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Folk-Lore of the Pennsylvania Germans: Part I

Folk MedicineGerman American TraditionsJournal of American FolklorePennsylvania Dutch Folklore

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BEFORE describing the customs, folk-medicine, and folk-lore of the Pennsylvania Germans, it will be necessary to present a brief sketch of the people to which they relate, and to explain the origin of the dialect generally, though erroneously, denominated "Pennsylvania Dutch." Swedish settlers appeared at Tinicum Island, on the Delaware River, about the year 1638, where they held possession until 1655, when they were displaced by the Dutch, who in turn (in 1664) were compelled to give way to…

Folk-Lore of the Pennsylvania Germans: Part I

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