Document Type
Correspondence
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Date
7-30-1955
Keywords
radio broadcast, berries, Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, taufschein, birds, John Hochmeyer, bruise
Description
A typed letter from Raymond E. Kiebach to Alfred L. Shoemaker, dated July 30, 1955. Kiebach responds to Shoemaker's radio broadcast regarding the definition of "Baese Ding". He also comments on Pennsylvania German words for various types of berries and recalls an encounter with a German organ grinder.
Sender
Raymond E. Kiebach
Recipient
Alfred L. Shoemaker
Corresponds to:
36-17
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English and Pennsylvania German
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Recommended Citation
Kiebach, Raymond E., "Letter from Raymond E. Kiebach to Alfred L. Shoemaker, July 30, 1955" (1955). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 224.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/224
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