Mrs. Benjamin S. Rohrer lived in Leacock, a rural township in east-central Lancaster County, PA. The large number of Amish and Mennonite farmers in the area account for the prevalence of German dialects as a first language of the population. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leacock_Township,_Pennsylvania In January of 1940, Mrs. Rohrer received a postcard from her granddaughter, Mary. Mary … Continue reading “Lester Is in the Hospital” – Smoketown, PA (1940)