About 300 people came out for the 12th Annual PA German Zammelaaf to celebrate the PA Dutch language and culture at the Midway Diner in Bethel on March 16. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania German ...
A new documentary making its way across the U.S. – “Hiwee wie Driwwe – The Roots of PA Dutch” – was shown to a sold-out audience at the 2019 Kutztown Folk Festival. “We’re really happy to show the ...
Dr. C. Richard Beam, Millersville guru of Pennsylvania German, said at the time that the only way to begin to figure the number of Dutch in Lancaster County would be to count the residents who ...
Wednesday’s announcement that the Kutztown Folk Festival would not return in 2025, which festival organizers attributed to “mounting financial challenges,” comes amid changing demographics across the ...
York County native Butch Reigart has a bachelor's degree in German and a master's degree in Russian, yet he seems happiest "talking Dutch." The Columbia resident is dedicated to preserving the ...
Lillian Geisler, a native of Millersville, Pennsylvania, graduated in 1936 from Millersville State Teachers College where her father was the chef at the college’s dining hall. When she accepted a ...
Due to the recent rise in use of social media to promote cultural awareness, an age-old question pertaining to our local community has resurfaced once again among the people of Pennsylvania and beyond ...
Before we get into the subject of Pennsylvania Dutch cooking, we need to mention that the "Dutch" part of the name is ...
German-speaking BBC journalist Manuel Scheuernstuhl speaks with Pennsylvania Dutch speaker Douglas Madenford to find out whether he can understand him.