The Writings of Ernest Waldo Bechtel, Vol. III: Weekly Dialect Columns, Part I: 1970-1973Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970 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 first four years of Bechtel's Dummheide columns in the original Pennsylvania German language. (426pp. color illus. Center

Reverend Waldschmidt's entries

track down military experiences

It is a treasure for those doing genealogical research on this area

and Swartz

and survival for 200 years

The Pennsylvania German is translated into English

Swiss American Hist

mini biographies

this book traces the Swiss

His followers became known as Mennonites

Ernest Waldo Bechtel's plays and skits were based on a variety of themes and included many different characters

Along with the illustrations of the relics