives at Ursinus College • Bruce Springsteen and band a big hit in Helfferich at first major rock music concert at Ursinus • Editorial staff named for Ursinus Weekly • Two more forums planned for April • IRC participates in Model UN • Committee meets on women’s hours • Editorial: Does anybody really care? • Jeane Dixon: Before it all happened • Union’s learn-ums: Mini-courses galore • Volunteers help special students • C. Vaughn Fitzgerald meets the challenge of London culture and energy crisis • Gutman speaks to Ec club • Freshman Mark Sellers new college chess champ …
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 23, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Louis Winkler, Susan Stewart, Eleanor Yoder, W. Ray Sauers, Mac E. Barrick
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 23, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Louis Winkler, Susan Stewart, Eleanor Yoder, W. Ray Sauers, Mac E. Barrick
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Victorian Wall Mottoes
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology VIII: David Rittenhouse
• Sociological Aspects of Quilting in Three Brethren Churches of Southeastern Pennsylvania
• Nicknaming in an Amish-Mennonite Community
• Fruit Harvesting and Preservation in Early Pennsylvania
• Folklore in the Library: Old Schuylkill Tales
• Mills and Milling in Pennsylvania: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 33
The Ursinus Weekly, March 21, 1974, John T. Fidler, Judith James, Ruth Von Kummer, Edmond Knowles, Elsie Van Wagoner, Milton E. Detterline, Richard Whaley, Judy Freelin, Pamela Ricci, Ann Arbuckle
The Ursinus Weekly, March 21, 1974, John T. Fidler, Judith James, Ruth Von Kummer, Edmond Knowles, Elsie Van Wagoner, Milton E. Detterline, Richard Whaley, Judy Freelin, Pamela Ricci, Ann Arbuckle
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
U.C. hosts high schools at lively Model U.N. • Four soloists to be featured in Ursinus Easter performance of the “Messiah” by Handel • Annual science fair will be held over vacation • Chessmen dust pieces in preparation for tourney • Editorial: The free press beats cheap talk, Happy spring…and some parting remarks • Alumni corner: Shollenberger sabbatical; Stimulating situation • Alpha-Omega players to present “Diary” in April • The Zodiac: What is an Aquarian like? • Socratic Club is introduced to quiet Quaker faith • Poverty seen as the villain in mental subnormality, visiting psychologist says • Bearettes leave …
The Ursinus Weekly, March 14, 1974, John T. Fidler, Cathryn Mccarthy, Elsie Van Wagoner, Edmond Knowles, Judith James, Ruth Von Kummer, Sandra Wible, Milton E. Detterline, Richard Whaley, Theodore Burdumy, Tony Ferrigno, Wendy Barnes, Derq Howlett, Derk Visser, Fred Reiss, John Kraus, Helen Ludwig, Eva Morgan, Marilyn Harsch
The Ursinus Weekly, March 14, 1974, John T. Fidler, Cathryn Mccarthy, Elsie Van Wagoner, Edmond Knowles, Judith James, Ruth Von Kummer, Sandra Wible, Milton E. Detterline, Richard Whaley, Theodore Burdumy, Tony Ferrigno, Wendy Barnes, Derq Howlett, Derk Visser, Fred Reiss, John Kraus, Helen Ludwig, Eva Morgan, Marilyn Harsch
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
College issues new Bulletin • Meistersingers begin on a good note; Plan singing tour through New England • The C.C.C. Rides Again! • Drs. Miller and Craft to present papers at Midwest convention • Ursinus volunteers see first fire of this year • Campus Chest to sponsor fast day this Thursday • Editorials: The seriousness of rock music; Streaking • Alumni corner: Dr. Margaret Brian • Letters to the editor: In search of a white knight; What an offer!; Administration admonished; Wanted: one clock; Thanks • Forums: Col. Frederick F. Woerner • Film: American graffiti • The Zodiac: The twelve …
The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1974, John T. Fidler, Janet Daum, George Geist, Ruth Von Kummer, Judith James, Wendy Barnes, Richard Whaley, Milton E. Detterline, Theodore Burdumy, J. Timothy Clemens, Edmond Knowles, Susan Shillaber, Helen Ludwig, Nina Wagner, Eva Morgan, Elaine Snyder, Marilyn Harsch
