My Shoemaker's came from the Alasace-Lorrain region of Germany/France so would they have had a different dialect than PA Dutch? Just curious as I know they spoke German. Thelma Shoemaker Tomlinson REDSKI9136@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 5/25/00 8:30:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > o2bab@bedford.net writes: > > << Can't resist replying! PADutch are those Germans who came early into PA > and > spoke German (Deusch). My Berger ancestors came in 1744 and my grandmother, > b 1870 still spoke German, or rather PA Dutch, which is a form of German > understood somewhat in Germany (as we somewhat understand those from Alabama > and Boston!) >> > > Hi Cathy, I have been researching the Dutch for a long time. My research > says that the Dutch are from the Netherlands. Most did have some type of > German dialect, but they did not speak German per say. The Dutch also did not > come to PA., as PA-DUTCH. They were simply Dutch. The Pa. was added on after > they came to Pennslyvania. If you feel I am wrong, please correct me. > > Mary Jane > > ============================== > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > http://pml.rootsweb.com/