PA Dutch

This book is actually a 1929 thesis prepared by Ruth E. Bender titled "A Study of the Pennsylvania-German Dialect as Spoken in Johnson County, Iowa." Before the editor journeyed to...

Part I: A Memorial Tribute to Isaac R. Horst (1918-2008); Part II: Plant Names of the Pennsylvania Germans in Pa. Dutch, Latin, and English Old Order Mennonite Isaac R. Horst...

Journey into the heart of the Pennsylvania Dutch country through the acclaimed folk art of Gladys M. Lutz of Lehigh Co., Pa. Often called the "Grandma Moses of the Lehigh...

For hundreds of years, the egg has captured the imagination of cultures and religions throughout the world as a symbol of the mystery of creation and the reawakening of the...

Henny the cat and Spunky the dog are worried when they find out that the farm's owners, Frank and Sarah, plan to sell the farm. What kind of new home...

This is an extended compilation of more than 7,000 PA German words in an appropriate PA German sentence direct from the mouths of a series of native speakers of the...

Ernest Waldo Bechtel not only had the natural ability to write poetry in the Pennsylvania German dialect but also had the ability to make it rhyme. He did not choose...

Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970-1988 in the Ephrata Review in Ephrata, Pa. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences and what...

Ernest Waldo Bechtel's plays and skits were based on a variety of themes and included many different characters. In this second volume of "The Writings of Ernest Waldo Bechtel," readers...

Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970 to 1988 in the Ephrata Review in Ephrata, Pa. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences...

Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970 to 1988 in the Ephrata Review in Ephrata, Pa. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences...

Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970-1988 in The Ephrata Review in Ephrata, PA. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences and what...

When Patrick and Joseph suggest that they would like to have their own pets at the farm, Henny and Spunky are excited. How will things work out between the new...

Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970 to 1988 in the Ephrata Review in Ephrata, Pa. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences...

When Patrick and Joseph suggest that they would like to have their own pets at the farm, Henny and Spunky are excited. How will things work out between the new...