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Pine Forest Braucherei
Gretchen Swank
Jan 63 min read
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Gretchen Swank
Nov 25, 20237 min read
A People of Equality and Integrity- The Pennsylvania Dutch
Recently, a friend and I were driving home from celebrating Erntfescht, the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch "Thanksgiving," with our...
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Gretchen Swank
Jul 12, 20237 min read
The Pennsylvania Dutch: Reflections on the Past and Pathways Forward
Traffic on the Walt Whitman bridge was relatively light as I gazed out the passenger side window into the waters of the Port of...
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Gretchen Swank
Jan 31, 20232 min read
der Butzemann; Not Just a Scarecrow.
Groundhog Day is so much more than the spectacle on display in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania every February 2nd, it marks the beginning of a...
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