#Pennsylvania German

[42-clocks]

🥨🩵 a really messy sketch of Pennsylvania Dutch Miku 🩵🥨

a more finished piece is to come! (eventually!)

[todaysdocument]

Indictment for Sedition

Record Group 21: Records of District Courts of the United StatesSeries: Criminal Case FilesFile Unit: United States versus Benjamin Meyer and Conrad Fahustock, #6 October Session 1799

In the Circuit Court of the United States in and for the Pennsylvania district of the Middle Circuit

The Grand Inquest of the United States of America for the Pennsylvania District upon their respective oaths and affirmations do present that Benjamin Meyer and Conrad Fahnestock late of the same district Yeoman being ill disposed persons designing and intending to vilify and defame the government of the United States and the administration of justice therein and to cause it to be believed that the Judicial Courts of the said United States was actuated by unlawful motives and not by the duty imposed on them by the Constitution of the United States aforesaid and thereby to weaken and diminish the authority of the said court and excite opposition against the same on the twenty first day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and ninety nine at the County of Dauphin in the District aforesaid wickedly and maliciously did print and publish and cause to be printed and published in a certain newspaper then and there in the German language and called Unpartheyische Harrisburg Zeitung which German words signify The Impartial Harrisburg Newspaper the false scandalous contemptuous and malicious words matters and things following that is to say Capt. John Fries Die Constitution der Vereinigten Staaten sagt Hochverrath soll nur darein bestehen wenn man krieg gegen dieselben erklaret oder ihren feinden anhanget und sie [complete document and transcription at link]

[woodlanddreams]

i’m so busy rn but i HAD to draw pennsylvania dutch miku or i’d explode (i want to make her better later)

[pursuingdragons]

Research is Devotion Friends!!

Hey, like, literally just make a playlist. Of all your favorite witchy songs. Anything. Even if they’re non witchy, anything that makes you think of your practice. Play it, and research your practice. Anything that relates to it. Deities, history, metaphysical shops nearby, Pinterest boards, my tumblr posts ;), folklore, the history of witchcraft in your area, paganism in different cultures, different pantheons. Literally anything. You spending time with your practice in any way or form can be considered your devotion. Some people don’t have the space or safety. Plus it’s fun to learn new things.

If you feel like you have nothing to research, look into Pennsylvanian Pow wowing, or Braucherei. Literally almost all of my ancestors did it. It saved my aunts life. Totally super cool stuff.

[arthistoryanimalia]

Johann Heinrich Otto (American, Pennsylvania Dutch, c.1733-c.1800) Fraktur of a Parrot, c. 1785 Ink & watercolor, 208 × 165 mm (8 3/16 × 6 1/2 in.) Baltimore Museum of Art 1967.76.3

[spyld]

apologies is this has already been answered but i know a small amount of a German dialect spoken by my grandmother. as far as i can tell, the only people left who speak it fluently are all older adults and live in a handful of small towns in Iowa in America.

id love to attempt to blog in it, but im worried i dont know enough to do so, and that i would have trouble looking words up that i dont know since there aren't many native speakers left. also, i dont think spelling was ever standardized at all.

are there any ideas or strategies you know of that i could use to help in this situation?

Hi, you mentioned in your tags that it's a form of High German? Well, Pennsylvania Dutch is apparently a fairly common form of High German spoken in the region. Maybe looking that up could help you? The wikipedia has lots of information and references on it! And here's a dictionary for it.

It might not be exactly what your grandmother spoke, but it might help get a feel of it and help you find a way of spelling it :)

And don't worry too much about it being 'correct'. You can always add a transcription of what you said in English for clarity. It would be neat to see it either way, even if it's just a few words!

Glicke! (good luck!)

[temple-of-mars]

Buschgroßmutter, Shrub Grandmother, known throughout Pennsylvania Dutch and Germanic Magic.

This crystal pendulum talisman will undergo a strong ritual of consecration to the Buschgroßmutter, dedicating it to her and making it a powerful sacred object that establishes a connection to her. Buschgroßmutter is a powerful tree entity, akin to a forest Goddess, that is called upon for guidance, especially by Hexerei Practitioners. She was known throughout Germany, Austria, and later in America to some of the Pennsylvania Dutch. Known as Shrub Grandmother, she is appears as a wise older, mossy matriarch tree entity with long white hair and a magic staff. She is helpful to those who are kind and generous. She is often sympathetic of those who experience hardships in life, especially poverty, and offers support in trying situations. She is quite malevolent toward those who are malicious and problematic without reason. She is a stern, tough, no nonsense woman who is very knowledgeable. She is representative of strength, wisdom, independence, perseverance, and vengeance. She helps to provide wisdom and spiritual knowledge to you. She can be called upon for strong spiritual protection, combatting malicious people, magic, spirits, and entities. She would be considered darker arts to black arts and enjoys exacting revenge on people to obtain justice. She is quite ruthless and aggressive when it comes to vengeance magic. Please note, as stated, she is no nonsense! She WON'T tolerate any form of disrespect and may lash out at those who deliberately insult her. She doesn't cater to every whim; she gives guidance, wisdom, and assistance, but she expects effort on your part, as part of her lessons are about encouraging people to establish independence, personal power, and self-reliance. She enjoys nature, trees, plants and animals, they're all sacred to her and she protects them from spiritual attacks. This talisman acts as a strong energy conduit tuned to her power. This consecrated talisman is great for increasing personal power, gaining wisdom and insight, and increasing assertiveness. It is an excellent piece used to break free from spiritual constraints, develop independence, success, as well as hone your skills in vengeance magic. Additionally, it gives occult knowledge, usually via dreams or intuition.She often appears via dreams to inform you about important events, to give occult knowledge, teach you her magic, or to give messages. OFFERINGS: She appreciates thoughtful offerings, moss agate and tree agates are a favorite of hers. Pine needles, juniper berries, and thoughtful forest related gifts. Candles that are dressed with herbs such as mugwort. Honey bread or cakes. You may even plant a tree and dedicate it to her, or give her a figurine. She especially enjoys art and hand crafted items. Pendulum is great for divinatory purposes and receiving answers from her. It acts as a conduit to her for prayer requests. It can be utilized in ritual work for additional strength. Place near your pillow to receive dreams.

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[feminineabyss]

[poisonappleprintshop]

I am excited to share that my original artwork ‘Witches’ Night on Hexenkopf Rock’ is featured in the third edition of Ned D. Heindel’s ‘Hexenkopf: History, Healing, & Hexeri’! You can grab a copy for yourself from The Sigal Museum. It is an honor to be included in such a wonderful book that preserves a part of Pennsylvanian history and the history of Pennsylvanian folk magic!

In 2016, I unearthed a rare copy of the first edition of this book (published under a slightly different title in 1974, seen in the third photo) at my grandmother’s house and it is what inspired me to create ‘Witches’ Night on Hexenkopf Rock.’

The rock itself is a stony summit in Williams Township, PA that has long been associated with magic, ritual, and witchcraft. ‘Hexenkopf: History, Healing, and Hexeri’ takes an in-depth view at the history and folklore surrounding Hexenkopf Rock and examines how Braucherei, or PA German folk magic, first developed in the area and contributed to the rock’s legends. Also discussed are stories of Native American magic, witch gatherings, ominous omens, and apparitions that have helped bolster Hexenkopf rock’s mysterious reputation. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in American folk magic and Pennsylvanian lore!

[normal-with-adhd-is-a-joke]

Every so often I'm possessed by a little German boy who craves German food so I'm making pork and sauerkraut. My mom loaned me her slow cooker because all the recipes require it. I wasn't smelling much food cooking smells and the slow cooker is old so I opened the lid and sniffed to make sure I could smell things cooking. I breathed in a ton of sauerkraut steam and it made my throat hurt.

