The Pennsylvania German Folklore Society published a revised edition of Buffington’s and Barba’s influential grammar in 1965 as volume 27 of its annual series. Both facing declining memberships and financial strains, the Pennsylvania German Society and the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society merged in 1965 to form The Pennsylvania German Society. (The official name of the Society was changed in 1965 to add a capitalized “The” at the beginning.) The two Societies had many overlapping members, notably Preston Barba and Albert Buffington among others. The current Pennsylvania German Society continues with its annual meeting, in which numerous speakers present on topics relating to Pennsylvania German history, language, culture, religion, and way of life. The Society publishes an annual volume that also focuses on all aspects of Pennsylvania German culture and continues to publish dialect materials and to encourage the study of the dialect through the use of grammars, dictionaries, and courses. The Society publishes two periodicals, "Der Reggeboge" (Pennsylvania German for “The Rainbow”) and "Es Elbedritsch" (named after the Elbedritsch, which is Pennsylvania-German for “Elwetritsch”). "Der Reggeboge" is a semi-annual journal devoted to Pennsylvania German culture and history, and "Es Elbedritsch" is a semi-annual newsletter detailing activities of the Society and other aspects of Pennsylvania German culture.