Document Type
Essay
Files
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Date
1-1952
Keywords
Richard M. Gruber, Mary Ann Schaeffer, H. Wayne Gruber, North Heidelberg Township, Berks County, Tulpehocken Creek, cellar, chimney, bake oven, Swiss barn
Description
A typed document detailing the history of the family farm, house and surrounding land of H. Wayne Gruber, dating from 1876 to January 1952. Within, Gruber details the history of ownership of the land, the parts and functions of each area of the house (including Pennsylvania Dutch terminology) and the surrounding outbuildings, sheds and barns as well as the fields and orchards. Gruber also describes repair work and expansions to the house and other buildings over the years.
Corresponds to:
Packet 4-62 to 4-69
City
Reading, Pennsylvania
Transcription
Composed by H. Wayne Gruber, 1048 N. 11th St. Reading, Pa.
Jan. 1952
Language
English and Pennsylvania German
Rights Statement
This item is available courtesy of the Ursinus College Library Special Collections Department. It is not to be copied or distributed for commercial use. For permissions which fall outside of educational use, please contact the Special Collections Department.
Recommended Citation
Gruber, H. Wayne, "History of the Farm of My Parents, January 1952" (1952). Alfred L. Shoemaker Folk Cultural Documents. 84.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/shoemaker_documents/84
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