[leagueislandbrewingclub]

Brauhaus Schmitz

[cowbutch-chastity]

Homesick Vent I guess

So I was born and raised in one of the Appalachian Valleys but around 9 months ago moved a bit farther south to be with my lovely partner with a bit more affordable rent so we could save up money and eventually move back up to our home region. But this last weekend we took a vacation back home for my birthday, visiting some friends as well.

Basically getting to see even the outskirts of Appalachia and the valley again was really god damn nice. And now that I'm back to my place down south I'm realizing just how homesick I am. Southern coast swamps are pretty and all but god I miss the mountains. I miss my culture, the blue collar folk I grew up around and that my ma came from. I miss hiking on mountain trails and watching deer run through my backyard and the way my boots felt against trail dirt and gravel roads rather than wet humid mud.

I miss Coyotes and creek fishing and drinking beer by the turkey hill just a quick walk away from a forest. Miss the accents and banjo music and I even miss those shitty mountain churches that I'd never set foot in again. I miss walking out into the woods with my friends and finding old crumbling buildings and railroad tracks that would lead to bridges over offshoots of the Susquehanna.

I miss the little one road town I went to college at and the bookstore with the pride flag always up and the pub where I'd watch frat boys play pool and wish I had a bunch of lesbians to play with. I miss the ways mist would roll in from the river around the mountains in the early morning and it would look like something out of Middle Earth, and the way power lines cut through the hills like scars.

I just miss Appalachia. I miss my home.

[deitschanddeutsch]

It’s summer, and I am absolutely obsessed with the Germanic goddess Sunna (also known as Sol)

[himblebo]

God I’m constantly blown away by the concept of translation. The fact that so many languages are spoken in this world but there is an entire art to making them mean the same thing and that the art comes from going the step further from literal translation into giving it the right flow for whatever given language it’s being translated into. And how maybe the exact wording and phrasing and idiom changes, but the broad strokes and meaning are unchanged.

Like you’re telling me that’s not magic? Enchantment? Alchemy? Get outta here

[pennstateuniversitypress]

Unlocked Book of the Month: Falckner's Curieuse Nachricht von Pensylvania

Each month we’re highlighting a book available through PSU Press Unlocked, an open access initiative featuring scholarly digital books and journals in the humanities and social sciences.

About our August pick:

Originally circulated in Germany, Daniel Falckner’s Curieuse Nachricht von Pensylvania was one in a wave of pamphlets about the American colonies disseminated in Europe during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. It stood alongside influential works by Penn and Pastorius that were circulated among Pietists and other groups to raise awareness in Europe about the practical and spiritual climates in Pennsylvania. Falckner’s pamphlet, in particular, was used in a promotional manner and utilizes a question-and-answer format, addressing everything from how to plan for a voyage to America to common professions for Europeans in the New World, dealings with the native population, seasonal climate, and hundreds of other issues. This translation of Curieuse Nachricht, first published by the Pennsylvania German Society in 1905, includes introductory chapters and annotations by Julius Sachse. The English translation and original German text appear on facing pages, and annotations examine the differences between an original manuscript and the version widely distributed by the Frankfort Company, a group of Pennsylvania land investors, in 1702.

Read more and access the book here: https://www.psupress.org/books/titles/978-0-271-05384-4.html

See the list of full Unlocked titles here: https://www.psupress.org/unlocked/unlocked_gallery.html

[a-modernmajorgeneral]

High German reformed A B C and name booklet, for children who are starting to learn. Germanton [Pa.] : Printed and available by Michael Billmeyer, 1789

For #typeTuesday this week we’re featuring this children’s primer printed in Germantown, PA in 1789. We love the alphabets printed in gothic type, and absolutely adore the tiny animals printed on the facing page.  

Hoch-deutsches reformirtes A B C und Namen Büchlein, für Kinder, welche anfangen zu lernen. Germanton [Pa.] : Gedruckt und zu haben von Michael Billmeyer,1789.