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 ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — On any Amish homestead, after labor’s last push and a check for 10 fingers and 10 toes, family members have heard one of two things for centuries. “Sis en Bu” or “Sis en Maedel.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

An apple butter party, or Lottwarrick Paerti in the Pennsylvania Dutch language, was once a fall celebration common in southeastern sections of Pennsylvania settled by German immigrants. It marked an ...

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 ...

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 ...