Michael Werner (publisher)

He is the founder and publisher of the only existing Pennsylvania German newspaper, Hiwwe wie Driwwe.

In 1993, he became a student of C. Richard Beam (1925-2018), director of the Center for Pennsylvania German Studies at Millersville University (PA).

In the same year, Werner started a private "Archive for Pennsylvania German Literature" in the Palatinate, Germany.

Since 2008, Werner invites speakers of Pennsylvania German to give presentations about the language and culture in Germany.

In 2013, "Hiwwe wie Driwwe" started a cooperation with the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University (PA).