Gretchen SwankMar 1814 minOur Pennsylvania Dutch Culture: Where We Have Been and Where We Are GoingMy love and passion for my Pennsylvania Dutch heritage extends deep and wide, much like my own family tree extends and roots in all...
Gretchen SwankNov 25, 20237 minA People of Equality and Integrity- The Pennsylvania DutchRecently, a friend and I were driving home from celebrating Erntfescht, the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch "Thanksgiving," with our...
Gretchen SwankApr 5, 20233 minDandelion on Griedunnerschdaag (Green Thursday); a Pennsylvania Dutch TraditionThe Dandelion. Perhaps one of the most misunderstood gifts provided by Mother Nature. Their bright yellow heads pop-up everywhere, and...
Gretchen SwankMar 27, 20239 minThe "Witches" of Tyrol & the Ripple Effect the European "Witch Hunts" Had Upon Folk Healers Growing up, I knew two things-- I was "German & Swiss", and I was "Pennsylvania Dutch." The former I learned from my mother, who told me...