Florence Baver Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Center

Florence Baver and her husband were the main organizers and leaders of the Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Center in Lenhartsville, Pa. The Center’s collection was moved to the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center and formed the initial basis for their collection. I interviewed her before most of the material was moved. This interview took place in the early 1990s, 1990-1992. It was with Florence Baver and covered a variety of topics concerning the Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Center in Lenhartsville. It was recorded by Bill Donner. Times on tape of topics: 000 Origins of Society 15... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Baver, Florence
Dokumenttyp: Text
Erscheinungsdatum: 1995
Verlag/Hrsg.: Research Commons at Kutztown University
Schlagwörter: Pennsylvania German / Pennsylvania Dutch / Crafts / Folk Culture / Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Center / American Material Culture / Ethnic Studies / Folklore / Museum Studies / Oral History / Other German Language and Literature / Public History / United States History
Sprache: unknown
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Link(s) : https://research.library.kutztown.edu/pagermandutch_events/1

Florence Baver and her husband were the main organizers and leaders of the Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Center in Lenhartsville, Pa. The Center’s collection was moved to the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center and formed the initial basis for their collection. I interviewed her before most of the material was moved. This interview took place in the early 1990s, 1990-1992. It was with Florence Baver and covered a variety of topics concerning the Pennsylvania Dutch Folk Culture Center in Lenhartsville. It was recorded by Bill Donner. Times on tape of topics: 000 Origins of Society 15:00 Her life as a rural school teacher 23:00 Brief discussion of fundraising 24:00 slides of different rural technology: Flax, rag carpets, basket makers, broom making, Stahl pottery, candle making, drying house, apple butter 35:00 Problem getting Volunteers 41:15 Relationship with Kutztown University 47:00 Acquiring collections