Christmas on the Farm features live music in the barnyard, traditional crafts, folklife demonstrations, hearth cooking, farm ...
German Americans make up one of the nation’s largest ancestry groups, with nearly 45 million people claiming German roots. But if you want to see where that heritage runs deepest, the latest Census ...
Friends of the Daniel Boone Homestead in Exeter Township hosted “A Homestead Easter” on Saturday, March 31. Visitors to the Homestead learned about Pennsylvania German Easter traditions, many that ...
Oct. 1—KUTZTOWN — At the dedication of the new Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, Lee S. Heffner thought of the heritage left by his grandfather, Milton J. Hill. "My ...
Visitors can learn about English and Pennsylvania German holiday celebrations, listen to the Homestead Carolers, visit with ...
N. WHITEHALL TWP., Pa. - It was a celebration of all things Pennsylvania German, on Friday afternoon in Lehigh County. June 28 is officially designated by the state government to recognize the culture ...
KUTZTOWN, Pa. — Stars. Not hex signs, but stars. Patrick Donmoyer, 23, has spent more than a year documenting and photographing 400 examples of such celestial iconography, a form of folk art painted ...
Winter in Pennsylvania transforms into a magical wonderland when holiday markets light up the streets. I'm talking twinkling ...
Among the most beloved forms of American folk art, fraktur is a Germanic tradition of decorated manuscripts and printed documents noted for its use of bold colors and whimsical motifs. This ...