John Birmelin
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John Birmelin has been called the Poet Laureate of the Pennsylvania Dutch and is one of the most popular poets and playwrights in the Pennsylvania German language.
Birmelin in June 1913
Pennsylvania Dutch
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The Pennsylvania Dutch, also referred to as Pennsylvania Germans, are an ethnic group in Pennsylvania, United States, and Ontario, Canada, as well as in other regions of both nations. They largely ori
John Birmelin
…John Birmelin (October 31, 1873 – September 3, 1950) has been called the Poet Laureate of the Pennsylvania Dutch and is one of the most popular poets and playwrights in the Pennsylvania German language. Birmelin was born in Longswamp Township, Pennsylvania to a…
A portrayal of colonial era Palatines in Fraktur art style
Pennsylvania German society was founded to protect Palatine indentured servants, redemptioners
In the Battle of Germantown in 1777, Pennsylvania Dutch soldiers fought in the Pennsylvania Militia.
Nicholas Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany in 1777