The Pennsylvania German Zammelaaf nonprofit organization hosted its annual Grundsau Daag fer Yunge, which translates as Groundhog Day for Youth. While geared for ages 5-12, the event was open to all ...

Winterthur, coming off a landmark year thanks to last year’s Downton Abbey costume exhibit, hopes that the crowds who discovered the museum last year will return to see their new exhibit: “A Colorful ...

The Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center celebrated Pennsylvania German Christmas traditions during its annual Christmas on the Farm on Dec. 3. “Our hope for the event is that members of the ...

German Americans make up one of the nation’s largest ancestry groups, with nearly 45 million people claiming German roots. But if you want to see where that heritage runs deepest, the latest Census ...

When Sarajane Williams of Macungie was a little girl, her father would sing old Pennsylvania German folk songs to her. But when she grew up, Williams a professional harpist, couldn’t find the music ...

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 ...

In this age of blitzkrieg development, the Lehigh Valley’s Pennsylvania German DNA — its beloved Dutchiness — is vanishing as fast as its farmland. Goodbye, scrapple. Hello, New York pizza. Observers ...

One of the most charming forms of two-dimensional American folk art is the distinctive Pennsylvania German style of drawing and calligraphy known as fraktur, more properly called fraktur schriften, or ...

C. Richard Beam and Jennifer L. Trout have edited a new book memorializing a late contributor to the study of the regional dialect: “Dorathy V. Eberly Fry: Pennsylvania German Teacher and Storyteller.