Lotte- I don't think you're off your rocker. There were thousands of Palantines who came to Philadelphia in the early-mid 1700's. One of them was my husband's 5th great grandfather -Jacob Enckisch - somewhere along the line his name was Anglo-sized to Anguish. He along with many other Palantine families, later settled in New York's Mohawk Valley. Sue ---- Lotte Devlin <lielo816@aol.com> wrote: > > All, > I grew up in the Philadelphia area, so often saw/heard Pennsylvania Dutch folks who had come to Philly for different reasons. It always struck me that Penn Deitsch had many similarities to Schwowisch. > > I thought that I had read somewhere that the PD immigrated to America about the same time our DS ancestors traveled south to colonize the frontier. Anyone else ever hear that? > > I found this interesting link to the PD newspaper, which is still operational today. Its name "HIEWWE WIE DRIWWE" means "over here as over there." Those who can read Schwowisch might find this interesting, too. While I'm sure the PD language developed on its own once it was transported to USA, one can definitely see some similarities to Schwowisch. Whatya think? > > You won't hurt my feelings if you think I'm off my rocker! Enjoy! > > Lotte > > http://hiwwewiedriwwe.wordpress.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DONAUSCHWABEN-VILLAGES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message