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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 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.
Letter From Lizzie Brossman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 3, 1956, Lizzie M. Brossman
Letter From Lizzie Brossman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 3, 1956, Lizzie M. Brossman
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Lizzie M. Brossman addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 3, 1956. Within, Brossman details a story her father told her about a vendor at a Reading street market who spoke in Pennsylvania German about his products.
Letter From Mabel G. Sayer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 1, 1956, Maybel G. Sayer
Letter From Mabel G. Sayer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 1, 1956, Maybel G. Sayer
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
In this typed letter from October 1st, 1956, Mabel G. Sayer responds to Alfred L. Shoemaker's radio program from the previous day. She provides a Pennsylvania German verse and wishes him well.
Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose
Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from George E. Bagenstose addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 10, 1956. Within, Bagenstose recounts a folktale involving a stopped waterwheel and a talking bullfrog.
Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 30, 1955, Raymond E. Kiebach
Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 30, 1955, Raymond E. Kiebach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from Raymond E. Kiebach to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 30, 1955. Kiebach responds to Shoemaker's radio broadcast regarding the definition of "Baese Ding". He also comments on Pennsylvania German words for various types of berries and recalls an encounter with a German organ grinder.
Raising The Barn, May 27, 1955, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Raising The Barn, May 27, 1955, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Raising the Barn", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated May 27, 1955. Within, Dieffenbach describes how Pennsylvania barns are raised. He details the people, parts and tools involved, and the entire process from start to finish.
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 1, 1954, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 1, 1954, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 1, 1954. Within, Moser provides several anecdotal stories surrounding the topic of butchering, some folk cures she's collected, and various Pennsylvania German rhymes.
Letter From Willis D. Faust To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 3, 1954, Willis D. Faust
Letter From Willis D. Faust To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 3, 1954, Willis D. Faust
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Willis D. Faust addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 3, 1954. Within, Faust writes in response to an inquiry made on Shoemaker's radio program involving Peter and Paul's day on the church calendar and relates other stories from his childhood.
Benjamin Or Benneville Laub, H. Wayne Gruber
Benjamin Or Benneville Laub, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
In this typed essay from 1954 entitled, "Benjamin or Benneville Laub", H. Wayne Gruber recalls a local peddler of Blue Mountain tea he encountered as a youth in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Also included is a folktale in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 29th, 1954, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 29th, 1954, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
In this handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 29th, 1954, Moser responds to Shoemaker's radio broadcast by answering dialect riddles and providing a new one of her own.
Dieffenbach On Manure: Removing It, March 1, 1954, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Manure: Removing It, March 1, 1954, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Manure - Removing it,", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated March 1st, 1954. Within Dieffenbach details how cow manure is removed from barns and different ways Pennsylvania farmers store and use the manure.
Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 25, 1954, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 25, 1954, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 25, 1954. Within, Moser provides details of old schoolhouse rhymes and games as well as sayings she remembers from her childhood.
Dieffenbach On Orchards, October 5 - October 19, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Orchards, October 5 - October 19, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Orchards", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated from October 5 through October 19, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach details his grandfather's apple orchard and the tradition of tree grafting, along with the many different apple varieties that could be encountered within Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Dieffenbach On Turnips, July 20th, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Turnips, July 20th, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Turnips", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated July 20, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach details how turnips are best planted, when to harvest them and explains how turnip-tops can be used in cow-feed. He also recounts superstitions related to turnips.
Dieffenbach On Lettuce, July 6, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Lettuce, July 6, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript on lettuce compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated July 6, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach writes a personal history of his grandmother's beliefs and techniques used to grow lettuce when he was a child, along with methods he used once he was married with his own garden.
Dieffenbach On Garlic, June 22, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Garlic, June 22, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Garlic - 'Gnuvlich'!", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated June 22, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach describes the varieties of garlic and its various uses in folk medicine and cooking.
Dieffenbach On Endive, June 15, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Endive, June 15, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Endive - "der Ondiffy!", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated June 15, 1953. Within, Dieffenbach details the cultivation methods his family employed as a child to successfully grow endive.
Our Sturdy Forefathers, Their Health And Longevity: Strong Men, February 2, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Our Sturdy Forefathers, Their Health And Longevity: Strong Men, February 2, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated February 2nd, 1953. Within he details stories of exceptional feats of strength by men of various families in his community. He recounts their strength and often their humbleness when fixing broken wagons and bridges or performing barn raisings, for example.
Our Sturdy Forefathers, Their Health And Longevity: Big Families, January 26, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Our Sturdy Forefathers, Their Health And Longevity: Big Families, January 26, 1953, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated Jan. 26 1953. Within, Dieffenbach records two exceptional cases of large farming families: the Ziegler family with twenty-two children and the Batdorff family with eighteen. Dieffenbach then explains how each locality had a "bully" or someone with super-human strength.
Postcard From Morris Reppert To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 3, 1953, Morris Reppert
Postcard From Morris Reppert To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 3, 1953, Morris Reppert
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
In a handwritten postcard dated January 3, 1953, Morris Reppert responds to Alfred L. Shoemaker's WEEU radio program request for the Pennsylvania Dutch name for baking soda.
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 14, 1952, Helen Moser
Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 14, 1952, Helen Moser
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten letter from Helen J. Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 14, 1952. Within, Moser provides four riddles and answers in Pennsylvania German.
Dieffenbach On Horses: Diseases And Remedies, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Horses: Diseases And Remedies, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "The Stallion - "Der heugscht"- Diseases and Remedies", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated July 1, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details a number of ailments that plague horses and describes the various folk cures and remedies needed to alleviate them.
Dieffenbach: Butchering-Time On The Farm, June 20, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach: Butchering-Time On The Farm, June 20, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Butchering-Time on the Farm", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated June 20, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach provides a detailed account of traditional ways of butchering pigs, ranging from the killing process to the cleaning of entrails for sausage casings.
Dieffenbach On Cows, April 11, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Cows, April 11, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten material on cows written by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 11, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details a number of personal anecdotes about cows, including eating habits, selection, birthing complications, and other lore associated with cows.
Dieffenbach On Cows: Addenda, March 24, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Cows: Addenda, March 24, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Cows: Addenda", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated March 24, 1952. Within Dieffenbach lists a series of anecdotes involving butter churning, farm irrigation, planting seeds and producing and selling hay and dairy products. It also includes a section about the many uses of cow parts after butchering and a list of superstitious beliefs surrounding cows.
Dieffenbach On Cabbage, March 21, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Cabbage, March 21, 1952, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript on cabbage, by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated March 21, 1952. Within, Dieffenbach compiles anecdotes and humorous stories from Berks County and Lebanon County, Pennsylvania on a range of topics related to cabbage including its use as livestock feed, parts of the cabbage, uses for cabbage leaves, uses in cooking, and cabbage seeds.
Dieffenbach On The Bull, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On The Bull, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A handwritten manuscript entitled, "The Bull", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dating from circa 1952. Within, Dieffenbach provides two humorous tales involving preachers and cow breeding.
Dieffenbach On Horses: Peculiar Habits And Tastes, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Dieffenbach On Horses: Peculiar Habits And Tastes, Victor C. Dieffenbach
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
Handwritten manuscript entitled, "Horses: Peculiar Habits and Tastes", by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dating from circa 1952. Within, Dieffenbach details some of the eating habits he's seen horses possess, describing stories of horses who eat eggs, cheese, bread and other items.
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 14, 1950, H. Wayne Gruber
Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 14, 1950, H. Wayne Gruber
Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents
A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 14, 1950. Within, Gruber writes to provide material for Shoemaker's radio program and discusses his school days and later education.