Writings of Ernest Waldo Bechtel Vol. 4: Weekly Dialect Columns Part 2: 1974-1977 Traditional Craft Co-authored by Gerhard Ratzlaff and

Co-authored by Gerhard Ratzlaff and Philip Roth

Herald Press/Menno Media

Landisville Mennonite Meeting House

Pennsylvania German words A-Z

Kyong-Jung Kim

Writings of Ernest Waldo Bechtel Vol. 4: Weekly Dialect Columns Part 2: 1974-1977 Traditional Craft Co-authored by Gerhard Ratzlaff andCo editor: Jennifer L. Trout. Ernest Waldo Bechtel wrote a weekly Pennsylvania German dialect column from 1970 1988 in the "Ephrata Review" in Ephrata, Pa. In his columns, he writes about his barbering experiences and what he sees when he observes people. He also writes his columns about holidays, such as "Gedechtnisdaag" and "Grischtdaag." This volume presents the years 1974 1977 of Bechtel's "Dummheide" columns in the original Pennsylvania German