Writings of Ernest Waldo Bechtel Vol. 4: Weekly Dialect Columns Part 2: 1974-1977 Traditional Craft Pennsylvania German words A-Z

Pennsylvania German words A-Z

Traces the European origins of the immigrants as well as descendants of a large group of Berks countians arriving in Pennsylvania in the 1700s

Co-authored by Gerhard Ratzlaff and Philip Roth

Murray provides stimulation and challenge to anyone who wants to see new churches come into being

This book is ideal for all those with a passion for history or a curiosity about objects used in America in the mid-eighteenth and nineteenth centuries

Writings of Ernest Waldo Bechtel Vol. 4: Weekly Dialect Columns Part 2: 1974-1977 Traditional Craft Pennsylvania German words A-ZCo editor: Jennifer L. Trout. Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970 1988 in the "Ephrata Review" in Ephrata, Pa. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences and what he sees when he observes people. He also writes his columns about holidays, such as "Gedechtnisdaag" and "Grischtdaag." This volume presents the years 1974 1977 of Bechtel's "Dummheide" columns in the original Pennsylvania German