...Thanks Justin, that explained alot! My folks were from Amsterdam and came over in 1802. I had heard the term "Pennsylvania Dutch" I assumed they were part of that group. From your definition...maybe not. Thanks for the explanation Mark in Kansas -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 9:38 PM Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] what counties considered to be Pennsylvania Dutch Ah, the Pennsylvania Dutch were not Hollanders or Low Dutch. The Pennsylvania Dutch were Deutsch, that is, German-speakers, chiefly from the Pfalz/Palatinate, the Alsace region of what is now France, and the German-speaking Cantons of Switzerland, such as Bern and Zürich. Those persons who were Dutch from what is now called the Netherlands are a different group of people, although linguistically related, not being considered part of the Pennsylvania Dutch people. Justin At 10:33 PM 1/7/2007, you wrote: >Hi Marlene, >thanks for the response. I had some early >pioneers settle into Centre county. There >cit/nat papers were telling of him from Holland. >I was just getting a feel how settled the area >was by the Dutch. So far, not much! > >Thanks for replying, >Mark in Kansas > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Sent: Sun, 7 Jan 2007 8:48 PM >Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] what counties considered to be Pennsylvania Dutch > > >Hi Mark, > >Pennsylvania Dutch refers more to a people. I live in Upper Bucks County in >Pa, and this area along with Berks, Northampton, Leigh counties have a large >settlement of Pa Duth....they were german speaking people who settled this >area. > >Marlene > >Let music fill your spirit! >Start out by supporting Chamber Arts Guild Chorus >www.chamberartsguild.org > >And for the child in you also > >Check out Mike Ford's latest musical adventure, "Dog Train". >www.boyntonfordmusic.com/products.htm > >"We must be the change we wish to see in the world" Mahatma Gandhi > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 8:58 PM >Subject: [PACENTRE] what counties considered to be Pennsylvania Dutch > > > > Hi all, > > I read an email earlier talking about a couple of counties in Pennsylvania > > as Pennsylvania Dutch. I am familiar with the term but don't know exactly > > what counties they would have been. > > Can anybody tell me? > > > > Thank you, > > Mark in Kansas > > ________________________________________________________________________ > > Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security > > tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, > > free AOL Mail and more. > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >email to [email protected] >with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of >the message >________________________________________________________________________ >Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set >of free safety and security tools, free access >to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an >email to [email protected] with the >word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.