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Museum Closed from March 26-31 for Easter

The museum will be closed all this week for the Easter holiday. Our staff can still accommodate for visitors that planned on stopping by if you email the museum at: museum@texaswendish.org.

Events / 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...

Announcements / Museum

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...

Announcements / Museum / News

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...

Announcements / Museum

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

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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...

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Museum Visitors

During the months of April, May and June we hosted visitors from Maryland, Virginia, South Carolina, Utah, Nebraska, Minnesota, Washington, Missouri, Kansas, New Jersey, North Carolina, Australia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Oregon, Germany, Louisiana, and cities and towns across Texas. Three of the visitors we met recently are Vincent...

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In and Around the Museum

We continue to be fortunate recipients of donations that enhance our ability to educate and entertain our visitors. R.J. and Ruth Nitsche recently donated a book that might have been part of Pastor Jan Kilian’s library, although the exact provenance has not been determined. The book – printed...