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Notes From "Now And Then" Columns And The Devil In Bucks County, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Notes From "Now And Then" Columns And The Devil In Bucks County, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A set of handwritten notes from a newspaper column and The Devil in Bucks County, compiled and transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1960. Within, Shoemaker details a variety of topics ranging from a character known as the "rag peddler" to an old verse from Dr. Thomas Wood's lecture book.
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 Esther Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 19, 1953, Esther Moser
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."
Pennsylvania Dutch Rhyme On The Twelve Constellations, H. Wayne Gruber
Pennsylvania Dutch Rhyme On The Twelve Constellations, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A clipping from John Gruber's Hagerstown almanac showing how the constellations correspond to parts of the human body and a childhood rhyme about the signs of the Zodiac recounted by H. Wayne Gruber. Gruber provides Pennsylvania Dutch translations for the star signs along with the rhyme his mother, Mary Ann Schaeffer, repeated to him as a child.
Ballad Of Jacob And Tillie, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Ballad Of Jacob And Tillie, Alfred L. Shoemaker
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten ballad on note paper from the University of Illinois' Department of Germanic Language and Literatures, presumably copied by Alfred Shoemaker circa 1950. The bawdy rhyme concerns the courtship of a young Amish couple named Jacob and Tillie, who must suffer the strict Amish courting practices before they are wed.
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Undated, H. Wayne Gruber
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.
Notes From The Carlisle Herald, November 1854 To October 1856, Alfred L. Shoemaker
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.
Letter From Daisie Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 11, 1949, Daisie Wagner
Letter From Daisie Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 11, 1949, Daisie Wagner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Daisie Wagner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 11, 1949. Within, Wagner discusses her family's almanac and the figure of a man surrounded by the Zodiac signs that perplexed her as a child, along with providing an almanac rhyme in Pennsylvania-Dutch.
Letter From Mabel M. Nagle To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1948, Mabel M. Nagle
Letter From Mabel M. Nagle To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1948, Mabel M. Nagle
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Mabel M. Nagle addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 5, 1948. Within, Nagle provides two rhymes and an almanac Zodiac chart along with accompanying verses in Pennsylvania Dutch.
Letter From Lee A. Waerner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 26, 1948, Lee A. Waerner
Letter From Lee A. Waerner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 26, 1948, Lee A. Waerner
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Lee A. Waerner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 26, 1948. Within, Waerner writes to provide Shoemaker with a Pennsylvania-Dutch lullaby and a Zodiac rhyme he heard as a child.