Document Type
Notes
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Date
1-1955
Keywords
Pennsylvania Dutch, ant, wishbone, butter churning, quince, parsley, H. Wayne Gruber
Description
A typed set of Pennsylvania German folk beliefs ("old women's beliefs" or "old wives' tales") by H. Wayne Gruber, dated January 1955. Also included are stories of a forgetful boy and a labor saving device to help women churn butter.
Corresponds to:
Packet 4-108
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Language
English and Pennsylvania German
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Recommended Citation
Gruber, H. Wayne, "Alte Weiver Glawva" (1955). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 70.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/70
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