The Pennsylvania German During the American Revolution

Patrick Donmoyer is Director of the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, a folklife museum and research center on the Kutztown Campus. An avid speaker of Pennsylvania Dutch, Patrick’s research blends the study of folk art, vernacular language, rural architecture, seasonal customs, and healing traditions. In 2022, Patrick received the American Folklore Society’s Archie Green Public Folklore Advocacy Award for significant contributions impacting folk traditions and their communities in the United States. Patrick is the author of numerous articles, and four books, including Hex Signs: Myth and Meaning in Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Stars (2013), Powwowing in Pennsylvania: Braucherei and the Ritual of Everyday Life (2018), and Painter of the Stars: The Life and Work of Milton J. Hill (2021).