Learn Pennsylvania German, the language now most associated with the Plain communities but once spoken widely by descendants of German Lutheran and Reformed immigrants as well Lancaster Mennonite ...

The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University will host a new conference Nov. 14-15, exploring the ...

A few years ago, I read a news article about the Kutztown Folk Festival in Pennsylvania. The lure of German and Pennsylvania Dutch fair food, handmade crafts and family activities beckoned me. This ...

Friends of the Daniel Boone Homestead in Exeter Township hosted “A Homestead Easter” on Saturday, March 31. Visitors to the Homestead learned about Pennsylvania German Easter traditions, many that ...

Nau vielleicht hoscht du en Frog, was iss der Unnerschitt zwischich Pennsilfaanisch Deutsch* un Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch? Deel Leit saage Deutsch, un annere Leit saage, Deitsch. Yaahre zerick in die ...

Simon Bronner, a Penn State-Harrisburg professor of American studies and folklore, writes about the German and Pennsylvania German preoccupation with manure and how it colors their culture and humor.

N. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - It was a celebration of all things Pennsylvania German, on Friday afternoon in Lehigh County. June 28 is officially designated by the state government to recognize the culture ...

The film features Leanne Mock, who introduces viewers to Pennsylvania Dutch country, highlighting its historical significance and cultural heritage. Set in a historic village, she describes the ...

MAXATAWNY TWP., Pa. - A celebration of Pennsylvania German Christmas traditions is once again returning to Maxatawny Township this holiday season. Christmas on the Farm will feature live music in the ...

Interesting. Krugman has a column today wondering aloud (in print?) why it is that Germany is weathering the downtown so much better than we are: Consider, for a moment, a tale of two countries. Both ...