Bradley K. Smith, assistant director and archivist of the Berks History Center, has been recognized for his work in promoting and helping to preserve the Pennsylvania Dutch language. The center ...

The Pennsylvania German Zammelaaf nonprofit organization recently held its 13th annual Zammelaaf event at the Zion UMC Church of Iona. Zammelaaaf translates to “social gathering.” About 225 people of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Each episode Schaap challenges herself to learn a new Dutch dialect. She meets up with other famous Dutch and Flemish people, who originate from or live in the region where the dialect is spoken.