Hiwwe wie Driwwe
Hiwwe wie Driwwe, which means "Hither like thither", is the title of the only existing Pennsylvania German-language newspaper.
Publication
Since 1997, the publication is distributed twice a year. More than 100 Pennsylvania German authors—members of Lutheran and UCC churches as well as Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites—have already contributed pieces of prose, poems and newspaper articles. The founder and publisher is Michael Werner, who also served as president of the German-Pennsylvanian Association between 2003 and 2010. On their websites, one can find poems, stories, videos and lessons in the dialect. In 2011, Hiwwe wie Driwwe has created a "Hiwwe wie Driwwe Award for Pennsylvania German Literature" in cooperation with the Palatine Writers Contest in Bockenheim and Kutztown University's Pennsylvania German Minor Program. Since 2013, Hiwwe wie Driwwe is printed in Pennsylvania, and in 2015, the editorial headquarter was moved to the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University.Editors
The publication was founded in 1996. Since 2013, an editorial team is responsible for the whole publishing process.| Year | Publisher | Editor | Co-Editors | Printed in |
| 1996–2013 | Michael Werner | Michael Werner | - | Ebertsheim, Föhren |
| 2013–2015 | Michael Werner | Michael Werner | Patrick Donmoyer, Amanda Richardson | Ephrata |
| 2015–2021 | Michael Werner | Patrick Donmoyer, Michael Werner | Douglas Madenford, Edward Quinter, Naomi Esther | Reading, Ephrata |
| 2021– | Michael Werner, Patrick Donmoyer | Patrick Donmoyer | Douglas Madenford, Edward Quinter | Reading, Ephrata |
- Donmoyer, Patrick : Folk culture specialist, site manager at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, board member of Groundhog Lodge No. 1.
- Esther, Naomi : Co-Worker at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center
- Madenford, Douglas : High school teacher, youtuber, blogger, author, musician.
- Quinter, Edward : High school teacher, author, co-organizer of the "Pennsylvania German Writing Festival" at the Kutztown Folk Festival.
- Richardson, Amanda : Co-Worker at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center.
- Werner, Michael : Publisher, journalist, author, translator, musician. Founder of the German-Pennsylvanian Archive, Hiwwe wie Driwwe, the German-Pennsylvanian Association and Grundsau Lodsch No. 19 im alte Land.
Website
| # | Year | Author | Program |
| 1. | 2002– | Michael Werner: 'S Katz Deitsch Schtick | Blog |
| 2. | 2002–2003 | Paul Bittner: Pennsylvania German Web Radio | Audio podcast |
| 3. | 2002–2006 | C. Richard Beam: 'S Pennsylvanisch Deitsch Eck | Texts |
| 4. | 2007 | Alice Spayd: Pennsylvania German Web Class | Audio podcast |
| 5. | 2008–2021 | Michael Werner: Hiwwe wie Driwwe Web TV | Videos |
| 6. | 2009–2021 | Douglas Madenford: Nau loss mich yuscht ebbes saage | Blog |
| 7. | 2011–2013 | Virgil Schrock: Interviews with Pennsylvania Germans | Videos |
| 8. | 2013–2014 | Douglas Madenford: Pennsylvania Dutch 101 | Videos |
| 9. | 2014–2021 | Douglas Madenford & Chris LaRose: Ask a Pennsylvania Dutchman | Videos |
| 10. | 2015–2021 | Patrick Donmoyer: Die Pennsylvanisch-Deitsch Schtunn | Videos |
| 11. | 2016–2021 | Douglas Madenford: Your PA Dutch Minute | Videos |
| 12. | 2017 | Peter Zacharias & Edwin Zacharias: Pennsylvania German Dictionary | Online dictionary |
| 13. | 2017–2021 | Luella Reed Sebo: Easy Deitsch | Videos |
| 14. | 2018–2021 | Jeffrey Tapler: "Uncle Jeffrey" | Videos |
Winners of the Award
The award is given by the jury of the Palatine Dialect Poets Contest in Bockenheim..| # | Year | Winner |
| 1. | 2011 | Richard Savidge : 'S iss Winder im Daal |
| 2. | 2012 | Kevin Sterner : Middagesse in de Zwansicher |
| 3. | 2013 | Don Breininger : Chocolate Cookies |
| 4. | 2014 | Glynn Custred : En seltsame Schtori |
| 5. | 2015 | Kevin Sterner : De Yahreszeide ihre Dod |
