This is the Stiegel House, built in 1757, the year before German immigrant Alexander Schaeffer laid out his town. It was inhabited, at one time, by the famous glassmaker and ...

→ Pennsylvania Folkways: Artist of the Allemaengel captured Pennsylvania Dutch life | Reading Eagle

  "If you want to learn about the 19th century, this is the place to come," said volunteer Jan Taylor, who will be in period dress and telling guests about the ...

→ Folk art with Lancaster ties part of $12.9 million Sotheby's sale - LancasterOnline This painting by Jacob Maentel — “Young Mr. Faul,” rendered in watercolor, gouache, ink and pencil on paper ...

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 ...

→ Pennsylvania Folkways: Dutch star barns glitter in winter - Reading Eagle Winter is a good season to go barn star spotting in Alt Barricks (Berks County). If your'e interested in learning more ...

→ Schaefferstown's Harvest Fair takes guests back to the 18th century - Lebanon Daily News The 46th annual Harvest Fair will be held Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and ...

→ Traditional Christmas offered in Christkindlmarkt, tavern lunch at Schaefferstown - FlipSidePA.com Christkindlmarkt & Tavern Lunch December 13, 2014 9am – 3pm: Christkindlmarkt at Brendle Museum, Lower Level 10am – 2pm: Tavern Lunch at ...