An Allentown native has purchased the mansion that once belonged to retail magnate Max Hess Jr. for $1.2 million. Source: 8 reasons why the Hess's mansion fits the lifestyle of the ...

→ The Amish Are Looking for a New Home | OZY. It's true that some of the Lancaster County Amish are leaving. The average family has around seven children and the ideal ...

Remember the Road House Restaurant in Springettsbury Township? It’s now the First Post, and it just opened. And the major renovation of this old place (seen here while work was ...

→ The Historian: The Real Story of Mountain Mary - Berks Mont News

→ Pennsylvania's real hex magic - The York Daily Record Along with the government's efforts - via the school system - to eradicate the use of Pennsilfaanisch Deitsch dialect there was also a campaign undertaken ...

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June 6th marked the 3rd anniversary of the grand opening of The Turkey Hill Experience. What started out as the hulking ruins of the former Ashley & Bailey silk mill building has ...

→ A Look Back in History: ‘The Granary of the American Revolution’ in the East Penn Valley - Berks-Mont News

→ Officials still working to determine cause of fire that damaged historic Dellville Covered Bridge - PennLive.com The future of the 174 foot long bridge built in 1889 is up in ...

→ Cherry Crest readies maze for July 4 opening day - The Unionville Times

→ Capital for a day - LancasterOnline Lancaster was the capital of the fledgling United States of America for exactly one day on Sept. 27, 1777 as the Second Continental Congress fled ...

 Photos: Food Truck Festival at Palmyra | Lebanon Daily News The Palmyra Area Business Association held the first Food Truck Festival on Saturday, May 9, 2015. Local vendors were on hand ...

→Farm weekend 1820s Aug. 16 in Welsh Run - Chambersburg Public Opinion The Conococheague Institute will present an interactive look at Pennsylvania farm life in the 1820s  on Aug. 16 and 17 ...

→ History and mystery blend in Bethlehem-based novel "The Body in the Vat: Tales from the Tannery" - The Morning Call “The Body in the Vat: Tales from the Tannery” A novel ...

The German and Swiss immigrants who settled here in the 18th century brought with them a tradition of lively and exuberant dancing. Although seldom noted or written about, in the ...

Spoutwood Farm's three-day Fairie Festival, held every year around May Day and attended by over 15,000 visitors, celebrates the coming of spring and features a may pole, art, music, vendors ...

You can't come to God's Country and turn your nose up at Cow Flowers! I personally love the smell of fresh manure as long as it is one part of an ...

→ Festivals “Fall” Into Place in Bucks County - Bucks County Courier Times

→ Lancaster Chamber Of Commerce Exploiting Culture More Then Violent reality Shot? New Report Claims Opponents Of Series Aren’t Innocent - ENSTARZ Reality shot??? More then??? Sloppy industry shills hide behind Eshelman's ...

According to the article coriander is used in the eastern counties (Berks, Lehigh and Northampton) of the Deitscherei whereas in the more westerly counties, like Lancaster and York, sage is the ...

→ Lower Makefield Board of Supervisors agree to come up with long-range preservation plan for sprawling Patterson Farm - BucksLocalNews.com Visit pattersonfarmpreservation.com for more information about the Patterson Farm in Bucks ...

Savor Gettysburg Food Tours, the latest in Gettysburg’s emerging culinary scene, will kick off its second season beginning Friday, March 20, with its Historic Downtown Food Tour, which combines seven ...

Mark your calendars, because it's officially festival season! Lots of summer festivals — featuring food, drinks, music and more — are coming to your area soon. Source: Food festivals in York, ...

→ Taste of Pennsylvania Wine and Music Festival set for May 17-18 | PennLive.com.

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For almost three centuries, the Pennsylvania Dutch — descended from Swiss, French, and German immigrants from Germany during the 17th & 18th Centuries — have practiced white magic, known in ...

In my mind's eye, the fanciful events depicted in Der Belsnickel Suite portray two special days on a family farm in a rustic and sturdy home built from field stone. ...

