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Notes From The York Daily, January 24, 1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The York Daily, January 24, 1894, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes from the York Daily newspaper from January 24, 1894, compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker circa 1950. The notes describe the story of how the tomato plant, or love apple, was introduced to York, planted in a prison yard by an inmate from Bermuda.

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Translated Verse About The Pee-Wee Bird (Da Bivvi), H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

Translated Verse About The Pee-Wee Bird (Da Bivvi), H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed document, H. Wayne Gruber provides an English translation of a verse about the pee-wee, or phoebe, songbird. He notes that the Pennsylvania Dutch term for the bird is "Da Bivvi."

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A Tall Fish Story, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

A Tall Fish Story, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed document, H. Wayne Gruber relates a "fish story" of a man sleeping by the banks of the Tulpehocken Creek in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The man is awakened by nuts falling on his head due to a large carp scratching its back on the exposed roots of a hickory tree. Gruber provides the tale in the form of a Pennsylvania Dutch rhyme.

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Verse Poem (I Wish I Was A Farmer), H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

Verse Poem (I Wish I Was A Farmer), H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed document, H. Wayne Gruber provides Alfred Shoemaker with a copy of a Pennsylvania German poem, "I Wish I Was a Farmer."  Gruber gives an English translation of the verses.

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Mei Mutter Ihra Garta (My Mother's Garden) With Notes, H. Wayne Gruber, Michael Alvin Gruber Jan 1950

Mei Mutter Ihra Garta (My Mother's Garden) With Notes, H. Wayne Gruber, Michael Alvin Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed document, H. Wayne Gruber provides a copy of a Pennsylvania German poem originally written by Michael Gruber about his mother's garden in Heidelberg Township. Gruber notes that the spelling has been copied exactly and gives translations for various herbs such as saffron, rosemary, sage and thyme.

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Sounds Of Letters In Pennsylvania Dutch Spelling, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

Sounds Of Letters In Pennsylvania Dutch Spelling, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed document, H. Wayne Gruber of Reading, Pennsylvania outlines his simplified method for the pronunciation of vowel sounds in the Pennsylvania Dutch dialect. He provides examples to illustrate each combination of vowels.

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Program For The Sixty-First Annual Meeting Of The American Folklore Society, December 28 And 29, 1949, American Folklore Society Dec 1949

Program For The Sixty-First Annual Meeting Of The American Folklore Society, December 28 And 29, 1949, American Folklore Society

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed program for the sixty-first Annual Meeting of the American Folklore Society, dated December 28, 1949. The pamphlet details the schedule for the upcoming conference, including a talk by Alfred L. Shoemaker on Franklin and Marshall College's Pennsylvania Dutch folklore program.

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Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 15, 1949, Unknown Dec 1949

Letter To Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 15, 1949, Unknown

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from a descendent of Peter Derr addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 15, 1949. Within, the author provides information about folk cures, Harvest Home services and the tradition of "serenading" newlyweds with loud music.

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Letter From Ira D. Landis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 29, 1949, Ira D. Landis Oct 1949

Letter From Ira D. Landis To Alfred L. Shoemaker, October 29, 1949, Ira D. Landis

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Ira D. Landis addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated October 29, 1949. Within, Landis encloses his paper entitled, "The Dutch-Calcium Carbonate Compound", with hopes of it finding a home within Shoemaker's Dutchman newspaper.

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Letter From Irwin J. Landis To J. William Frey, October 10, 1949, Irwin J. Landis Oct 1949

Letter From Irwin J. Landis To J. William Frey, October 10, 1949, Irwin J. Landis

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Irwin J. Landis addressed to J. William Frey, dated October 10, 1949. Within, Landis writes to remark on his own Pennsylvanian-Dutch background and provides a contribution for an "all" story. Landis details an encounter at a Hollywood restaurant with a waitress from Pennsylvania.

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Letter From G. C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1949, George C. Kershner Sep 1949

Letter From G. C. Kershner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, September 15, 1949, George C. Kershner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A hand-written letter from G. C. Kershner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated September 15, 1949. Within, Kershner writes to provide a humorous story surrounding a husband and wife during the night of falling stars in 1833. He also includes some Pennsylvania Dutch riddles.

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Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser Jul 1949

Letter From Helen Moser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 1, 1949, Helen Moser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Helen Moser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 1, 1949. Within, Moser provides a list of rhymes and riddles she remembers from her childhood, translated from Pennsylvania Dutch into English.

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Notes To Wishbone, Rudolf Hommel Jun 1949

Notes To Wishbone, Rudolf Hommel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed document entitled, "Notes To Wishbone", by Rudolf Hommel, dating from circa June 1949. Within, Hommel writes of the various wishbone traditions he remembers and the practice of arm hooking in relation to eating almonds and filberts or drinking wine or beer.

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Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart May 1949

Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Luella Kern Engelhart addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 27, 1949. Within, Engelhart provides Pennsylvania Dutch dialect rhymes told to her by her father along with a recipe.

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Second Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart May 1949

Second Letter From Luella Kern Engelhart To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 27, 1949, Luella Kern Engelhart

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Luella K. Engelhart addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 27, 1949. Within, Engelhart praises Shoemaker's work with the Pennsylvania Dutchman periodical and recounts her experiences with pow-wowing and superstitions.

