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Book Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans

Download or read book Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans written by Thomas Royce Brendle and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Folk medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans

Download or read book Folk medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans written by Thomas Royce Brendle and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans

Download or read book Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans written by Thomas Royce Brendle and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Part 1  Proceedings  1931 1934

Download or read book Part 1 Proceedings 1931 1934 written by Pennsylvania-German Society and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Folk medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans

Download or read book Folk medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans written by Walter James Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 1889 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Powwowing in Union County

Download or read book Powwowing in Union County written by Barbara L. Reimensnyder and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Folk Lore of the Pennsylvania Germans

Download or read book Folk Lore of the Pennsylvania Germans written by W. Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2014-02-20 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describing the customs, folk-medicine, and folk-lore of the Pennsylvania Germans, and presenting a brief sketch of the people to which they relate, and to explain the origin of the dialect generally, though erroneously, denominated "Pennsylvania Dutch."

Book Folk Lore of The Pennsylvania Germans

Download or read book Folk Lore of The Pennsylvania Germans written by Walter James Hoffman and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 47 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before describing the customs, folk-medicine, and folk-lore of the Pennsylvania Germans, it will be necessary to present a brief sketch of the people to which they relate, and to explain the origin of the dialect generally, though erroneously, denominated "Pennsylvania Dutch." Swedish settlers appeared at Tinicum Island, on the Delaware River, about the year 1638, where they held possession until 1655, when they were displaced by the Dutch, who in turn (in 1664) were compelled to give way to the English. A few adventurers had already arrived and established themselves where Chester now stands, a year before the arrival of Penn in 1682. Previous to this, numbers of Germans from the Palatinate--Rhenish Bavaria--had been induced to come to England upon the invitation of Queen Anne, the object of the English authorities being the rapid colonization of the new possessions in America; therefore many of the immigrants who came with Penn, and during the following years, were retained for a greater or less period of time to indemnify that government for the expense of transportation and maintenance. Some sold themselves to settlers from the interior, for whom they worked for a specified time. Numbers of these German colonists were transported to Georgia and to New York, but most of them ultimately made their way to Pennsylvania, where their friends had previously settled. During the years 1683 and 1684 the immigration steadily increased, and was represented chiefly by Welsh, English, a few Dutch, and, above all, by Palatines. According to Proud, some of these lodged in the woods, in hollow trees, and in caves and dug-outs made along the banks of the Delaware and the Wissahickon, while others hastily erected rude huts. Thousands of new arrivals flocked in between the years 1708 and 1720, these being chiefly Palatines, with a few natives of Würtemberg and Darmstadt. Franconia, Baden, and Saxony were also represented at various intervals. Irish, from the north of Ireland, began to arrive about the year 1719, and the Welsh had been among the first to purchase land of Penn, selecting that on the west bank of the Schuylkill. Previous to 1692, the latter settled six townships in Chester County. The Irish, on the contrary, established themselves on the Lehigh, at a point between the present sites of Bethlehem and Allentown, which was long known as "Craig's Settlement." North of the Blue Mountains, near the Delaware, a few Dutch families from New Jersey and New York took up land, as did also a number of French and Spanish. Philadelphia County was established in 1682, and on account of the number of Germans at the northern extremity of the settlement that spot received the name of "Germantown," which it still retains. From this point north and west the country was rapidly penetrated and clearings were made, so that during the eighteenth century all that portion of the State east of the Blue Mountains, from the Delaware to Maryland, contained thriving settlements and the beginnings of future cities.

Book Der Freund in Der Noth  Or  The Friend in Need

Download or read book Der Freund in Der Noth Or The Friend in Need written by Johann Georg Hohman and published by Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center Kutztown University of Pennsylvania. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains prayers, charms, and recipes intended for the physical and spiritual healing of man and beast and originating from the folk medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans.

