Peter Wentz Farmstead's Colonial Camp 2024

Name: Peter Wentz Farmstead's Colonial Camp 2024
Start: 2024-07-08T09:30:00-0400
End: 2024-07-12T14:30:00-0400
Location: Peter Wentz Farmstead

Mon, Jul 8, 9:30am - Jul 12, 2:30pm EDT

Peter Wentz Farmstead

lansdale, united states

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Peter Wentz Farmstead

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Monday, July 8th through Friday, July 12th from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm
Peter Wentz Farmstead's Colonial Camp 2024

Have you ever dreamed of traveling into the past? Well, we may not have a time machine, but we’ve got the next best thing. Join us this summer for the Peter Wentz Farmstead’s Colonial Camp, where you can step back into the eighteenth century and live like a colonial farmer for a week!

This year’s Colonial Camp will run from July 8th to July 12th from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm.

Each day, our living historians will lead campers through hands-on demonstrations of historical crafts. Learn how to grow, harvest, and process flax from a real farmer. Try your hand at sewing, basket-weaving, silhouette-cutting, and more. You don’t have to be a history buff to have a good time! We’ll be covering a wide range of topics like art, nature, agriculture, and technology.

Colonial Camp is for kids going into 4th-6th grade. The cost for the week is $100 per child. Registration is limited and ends June 14th, so sign up today!

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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The Peter Wentz Farmstead is a restored 18th-century historic site and working farm, first settled by Peter and Rosanna Wentz in 1744. The house, built in 1758, is a remarkably unique example of colonial Pennsylvania German architecture and design. It is furnished throughout with period-accurate objects representing the types of items the Wentz family may have owned. Visitors to the Farmstead will see the house as it would have appeared in 1777, when General George Washington and his staff used the property as a temporary headquarters. After the Wentz family sold the farm to Devault Bieber, it was then purchased in 1794 by Schwenkfelder reverend Melchior Schultz. Generations of the Schultz family continued to live and farm here until 1969, when Montgomery County purchased the property. The farm buildings, livestock, and kitchen garden represent early Pennsylvania German farming culture and practices typical to this region.

The Farmstead offers plenty of fun, educational events and programming throughout the year, including living history demonstrations, workshops, nature programs, and much more. The historic house is open for guided tours year-round.

Free tours are available year-round. Tours begin on the hour from 10:00am to 3:00pm Tuesday through Saturday, and 1:00 to 3:00pm on Sundays. Plan your trip so that you allow at least 45 minutes for this personalized view into the past. