Leaving behind your Amish community may not involve escaping from a cornfield maze, but it's a journey full of twists and ...
For Douglas Madenford, who has spoken Pennsylvania Dutch all his life ... of immigrating in the hopes of assimilating to American culture and society. My forefathers decided that yes, assimilation ...
The Pennsylvania Dutch have a long tradition of folk medicine, also referred to as “braucherei” or powwowing. To many outside of the culture, those practices are perhaps best known because of ...
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Heemet Fescht celebrates harvest, PA Dutch farm life
"Heemet Fescht is a fall celebration exploring the traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch and the folk culture of the broader region. We emphasize the idea of 'Heemet' (pronounced HAY-met), meaning ...
'America's Newsroom' co-anchor Bill Hemmer breaks down the latest polling in the presidential race. James Blair, the RNC and ...
If home is where the heart is, it may be beneficial to have a blessing carved in stone on the front. While date stones ...
The Belsnickel tradition began somewhere in this region. "When you talk about the Pennsylvania Dutch culture, you have the south central Pennsylvania from Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton, Reading ...
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Eleven people were hospitalized after they ate wild and apparently toxic mushrooms last week, a fire agency that serves Pennsylvania Dutch Country said. The patients in Peach Bottom Township were ...
Republicans could see a boost in Pennsylvania from a demographic rarely seen at the polls: the Amish. The state’s famed “Pennsylvania Dutch” registered to vote in “unprecedented numbers ...
The Kutztown Folk Festival is over but you can still celebrate PA Dutch culture. A new exhibit in Berks County will be around all summer. The exhibit focuses on the life and art of Milton J.