August 2025: Johannes Kelpius
This month we welcome Dr. Timothy Grieve-Carlson onto the program. He will talk about the mysterious and interesting life of Johannes Kelpius, a mystic, musician, and writer. Our PA Dutch […]
This month we welcome Dr. Timothy Grieve-Carlson onto the program. He will talk about the mysterious and interesting life of Johannes Kelpius, a mystic, musician, and writer. Our PA Dutch […]
This month we welcome Taj Magruder on to the show. Taj is the author of the new novel, “In the Day of Trouble.” The novel is based on a 1934
This month we welcome Patrick Donmoyer, director of the PA German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, on to the show. We will discuss the upcoming Pennsylvania German Day event
This month we welcome Christopher Malone, curator at Historic Trappe, on to the show. Christopher will present: “Valley Culture: Constructing Identity along the Great Wagon Road.” Our poem for the month
This month we welcome Scott Reagan “Der Blohbariyer” onto the show. Scott shares and performs three of his PA Dutch folk songs with us and tell us the stories behind
This month we welcome Alexander Ames onto the show. We will be discussing his research and publication: “The Word in the Wilderness: Popular Piety and the Manuscript Arts in Early
This month we welcome back Candace Perry, curator at the Schwenkfelder Library and Museum. She discusses how PA Dutch motifs made their way into 1950s and 1960s women’s fashion. Our
This month’s episode features an interview with Joseph Smith. He will be discussing the influence of Swiss settlers in colonial Pennsylvania. He will also be telling us about the organization:
This month we welcome Dr. Karen Guenther on to the show. Karen will be talking about the religious world that enveloped the Oley Valley in the 1700s. Our poem is: