See Pennsylvania Dutch folk art and learn how the culture spread across the nation at Lehigh Valley Heritage Museum’s new exhibit, “Pennsylvania Dutch Impact Across America.” It debuts at 1 p.m. Saturday.
Patrick Donmoyer of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University will open the three-month exhibit with a slide-lecture on Pennsylvania Dutch contributions to American agriculture, architecture, religion, literature and printing, food culture, art, education, folk medicine and language.
Source: Celebrate Pa. Dutch impact across country
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