Document Type
Correspondence
Files
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Date
12-18-1948
Keywords
Berks County, superstitions, Ascension Day, Christmas Eve, warts, Good Friday, witches, animals, aprons, schnitzel, dialect
Description
A typed letter from H. Wayne Gruber addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated December 18, 1948. Within, Gruber lists various beliefs and superstitions that can be found within Berks County, Pennsylvania, ranging from signs of good luck to omens of death and misfortune. Gruber also inquires about a verse called "Die Schnitzel Bunk" and hopes that Shoemaker will be able to visit and view his diary and scrapbooks.
Sender
H. Wayne Gruber
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 4-18 to 4-22
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English and Pennsylvania German
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Recommended Citation
Gruber, H. Wayne, "Letter From H. Wayne Gruber to Alfred L. Shoemaker, December 18, 1948" (1948). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 107.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/107
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