Document Type
Term Paper
Files
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Date
5-20-1915
Keywords
Pennsylvania Germans, superstitions, immigration, religious sects, Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, social customs, bundling, buried treasure, hauntings, ghosts, witchcraft
Description
A typed thesis paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College entitled, "Folklore of the Pennsylvania Germans", by Isaac Shirk Simons, dated May 20, 1915. Within, Simons covers a range of topics pertaining to Pennsylvania Germans, including history, superstitions, religious sects and witchcraft.
Corresponds to:
Packet 720-1 to 720-34
City
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Simons, Isaac Shirk, "Folklore of the Pennsylvania Germans" (1915). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 286.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/286
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