Pennsylvania German Arts and Antiques

Springtime at the Wentz Farmstead

"Many of the trades and crafts of the late 18th through early 19th centuries in a rural community will be highlighted Saturday when the Peter Wentz Farmstead, off Route 363, Worcester Township holds its annual shearing of sheep."

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Renfrew Museum Celebrates 200th Anniversary

"Renfrew seeks to provide insight into daily life on a Pennsylvania German farmstead in the 1800s through the museum house and artifacts of the Royer family."

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Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen at Kutztown Univesity

"The Reading-Berks Chapter of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen will hold its 10th Annual Juried Spring Fine Arts and Craft Festival in Keystone Hall, Kutztown University, March 24 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and March 25, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m."

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Spring Festival of Reading-Berks Guild of Craftsmen

"The festival is presented by the Reading-Berks Guild in partnership with the Pennsylvania German Scholarship Studies, Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center, and Kutztown University."

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Groundhog Lodge Celebration at Schwenkfelder Library

"For the second year, children or "Yunge" can take part in a Grundsau Lodsch celebration designed for children. It's held at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Schwenkfelder Library and Heritage Center in Pennsburg."

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Christmas at Lebanon's Stoy Mansion

"'Early Americans thought of Christmas trees as an oddity,' she said."

"'The first record of one being on display is in the 1830s by the German settlers of Pennsylvania,' she said. 'The Pennsylvania German settlements had community trees as early as 1747. But as late as the 1840s, Christmas trees were still seen as pagan symbols and not accepted by most Americans.'"

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Christmas at the Cumberland County Historical Society

"The Cumberland County Historical Society Museum features an exhibit of such a model town, hand-crafted by Alonzo A. Goodyear. This model town features the traditional fixtures of a putz - a main house with a barn, fence and animals, as well as a few additional touches, all crafted with elaborate detail."

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Amish Christmas Theatre Production in Canada

"Celebrations vary from family to family, culture to culture and that’s also true with the Amish at Christmas. Playwright and producer Dollie Fowler is giving audiences across North America a glimpse at what the holidays entail with her festive production, An Amish Family Christmas."

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Christmas on the Farm at Kutztown

"Hundreds of people enjoyed a traditional Pennsylvania Dutch Christmas on Saturday with crafts, decorations, lantern tours and visits from St. Nick and the Belsnickel at the Pennsylvania German Cultural Heritage Center at Kutztown University."

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Candlelight Tour at the Wentz Farmstead

"Experience a traditional Pennsylvania German seasonal celebration, including music, craft demonstrations, and a visit from Belsnickel (Pennsylvania German for St. Nicholas in furs)."

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