The Centennial Hill Shoemakers of Longswamp Twsp., Berks Co., Pa.

By Peter V. Fritsch

The bulk of this book records and deals with facts, memories, and recollections from the 7th-generation?the 11 children of Peter Benjamin and his wife Sarah Phoen Shoemaker. During the 1880s to 1940, the family were hardworking farmers and tradesmen who would experience first-hand the wonders of the telephone, kerosene, electricity, the automobile, and airplanes. Chapters are dedicated to each of the children; holidays and special workdays on the homestead; Shoemaker folklore, beliefs, customs, and proverbs; and a month-by-month year on the Shoemaker Homestead in 1907.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1601264208
• ISBN13: 9781601264206
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Masthof Press
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.