Document Type
Correspondence
Files
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Date
2-10-1948
Keywords
Ash Wednesday, Esha Puddle, ashes, Oley Township, school, Elizabeth Naftzinger
Description
A handwritten letter from Elizabeth D. Naftzinger addressed to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated February 10, 1948. Within, Naftzinger details how the last boy to arrive at school on Ash Wednesday was dubbed "Esha Puddle" and rolled in the school's ash pile by the other boys.
Sender
Elizabeth D. Naftzinger
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
Packet 76
City
Centerport, Pennsylvania
Transcription
Feb. 10, 1948
Dr. Alfred L. Shoemaker
Reading, Penna.
Dear sir,
When I was a girl, (in lower Oley) last one out on Ash Wednesday was the “Esha Puddle”, and woe betide the last one to come to school if he happened to be a boy! He was rolled in the school ash pile by the other boys.
Respectfully yours,
Elizabeth D. Naftzinger
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Naftzinger, Elizabeth D., "Letter From Elizabeth D. Naftzinger to Alfred L. Shoemaker, February 10, 1948" (1948). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 125.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/125
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