German-Pennsylvania Working Group
| German-Pennsylvanian Working Group e. V. (DPAK) |
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| purpose | Promotion of linguistic, cultural and historical contacts between Germans and Pennsylvania Germans |
| Chair: | Frank Kessler, Brussels (Belgium) |
| Executive Director: | Michael Werner, Ober-Olm (Germany) |
| Establishment date: | May 31, 2003 |
| Seat : | Mainz (Germany) |
| Website: | dpak.wordpress.com |
The German-Pennsylvanian Working Group e. V. , abbreviated DPAK , English German-Pennsylvanian Association , was born on 31 May 2003 in Rheinhessen municipality Ober-Olm ( Rheinland-Pfalz founded), which since then is his office. The registered office of the registered association is the Rhineland-Palatinate state capital Mainz .
Purpose of the association
The purpose of the association is primarily to promote
- the cultural exchange between the German-born inhabitants of Pennsylvania , who are known as the Pennsylvania Dutch (also Pennsylvania Germans or, Pennsylvaniadeutsch , Pennsilfaani Deitsche ) and have meanwhile spread further in North America, as well as the inhabitants of the main regions of origin of their ancestors in southwest Germany
- the Pennsylvania German dialect , culture and historical research
- of German-Pennsylvania initiatives and town twinning
Members
Membership and general meeting
In addition to a number of institutions and associations, members of the association are primarily linguists , dialectologists , authors committed to spoken or written dialect , historians and people from Germany and the United States interested in culture or genealogy .
According to the statutes , an ordinary general meeting (MV) takes place annually, which is usually hosted by local museums or similar historical-cultural institutions.
MV 2010 in the Heimatmuseum Schifferstadt with the exhibit Goldener Hut
MV 2011 on the banks of the Neckar in the clubhouse of the rowing society Eberbach
MV 2013 at the Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore , Kaiserslautern
MV 2018 in the museum in the old town hall , Grünstadt
Honorary members
Every five years the German-Pennsylvania Working Group awards honorary membership:
- 2004: C. Richard Beam ( Millersville , PA; 1925-2018), university professor, director of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Millersville University , editor of a twelve-volume Pennsylvania German dictionary
- 2009: Don Yoder ( Devon , PA; 1921–2015), university professor, expert on Pennsylvania German Folklife Studies, co-founder of the Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival
- 2014: Earl C. Haag ( Pottsville , PA; * 1929), university lecturer, editor of a Pennsylvania German grammar and an anthology as well as author of various dialect columns
Institutional members (selection)
- Emigration Museum Oberalben (Oberalben)
- Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Millersville University (Millersville, PA)
- German-Pennsylvanian Circle of Friends V. (Saarbrücken)
- Elwetrittche Association 1982 e. V. (Landau)
- Freundeskreis Ephrata e. V. (Eberbach)
- Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore (Kaiserslautern)
- District of Kaiserslautern
- Mennonite Research Center (Weierhof)
- Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University (Kutztown, PA)
- Pennsylvania German Studies Program at Kutztown University (Kutztown, PA)
- Association for German Cultural Relations Abroad (VDA) e. V., State Association of Rhineland-Palatinate
Individual members (selection)
- Patrick Donmoyer, Site Manager at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center (Kutztown, PA)
- Earl C. Haag, Professor (em.) For German Studies, Pennsylvania State University (State College, PA)
- Barbara Hans-Bianchi, Professor of German Studies, Università de L'Áquila (L'Áquila, Italy)
- Wilhelm Hauth, step scientist (Landau)
- Heinz Helfrich, Professor (em.) For English Studies, University of Koblenz-Landau (Kaiserslautern)
- Albert H. Keil, Palatinate dialect poet (Ahrensburg)
- Frank Kessler, civil servant at the EU Commission in Brussels, 1st chairman of the DPAK (Brussels)
- Jörg Meindl, Professor of German Studies, Harrisburg Area Community College (Lebanon, PA)
- Mark L. Louden, Professor of Linguistics, University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
- Roland Paul , historian and folklorist, director (retired) of the Institute for Palatinate History and Folklore (Kaiserslautern)
- Rudolf Post , linguist and dialectologist, editor of the Palatinate Dictionary (Kaiserslautern)
- Walter Sauer, English studies (retired) at Heidelberg University , publisher (Neckarsteinach)
- Helmut Seebach, folklorist and publisher (Mainz)
- Helmut Schmahl, historian, private lecturer at the history seminar of the University of Mainz (Alzey)
