Goschenhoppen Historians - Official Channel

Goschenhoppen is one of the oldest existing Pennsylvania Dutch communities in America. Settled in the first quarter of the 18th century mainly by Mennonite, Lutheran, and Reformed farmers and artisans, it was a center of Palatine (Upper Rhine) German language and culture.

The  word Goschenhoppen is a folk name of obscure origin for a geographical region and has no religious affiliation.  The area is defined by the watershed of the Perkiomen Creek in mainly western Montgomery County, but it also includes small parts of Bucks, Berks, and Lehigh Counties.

The Goschenhoppen Historians Inc. were formed in 1964 as a group in Upper Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, as an educational society dedicated to learning about and teaching the local folk culture. They identify, preserve and restore significant sites and buildings.  By means of seminars, tours and festivals using archeology, history, and folk informants they interpret the heritage and folk culture of the Goschenhoppen Region.