If you call yourself “doplic” after tripping over a curb, you may just be from Lancaster County. And, if you are, you might find that there are some common local words and phrases you use that may be ...

In Berks County, you can eat: Dippy eggs – Maybe other people dip toast in their eggs, but they refer to them by the way they are cooked, not the way they are eaten. Filling – A necessity for turkey ...

There is an article on the Merriam-Webster website that talks about 10 words that originated from Pennsylvania Dutch (or Pennsylvania German as dictionaries have termed it.) And while PennLive has ...

Lillian Geisler, a native of Millersville, Pennsylvania, graduated in 1936 from Millersville State Teachers College where her father was the chef at the college’s dining hall. When she accepted a ...

I’ve learned that the Berks County Board for the Preservation and Recognition of the County’s Pennsylvania Dutch Heritage met on Jan. 25. The board had but one item on its agenda for the meeting, and ...

Apr. 25—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 ...