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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Miller, Richard K. |
| Title, Analytic | Pennsylvania German Groundhog Lodges: The Origin of Pennsylvania German Groundhog Lodges |
| Journal Title | Journal of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies |
| Date of Publication | Winter 1999 |
| Volume ID | 6 |
| Issue ID | 1 |
| Location in Work | 10 |
| Abstract | The first groundhog lodge was organized in 1933 by "several men from the [Pennsylvania German] farm, business, and professional communities in both Lehigh and Northampton Counties" as a way "to honor, preserve, protect, and perpetuate their besieged ethnic heritage." Lists the 18 Groundhog Lodges as well as other independent Pennsylvania German Versammlings and societies. |
| Notes | Millersville University. |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Pennsylvania Germans/ Folklore/ Pennsylvania Dutch -- Social life and customs/ Pennsylvania/ Societies, etc./ Social aspects/ Pennsylvania German dialect |