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Letter From Jim Butterfield And Ike Kaufman To Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, December 30, 1957, Jim Butterfield, Ike Kaufman
Letter From Jim Butterfield And Ike Kaufman To Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, December 30, 1957, Jim Butterfield, Ike Kaufman
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Jim Butterfield and Ike Kaufman addressed to the editors of the Pennsylvania Dutchman, dated December 30, 1957. Within, Butterfield and Kaufman write to provide insight into the Wayne County Amish and the similarities they noticed with the Lancaster County Amish in terms of games and pastimes.
Letter From George L. Moore To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 15, 1957, George L. Moore
Letter From George L. Moore To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 15, 1957, George L. Moore
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from George L. Moore addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 15, 1957. Within, Moore details lore related to Christmas Eve when young men wear masks and scare children, provides details on an old loom that will be going up for sale, and presents a Pennsylvania Dutch rhyme.
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 12, 1957, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 12, 1957, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 12, 1957. Within, Moser provides some Pennsylvania Dutch dialect stories about creameries as well as a rhyme and information about plants.
Letter From Charles R. Hepner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 8, 1957, Charles R. Hepner
Letter From Charles R. Hepner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 8, 1957, Charles R. Hepner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Charles R. Hepner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 8, 1957. Within, Hepner writes to corroborate a story he heard on Shoemaker's radio program about an amputated limb by relating his own experiences of phantom pain following an amputation and the method used to cure it.
Notes From Governor Steel's Journal As Printed In The Manchester New Hampshire Union Of October 26, 1889, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From Governor Steel's Journal As Printed In The Manchester New Hampshire Union Of October 26, 1889, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten notes copied by Alfred L. Shoemaker from The Manchester Union newspaper of October 26, 1889. The article prints excerpts of Governor Steel's journal as he journeys from Philadelphia to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and comments on the quality of the barns and farm lands in the region.
Letter From Robert V. Fritz To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1957, Robert V. Fritz
Letter From Robert V. Fritz To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1957, Robert V. Fritz
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Robert V. Fritz addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1957. Within, Fritz details a cure for homesickness in cows and describes the process he learned to scald hogs by using a barrel.
Letter From William Buffenmoyer Sr. To Alfred L. Shoemaker, William Buffenmoyer Sr.
Letter From William Buffenmoyer Sr. To Alfred L. Shoemaker, William Buffenmoyer Sr.
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from William Buffenmoyer Sr. addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1957. Within, Buffenmoyer provides several humorous anecdotes and riddles about an elephant, baked beans, and an old wedding photograph.