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Letter From Charles R. Hepner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 8, 1957, Charles R. Hepner Apr 1957

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.

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The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Jim Butterfield, Don Yoder, Harry Stauffer, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner, Fritz Braun, Friedrich Krebs, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1957

The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Jim Butterfield, Don Yoder, Harry Stauffer, Edna Eby Heller, Olive G. Zehner, Fritz Braun, Friedrich Krebs, Victor C. Dieffenbach

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● The Dutch Touch in Iron
● The Pennsylvania Dutch Village
● Five June Days
● On an Amish Farm
● Traveling Pennsylvanians
● The Trail of the Stone Arched Bridges in Berks County
● Displaced Dutchmen Crave Shoo-flies
● Florence Starr Taylor
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● Zinzendorf and Moravian Research
● Sheep in Dutchland

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Notes From Governor Steel's Journal As Printed In The Manchester New Hampshire Union Of October 26, 1889, Alfred L. Shoemaker Mar 1957

Notes From Governor Steel's Journal As Printed In The Manchester New Hampshire Union Of October 26, 1889, Alfred L. Shoemaker

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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.

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Letter From Robert V. Fritz To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 5, 1957, Robert V. Fritz Mar 1957

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.

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Letter From William Buffenmoyer Sr. To Alfred L. Shoemaker, William Buffenmoyer Sr. Jan 1957

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.

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Letter From Mrs. Frayne Stohler To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 11, 1956, Frayne Stohler Dec 1956

Letter From Mrs. Frayne Stohler To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 11, 1956, Frayne Stohler

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Frayne Stohler of Andreas, Pennsylvania addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 11, 1956. Within, Stohler writes to provide Shoemaker with some of her old Pennsylvania Dutch weather predictions after listening to Shoemaker's radio program.

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Letter From Harry M. Gehris To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Harry M. Gehris Dec 1956

Letter From Harry M. Gehris To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Harry M. Gehris

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Harry M. Gehris addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Gehris details his trading of bones to a peddler during his youth.

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Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Raymond E. Hollenbach Dec 1956

Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Raymond E. Hollenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Raymond E. Hollenbach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Hollenbach provides information from old account books of William Krumm and his son, detailing the prices received for pig's bristles. He also notes that bones were traded and made into fertilizer.

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Letter From Linus L. Francis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Linus L. Francis Dec 1956

Letter From Linus L. Francis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 10, 1956, Linus L. Francis

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Linus L. Francis addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 10, 1956. Within, Francis relates a story about selling bones to a man named Moses Brownmiller in Hamburg. He also inquires about a Bible verse that can stop nose bleeds.

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Letter From Mrs. Francis Watt To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 6, 1956, Francis Watt Dec 1956

Letter From Mrs. Francis Watt To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 6, 1956, Francis Watt

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Francis Watt addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 6, 1956. Within, Watt details a cure for nose bleeds that she uses on her husband by reading a Bible passage.

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Letter From Howard A. G. Miller To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 2, 1956, Howard A. G. Miller Dec 1956

Letter From Howard A. G. Miller To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 2, 1956, Howard A. G. Miller

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten postcard from Howard A. G. Miller addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 2, 1956. Within, Miller provides information on how to stop bleeding via a passage in the Bible.

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Letter From Lizzie Brossman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, November 3, 1956, Lizzie M. Brossman Nov 1956

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.

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The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Henry J. Kauffman, Walter E. Boyer, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Elsie Gehris Cresswell, Edna Eby Heller, Hugo Froehlich Oct 1956

The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 2, Earl F. Robacker, Henry J. Kauffman, Walter E. Boyer, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Elsie Gehris Cresswell, Edna Eby Heller, Hugo Froehlich

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Pennsylvania Redware
● Philadelphia Butter
● Adam und Eva im Paradies
● The Pretzel Before the Civil War
● Amish Sculpture
● Spirituals from the Pennsylvania Dutch Country
● Aunt Sybilla
● A Dutch Feast
● "Team" Mennonites
● Pioneers from Staudernheim
● Dialect Folksay

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Letter From Mabel G. Sayer To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 1, 1956, Maybel G. Sayer Oct 1956

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.

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Letter From George L. Moore To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 26, 1956, George L. Moore Sep 1956

Letter From George L. Moore To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 26, 1956, George L. Moore

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from George L. Moore addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 26, 1956. Within, Moore provides accounts of a Pennsylvania Dutch quadrupled birth, wagon history, and the process of using bed rope to clear snow from the top of wheat crops.

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Letters From J. Daniel Roth To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 19, 1956, J. Daniel Roth Sep 1956

Letters From J. Daniel Roth To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 19, 1956, J. Daniel Roth

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten letters from J. Daniel Roth addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 19, 1956. Within, Roth writes humorous anecdotes about animals such as bulls and chickens and includes information about the proper method for clearing snow from rye plants.

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Letter From Henry W. Hunsberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1956, Henry W. Hunsberger Sep 1956

Letter From Henry W. Hunsberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1956, Henry W. Hunsberger

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Henry W. Hunsberger addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 15, 1956. Within, Hunsberger responds to information he heard on Shoemaker's radio program about using a bed rope to clear snow from the crops in a field.

