Townley instrumental to dyeing easter eggs in the U.S.

Apparently my people were instrumental in bringing easter egg dye to much of the United States. I've never been so proud. The following passage is excerpted from PeterFredson's Journal)

"Easter egg decorating is an Old World tradition that was brought to U.S. shores by Pennsylvania Dutch settlers in the early 1700's.

By the late nineteenth century, a New Jersey druggist, William Townley, had begun selling small packets of Easter egg dye to mothers in his neighborhood. In 1880, Townley founded Townley's Easter Egg Dye to produce and sell the packets for 5 cents each. Townley, whose early customers had been Pennsylvania Dutch, soon changed the company's name to PAAS Dye Company. The word PAAS was derived from the Pennsylvania Dutch word "Passen," meaning Easter."

Read more about the history of the Paas company at their official site.