About 250 people met in Berks County on the day after Easter for their annual Fersommling, a gathering to celebrate ...

The film features Leanne Mock, who introduces viewers to Pennsylvania Dutch country, highlighting its historical significance ...

Rob Bergstresser was raised by a predominantly Pennsylvania Dutch family, and grew up eating the ethnicity’s traditional ...

The 84th annual Fersommling was held at the Leesport Farmer's Market banquet hall. The event celebrates the language, food and music brought to North America by a group of German settlers. It featured ...

A classic eating establishment known for its Pennsylvania Dutch cooking is under new ownership. The Bowmanstown Diner, at 642 ...

Discover the Pennsylvania Dutch Funny Cake, a delightful chocolate treat with a unique twist that will satisfy every ...

On Easter Sunday and the days leading up to it, people may wonder about the origins of the Easter Bunny. Many want to know ...

Berks History Center museum curator Amber Vroman demonstrates the scratch egg technique, known in Pennsylvania Dutch as oier gritzel. (MICHELLE LYNCH – READING EAGLE) The eggs are first boiled ...

After the Easter Bunny’s legend hopped continents, it landed in Pennsylvania Dutch communities in Colonial America no later than 1757, or possibly even earlier, Stephen Winick, PhD, of the ...

Zucal, without pointing to any specific policies, said that “this is a city that is made up of Pennsylvania Dutch, Irishmen, everything, so that’s what I mean by I believe that we need to get ...

It was German immigrants, known as the Pennsylvania Dutch, who introduced the pretzel to American soil in the 18th century. Since then, pretzels have evolved into an iconic snack food ...

Good theater should give the audience more to think about at its conclusion beyond “where did I park my car?” Fiddler on the ...