- Michael Werner, linguist and publicist, publisher of the Pennsylvaniadeutschen newspaper Hiwwe wie Driwwe , founder of the German-Pennsylvanian archive, 2nd chairman of the DPAK (Ober-Olm)
Former members (selection)
- 2003–2016: David L. Valuska, historian (em.), Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA)
- 2003–2017: Joshua Brown, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)
- 2003–2019: Hans Buch (1937–2019), mayor i. R. of the community of Enkenbach-Alsenborn (Enkenbach-Alsenborn)
- 2003–2020: Doris Schweitzer (1961–2020), Germanist and long-time treasurer of the DPAK (Grünstadt)
- 2004–2014: Pennsylvania Tourist Office (Frankfurt)
- 2004–2018: C. Richard Beam (1925–2018), Professor (em.) For German Studies, Millersville University (Millersville, PA)
- 2006–2014: John Delaney, historian, professor at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA)
- 2009–2015: Don Yoder (1921–2015), folklorist, professor (em.) At Kutztown University of Pennsylvania (Kutztown, PA)
Board
The board of the association consists of five people who are elected by the general assembly for three years. From 2003 to 2010, the first chairman was Michael Werner , who has a doctorate in linguistics and publicity and who has set up a German-Pennsylvania archive in Ober-Olm . At the end of the 1990s he was the founding editor of a semi-annual publication which is called “ Hiwwe wie Driwwe ” in local dialect and is aimed at Hüben und Drüben , ie both the descendants of those who stayed here and those who emigrated.
Since April 2010, the association has been led by Frank Kessler from Brussels, who was previously deputy chairman and has swapped positions with Michael Werner. The association's office is still in Ober-Olm and is managed by Michael Werner as managing director. Traditionally, a board member comes from the Pennsylvania German-speaking area. Currently it is Patrick Donmoyer, Site Manager of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University of Pennsylvania .
Projects and activities
In Friehyaahr fer the Mudderschprooch
The association regards the “En Friehyaahr fer die Mudderschprooch” campaign as its most important project, which has been held annually since 2010 from February 2, Groundhog Day ( Pennsylvaniadeutsch Grundsaudaag , German Murmeltiertag ) to the Kutztown Pennsylvania German Festival in early July. Events relating to the language and culture of the Pennsylvania Germans are bundled and presented to the public under the campaign label.
Since 2013, the association awards under this project an annual English designated price , the Award for Outstanding Pennsylvania German Activities :
| 1. | 2013 | Douglas Madenford (Howard, PA) | Development of a Pennsylvania German Internet language course (41 lessons on Youtube) |
| 2. | 2014 | Alice B. Spayd (Fredericksburg, PA) | Merits as a Pennsylvania German teacher and choir director |
| 3. | 2015 | Amos Hoover (Ephrata, PA) and Keith Reigart (Columbia, PA) | Organization of the Pennsylvania German discussion group at the Muddy Creek Farm Library (Ephrata, PA) |
| 4th | 2016 | Lilian Stoltzfus (Lancaster County, PA) | Publication of the textbook Speaking Amish , with which those interested can learn the Amish-Mennonite form of the Pennsylvania German |
| 5. | 2017 | Peter Zacharias (Wyomissing, PA) & Edwin Zacharias | Creation of the pennsylvania-German online dictionary padutchdictionary.com |
| 6th | 2017 | Keith Brintzenhoff (Kutztown, PA) | Honored for his life's work as a Pennsylvania German teacher, musician and speaker |
| 7th | 2018 | Prof. Mary Laub (Kutztown, PA) | Publication of several Pennsylvania German children's books |
| 8th. | 2018 | Prof. Mark Louden (Madison, WI) | Honor for his life's work as a scientist with a research focus on Pennsylvania Dutch |
| 9. | 2019 | Jennifer Trout (Stevens, PA) | Publication of the Pennsylvania German Dictionary together with C. Richard Beam and long-term collaboration with the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies (Millersville, PA) |
| 10. | 2020 | Rachel Yoder (Boyertown, PA) and Douglas Madenford (Howard, PA) | Publication of two bilingual children's books in Pennsylvania Dutch and English: Penny Olive and Davey Applebutter |
| 10. | 2020 | Richard Miller (Topton, PA) and the Miller Brothers | Honor for life's work as a Pennsylvania German singer, active supporter of the Kutztown Folk Festival and speaker |
German-Pennsylvania Day
Since 2006, the association has organized a German-Pennsylvania Day annually, mostly in autumn, at different locations in southwest Germany . For example, important locations for the history of emigration are presented, museums and libraries are visited and dialect texts and songs are presented. In 2011, for example, the Pennsylvania German humorist Don Breininger, President of Weisenberg Township (Fogelsville, PA), performed.
