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The Pennsylvania Dutchman
The Pennsylvania DutchmanThe Pennsylvania Dutchman was a semi-monthly specialty newspaper for, by, and about the early German settlers in Pennsylvania and their descendents. It was published only for a short time — from 1949 to 1952 — a project of the Pennsylvania Dutch Folklore Center at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Although not specifically discussed in the issues at hand, the purpose of the publication seemed to be to re-acquaint the 1950s generation with their German heritage. In 1949 there was still a lingering suspicion and dislike of anything German among "the English" in southeastern Pennsylvania. While many Pennsylvania Dutchmen participated in World War II, many others did not for religious reasons. This publication was founded to encourage more understanding of the Pennsylvania Dutch heritage and traditions among both "the English" and the younger Pennsylvania Dutch. It's three editors were faculty members at the college, and deplored the lack of Dutch cultural knowledge among their students.
Other efforts to advance this educational program also sprang up at the same time. The wonderful Pennsylvania Dutch Summer Festival at Kutztown, PA, attracted crowds from all over the east coast for many years. The displays and demonstrations of Dutch crafts and lifestyles brought people back time after time. Lectures and publications re-acquainted young Dutch students with their ancestral language and family backgrounds. Genealogy studys were another major part of this effort.
The Tailhook Ebooks Pennsylvania Dutchman series is a small effort to recapture the rennaissance spirit of those times, and to spread understanding of the Pennsylvania Dutch culture to a wider audience.
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The Pennsylvania Dutchman, September 15, 1950 — This issue begins with a comparison of "The Pennsylvanians and the Foreign Germans", "Pennsylvania Dutch food Among Best in America", and "The Newswangers ... Painters of the Amish". Then touches on Dutch beliefs and superstitions in "Collecting Folk Cures in Lebanon County","Fun at an Early Fair in the Dutch Country", and "Old Weather Lore. Next are some cultural stories: "Der Alt Gooley Draws a Protective Circle", Gravestone Minus Epitaph", "A Legend of Joseph Young the Mormon Prophet", "The Lord's Sheep-dog", and "A German Schoolmaster in the Pa. Dutch Country". The issue ends with "Amish Family Histories", a annotated bibliography, and a cooking recipe "'Hotch-Potch' or 'Sei-mawga'", which details how to make a delicious meal with a "Pig's Stomach— #Dutch01
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The Pennsylvania Dutchman, October 1, 1950 — Articles in this issue include: "The Folksiness in Folksongs", "Money to the Church", "Miscellaneous Tales Picked Up Here and There", "Lore and Legend of the Kuddelfleck Country", "A Lancaster County Dunker Yearly Meeting", "Witchcraft in York County", "Terms of a Contract" (for orphans), "Adams County's Sesquicentennial", "Rhubarb — This Way and That", "Deeds of Daring of 'Louis the Robber'"," 'The Dutchman's Daughter' A Wyoming Valley Idyl", "Paul Revere Rides Again!", "A Letter from the Leader of the United States Air Force Band", and other pieces.— #Dutch02
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The Pennsylvania Dutchman, November 15, 1950 — The issue has "The Deeds of Dr. Dady in Early York County", "Conestoga Wagons and a Rattlesnake Bite", "The Phantom Fiddler of the Welsh Mountains", "Epitaphs from Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery", "Caterina's Wedding Day", "The Springhouse", "The Price of Disobedience", "Back to the Indian's Apple-Cheeked Dolls", "The Pennsylvania Dutch", "School Punishment in the Early 1800's", "Daniel C. Keller Dialect Writer" , "A Montgomery Countian in Illinois", "The Banks of Brandywine" (poem), and early genealogies for Koppenheffer, Zimmermann, and Kissinger. — #Dutch03
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The Pennsylvania Dutchman, December 1, 1950 — Principal stories in this issue are: "A Methodist Circuit-Rider Among the Berks County Dutch - 1810", "Folkspeech and Literary Language", "An Old Yarn from Beyond Blue Ball", "Proper Names in Dr. Fogel's Pennsylvania Dutch Proverbs", "Tales of the 'ECK'", "The Young Amishman", "Reminiscences", "Spirit Seances in Old Berks", "Freddie Klahr" (who never did a lick of work in his life), "Acorns for Coffee", "A Sketch" (poem), "Caterina's Wedding Day", "Corporal, ich thu's net", and a genealogical list of "Lebanon County Moravians - 1752". — #Dutch04
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The Pennsylvania Dutchman, December 1949 — Nearly the entire issue is devoted to Christmas. Stories include "On the Trail of the First Christmas Tree", "Some Old Yule Customs", "Shooting in the New Year", "Emanuel Church in Petersville", "The Himmelsbrief (written prayers)", "Der George Speizeigler (A Christmas hobo)", "Holiday Cookies", and "The Moravian Christmas Putz (decorations)". Things German include a Pennsylvania Dutch Grammar Lesson, "The Famous Stohler Ax (made by a Dutch blacksmith), "Is Your Name 'Dutchified?'", "More Dutch Place Names", and several genealogical articles— #Dutch05
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Pennsylvania Dutchman
Averages 30-40 Pages per issue — $2.50 ea.
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