YODER NEWSLETTER

01/15/2026

Christmas in the Village (PennAlps) with photos to the happenings at the House of Yoder. Keith Yoder, Emma Dickey and Robbie Dickey (Grandchildren of Mayla Yoder) making popcorn. Daisy Yoder Duff demonstrating the rug loom that is on permanent loan from the Grantsville, MD museum. And the crowd outside at the tree lighting ceremony.

01/12/2026

Kutztown University Honors Dr Don Yoder

A Century of Don Yoder: Father of American Folklife

Dr. Don Yoder, Father of the American Folklife Studies movement, was born on August 27, 1921. One hundred years later, we celebrate his contributions to the study and preservation of the Pennsylvania Dutch folk culture, remembering his cofounding of the Kutztown Folk Festival with Alfred L. Shoemaker and J. William Frey in 1950, and his legacy of scholarship, inspiring generations of research in folklife, linguistics, foodways, genealogy, and Pennsylvania German studies.

This memorial website, spanning the many institutions and organizations that are beneficiaries of Don Yoder's legacy, brings together online resources available to the public, reflecting over seven decades of folklife. With the aim of providing easier access to a range of sources on Don Yoder's life and work, this website will continue to be updated as more resources become available in the future.

The biography, timeline, and accomplishments of Don Yader.

12/13/2025

Taylorsville, KY Wreaths Across America program honoring Rev war Vets including our own Capt. Jacob Yoder...Broadcasting live today at 5:30 EST see:

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1475103141286603&set=a.130712322392365

12/09/2025

The Spencer Co KY America250 Committee laid Wreaths last week on the graves of Spencer County Revolutionary soldiers we have identified- including for Capt Jacob Yoder whose grave and home are pictured below. There will be a Wreaths Across America ceremony Saturday evening at 5:30 in Taylorsville during Christmas on Main Street that will include honoring Rev War soldiers. The ceremony will be available on Facebook.

11/30/2025

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11/30/2025

11/30/2025

Image of the Peter Yoder (YRB6) Bible, submitted by "Bev" in 2012, translation help from Bruce W Stahly.

YRB6 Family Bible- Translation by BruceWStahley- 2012
I can make out some of the old script:

on the image "Family Registry Page 1"

three births:

left hand side top: 1828 (name of child not legible to me)
right hand side top: Christian, born 1826
right hand side bottom: Jacob, born 1819

from the image "from Peter Yoder's Bible", four additional births:

left hand side top: Peter, born 1820
left hand side bottom: David (?), 1821
right hand side top: Solomon, born 1825
right hand side bottom: ?, born 1825

Note that although the printed heading indicates "Heirathen"
(marriages), these are in fact births.

The surname is spelled "Jotter" through-out.

The oil painting needs no explanation, -family of Peter's son Christian P. Yoder m. Lydia King

11/18/2025

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11/13/2025

Oldies but goodies.. see the videos from the 2017 National Yoder Reunion.. all high quality captured by the professional staff at the Shipshewana, IN conference center and posted on our Yoder Newsletter You Tube channel at

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11/11/2025

Colorful Family Crest Donated for Display at House of Yoder

10/31/2025

This year represents the 300th anniversary of the birth of North Carolina Yoder founder Conrad Yoder. We are also about to enter the 250th anniversary year since our Declaration of Independence, and nation-wide celebrations marking “AMERICA 250!. To read about the role Conrad and his neighbors played in the American Revolution, and also about revelations from the “newly discovered” family Bible of Jacob Yoder (OH146) and his wife Mary Sterner, make sure you have an active subscription to the Yoder newsletter (only $5 for two issues (Apr and Oct). The April issue should be in the mail on April 1, 2025!
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