Pennsylvania Dutch: The Story of an American LanguageWhile most world languages spoken by minority populations are in serious danger of becoming extinct, Pennsylvania Dutch is thriving. In fact, the number of Pennsylvania Dutch speakers is growing exponentially, and has remained for the most part an oral vernacular without official recognition or support. A true sociolinguistic wonder, Pennsylvania Dutch has been spoken continuously since the late 18th century. In this probing study, Mark L. Louden,

The second half of the book contains the genealogy of the family through 14 generations

Jacobina King

Anna/Nancy Horst

The Maplecrest brand was known for its premium quality and was available

This heart-warming story of a veteran builder is constructed to encourage you

kind extraterrestrial from the planet Nordia who has been assigned as a guardian to planet Earth since the beginning of World War II

the progress in finding where they lived before emigrating

Excellent well-written history of the people and places in this area

before coming to America

also known as "The Horning Church" or "Black Bumper Church" is provided

a register of births

Jacob lived in Conestoga Twp