Document Type
Essay
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Date
1950
Keywords
Pennsylvania Dutch dialect, ghost stories, humor, John Bricker, North Heidelberg Township, anecdotes
Description
A set of typed stories, compiled by H. Wayne Gruber, circa 1950. The humorous anecdotes, featuring Pennsylvania German dialect, were related to Gruber in the year 1880. Subjects include a haunted farmhouse, butchering, fence posts and a city girl's first visit to a farm.
Corresponds to:
Packet 4-77 to 4-78
Language
English and Pennsylvania German
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Recommended Citation
Gruber, H. Wayne, "Stories and Incidents, 1880" (1950). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 296.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/296
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