| 1. | 2006 | Top albums | Keynote Speaker : Keith Reigart (Columbia, PA) |
| 2. | 2007 | Essenheim | Keynote Speaker: Mark Louden (Madison, WI) |
| 3. | 2008 | Weierhof | Keynote Speaker: Edward Quinter (Allentown, PA) |
| 4th | 2009 | Alzey | Keynote Speaker: Don Yoder (Devon, PA) |
| 5. | 2010 | Eschelbronn | Keynote Speaker: John Schmid (Berlin, OH) |
| 6th | 2011 | Weierhof | Keynote Speaker: Don Breininger (New Tripoli, PA) |
| 7th | 2012 | Landau-Mörlheim | Keynote Speaker: Keith Brintzenhoff (Kutztown, PA) |
| 8th. | 2013 | Ladenburg | Keynote Speaker: Richard Miller (Topton, PA) |
| 9. | 2014 | Hochdorf-Assenheim | Keynote Speaker: Bill Mack (Alburtis, PA) |
| 10. | 2015 | Bockenheim | Keynote Speakers: John Schmid (Berlin, OH), Mark Louden (Madison, WI) |
| 11. | 2016 | Heard | Keynote Speaker: Chris LaRose (Mount Etna, PA) |
| 12. | 2017 | Cheap home-Ingenheim | Keynote Speakers: Mike & Linda Hertzog (Blandon, PA) |
| 13. | 2018 | Ober-Olm | Keynote Speaker: Patrick Donmoyer (Kutztown, PA) |
| 14th | 2019 | Worms | Keynote Speaker: Ben Rader ( Reeders , PA) |
2008 and 2011 in the Mennonite Research Center Weierhof
2013 in Ladenburg , here the Lobdengau Museum
2015 in the castle estate in Bockenheim , the successor property to the Emichsburg
2017 in Billigheim-Ingenheim , here a Neidkopf from 1752
Awards
In 2015, the German-Pennsylvanian working group of the Förderkreis Mundart Bockenheim e. V. , who has organized the Palatinate dialect poet contest since 1953 , was awarded the Emichsburg Prize. The award, which has been awarded since 1981, named after the medieval castle in the Kleinbockenheim district , honors special services to dialect, dialect literature and regional culture. On the occasion of the award ceremony, the association took part in the 38th Dialect Days in Bockenheim with scientific, literary and musical contributions. For this purpose the 10th German-Pennsylvania Day was brought forward from autumn to spring.
Web links
- Hiwwe like Driwwe. The Pennsylvanian Deitsch and Paelzisch Zeiding
- DPAK project "En Friehyaahr fer die Mudderschprooch" ( English , only for logged in members)
References and comments
- ↑ Reproduction of the logo according to License agreement dated April 21, 2016
- ^ German-Pennsylvanian Working Group (ed.): List of members . October 2014 (accessed April 28, 2015).
- ^ German-Pennsylvanian Working Group (ed.): Minutes of the founding meeting 2003 . May 31, 2003.
- ↑ a b German-Pennsylvanian Working Group (Ed.): Minutes of the General Assembly 2010 . April 17, 2010.
- ^ The Pennsylvania German Newspaper. Hiwwe like Driwwe, accessed on May 2, 2016 .
- ^ German-Pennsylvanian Working Group (Ed.): Minutes of the General Assembly 2015 . April 25, 2015.
- ^ Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center. Kutztown University, accessed April 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Standard German : “A spring for the mother tongue”.
- ↑ DPAK meeting. German-Pennsylvanian Working Group, accessed on May 1, 2016 (regularly updated list of dates).
- ↑ Don Breininger sweats in Bockenheim (Palatinate). Hiwwe wie Driwwe, October 15, 2011, accessed April 28, 2015 .
- ↑ bbq (author's abbreviation): "Dialect can build bridges" . In: The Rheinpfalz , Unterhaardter Rundschau . Ludwigshafen April 27, 2015, p. 21 .
- ^ Roland Happersberger: On the charm of the old Palatinate language . In: The Rheinpfalz , Unterhaardter Rundschau . Ludwigshafen April 27, 2015, p. 25 .