The Ursinus Weekly, February 21, 1974, John T. Fidler, Janet Daum, George Geist, Ruth Von Kummer, Judith James, Wendy Barnes, Richard Whaley, Milton E. Detterline, Theodore Burdumy, J. Timothy Clemens, Edmond Knowles, Susan Shillaber, Helen Ludwig, Nina Wagner, Eva Morgan, Elaine Snyder, Marilyn Harsch
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
Theatre production will start week of arts festivities • Service stations in Collegeville reflect national trends in current fuel shortage • Whitians name nineteen new members to group • Freshman class discusses donations, cut system • Open house policy to continue this semester • Strategy is key word in new club • Editorials: Solzhenitsyn: One man in the world; Behind the green porn • Letter to the editor: Faculty flops • Forum Review: Dr. Joseph Feldmeier • Alumni Corner: Dr. Jacob Shade • In concert: Yes, even closer to the edge • The Zodiac: Will Ursinus survive the Aquarian age? …
The Ursinus Weekly, December 13, 1973, John T. Fidler, David Ochocki, Jeanne Crandall, Richard Whaley, Judith James, Edmond Knowles, Alan Stetler, George Geist
The Ursinus Weekly, December 13, 1973, John T. Fidler, David Ochocki, Jeanne Crandall, Richard Whaley, Judith James, Edmond Knowles, Alan Stetler, George Geist
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
J. Board reactivates; Tries first case in three years • Service project going well as U.C. students aid area children • Special correspondent tells tale of wonder and awe • Mr. Xaras says art is necessary • Nine Ursinus students selected for Who’s Who • Editorial: A step in the right direction; What happened to Thanksgiving? • Letters to the editor: Is sex necessary?; Where is the mail?; Responsibility and the Ursinus woman; A disapproval; Respect for science; Basement telephone; Morning noises; Breaking the rule • B. Dale Davis, from bulletin, speaks at forum • The Stage: The second shepherd’s …
The Ursinus Weekly, December 6, 1973, John T. Fidler, Mary Lou Hunsberger, Cathryn Mccarthy, Judith James, Wendy Barnes, David Ochocki, Robert A. Small, Patricia Miller, Shirley V. Trimble, Richard Whaley, John Kraus, Helen Ludwig, Marilyn Harsch, George Geist, Parker M. Henson
The Ursinus Weekly, December 6, 1973, John T. Fidler, Mary Lou Hunsberger, Cathryn Mccarthy, Judith James, Wendy Barnes, David Ochocki, Robert A. Small, Patricia Miller, Shirley V. Trimble, Richard Whaley, John Kraus, Helen Ludwig, Marilyn Harsch, George Geist, Parker M. Henson
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
ProTheatre to present “Second Shepherd’s Play” • Ursinus to comply with Nixon’s request to save energy • St. Andrew’s Society of New York announces graduate deadline • Professor Miller is elected to post • Christmas program to be first of kind • Women’s problems, schedule change aired at meeting • Economics club goes to New York • U.C. band to play on Monday • Editorial: The energy predicament; David Ben-Gurion • Wickersham publishes book, his first, on Greek history of fourth century B.C. • Letter to the editor: Mid-semester assessment • Arts Festival scheduled • Alumni corner: Class of ’73 …
The Ursinus Weekly, November 15, 1973, John T. Fidler, Jeanne Crandall, Richard Whaley, Cathryn Mccarthy, Judith James, Theodore Burdumy, Elsie Van Wagoner, Wendy Barnes, Milton E. Detterline, Tony Ferrigno, Doug Glover, John Kraus, Clarence Brown, Edmond Knowles, David Ochocki, George Geist, Helen Ludwig, Eva Morgan, Karl Geisinger, Gary Griffith, Roger Cohn
The Ursinus Weekly, November 15, 1973, John T. Fidler, Jeanne Crandall, Richard Whaley, Cathryn Mccarthy, Judith James, Theodore Burdumy, Elsie Van Wagoner, Wendy Barnes, Milton E. Detterline, Tony Ferrigno, Doug Glover, John Kraus, Clarence Brown, Edmond Knowles, David Ochocki, George Geist, Helen Ludwig, Eva Morgan, Karl Geisinger, Gary Griffith, Roger Cohn
Ursinus Weekly Newspaper, 1902-1978
