Heemet Fescht at Kutztown University’s Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center celebrated America’s 250th anniversary ...

In 1731, a small group of religious refugees left everything they knew in Silesia, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, and made the dangerous Atlantic crossing to Pennsylvania. They carried with them ...

I recall 40-something years ago when I was cutting my teeth as a genealogy hobbyist -- which for me turned out to be "Pennsylvania German farmer stacked atop another Pennsylvania German farmer" -- ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a damp, chilly day, the cozy, rustic kitchen in the rear portion of the Sharadin Farmhouse on the edge of the Kutztown ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Philadelphia physician said Franklin College (a predecessor of Franklin & Marshall) would break down "the partition wall which has long separated the English and German inhabitants of the State.'' ...