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TEXAS WENDISH HERITAGE SOCIETY RECEIVES HUMANITIES TEXAS RELIEF GRANT The Texas Wendish Heritage Society in Serbin is the recipient of a Humanities Texas Relief Grant. The Texas Wendish Heritage Society and Museum is a focuses on the heritage and immigration of Wendish people into Texas during the nineteenth...
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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...
Many of you have inquired about whether the museum is open. We will remain closed for now and the board will re-evaluate June 1st. This decision was not made lightly, but the board felt it was the best course of action to ensure the protection of our volunteers,...
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...
Weldon will be hosting another Wendish Language course tomorrow at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Giddings 9-4. For the first time, the Wendish Research Exchange will offer a live stream of the class available to anyone with an internet connection. Just print the handouts below and click the link...
The Texas Wendish Heritage Society will sponsor a Walk-In Coffee on Tuesday, February 11, 2020, in the Fellowship Hall of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, located on the 300 block Grimes in Giddings. Sandwiches, chips, pickles, drinks, and desserts will be available from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Free...
Sunday January 27, 2019 DRIVE-THRU TO-GO ONLY Pick-Up 10:00am to 12:30pm Wendish Museum @ Serbin, Texas MENU: Cup of Wendish Bird Wedding Soup – Pork Steak – Wendish Noodles – Green Beans – Corn – Pickles – Peaches – Homemade Bread TICKETS $10.00 PRESALE ONLY Available Through Wednesday,...
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...
Dr. Joe Wilson made incredible contributions to uncovering our Wendish history, a story he discovered through his Wendish bride, Adele Herbrich. Our paths crossed in 1986 when Weldon Mersiovsky pointed me in Dr. Wilson’s direction for help in my own family research. He was a help to me...
It Must Be the Noodles is a whimsical recollection of Ray Spitzenberger’s memories of growing up Wendish in rural Central Texas, centered on the food and stories dished up at his mother’s kitchen table. From Mama facing off against her pugnacious rooster, Smarty Pants, to her homemade wine’s...
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