Document Type
Term Paper
Files
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Date
1951
Keywords
Amish, folklore, Lancaster County, placenta, excommunication, divorce, pregnancy, horses, Franklin County, John Hartman, auctions
Description
A typed term paper completed at Franklin and Marshall College by William J. Pietchke, dating from circa 1951. Entitled "Aspects of Amish Folklore", Pietchke details various beliefs amongst the Amish ranging from pregnancy lore to marriage, divorce and horse trading practices.
Corresponds to:
Packet 648
City
Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Language
English
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Recommended Citation
Pietchke, William J., "Folklore Term Paper: Aspects of Amish Folklore" (1951). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 48.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/48
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