→ Boehm's Chapel to feature 'Pennsylvania German Gravestones: Art and History in Stone' - LancasterOnline Historic Boehm’s Chapel will host ‘Pennsylvania German Gravestones: Art and History in Stone’ presented by Michael ...

→ Metal Casting Demonstrations and Plant Sale at Joanna Furnace on May 16 - Berks Mont News Third Saturday Morning At Joanna Furnace Events are designed to have visitors learn about ...

After nearly a decade of work and substantial setbacks, an Underground Railroad museum in York City is poised to partially open in early 2016. Source: York City's Goodridge House poised to ...

Disabled, families can now get to South Lookout. Source: Hawk Mountain opens accessible trail to famed birdwatching overlook - LancasterOnline: Local News

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UPDATE: Click the link to read my in depth review of The Turkey Hill Experience. → The Turkey Hill Experience | NBC 10 Philadelphia The link above leads to a very brief roundup of ...

→ Tour de Tanks offers rare look at Logan's View production site | PennLive.com. Tour de Tanks take you behind the scenes at 22 wineries and one distillery in south central PA ...

→ Caboose ride between Boyertown and Pottstown brings hopes of local railroad tourism | NEWS.

→ Skyrush Coaster in Hershey Park, PA - Boston.com. The fact that there are no safety bars over the shoulders and chest kind of scares me. But not enough to keep ...

→ Susquehannocks – The vanquished tribe - Cecil Daily: Our Cecil. If you're interested in the history of one of the several Native American tribes that lived in what would become known as the Deitscherei ...

→ Hershey museum finds early swimsuit from park's early years - Lebanon Daily News

With the biggest weekend of the prize-money coyote-hunting contests approaching Feb. 19-21, the buzz in the Pennsylvania outdoor world is all coyote. But, some of the common knowledge about coyotes ...

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People in the area will have the chance to improve their health by getting in touch with the eating habits of their ancestors thanks to a grant that Renfrew Museum ...

→ Bethlehem's Sun Inn hosting all-night Halloween ghost hunt - lehighvalleylive.com

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 ...

→ 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 ...

→ White Rose Thunder returning to York a week earlier - InsuranceNewsNet.com

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→ Gettysburg National Military Park's boundary expanded by Congress - The Morning Call  

→ Renfrew Museum acquires additional John Bell pottery - Chambersburg Public Opinion

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 ...

→ Indian motorcycle exhibit to open - Lebanon Daily News. The exhibit will run through Oct. 24. The museum is located just off Route 39, one mile west of Hersheypark Drive in ...

→ Bachelor scholar leaves 112 tall clocks and a $9.7-million legacy benefiting museums and historic preservation - LancasterOnline Local historical orgnaizations that benefited from John J. Snyder Jr.'s legacy include: Rock Ford Plantation - 300 ...

→ Festive post-pub noshtastic neckfiller: HEARTY HOG MAW - The Register Hogmaw is a dish with ancient origins in southwest Germany and Alsace that was brought over with the 18th century German immigrants ...

I wasn't able to go last year's Foodstruck but this year is a go - rain or shine - and I'll be bringing my camera to document the event. It's ...

→ This and That — The history of Santa Claus - Delphos Herald Belsnickel came from Pelz Nichol, stemming from St. Nicholas and the December 6th gift giving holiday. Kris Kringle ...

It will have few new rides and a lot of new foods — and patrons will pick the best of the new flavors. Its headline entertainment offers its broadest choice in ...

I recently spent a week's vacation in the enchanted and historical village of Mount Gretna set in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country. In town there is a lovely shop called ...

→ High river levels extend Pride of the Susquehanna trips - abc27 If paddle boats interest you and you're willing to travel a little farther up river (25 miles) be sure to check out ...

If you are interested in Pennsylvania Dutch culture and folklore, chances are you have heard of Don Yoder. Source: Don Yoder, 'dean' of Pennsylvania Dutch studies, dies at age 93 | ...

Indian Steps Museum stands a monument to Native Americans.The 1912 arts-and-crafts style building showcases a ceremonial room, artifacts ranging in age from 10,000 to 500 years old, and stained glass ...

