The Pennsylvania German Zammelaaf nonprofit organization held its 14th annual Zammelaaf at the Zion UMC Church of Iona, Lebanon, on March 21. Zammelaaaf translates to “social gathering.” Approximately ...
What? Celebrating the groundhog? Yes, there was a wonderful Pennsylvania German (Dutch) celebration especially for youth on Saturday, Jan. 31, sponsored by the Pennsylvania German Zammelaaf a 501(c)(3 ...
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 ...
There is a Pennsylvania Dutch word, “laerne,” that describes the new DeLight E. Breidegam Building, headquarters of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University. “It’s one ...
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 ...