Category: Museum

Wendish Museum Class Interest Forms

Since photos came out on our Facebook page following last Saturday’s Coffee Cake Baking Class with Joyce Jenke, we have been inundated with requests to be added to a list for next time a class is offered and to host online classes. We have put together some Google...

Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Closed April 6-9

We will be closed for regular business over the weekend in observance of Easter so that our volunteers and staff can spend time with their families. If you were planning to come, please give us a call or email museum@texaswendish.org. If we have a docent available, we are...

Wendish Fest 2022

We are thrilled to announce that the TWHS will host its 34th Annual Wendish Fest on September 25, 2022. We have received a number or inquiries about the festival and wanted to address the most common ones here in an easy to find place. When is Wendish Fest?...

Museum Reopened for Normal Hours

UPDATE: As of August 1st, we will be open for our normal hours again (Tuesday-Saturday, 1-5pm). Please considering calling ahead if you have a group of 10 or more. We are excited to announce that we will cautiously reopen the museum beginning Tuesday, June 2nd with measures in...

Temporary Museum Closure

This is a tough time for our community. We have decided to temporarily close our doors and join public institutions around the world in an effort to ensure the continued health and safety of our visitors, volunteers and staff in an effort to “flatten the curve” and slow...

Mertink Log Room

In and Around the Museum

Upcoming Preservation Project for the Mertink Log Cabin and Vintage Tools and Equipment Two log homes on display in the Texas Wendish Heritage Museum Complex, the Kurio and Mertink homes, were built in the 1800’s in the Serbin area by Wendish families and were donated to TWHS by...