Book Pennsylvania Germans

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  • Author : Simon J. Bronner
  • Publisher : JHU Press
  • Release : 2017-02-15
  • ISBN : 1421421380
  • Pages : 590 pages

Download or read book Pennsylvania Germans written by Simon J. Bronner and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2017-02-15 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION: Pennsylvania German Studies -- PART 1 HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY -- 1. The Old World Background -- 2. To the New World: Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries -- 3. Communities and Identities: Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries -- PART 2 CULTURE AND SOCIETY -- 4. The Pennsylvania German Language -- 5. Language Use among Anabaptist Groups -- 6. Religion -- 7. The Amish -- 8. Literature -- 9. Agriculture and Industries -- 10. Architecture and Cultural Landscapes -- 11. Furniture and Decorative Arts -- 12. Fraktur and Visual Culture -- 13. Textiles -- 14. Food and Cooking -- 15. Medicine -- 16. Folklore and Folklife -- 17. Education -- 18. Heritage and Tourism -- 19. Popular Culture and Media -- References -- Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Color plates follow page

Book Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch

Download or read book Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch written by David W. Kriebel and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known in Pennsylvania Dutch as brauche or braucherei, the folk-healing practice of powwowing was thought to draw upon the power of God to heal all manner of physical and spiritual ills. Yet some people believed, and still believe today, that this power to heal came not from God, but from the devil. Controversy over powwowing came to a climax in 1929 with the York Hex Murder Trial, in which one powwower from York County, Pennsylvania, killed another powwower (who, he believed, had placed a hex on him). In Powwowing Among the Pennsylvania Dutch, David Kriebel examines the practice of powwowing in a scholarly light and shows that, contrary to popular belief, the practice of powwowing is still active today. Because powwowing lacks extensive scholarly documentation, David Kriebel&’s research is both a groundbreaking inquiry and a necessity for the scholar of Pennsylvania German history and culture. The fact that powwowing is still practiced may come as a surprise to some readers, but included in this book are the interviews Kriebel had with living powwowers during his seven years of fieldwork in southeastern and central Pennsylvania. Along with these interviews, Kriebel includes biographical sketches of seven living powwowers; descriptions of powwowing as it was practiced in years past, compared with the practice today; a discussion of the belief of powwowing as healing; and a discussion of the future, if any, of powwowing, and what it will take for powwowing to continue to survive.

Book Pennsylvania German Society  Vol  45

Download or read book Pennsylvania German Society Vol 45 written by Pennsylvania German Society and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-19 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Pennsylvania German Society, Vol. 45: Part I. Proceedings at Reading, Pa., October 23, 1931; Pennsburg, Pa., October 21, 1932; Germantown, Pa., October 20, 1933; Hershey, Pa., October 19, 1934; Part II. Folk Medicine of the Pennsylvania Germans In publishing the Proceedings of the Society, it has been the uniform practice of embodying in each volume of the Proceedings a full report of the activities of the Society during a particular year. This practice, however. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Popular Home Remedies and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans

Download or read book Popular Home Remedies and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans written by Ammon Monroe Aurand and published by . This book was released on 1941 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Snakelore in Pennsylvania German Folk Medicine

Download or read book Snakelore in Pennsylvania German Folk Medicine written by Phares H. Hertzog and published by . This book was released on with total page 3 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Popular Home Remedies and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans  Classic Reprint

Download or read book Popular Home Remedies and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans Classic Reprint written by Ammon Monroe Aurand and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-24 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Popular Home Remedies and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans But somewhere in the back of my mind. Or perhaps we had better say somewhere in the back of my emo tions, I have a feeling that superstition is the mother of science. I am not at all dogmatic about this and am willing to modify it to say some superstitions are the mother of science. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Book Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania s Anthracite Region  1880   2000

Download or read book Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania s Anthracite Region 1880 2000 written by Karol K. Weaver and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2015-10-13 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While much has been written about immigrant traditions, music, food culture, folklore, and other aspects of ethnic identity, little attention has been given to the study of medical culture, until now. In Medical Caregiving and Identity in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Region, 1880–2000, Karol Weaver employs an impressive range of primary sources, including folk songs, patent medicine advertisements, oral history interviews, ghost stories, and jokes, to show how the men and women of the anthracite coal region crafted their gender and ethnic identities via the medical decisions they made. Weaver examines communities’ relationships with both biomedically trained physicians and informally trained medical caregivers, and how these relationships reflected a sense of “Americanness.” She uses interviews and oral histories to help tell the story of neighborhood healers, midwives, Pennsylvania German powwowers, medical self-help, and the eventual transition to modern-day medicine. Weaver is able to show not only how each of these methods of healing was shaped by its patrons and their backgrounds but also how it helped mold the identities of the new Americans who sought it out.

Book Popular Home Remedies and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans  by A  Monroe Aurand  Jr  Foreword by Logan Clendening

Download or read book Popular Home Remedies and Superstitions of the Pennsylvania Germans by A Monroe Aurand Jr Foreword by Logan Clendening written by A Monroe (Ammon Monroe) 189 Aurand and published by Hassell Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.