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Letter From Jane S. Moyer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 8, 1954, Jane S. Moyer Nov 1954

Letter From Jane S. Moyer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 8, 1954, Jane S. Moyer

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Easton Public Library cataloger Jane S. Moyer addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated November 8, 1954. Within, Moyer provides a transcription of a news clipping from the December 24, 1851 issue of the Easton Whig. A story of "Bellsnickle" visiting a home on Christmas is detailed.


Letter From Helen J. Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 1, 1954, Helen Moser Nov 1954

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.


Pennsylvania-Dutch Egg Noodles Advertisement, October 3, 1954, Unknown Oct 1954

Pennsylvania-Dutch Egg Noodles Advertisement, October 3, 1954, Unknown

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A colored print advertisement for Pennsylvania-Dutch brand egg noodles featured in the October 3, 1954 issue of the Philadelphia Inquirer magazine. The advertisement features the slogan, "It's the Golden Touch of the Pennsylvania-Dutch".


The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Cornelius Weygandt, William J. Phillips, J. William Stair, Olive G. Zehner, Friedrich Krebs, Henry J. Kauffman Oct 1954

The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Cornelius Weygandt, William J. Phillips, J. William Stair, Olive G. Zehner, Friedrich Krebs, Henry J. Kauffman

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Spatterware
● "That's a Lot of Boloney"
● A Dutch Touch
● Birds in Dutchland
● Cornelius Weygandt Day
● Brick-end Barns
● Hardly Bigger Than a Peanut
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● Sycamores in Dutchland
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick


Letter From Ruth Henry To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 26, 1954, Ruth Henry Aug 1954

Letter From Ruth Henry To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 26, 1954, Ruth Henry

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Ruth Henry addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 26, 1954. Within, Henry encloses a copy of her "Battalion Day" article, originally published in two parts in the "Blairstown Press" of Blairstown, New Jersey, on July 8 and July 15, 1954. The article details the celebration of Battalion Day festivities in the town of Mt. Bethel (Williamsburg) in the year 1847.


Letter From Helen Gardner Heiland To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 2, 1954, Helen Gardner Heiland Aug 1954

Letter From Helen Gardner Heiland To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 2, 1954, Helen Gardner Heiland

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Helen Gardner Heiland addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 2, 1954. Within, Heiland discusses her ties to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and her work to teach citizens of Illinois about the culture of the Amish through her library work.


Letter From Henry M. Fulmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 1, 1954, Henry M. Fulmer Aug 1954

Letter From Henry M. Fulmer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, August 1, 1954, Henry M. Fulmer

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Henry M. Fulmer addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated August 1, 1954. Within, Henry expresses his shock upon hearing news of a group of Amish men being jailed for refusing to allow their children to be educated after the eighth grade. Henry expresses a desire for legislation to be passed with the help of Shoemaker, in ensuring the Amish are exempt from compulsory education.


The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 1, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Frances Lichten, Israel B. Earley, Olive G. Zehner, Martha Ross Swope, Henry J. Kauffman, Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer, John Lowry Ruth, Friedrich Krebs Jul 1954

The Dutchman Vol. 6, No. 1, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Earl F. Robacker, Edna Eby Heller, Frances Lichten, Israel B. Earley, Olive G. Zehner, Martha Ross Swope, Henry J. Kauffman, Elizabeth Clarke Kieffer, John Lowry Ruth, Friedrich Krebs

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Editorial
● Somerset County Decorated Barns
● Butter Molds
● Restaurants, too, Go Dutch
● The Hostetter Fractur Collection
● Bindnagle's Church
● The Harry S. High Folk Art Collection
● Lebanon Valley Date Stones
● Of Bells and Bell Towers
● John Durang, the First Native American Dancer
● Stoffel Rilbps' Epistle
● The First Singing of Our National Anthem
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers


Dieffenbach On Peas, June 1, 1954, Victor C. Dieffenbach Jun 1954

Dieffenbach On Peas, June 1, 1954, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Peas: De Arrebsa", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated June 1, 1954. Within, Dieffenbach details a range of topics surrounding peas, including gardening methods and various recipes associated with the plant.


Letter From Glase Manwiller To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 9, 1954, Glase Manwiller May 1954

Letter From Glase Manwiller To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 9, 1954, Glase Manwiller

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Glase Manwiller addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 9, 1954. Within, Manwiller praises Shoemaker on his radio show, provides information on the Invasion of the Cross, and asks Shoemaker to send sickle bean seeds to plant.


Letter From Willis D. Faust To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 3, 1954, Willis D. Faust May 1954

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 May 1954

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 Apr 1954

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.


Letter From Joseph K. Williams To The Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, April 28, 1954, Joseph K. Williams Apr 1954

Letter From Joseph K. Williams To The Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, April 28, 1954, Joseph K. Williams

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Joseph K. Williams addressed to the editors of the Pennsylvania Dutchman, dated April 28, 1954. Within, Williams provides a biographical account of artist Frederick Sands Brunner, noting highlights of his career. Williams requests that the Dutchman publish an article about Brunner in honor of his death.


Letter From Aug H. Reist To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 25, 1954, Aug H. Reist Mar 1954

Letter From Aug H. Reist To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 25, 1954, Aug H. Reist

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Aug H. Reist addressed to Alfred L Shoemaker, dated March 25, 1954. Within, Reist inquires about the history of a book and provides some anecdotes about his family - some in Pennsylvania Dutch dialect.


Letter From Paul W. Bond To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 15, 1954, Paul W. Bond Mar 1954

Letter From Paul W. Bond To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 15, 1954, Paul W. Bond

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Paul W. Bond addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated March 15, 1954. Within, Bond provides an answer posed by Shoemaker's television program regarding a bone mill and describes how his father used bones in cooking.


Dieffenbach On Manure: Removing It, March 1, 1954, Victor C. Dieffenbach Mar 1954

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 Donald T. Knauss To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, February 17, 1954, Donald T. Knauss Feb 1954

Letter From Donald T. Knauss To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, February 17, 1954, Donald T. Knauss

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Donald T. Knauss addressed to the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center at Franklin and Marshall College, dated February 17, 1954. Within, Knauss states that at the direction of Ben A. Herman, Knauss is enclosing material to be printed in a Pennsylvania Dutch book.


Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 25, 1954, Helen Moser Jan 1954

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.


Aurora Volume 41, Shirley Strickler (Editor) Jan 1954

Aurora Volume 41, Shirley Strickler (Editor)

Aurora-yearbook

College formerly located at Olivet, Illinois and known as Olivet University (1912-1923) Olivet College (1923-1939), Olivet Nazarene College (1940-1986), and Olivet Nazarene University (1986-Present).


Dutch Haven Mail Order Flyer, Dutch Haven Jan 1954

Dutch Haven Mail Order Flyer, Dutch Haven

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A printed mail order flyer for Dutch Haven in Soudersburg, Pennsylvania dated 1954. The flyer features advertisements for shoofly pies and other Amish goods such as dolls, puzzles, aprons, toleware plaques and tea towels. It also contains a map of the "heart of Amish country" in Lancaster County and prints a description of Amish and Mennonite traditions.


Sibyl 1954, Otterbein University Jan 1954

Sibyl 1954, Otterbein University

Otterbein University Yearbooks

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