If you call yourself “doplic” after tripping over a curb, you may just be from Lancaster County. And, if you are, you might find that there are some common local words and phrases you use that may be ...

PHILADELPHIA >> On any Amish homestead, after labor’s last push and a check for 10 fingers and 10 toes, family members have heard one of two things for centuries. “Sis en Bu” or “Sis en Maedel.” “It’s ...

Lillian Geisler, a native of Millersville, Pennsylvania, graduated in 1936 from Millersville State Teachers College where her father was the chef at the college’s dining hall. When she accepted a ...