First SFARC meeting yields suggestions for parking, Wismer • Banana split rated big success as news spreads across the country • Philadelphia soloists will play at forum • Career day planned for English majors • New Sturgis portrait dedicated at ceremony • Editorial: All that shivers is not cold • Spotlight: Mr. Scott Dempsey • Letters to the editor: SFARC member pledges interest; Faculty digs banana split • Alumni corner: U.C. graduate now holds position as ambassador • Tolstoy’s War and peace to be shown on PBS starting next Tuesday • Jazz: Buddy Rich strikes out • Believe it or …
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 23, No. 1, Louis Winkler, Arthur J. Lawton, Robert Thomas Teske, Ronald L. Michael, Ronald Carlisle, Don Yoder
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 23, No. 1, Louis Winkler, Arthur J. Lawton, Robert Thomas Teske, Ronald L. Michael, Ronald Carlisle, Don Yoder
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology VII: Carl Friederich Egelmann (1782-1860)
• The Ground Rules of Folk Architecture
• The Eikonostasi Among Greek-Philadelphians
• The Peter Colley Tavern, 1801-1854
• The Wilderness and the City
• The Rural Marketing System: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 31
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Guy Tilghman Hollyday, William Woys Weaver, Louis Winkler, Phil R. Jack, Ronald L. Michael, Albert Cappel
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Guy Tilghman Hollyday, William Woys Weaver, Louis Winkler, Phil R. Jack, Ronald L. Michael, Albert Cappel
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Let's Talk About Slate
• Ephrata Cloister Wills
• A Blacksmith's "Summerkich"
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology VI: Astrological Philosophy
• Stoneware from New Geneva and Greensboro, Pennsylvania
• American Emigration Materials from Pfeddersheim
• Folk Medicine - Home Remedies: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 29
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 3, Burt Feintuch, Susan J. Ellis, Waln K. Brown, Louis Winkler, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 3, Burt Feintuch, Susan J. Ellis, Waln K. Brown, Louis Winkler, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Frank Boccardo: Toward an Ethnography of a Chairmaker
• Traditional Food on the Commercial Market: The History of Pennsylvania Scrapple
• The Pennsylvania Dutch Carriage Trade
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology V: Religion and Astronomy
• American Emigration from Baden-Durlach in the Years 1749-1751
• The House - External and Internal Orientation: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 28
• Pennsylvania Emigrants from Friedrichstal
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 2, Monroe H. Fabian, Martha S. Best, Karen M. Spitulnik, Louis Winkler, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 2, Monroe H. Fabian, Martha S. Best, Karen M. Spitulnik, Louis Winkler, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Easton Bible Artist Identified
• Christmas Customs in the Lehigh Valley
• The Inn Crowd: The American Inn, 1730-1830
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology IV: Tombstones
• Emigrants of the 18th Century from the Northern Palatinate
• Butchering on the Pennsylvania Farm: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 27
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 1, Carroll Hopf, Ellen J. Gehret, Alan G. Keyser, Louis Winkler, Mac E. Barrick, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 22, No. 1, Carroll Hopf, Ellen J. Gehret, Alan G. Keyser, Louis Winkler, Mac E. Barrick, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Calligraphic Drawings and Pennsylvania German Fraktur
• Flax Processing in Pennsylvania: From Seed to Fiber
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology III: Comets and Meteors
• Rural Economics in Central Pennsylvania, 1850-1867
• Palatine Emigrants to America from the Oppenheim Area, 1742-1749
• Fruit Harvesting and Preservation: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 26
