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Notes From The Lancaster Daily New Era Newspaper And Other Sources, 1860-1884, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Lancaster Daily New Era Newspaper And Other Sources, 1860-1884, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes from various newspaper sources dating from 1860 to 1884. The notes contain such topics as school sleigh parties, a traveling Pretzel Wagon and making corn-cakes in a bake oven. Also included are notes in German from the Reformirte Kirchen-Zeitung.

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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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Games Played By H. Wayne Gruber, 1876 To 1892, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

Games Played By H. Wayne Gruber, 1876 To 1892, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed essay dating from circa 1950, H. Wayne Gruber lists and describes games he played as a child: Creitz Mill, Bally Over, Town Ball, Rabbit Ball, Room Ball, horseshoes, Peg, Fox and Goose and Drop the Handkerchief.

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Notes From The Reading Daily Times, 1858-1859, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Reading Daily Times, 1858-1859, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes copied from The Reading Daily Times, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950. The notes cover topics including humorous ballads, an old turtle, and the death of a "Wurst Frau."

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Tales Of An Eccentric Character Of Old Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, David M. Quickel Jan 1950

Tales Of An Eccentric Character Of Old Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, David M. Quickel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed submission to Alfred L. Shoemaker entitled, "Tales of an Eccentric Character of Old Dover Township, York County, Pa.", by David M. Quickel, dating from circa 1950. Within, Quickel recounts humorous sayings and tales surrounding the eccentric character he calls "Mr. Bull".

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Notes From The Reading Gazette: January 15 To September 30, 1876, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Reading Gazette: January 15 To September 30, 1876, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes copied from the Reading Gazette of 1876, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, a number of excerpts are compiled on topics such as witchcraft, cock fighting, women going to market in Philadelphia and superstitions about bed bugs.

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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 Allentown Democrat, 1879-1881, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Allentown Democrat, 1879-1881, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes copied by Alfred L. Shoemaker from The Allentown Democrat of June 25, 1879 to June 1, 1881. The notes concern a chair purchased at a public sale, a Mardi Gras-style parade held in Catasauqua and a formula for warding off evil spirits found in an old barn in Alburtis, Pennsylvania.

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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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Notes From The Marietta Scrapbook At The Lancaster County Historical Society, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Marietta Scrapbook At The Lancaster County Historical Society, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A short, handwritten set of notes from a scrapbook at the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, a reference is made to various candies available for sale at a local confectionery.

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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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Notes From Fragments Of The Past: Historical Sketches Of Oley And Vicinity, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From Fragments Of The Past: Historical Sketches Of Oley And Vicinity, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes copied from the unpublished volume Fragments of the Past: Historical Sketches of Oley and Vicinity by P. G. Bertolet, compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally dated 1860. Within, a number of stories collected from the Oley Valley detail various subjects including encounters with Native Americans, churches, rock formations, Revolutionary War encampments and husking parties.

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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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Letter From Ben Fisher To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Ben Fisher Jan 1950

Letter From Ben Fisher To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Ben Fisher

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Ben Fisher addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Fisher writes to describe a peculiar birthmark his daughter possesses that he believes is correlated to bruise salve her mother used on her throat.

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Notes From The York Gazette: June 2, 1894 To July 25, 1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The York Gazette: June 2, 1894 To July 25, 1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes from the York Gazette of 1894 copied by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950. The articles cover topics including indentured servitude for immigrants, enlisting in the Revolutionary War and funeral practices.

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Notes From The Daily Times, 1881, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Daily Times, 1881, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten, copied notes from the Daily Times, compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally dated November 14 1881 to February 8, 1882. The notes cover topics such as noise-making implements at a wedding and various forms of school punishments.

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The Masterpiece, Unknown Author Jan 1950

The Masterpiece, Unknown Author

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten document entitled, "The Masterpiece", by an unknown author, dating from circa 1950. Within, a tale of a man who rode around with a buggy blanket made from the stolen skinned fur of local cats is detailed.

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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 The Carlisle Herald, November 1854 To October 1856, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Carlisle Herald, November 1854 To October 1856, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes copied from the Carlisle Herald by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. The notes cover various topics such as cider making, barn raising, a recipe for buckwheat cakes and a humorous story about a near-sighted clergyman.

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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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Notes On Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Types, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes On Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Types, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes by Alfred L. Shoemaker copied from material by Charles Dornbush, circa 1950. Shoemaker describes eleven barn types, detailing their differences in construction, materials used and layout. He also notes the counties in Pennsylvania where these barns are typically seen.

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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 James H. Groff To Alfred L. Shoemaker, James H. Groff Jan 1950

Letter From James H. Groff To Alfred L. Shoemaker, James H. Groff

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from James H. Groff addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Groff writes to detail some of his childhood memories involving Pennsylvania Dutch customs and superstitions.

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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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Folklore Term Paper: Folk Medicine, Edward J. Matey Jan 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Folk Medicine, Edward J. Matey

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College and entitled, "Folk Medicine", by Edward J. Matey, dating from circa 1950. Within, Matey details various folk cures and pow-wow practices derived from interviews in Lancaster County.

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Folklore Term Paper: Folk Cures For The Common Cold, Robert E. Ackerman Jan 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Folk Cures For The Common Cold, Robert E. Ackerman

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Ackerman, dating from circa 1950. Within, Ackerman describes several interviews conducted across Berks, Lancaster, and Somerset counties relating to folk cures for the common cold.

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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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