Set in Pennsylvania Dutch country near Lancaster, things in Williams’ novel get dark in a hurry. Following the solar storm, computer records fail; credit and debit cards as well as bank ...

Lecture -"Amish in Focus: Photos and Stories" Professional photographer Dennis Hughes of East Petersburg, Pa., has been taking pictures of the Amish and other Plain groups since 1986. His 18,000 wide-ranging ...

25th annual Pennsylvania Dutch festival came to the Reading Terminal Market - Philadelphia Business Journal Click here to see photos of the annual Philly event.

Once a burdensome chore for each family to produce for dinner, the art of making superior butter became a delightful practice, and each neighborhood soon developed butter-making households that had ...

→ After fire, Amish raise a barn at West Newport Road farm - LancasterOnline

Take a look back at what Dorney Park used to look like in these historic pics. Source: Dorney Park historic photos - The Morning Call dorneypark.com

The Pennsylvania “Dutch” have long been known for their precocious application of preserving techniques, and a delicious offspring of that artistry reaches into the kitchen itself. Source: The culinary gift of ...

→ 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 ...

→ City of Reading embraces ugly Christmas tree - The Morning Call Perhaps Reading should adopt the phenomena of the "Worlds Ugliest Christmas Tree" as a yearly ritual. Pretty, well decorated trees can ...

→ World War II B-17 visiting Capital City Airport | PennLive.com  

→ Attendees take a ‘Step Back in Time’ at Berks Heritage Center The Heritage Center is open from May 1 through the last Sunday in October. The hours are Tuesday-Saturday, ...

→ Don't pull the plug on the Civil War Museum just yet: Matt Zencey | PennLive.com For the $15 million they spent on this museum they could have rebuilt the Columbia-Wrightsville ...

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"Before they were the institutions of higher learning that they are now, museums were more for entertainment," said owner Mark Kosh. The museum opens May 10. Source: See Lincoln's last bowel ...

→ Crayola Experience to stay open seven days a week - lehighvalleylive.com I've been to the Crayola Experience twice and have had a good experience both times. The space is huge with multiple ...

→ Spring Gulch fills roster for 28th annual folk festival - LancasterOnline

  Follow the link below for two more hot bacon dressing recipes as well as one for peanut roll eggs and peanut butter eggs. BACON DRESSING 1/4 lb. bacon 1 egg 7 Tbsps. sugar 1 Tbsp. ...

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→ Mount Wolf woman's shoofly pie best in Pennsylvania with recipe - York Dispatch Beating out 31 other competitors, York County resident Bonnie Billet won the blue ribbon for best pie ...

→ Cigar Box Guitar Festival to be held at York Emporium - PennLive.com There is a photo gallery associated with this article. Check out the festival's Facebook page form more information.

Black healing salve is a natural remedy, used since the oldest of times, by people belonging to the Amish community. Today, this ointment has become quite popular, being used not ...

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→ Kutztown Folk Festival celebrates Pa. Dutch culture | WFMZ.com video platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player

It didn't take long for the early Easter bunny tradition of building nests to turn into building baskets filled with candy and treats. And in the 18th century, it was ...

→ Pennsylvania Patchwork Pillowcases and Other Small Treasures book signing at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society - Lancaster Online Pennsylvania Patchwork Pillowcases & Other Small Treasures: 1820-1920 on Amazon.com The German immigrants to ...

→ Mason-Dixon, Susquehanna Heartland trails ring in the new wine this weekend - PennLive.com Tickets for Wine Just Off The Vine can be purchased here. November 8-9 and 15-16, 2014 Wine Just Off ...

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5-Day Denver Fair opens Tuesday - LancasterOnline: Local News Denver Fair Denver Memorial Park 800 Main St. Admission Free Parking On-site, $4 fee Schedule Tuesday to Thursday: 4 to 10 p.m. Friday: noon to 11 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 11 ...

→ Wolf sanctuary lets visitors see animals in natural setting - LancasterOnline As noted in the article the winter months are perhaps a better time to visit The Speedwell Wolves, as the ...