The food tells stories long before the first bite. Family recipes, market counters, and corner shops shape a table that feels ...

POTTSVILLE — Unlike Santa Claus, the Belsnickel doesn’t make a list and check it twice to see which kids were naughty or nice. Nor does he give kids a warning that they should not cry or pout, as ...

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 ...

PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Groundhog Day predictions about the coming of spring put the spotlight on Punxsutawney Phil every Feb. 2, but celebrating the midpoint between the shortest and darkest day of the ...

"Ich bin mied" (“I’m tired”) feels like being tired. "Ich bin müde" (“I’m tired”) feels like remembering the right word, molding my mouth to fit around the odd shape of this slight change to the ...

Picture an Old Older Mennonite girl growing up on an isolated Lancaster County farm, her days devoted to chores and Bible study. She believes her simple lifestyle, grounded in her faith’s emphasis on ...

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 ...

Public school consolidation in Pennsylvania in the 1950s and ‘60s — which some observers thought would undermine the autonomy of local schools — prompted most Amish families to leave the public system ...

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

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 ...