The Writings of Ernest Waldo Bechtel, Vol. VII: Weekly Dialect Columns, Part V: 1986-1988Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970 to 1988 in the Ephrata Review in Ephrata, Pa. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences and what he sees when he observes people. He also writes his columns about holidays, such as Gedechtnisdaag and Grischtdaag. This volume presents the last three years (1986 1988) of Bechtel's Dummheide columns in the original Pennsylvania German language. (261pp. color

where they lived for a number of generations

and their sons

Blue Mountain

first in Lancaster Co

and be touched personally by the Amish people who write about themselves

) along the Conestoga River in the early 1700s

a former goat herder who was unable to cope with life due to many factors

and holiday treats

These wills were abstracted under the auspices of the Historical Society of Pa

every town

The Shenk and Stoner families are central with other surnames: Brenneman

convulsions