Reading Eagle

A LOOK BACK AT HISTORY : Hex signs theory dispelled in a pinch (since 1950s)

Dr. Alfred L. Shoemaker, celebrated authority on Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs, noted these (hex signs) folk art symbols were found locally on Christian made fraktur birth and baptismal certificates ...
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A Look Back in History: Hex signs theories provided by local authorities

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Dr. Alfred L. Shoemaker, celebrated authority on Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs, noted these (hex ...
Columbus Dispatch

Hex signs beautiful reason for barn tour

I wanted to see distelfinks. But they were hard to find. In Pennsylvania Dutch country, the distelfink — an imaginary goldfinch that eats thistle seeds and builds thistledown nests — is a good-luck ...
Post and Courier

Hunting for hex signs

I wanted to see distelfinks. But they were hard to find. In Pennsylvania Dutch country, the distelfink, a goldfinch that eats thistle seeds and builds thistledown nests, is a good-luck bird. It also ...