Hex signs are a form of Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, related to fraktur, found in the Fancy Dutch tradition in Pennsylvania Dutch Country. Barn paintings, usually in the form of "stars in circles," ...

One hex sign researcher is Patrick Donmoyer, a building conservator and exhibit specialist at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University, whose library contains hex-sign ...

ALLENTOWN, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Dutch influence on the Lehigh Valley shines through in any number of ways: the food, the festivals, the language. And at the culture's very soul are hex signs -- the ...

The Lehigh Valley IronPigs will debut their new Pennsylvania Dutch and Hex-inspired uniforms for all Saturday home games starting in 2024. In a nod to the region’s folklore and mysterious history, hex ...

Perhaps nothing symbolizes Pennsylvania Dutch culture more than the hex sign. Some believe hex signs were first added to barns as a kind of painted prayer, usually for blessings and as protection from ...

A barn star, also commonly referred to as a hex sign, painted by Eric Claypoole. Barn stars are a decorative tradition dating back to the early 1800s among Pennsylvania Dutch farmers. If you’ve spent ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Dr. Alfred L. Shoemaker, celebrated authority on Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs, noted these (hex ...

LLENTOWN, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Dutch influence on the state’s Lehigh Valley shines through in any number of ways: the food, the festivals, the language. • A part of the culture’s very soul, however, ...

Lisa Molendini led a Dutch hex sign painting workshop on Tuesday at Alternative Alchemist, Hazle Twp. The Pennsylvania Dutch tradition of creating colorful round hex signs to adorn their barns and ...

It was in her late 20s when Rachel Yoder realized she didn’t know much about her heritage. She yearned to feel connected to her roots, and for Yoder, art was a natural way to do so. “It was my ...