The Pennsylvania Dutch Tradition

History, People & Place

I think this deserves its own shelf because OOA isn't simply documenting "witchcraft."

We're documenting a folk culture.

Here we could explore:

• The Pennsylvania Dutch

• German-speaking immigrants

• The history of Pennsylvania German communities

• Migration

• Farm life

• Language

• Religion

• Folk customs

• Fraktur

• Hex signs

• Barn traditions

• Domestic life

• Foodways

• Seasonal customs

• Folk healing

And eventually:

Braucherei in America

which becomes a bridge into your own lineage and experience.

The people, culture & history

This isn't about doing Braucherei or Hexerei.

It's about understanding the people and world from which these traditions emerged.