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 21, No. 4, Robert A. Barakat, Louis Winkler, Juliana Roth, Robert L. Dluge Jr., Werner Hacker, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 21, No. 4, Robert A. Barakat, Louis Winkler, Juliana Roth, Robert L. Dluge Jr., Werner Hacker, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Herr and Zeller Houses
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology II: The Moon
• Travel Journals as a Folklife Research Tool: Impressions of the Pennsylvania Germans
• My Interview with a Powwower
• American Emigrants from the Territories of the Bishropric of Speyer
• Emigrants to America from the Duchy of Zweibrucken
• Funeral Customs: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 24
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 21, No. 3, Wasyl O. Luciw, George Wynnysky, Donald M. Hines, Lester Breininger, Louis Winkler, Mac E. Barrick, C. Lee Hopple, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 21, No. 3, Wasyl O. Luciw, George Wynnysky, Donald M. Hines, Lester Breininger, Louis Winkler, Mac E. Barrick, C. Lee Hopple, Friedrich Krebs
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• The Ukrainian Pysanka and Other Decorated Easter Eggs in Pennsylvania
• The Development of Folklife Research in the United Kingdom
• Just a Bone
• Pennsylvania German Astronomy and Astrology: Almanacs
• Central Pennsylvania Fishing Spears
• Spatial Development of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Plain Dutch Community to 1970: Part II
• 18th-Century Emigrants from the Palatinate, Lower Alsace, and Rheinhessen
• Tobacco and Tobacco Culture: Folk-Cultural Questionnaire No. 23
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 15, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Henry Glassie, Berton E. Beck, Don Yoder
Pennsylvania Folklife Vol. 15, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Henry Glassie, Berton E. Beck, Don Yoder
Pennsylvania Folklife Magazine
• Dutch Country Burls and Bowls
• The Pennsylvania Barn in the South
• Tales of the Block House
• Official Religion Versus Folk Religion
Notes From The Reformed Messenger, 1844-1854, Alfred L. Shoemaker
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.
Letter From Reinhard Heydrich To Heinrich Himmler, March 29, 1941, Reinhard Heydrich
Letter From Reinhard Heydrich To Heinrich Himmler, March 29, 1941, Reinhard Heydrich
Dowsing Research
In this letter from Reinhard Heydrich to Heinrich Himmler, Heydrich summarizes the books confiscated from the publisher J. Huber and lists his recommendations based on the petition by the Reich Association for Dowsing and the assessment conducted by Josef Wimmer. The document includes notes on the side in response to the recommendations. It is also noted the Dr. Lutz of the Propaganda Ministry does not need to be involved in these discussions as a middleman.
Letter From Wolfram Sievers To Reinhard Heydrich, November 20, 1940, Wolfram Sievers
Letter From Wolfram Sievers To Reinhard Heydrich, November 20, 1940, Wolfram Sievers
Dowsing Research
This letter from Wolfram Sievers to Reinhard Heydrich summarized the assessment of confiscated documents related to dowsing, pendula, and astrology by Josef Wimmer of the Department for Applied Geology. Sievers notes the principles used for assessment: first, that recent research has led to great progress on the dowsing question and physical causes related to the sidereal pendulum may also soon be understandable; second, the dowsing literature does contain false reports and mistakes, but also much that has been scientifically proven - the task at hand, therefore, is to sift the literature and separate out that which is valuable and prevent …
Letter From Josef Wimmer To Wolfram Sievers, November 1, 1940, Josef Wimmer
Letter From Josef Wimmer To Wolfram Sievers, November 1, 1940, Josef Wimmer
Dowsing Research
Note from Josef Wimmer to Wolfram Sievers accompanying an assessment of 14 documents, with the request that the assessment be forwarded to the Head of the Sicherheitspolizei, Reinhard Heydrich.