READING, Pa. — It’s hip to be Deitsch. That’s good news for Pop-Pop, bad news if you bet the farm that Pennsylvania German would disappear from the face of the Earth during your lifetime. But it’s ...

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 ...

The 14th annual Zammelaaf (social gathering) featured music, speakers, singing, artisans and opportunities to learn the PA ...

About 300 people came out for the 12th Annual PA German Zammelaaf to celebrate the PA Dutch language and culture at the Midway Diner in Bethel on March 16. Sponsored by the Pennsylvania German ...

C. Richard (Dick) Beam's 29-year career as a German language professor at Millersville University doesn't end in retirement. Since leaving the university Beam has worked on publishing a 12-volume ...

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 ...

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 Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts is piloting a program to get native Pennsylvania Dutch speakers certified as court interpreters. For the first time, Pennsylvania Dutch-speaking ...

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 ...