Annual gatherings held to preserve the Pennsylfawnish-Dietsche customs, heritage, and dialect of the Pennsylvania-Germans who settled in this section of the state.
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Groundhog Lodge Number Seven displayed their recently complet-
ed "Rawd" wheel, beautifully designed, constructed, and donated
by Mark Kern of Upper Hanover Township. Mark has been main-
taining the wheels for years and constructed the new one that will
serve the group for many years.
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Michele Siegfried and Jen Fritz open the ladies
Fersommling on April 25 with a lesson on some
Pennsylfawnish-Dietsche words.
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Women line up to dish out their dinner from a
large slection of foods brought to the potluck din-
ner at the East Greenvile Fire Company banquet
hall.
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Unner Habtmon Leroy Marks, Jr. (right) wel-
comes new members of the Rawd, David Zepp
(center right) and Chris Kistler (center, left) to the
13-member boad as Gelthaver Joe Schultz looks
on.
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Young Travis Haldeman, center, receives his neckerchief making him a member of Grundsow
Lodsh Numma Sivva.
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The Fersommling's festivities include having new members pledge a
series of comedic and playful promises.
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