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We were pleased to host podcaster, Evan Stern back in September for Wendish Fest. He did a wonderful job of capturing Wendish Fest, Wendish noodles, and life in and around Serbin for the podcast, Gravy. We hope you will give it a listen. You might even hear some...
See how one woman uses her noodle to keep her culture alive. In September, 2014, Texas Country Reporter visited the Wendish Museum and St. Paul Lutheran Church in Serbin, Texas, and returned for Wendish Fest. The episode was broadcast February 21-22, 2015 and features Hattie Schaustchick and Jack...
The New York Times recently published an article featuring the Texas Wendish Heritage Society. This article, written by Corrie MacLaggan for The Texas Tribune, is entitled The Joys of Being Wendish, Festival and All. Several festival attendees are briefly interviewed, including Evelyn Buchhorn, Russell Schwausch, Dwight Nitsche, George...
Even as their language disappears, descendants of Slavic immigrants still embrace their cultural and religious freedom in tiny Serbin.
This little historical fragment — or one quite similar to it — buried in an obscure tome on Texas folklore, caught Sylvia Grider’s eye one afternoon while she was browsing. And it made her stop short. “I had thought I was a pretty well-versed folklorist, especially in Texas...
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Museum Closed from March 26-31 for Easter
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