Rachel Yoder started painting hex signs as a way to reconnect to her Pennsylvania Dutch heritage, and now wants her folk art to help others connect to their culture, too.

All shared information related to the culture and heritage of the PA Dutch. A display of old fashioned toys drew the attention of many and provided challenges for those who attempted to use them, too.

WHITEHALL TWP. — The old Pennsylvania Dutch word for rain, according to some online dictionaries, is “regga.” But a little drizzle, or “soodle wedder,” as some Pennsyl… ...

A new documentary making its way across the U.S. – “Hiwee wie Driwwe – The Roots of PA Dutch” – was shown to a sold-out audience at the 2019 Kutztown Folk Festival. &#… ...

The roots of the Lancaster County tourist trade, says food historian William Woys Weaver, helped spread both the folklore and “fakelore” of Pennsylvania Dutch cooking.

In Pennsylvania Dutch, the name Schuylkill translates to “hidden river.” Parts of Luzerne and Columbia were added to Schuylkill on March 3, 1818. German immigrants brought with them cultural ...