Bradley K. Smith, assistant director and archivist of the Berks History Center, has been recognized for his work in promoting and helping to preserve the Pennsylvania Dutch language. The center ...

The Amish population in North America nearly doubles every 20 years, according to a 2023 study by Young Center for Anabaptist and Pietist Studies at Elizabethtown College. This suggests the number of ...

The 83rd Baerricks Kaundy Pennsylfawnisch Deitsch Fersommling (Berks County Pennsylvania German Gathering) celebrated the Pennsylvania Dutch language and culture. About 250 people enjoyed an ...

A profile of a Lehigh County couple dedicated to preserving their Pennsylvania Dutch language. A profile of a Lehigh County couple dedicated to preserving their Pennsylvania Dutch language and culture ...

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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 ...

Feb. 29—When Bradley K. Smith introduced Pennsylvania Dutch language classes at the Berks History Center two years ago, he was hoping for a dozen or so students. "But suddenly, and much to our ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. — As a youngster growing up with Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking parents, Oscar Crist had little use for the dialect. If he wasn’t learning “bad words,” he tended to tune it out. “I had a ...

Straight from a bit of Pennsylvania Dutch heritage comes the phrase, “The hurrier I go, the behinder I get.” My maternal grandmother was fluent in Pennsylvania Dutch but was said to eschew its use in ...