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 ...

About 245 people, most of Pennsylvania German ancestry, celebrated the Pennsylvania Dutch language and culture during the 84th annual Pennsylvania Dutch Gathering of Berks County held at the Leesport ...

Facebook brought them in and YouTube helped get them started, as dozens of eastern Pennsylvania residents gathered in Lehigh County for the preservation of something that once belonged to their ...

LEESPORT, Pa. – An event celebrating Pennsylvania Dutch culture was held in Leesport on Monday. The 84th annual Fersommling was held at the Leesport Farmer's Market banquet hall. The event celebrates ...

The Berks History Center announced the continuation of its in-person and online Pennsylvania Dutch Language Classes which offer an immersive experience in the culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch.

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 ...

It’s a language that was a cornerstone of life for European immigrants and is still spoken fluently in thriving Amish and Mennonite communities across North America and beyond. Longtime Lehigh Valley ...