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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The barn star is a bit of Americana with a history that goes back to the Revolutionary War. Here's what it means.

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 ...

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 ...

Hexhibition at Eckhaus, an exhibition of unusual Pennsylvania Dutch hex signs, opened Friday at a reception in Kutztown. Following a lesson by renowned hex sign painter Eric Claypoole, about 100 ...

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, ...

The influence of the Pennsylvania Dutch on that 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, are hex ...

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 ...