Norman Gasbarro | December 26, 2010
A previous post on the Pennsylvania Dutch language gave words that were used to name various occupations. This post deals with religion. Religion was an important part of life in the community and in many cases, the Pennsylvania Dutch attended worship services that were conducted in German. Previously mentioned also was that Rev. Dr. William […]
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Norman Gasbarro | December 9, 2010
A church building and cemetery may be found on north Center Street in Gratz that looks much as it did in the Civil War period, 1861-1865. From a history of the Simeon United Lutheran Church, Gratz, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, we read the following: A small number of Lutheran and Reformed people united in the year […]
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