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7 stories about Fastnachts and other York County delicacies
What do raw Fastnachts look like? Todd Kister, at Manchester Union Fire Company, gives a demo. He was there as part of preparations for a Manchester Christ Lutheran/Zion View Quickel Church annual Shrove Tuesday Fastnacht sale.
Posted in Archives, all posts, Events, Explanations/controversy, For photo fans, History video channel, Local journalism & Web, Nostalgia & memories, Small-town life, The Pennsylvania Dutch, YorkEats: Hogmaw & such
Tagged chicken corn soup, coffee soup, Fastnacht Day, Fastnachts, hog maw, Manchester Union Fire Company, Pennsylvania Dutch, Snyder of Berlin, Snyder's of Hanover
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If you stood in this York Township field today: ‘You’d be under water’
This is how Lake Redman looked before it was Lake Redman. Lureen Brown provided these photos of that snowy York Township countryside as it looked in 1961. This photo looks across the hill as it comes down from Jacobus. Five years later, lake waters flooded this land. The boat landing at Lake Redman is roughly where the big hill meets the ridge, left center. Lureen Brown said if you’d stand in that field today: ‘You’d be under water.’
Posted in Archives, all posts, Bad weather, Black history, Explanations/controversy, Farms & fields, For photo fans, History video channel, Linked in/neat stuff, Mail bag, The Pennsylvania Dutch, Unsung/obscure sites, York celebrities
Tagged Dillsburg, Fairfield, Keith "Butch" Reigart, Lake Redman, Pennsylvania Dutch, York Water Co.
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A shipping trunk and a search for Pa. Dutch woman Emma Schafer’s relatives
Tracy Foster bought this shipping trunk at an sale. Now she’s trying to find the family of Emma Schafer, named on the trunk. Also of interest: When ‘Sauer Kraut’ loaned its name to this Pennsylvania Dutch neighborhood in York. Tracy … Continue reading
When ‘Sauer Kraut’ loaned its name to this Pennsylvania Dutch neighborhood in York
This view, looking north on South George Street shows York, Pa.’s, ‘Sauer Kraut Hill’ today. Edwin Greiman gave the boundaries of the largely German neighborhood in the late 1800s as running on South George Street between Maple and South streets. The district is hardly a hill but is part of the elevation as George Street rises from its Codorus Creek crossing. St. Mary’s Church is slightly north of Greiman’s boundaries. But this church, popular with German Catholics, attests to the German concentration in that part of York. Greiman’s ‘Memoirs’ show how Penn Park served as a playground for youngsters in the neighborhood.
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Tagged hog maw, Pennsylvania Dutch, sauerkraut and pork, Sauerkraut Hill, South George Street
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Still missing: Where is Elmwood’s Roll of Honor?
This is the Zion View War Memorial, one of York County’s most picturesque. We know where this Conewago Township memorial is located. But some war memorials have been lost over the years.
History mystery photo: You might think this is Halloween garb, but wrong holiday
York, Pa., history mystery person: Wrong holiday. This isn’t Halloween garb, as maybe you thought at first. What holiday is this figure associated with, and what are figures such as this one commonly called?
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Tagged abandoned amusement parks, Boyer family, Der Belsnickel, Der Belsnickle, Farmers Market, Lincoln Highway, Weaver family
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Amish and Mennonites: Don’t know much about Pennsylvania Dutch history? Linked in with neat history stuff, May 14, 2012
The Amish and Mennonites fascinate folks but how often do you have an opportunity to increase your understanding of these Pennsylvania Dutch denominations? Old Order Amish and Mennonite historians who will discuss the topic of “Amish and Mennonite: History of Growing Faith Communities” on Monday, June 10, 7:00 PM at Martindale Mennonite Fellowship Center, in Ephrata, Lancaster County.
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Tagged Amish, Cornwall Inn, East Berlin, Frankie Muniz, Gettysburg, Josh Gibson, Mennonites, Utz
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Distelfink? So now we all know the meaning of the strange Pennsylvania Dutch name
Distelfink Drive-in Restaurant was known as Sandoe’s Distelfink Drive-In on this postcard from York, Pa., Daily Record/Sunday News’ files. This picture from the undated postcard shows three cars from the early 1960s and one from the late 1950s. All this raises the question. What is a Distelfink?
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Tagged Adams County, Distelfink, Distelfink restaurant, Gettysburg, Glattfelder
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