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Folklore Term Report: Folk Lore Concerning Christmas Customs, May 29, 1950, Robert J. Fehr May 1950

Folklore Term Report: Folk Lore Concerning Christmas Customs, May 29, 1950, Robert J. Fehr

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper entitled, "Folk-Lore Concerning Christmas Customs", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Fehr, dated May 29, 1950. Within, Fehr details the information he gathered from Pennsylvania Dutch residents in Northampton County, including details of "Belsnickel" and superstitions pertaining to the Christmas season.

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The Pennsylvania Dutch And Some Of Their Lore, Robert Hemhauser May 1950

The Pennsylvania Dutch And Some Of Their Lore, Robert Hemhauser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Hemhauser, dated May 23, 1950. Within, Hemhauser documents various folklore beliefs he obtained from a friend's mother and locals of Lancaster County. Topics covered include the practice of pow-wowing, superstitions involving salt, and cures for warts and freckles.

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Folklore Term Paper, William D. Boyle May 1950

Folklore Term Paper, William D. Boyle

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by William D. Boyle dated May 23, 1950. Within, Boyle details local folk beliefs and pow wow cures gathered via interviews personally conducted in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Folklore Term Paper: Holidays Of The Amish, May 23, 1950, Thomas M. Campbell May 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Holidays Of The Amish, May 23, 1950, Thomas M. Campbell

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Thomas M. Campbell, dated May 23, 1950. Within, Campbell recounts his interviews with farmers throughout Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on the various holidays the Amish community celebrates, detailing practices and rituals typically followed on a number of different occasions.

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Folklore Term Paper: May 22, 1950, Price Norris May 1950

Folklore Term Paper: May 22, 1950, Price Norris

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten, untitled term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Price Norris, dated May 22, 1950. Within, Norris documents the findings he compiled from two Pennsylvania Dutch households regarding folk cures and superstitions.

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Folklore Term Paper: The Pow-Wow Doctor, Robert L. Graham May 1950

Folklore Term Paper: The Pow-Wow Doctor, Robert L. Graham

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed term paper entitled, "The Pow-Wow Doctor", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert L. Graham, dated May 22, 1950. Within, Graham details his encounter with a local pow-wow doctor in Lancaster county for his project.

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Folklore Term Paper: Research On Folk Cures, David R. Hanson May 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Research On Folk Cures, David R. Hanson

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper entitled, "Research on Folk Cures" completed at Franklin and Marshall College by David R. Hanson, dated May 18, 1950. Within, Hanson summarizes his research on folk cures, which range from cures for warts and boils to superstitions surrounding loose hair and babies' fingernails.

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Letter From J. William Stair To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 10, 1950, J. William Stair May 1950

Letter From J. William Stair To Alfred L. Shoemaker, May 10, 1950, J. William Stair

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

In this typed letter from J. William Stair to Alfred L. Shoemaker dated May 10, 1950, Stair encloses an article on brick-end barns written by his son-in-law. He tells Dr. Shoemaker he will continue looking for more data on these barns, and asks for any information he can provide.

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Folk Cures Of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Richard M. Smith May 1950

Folk Cures Of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, Richard M. Smith

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper entitled, "Folk Cures of Lebanon County, Pennsylvania", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Richard M. Smith, dating from circa 1950. Within, Smith recounts his experience gathering material from several families in and around Lebanon and details a number of folk remedies and cures for a number of ailments including tooth pain, epilepsy, corns, warts, and whooping cough.

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Letter From H. Wayne Gruber To Alfred L. Shoemaker, March 14, 1950, H. Wayne Gruber Mar 1950

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.

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Letter From Hazel Thornton To Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, March 13, 1950, Hazel Thornton Mar 1950

Letter From Hazel Thornton To Editors Of The Pennsylvania Dutchman, March 13, 1950, Hazel Thornton

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Hazel Thornton addressed to the editors of the Pennsylvania Dutchman, dated March 13, 1950. Within, Hazel describes her artworks which deal with depictions of Amish life and requests a subscription to the Pennsylvania Dutchman.

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Some Pennsylvania Dutch Customs Of Christmas And New Year’S Day, January 17, 1950, Andrew S. Berky Jan 1950

Some Pennsylvania Dutch Customs Of Christmas And New Year’S Day, January 17, 1950, Andrew S. Berky

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed folklore term paper entitled, "Some Pennsylvania Dutch Customs of Christmas and New Year’s Day", completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Andrew S. Berky, January 17, 1950. Within, Berky details various customs and traditions that can be observed in the Pennsylvania Dutch community on Christmas Eve and day. Also included is an appendix containing miscellaneous folk cures and braucherei tales.

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Letter From Homer G. Neuhauser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 14, 1950, Homer G. Neuhauser Jan 1950

Letter From Homer G. Neuhauser To Alfred L. Shoemaker, January 14, 1950, Homer G. Neuhauser

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed letter from Homer G. Neuhauser addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated January 14, 1950. Neuhauser writes to provide Shoemaker with information from his daughter, Susan Ann, about the Pennsylvania Dutch word "spritz."

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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".

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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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Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Raymond E. Hollenbach Jan 1950

Letter From Raymond E. Hollenbach To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Raymond E. Hollenbach

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten letter from Raymond E. Hollenbach addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Hollenbach discusses the plant lore of a tree known as Ailanthus. Hollenbach speculates that Ailanthus might also be what the Pennsylvania-Dutch call the Himmelsbaum.

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Letter From Mrs. Charles Binkley To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Charles Binkley Jan 1950

Letter From Mrs. Charles Binkley To Alfred L. Shoemaker, Mrs. Charles Binkley

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed and handwritten letter from Mrs. Charles Binkley addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dating from circa 1950. Within, Binkley provides a superstition about eggs, a Pennsylvania Dutch poem, and an alphabet rhyme. She also asks Shoemaker to consider writing a column on butchering and soap-making practices.

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Excerpt From A Broadside Dated June 17, 1833, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Excerpt From A Broadside Dated June 17, 1833, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Notes on a broadside excerpt concerning a man named Johannes Henner by Alfred L. Shoemaker dating from circa 1950. The broadside originates from the Unger collection and may date from June 17, 1833. The excerpt is written in the German language. Shoemaker notes variant spellings of the name Johannes contained therein.

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Notes From The Journal Of Samuel Maclay And The Planting Of Civilization In Western Pennsylvania, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Journal Of Samuel Maclay And The Planting Of Civilization In Western Pennsylvania, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of handwritten notes copied from the Journal of Samuel Maclay and a book entitled The Planting of Civilization in Western Pennsylvania, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. Within, a detailed account of a tradition known as "apple butter bees" is documented, where young people would join together to make the apple butter and play games. The notes also describe the process of using tar when planting corn.

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Notes From The New Holland Clarion, 1874-1878, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The New Holland Clarion, 1874-1878, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Handwritten notes copying excerpts from the New Holland Clarion newspaper, originally dated from 1874 to 1878, transcribed by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes concern topics such as Christmas trees, apple seeds, and Pennsylvania Dutch dialect humor.

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Tales Of An Eccentric Character Of Old Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, David M. Quickel Jan 1950

Tales Of An Eccentric Character Of Old Dover Township, York County, Pennsylvania, David M. Quickel

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A typed submission to Alfred L. Shoemaker entitled, "Tales of an Eccentric Character of Old Dover Township, York County, Pa.", by David M. Quickel, dating from circa 1950. Within, Quickel recounts humorous sayings and tales surrounding the eccentric character he calls "Mr. Bull".

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Notes From The Marietta Scrapbook At The Lancaster County Historical Society, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes From The Marietta Scrapbook At The Lancaster County Historical Society, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A short, handwritten set of notes from a scrapbook at the Lancaster County Historical Society, compiled by Alfred L. Shoemaker, circa 1950. Within, a reference is made to various candies available for sale at a local confectionery.

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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.

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Folklore Term Paper: Folk Cures For The Common Cold, Robert E. Ackerman Jan 1950

Folklore Term Paper: Folk Cures For The Common Cold, Robert E. Ackerman

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A handwritten term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by Robert Ackerman, dating from circa 1950. Within, Ackerman describes several interviews conducted across Berks, Lancaster, and Somerset counties relating to folk cures for the common cold.

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Notes On New Year's Customs From The Berks & Schuylkill Journal, January 5, 1828, Alfred L. Shoemaker Jan 1950

Notes On New Year's Customs From The Berks & Schuylkill Journal, January 5, 1828, Alfred L. Shoemaker

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

A set of typed notes from the Berks and Schuylkill Journal dating from January 5, 1828, written by Alfred L. Shoemaker. The notes record the story of a wound sustained from a pistol being used in the tradition of "shooting in the New Year."

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Dialect Stories Of William Bickel, 1877-1879, H. Wayne Gruber Jan 1950

Dialect Stories Of William Bickel, 1877-1879, H. Wayne Gruber

Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents

Typed stories by H. Wayne Gruber, mainly in Pennsylvania German dialect, dating from circa 1950. Gruber describes stories he heard as a young boy as related by a neighbor named William Bickel.

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