| 6. | 2016 | Edward Quinter : Mei Bax |
| 7. | 2017 | Edward Quinter : Die Welle |
| 8. | 2018 | Patrick Donmoyer : Die Wandrer |
| 9. | 2019 | Patrick Donmoyer : Gemahn mich wie |
| 10. | 2020 | Douglas Madenford – En neie Zukunft?" |
| 11. | 2022 | Patrick Donmoyer : Net zu hatt |
| 12. | 2023 | Erich Mace : Wu bischt du gebliwwe? |
Books
''Hiwwe wie Driwwe''s Featured Artist of the Year
Hiwwe wie Driwwe Palatinate Tour
Starting in 2008, in collaboration with the Emigration Museum in Oberalben, Hiwwe wie Driwwe organized an annual lecture, reading or concert in October under the title German-Pennsylvanian History. Starting in 2010, this developed in the Hiwwe wie Driwwe Palatinate Tour, in which the featured guest go on a four-day tour, performing in Ober-Olm, Oberalben, Bockenheim, and ending with German-Pennsylvanian Day, which changes location each year. To date, the guests from the USA and Germany have been:| # | Year | Speaker/Musician |
| 1. | 2008 | Michael Werner |
| 2. | 2009 | Don Yoder |
| 3. | 2010 | John Schmid |
| 4. | 2011 | Don Breininger |
| 5. | 2012 | Keith Brintzenhoff |
| 6. | 2013 | Richard Miller |
| 7. | 2014 | Bill Meck |
| 8. | 2015 | Roland Paul, Walter Sauer, Michael Geib, Helmut Seebach |
| 9. | 2015 | John Schmid, Mark Louden |
| 10. | 2016 | Chris LaRose |
| 11. | 2017 | Mike & Linda Hertzog |
| 12. | 2018 | Patrick Donmoyer |
| 13. | 2019 | Benjamin Rader |
| 14. | 2020 | John Schmid – cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic |
| 15. | 2021 | Michael Werner |
| 16. | 2022 | Erich Mace |
| 17. | 2022 | Douglas Madenford |
| 18. | 2023 | Keith Brintzenhoff |
| 19. | 2023 | John Schmid |
| 20. | 2024 | Scott Reagan – original & traditional PA Dutch folk music |
Hiwwe wie Driwwe Pennsylvania Tour
Since 2019 there has also been a “Pennsylvania Tour”, which takes artists from Germany on a concert or reading tour to Pennsylvania – and to the Kutztown Folk Festival. To date, the featured guests have been:| # | Year | Speaker/Musician & Program |
| 1. | 2019 | Michael Werner & The New Paltz Band : „"Wunderbar Together: Pennsylvania Dutch Music“ |
| 2. | 2019 | Christian Schega & Benjamin Wagener : Hiwwe wie Driwwe – Pfälzisch in Amerika |
| 3. | 2019 | Frank Kessler : Readings of the PA Dutch children's books published by Edition Tintenfaß |
| 4. | 2020 | Oompah House Band : Palatine Brass Music – cancelled due to Coronavirus pandemic |
| 5. | 2022 | Michael Werner : "Hiwwe wie Driwwe" - En neier Sound im neie Land" |
| 6. | 2023 | Herbert Tiefel & Karin Tiefel : „Bilingual Signage Project of the German-Pennsylvanian Working Group |
| 7. | 2025 | Pälzer Krischer with Scott Reagan : Palatine and Pennsylvania Dutch folk music |
Scientific reception
David L Valuska & William Donner, Kutztown University : "This journal and an associated internet site are leading sources for information about the Pennsylvania German language."Patrick Donmoyer, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University : „Hiwwe wie Driwwe is the most widely-known dialect publication in the world for Pennsylvania German / Palatine German dialect, with a strong readership throughout the US, Canada and Europe."
C. Richard Beam, Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Millersville University : "Hiwwe wie Driwwe has succeeded in establishing a bridge between the Old and the New World and it has succeeded in the preservation of the Pennsylvania German dialect and culture."
Sheily Rohrer, Penn State University : "Started as a newspaper by Michael Werner in Ebertsheim, Germany, Hiwwe wie Driwwe on the internet and in print has mediated a transnational conversation of dialect writers with one another."
Claire Noble, Colorado : "In 1890, there were more than 1,000 German-language newspapers in America. Today, only a handful remains, such as Hiwwe wie Driwwe, the last remaining German newspaper in Pennsylvania."