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The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 1, Henry J. Kauffman, Edna Eby Heller, Andrew S. Berky, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Earl F. Robacker, Victor C. Dieffenbach, Herbert H. Beck, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Esther Moser, Helen Moser, Friedrich Krebs Jul 1956

The Pennsylvania Dutchman Vol. 8, No. 1, Henry J. Kauffman, Edna Eby Heller, Andrew S. Berky, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Earl F. Robacker, Victor C. Dieffenbach, Herbert H. Beck, Thomas R. Brendle, Claude Unger, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Esther Moser, Helen Moser, Friedrich Krebs

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● The Summer House
● Drinks in Dutchland
● Yesteryear in Dutchland
● Moshey and Bellyguts
● Rise of Interest in Dutch Antiques
● Diaper Lore
● Lititz
● Witchcraft in Cow and Horse
● Dorothy Kalbach
● Plain Dutch and Gay Dutch
● Dialect Folksay
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● About the Authors
● What's New in Dutchland

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Dieffenbach On Blue Mountain Tea, June 25, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach Jun 1956

Dieffenbach On Blue Mountain Tea, June 25, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Blue Mountain Tea", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated June 25, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details various instances of how Blue Mountain Tea and its leaves could be utilized by the Pennsylvania Dutch community.

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Dieffenbach On Candy, May 8, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach May 1956

Dieffenbach On Candy, May 8, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled, "Candy", compiled by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated May 8, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details some traditional Pennsylvania Dutch candies that were made, specifically hore-hound and birch drops.

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Note From Don Yoder, April 11, 1956, Don Yoder Apr 1956

Note From Don Yoder, April 11, 1956, Don Yoder

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

This typed note from Don Yoder is dated April 11, 1956.  Yoder provides a definition of the word "beal" as used by his mother in Centre County, Pennsylvania.  He notes that it refers to infections of the ear or finger.

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Dieffenbach On Diapers: "Die Windla," April 10th, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach Apr 1956

Dieffenbach On Diapers: "Die Windla," April 10th, 1956, Victor C. Dieffenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten manuscript entitled "Diapers: die Windla," written by Victor C. Dieffenbach, dated April 10, 1956. Within, Dieffenbach details superstitions about diapers and their effects on children later in life, as well as omens and tales related to witchcraft and pow-wowing cures.

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Letter From D. W. Thompson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 3, 1956, D. W. Thompson Apr 1956

Letter From D. W. Thompson To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 3, 1956, D. W. Thompson

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from D. W. Thompson addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 3, 1956. Within, Thompson provides a recipe for "Scotch Cake," discusses the Pennsylvania Dutch term for taffy and speculates about sugar rings.

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Advertisement And News Release For A Constantine Kermes Art Exhibition, April 2, 1956, Jacques Seligmann Galleries Apr 1956

Advertisement And News Release For A Constantine Kermes Art Exhibition, April 2, 1956, Jacques Seligmann Galleries

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A printed advertisement and news release from Jacques Seligmann Galleries announcing an art exhibition of paintings by Constantine Kermes, dated April 2, 1956. The one-man-show, entitled "Icons and American Saints," features Kermes' paintings of New England Shaker and Pennsylvania Dutch-inspired art as well as Byzantine iconography.

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The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, David L. Hunsberger, Ruth M. Home, Frances Lichten, Preston A. Barba, Elmer C. Stauffer, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs, Olive G. Zehner Apr 1956

The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 4, Earl F. Robacker, Alfred L. Shoemaker, David L. Hunsberger, Ruth M. Home, Frances Lichten, Preston A. Barba, Elmer C. Stauffer, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs, Olive G. Zehner

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Pennsylvania Gaudyware
● Pennsylvania Dutch Canada
● Giant Cider Press
● Pennsylvania Dutch Needlework
● The Pennsylvania German in Fiction
● Conewago Chapel
● Love Feasts
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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Letter From Franklin Kemp To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, March 29, 1956, Franklin Kemp Mar 1956

Letter From Franklin Kemp To The Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, March 29, 1956, Franklin Kemp

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Franklin Kemp of Atlantic City, New Jersey, addressed to the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center, dated March 29, 1956. Kemp thanks the Center for providing information about Easter Egg Trees through the Dutchman periodical. He describes his placement of a traditional Egg Tree in a bank window in Atlantic City and the reactions from people who saw the tree or read about it in the local newspaper.

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Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1956, Helen Moser Feb 1956

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1956, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 1, 1956. Within, Moser writes on a number of Pennsylvania-Dutch sayings, but asks Shoemaker, in particular, to not read one of them on his radio program as it is an insult to Catholics.

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Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 16, 1956, Raymond E. Kiebach Jan 1956

Letter From Raymond E. Kiebach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 16, 1956, Raymond E. Kiebach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Raymond E. Kiebach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 16, 1956. Within, Kiebach responds to Shoemaker's inquiries about itching ("Der Gretz") and grave robbing.

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Letter From George E. Bagenstose To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 10, 1956, George E. Bagenstose Jan 1956

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.

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The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Evelyn Benson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Henry J. Kauffman, John A. Hostetler, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs Jan 1956

The Dutchman Vol. 7, No. 3, Earl F. Robacker, Evelyn Benson, Alfred L. Shoemaker, Henry J. Kauffman, John A. Hostetler, Olive G. Zehner, Don Yoder, Friedrich Krebs

The Dutchman / The Pennsylvania Dutchman Magazine

● Major and Minor in Fractur
● Gilbert and Mason - Pennsylvania Wood Engravers
● Barring Out the Schoolmaster
● The Himmelreich Collection
● A Mennonite Encyclopedia
● Pennsylvania Crafts Event
● Europe Calling
● Book Note
● Pennsylvania Dutch Pioneers
● The Zehn-uhr Schtick

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