crawgarden said:Jim, was this Pa Dutch or Netherlands Dutch?
My grandmothers family came from Holland to NY ( East Coast ) waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back, & then migrated to PA. I grew up in a house where German - Dutch was spoken. But when I started school the family switched to English when I was around, just to make it easier for me to learn. She spoke Dutch - German - and PA Dutch dialects, and of course English. Many similarities; but PA Dutch is a bit unique. I heard Baden Baden a lot when I was a kid; so it's possible the family was there before the Netherlands. Lost in time & translation. My grandma was very avant-garde. Probably because she had many generations in America behind her. Most other people in my town were Ellis Island descendants. It was a very cool neighborhood. Lots of motion. Lots of life. Great food.
