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Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Undated, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

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 New Holland Clarion, 1898, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The New Holland Clarion, 1898, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten, copied notes from the New Holland Clarion, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes cover a range of topics including the price of flour, the storage of milk in clay crocks and school children passing notes on April Fool's Day.


Letter From M. Kunkel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, M. Kunkel Jan 1950

Letter From M. Kunkel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, M. Kunkel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from M. Kunkel addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Kunkel writes about the "Escha Puddle", the person last out of bed on Ash Wednesday who had to carry the ashes outside each morning for a year.


Note On Ash Wednesday Traditions, Samuel J. Fritch Jan 1950

Note On Ash Wednesday Traditions, Samuel J. Fritch

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document noting the customs and traditions observed by the Pennsylvania Dutch community on Ash Wednesday, composed by Samuel Fritch and dating from circa 1950. Within, Fritch details how those who rise last in the morning are dubbed "Esha Puddle".


Notes On Husbands And Wives, And Other Folk Beliefs, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes On Husbands And Wives, And Other Folk Beliefs, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten, untitled note transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker dating from circa 1950. Within, some beliefs surrounding husbands and wives are noted along with other folk sayings.


Babies And Superstitions, Ida Hollenbach Jan 1950

Babies And Superstitions, Ida Hollenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes entitled, "Babies and Superstitions", compiled by Ida Hollenbach, dating from circa 1950. Within, various beliefs surrounding newborn babies are documented including hair cutting, baptism and a birthday ritual to determine the life path a baby will follow.


Folklore Term Paper: Pow-Wow, John D. Trout Iii Jan 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Pow-Wow, John D. Trout Iii

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper entitled, "Pow-Wow", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by John D. Trout III, dating from circa 1950. Within, Trout details a variety of pow-wow cures he learned during his fieldwork in Lancaster, Berks and Chester County, Pennsylvania, ranging from cures for toothache to a method to relieve bloated cows.


Undated Notes And Rhymes From Various Sources And Informants Including G. A. Berner, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Undated Notes And Rhymes From Various Sources And Informants Including G. A. Berner, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of compiled notes transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Shoemaker documents various topics, ranging from folk cures and childhood pranks to women's methods of working and caring for children.


Letter From Mrs. Elmer L. Krick To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Elmer L. Krick Jan 1950

Letter From Mrs. Elmer L. Krick To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Elmer L. Krick

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Elmer L. Krick addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Krick writes in response to an inquiry made by Shoemaker asking about men who wore earrings.


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.


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.


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.


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."


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.


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.


Transcription Of The Poem "Bells Nickle", Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Transcription Of The Poem "Bells Nickle", Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes copying a poem by F. L. Sallade entitled "Bells Nickle", transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, originally published in the Reading Weekly Eagle in 1896. The poem relates the stories of Christmas figures such as Belsnickel and their interactions with children.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


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.


Blutkraut Notes, Raymond E. Hollenbach Jan 1950

Blutkraut Notes, Raymond E. Hollenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten set of notes compiled by Raymond E. Hollenbach, dating from circa 1950. Hollenbach reviews entries from the Herbal books of German and Italian botanists related to the Blutkraut plant.


Notes From The Reading Times And Dispatch, November 26 To December 30, 1873, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Reading Times And Dispatch, November 26 To December 30, 1873, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten, copied notes from the Reading Times and Dispatch of 1873 transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, Shoemaker details a story regarding Blue Mountain Tea and how it got its alternative name, "Pater Behney’s Kraut".


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.


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.


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.


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.