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Framing Fraktur
The Free Library of Philadelphia mounts two exhibitions. Quill & Brush: Pennsylvania German Fraktur and Material Culture will feature original fraktur works along with Pennsylvania German artifacts, manuscripts, and ...

→ The Historian: Fraktur, the folk art of the Pa. Germans - berksmontnews.com
Read this article for a concise introduction to the basics of Fraktur.
→ The Historian: Himmelsbriefen were in most homes - Berks Mont News

A fraktur by Daniel Peterman sold recently at Wehrly's Auction in Codorus Township for $9,680, according to Scott Wehrly.
Source: York County fraktur fetches nearly $10,000 at auction - The York ...
→ Philadelphia museum showcasing iconic folk art - Chadds Ford Live
The exhibition encompasses the period from 1750 to around 1850 and includes works by many of the finest and best ...
→ Soldiers' pensions: Family records included in applications from Revolutionary War veterans | Slate

UPDATE: You can find the full PA Books episode featuring Corinne and Russell Earnest discussing their book 'The Heart of Taufschein' here.
→ March 9, PA Books: “The Heart of the Taufschein” ...
As devout a Christian people as the Quakers were, they did not express their religious belief as dynamically as the Pennsylvania Dutch/Germans, whose American Folk Art spilled over from the ...

→ UD alumna, doctoral student curates new Winterthur exhibition
I'm glad they included this in the article:
She notes that, contrary to what many people believe, Pennsylvania Germans lived in urban as ...
Visitors coming to Pennsylvania from outside the state often associate Pennsylvania Dutch culture with the Amish of Lancaster County, sometimes even assuming that the group is representative of all Pennsylvania ...

→ Fraktur: More than Pennsylvania German artwork - Pocono Record.com
→ Fine crafts and original artwork featured at the Mennonite Heritage Center
Folk Art Sale — December 6-31, 2014
The Folk Art Sale is held annually during the month of December. It’s ...
→ Pennsylvania German folk art discussion set for March 13 - Bucks County Courier Times
As we draw nearer to the celebration of Easter and the earth awakens from sleep, it is an important time for the people throughout the Dutch Country to hold in ...

Originally produced in 1998 for PBS, this documentary traces the arrival of the PA Dutch in America, along with their visual culture.
Synopsis: Explores the handicrafts and traditional arts of the "Pennsylvania ...
Three upcoming Pennsylvania Dutch Fraktur related exhibits
The Historian: Fraktur, the folk art of the Pennsylvania Dutch
The Historian: Himmelsbriefen were in most homes
York County fraktur fetches nearly $10,000 at auction
Drawn with Spirit: Pennsylvania German Fraktur at The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Soldiers’ pensions: Family records included in applications from Revolutionary War veterans
PA Books: “The Heart of the Taufschein” on PCN March 9
Relaying religious messages to early Pennsylvania Dutch frontiersmen
Lisa Minardi curates new Winterthur exhibition ‘A Colorful Folk: Pennsylvania Germans and the Art of
VIDEO | “The Heart of the Taufschein” on PCNTV
More Than Buggies & Hex Signs: Who Were The Schwenkfelders?
Fraktur: More than Pennsylvania German artwork
Fine crafts and original artwork featured at the Mennonite Heritage Center
Pennsylvania German folk art discussion set for March 13 in Historic Fallsington
Folk artist Peter V. Fritsch was a beloved portrayer of Pennsylvania Dutch culture
VIDEO | Expressions of Common Hands: Folk Art of the PA Dutch