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Letter From Rose Labrasca To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Rose Labrasca May 1949

Letter From Rose Labrasca To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Rose Labrasca

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Rose Labrasca addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 23, 1949. Within, Labrasca inquires if Shoemaker knows anyone who is well-versed in lifting spells or jinxes.

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Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Viola K. Mohn May 1949

Letter From Viola Kohl Mohn To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 23, 1949, Viola K. Mohn

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Viola K. Mohn addressed to Alfred L Shoemaker, dated May 23, 1949. Within, Mohn details a few superstitions surrounding cows and whooping cough, explaining variations on the theme of buttered bread as a folk remedy.

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Letter From Arthur K. Klingaman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 19, 1949, Arthur K. Klingaman May 1949

Letter From Arthur K. Klingaman To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 19, 1949, Arthur K. Klingaman

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Arthur K. Klingaman addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated May 19, 1949. Within, Klingaman details some information he obtained from his father surrounding the placement of bedrooms and the practice of "bundling" within the Pennsylvania Dutch community.

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Letter From Mrs. Charles L. Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 5, 1949, Mrs Charles L. Wagner Apr 1949

Letter From Mrs. Charles L. Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, April 5, 1949, Mrs Charles L. Wagner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Charles L. Wagner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated April 5, 1949. Mrs. Wagner writes in response to a Lancaster newspaper column by Shoemaker in which he discusses pies and custards. She provides her own family's definition of pie and custard and inquires about the availability of a Pennsylvania German periodical.

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Letter From Daisie Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 11, 1949, Daisie Wagner Mar 1949

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.

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Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 24, 1949, Elsie M. Smith Feb 1949

Letter From Elsie M. Smith To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 24, 1949, Elsie M. Smith

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Elsie M. Smith addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 24, 1949. Within, Smith provides a list of beliefs, superstitions and old sayings that her grandmother used to talk about, including many related to weather, luck, animals, sewing and witchcraft.

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Letter From Mrs. Charles L. Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 17, 1949, Mrs Charles L. Wagner Feb 1949

Letter From Mrs. Charles L. Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 17, 1949, Mrs Charles L. Wagner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Charles L. Wagner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 17, 1949. Mrs. Wagner describes her mother's use of extra pastry dough to make lattice strips for tarts and recounts tales from her childhood. She recalls a story about a witch using the form of a black cat to steal the breath of night watchmen in Manheim and relates her own experience with dancing balls of light in a field at night.

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Letter From Mrs. Charles L. Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 13, 1949, Mrs Charles L. Wagner Feb 1949

Letter From Mrs. Charles L. Wagner To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 13, 1949, Mrs Charles L. Wagner

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. Charles L. Wagner addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 13, 1949. Mrs. Wagner recounts a Pennsylvania Dutch rhyme about cats as well as a method for decorating with a wishbone. She describes family recipes using saffron, potatoes and noodles and discusses other foods such as milk pie.

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Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 12, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber Feb 1949

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 12, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

This is a typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber to Alfred L. Shoemaker dated February 12, 1949. Gruber informs Shoemaker that he wishes to contribute stories and verse to a Pennsylvania Dutch periodical once it begins circulating. He also welcomes a visit from Shoemaker to his home in Reading, Pennsylvania.

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Letter From Miriam E. Bixler To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 11, 1949, Miriam E. Bixler Feb 1949

Letter From Miriam E. Bixler To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 11, 1949, Miriam E. Bixler

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Miriam E. Bixler addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 11, 1949. Bixler provides a recipe for "moshey pie," which is made with molasses, flour and bits of leftover dough. She also notes reminiscences of her father, an undertaker, regarding food customs at funerals.

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Letter From Mrs. E. M. Siegel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 11, 1949, E. M. Siegel Feb 1949

Letter From Mrs. E. M. Siegel To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 11, 1949, E. M. Siegel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mrs. E. M. Siegel addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 11, 1949. Siegel provides her family recipe for milk custard pie and inquires about a latticed apple butter pie.

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Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber Feb 1949

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 4, 1949. Within, Gruber inquires about a potential interest in some Pennsylvania Dutch verses he composed regarding his childhood.

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Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber Feb 1949

Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 4, 1949, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In a typed letter to Alfred L. Shoemaker, H. Wayne Gruber lists two humorous stories: one about a preacher's best sermon and the other about a lying farm boy. Following Gruber lists four pieces of advice, which he titles: "Alte Weiver Clawwe."

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Letter From Colsin R. Shelly To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 3, 1949, Colsin R. Shelly Feb 1949

Letter From Colsin R. Shelly To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 3, 1949, Colsin R. Shelly

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Colsin R. Shelly, Principal of Lafayette School, to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 3, 1949. In the letter Shelly details stories of barring out the schoolmaster on Shrove Tuesday and traditions associated with Ash Wednesday.

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Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1949, Harvey Rothenberger Feb 1949

Letter From Mr. And Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger To Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 1, 1949, Harvey Rothenberger

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Rothenberger addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 1, 1949. Within, the Rothenbergers detail a number of old sayings and rhymes associated with different herbs and teas, along with some of their uses in folk remedies.

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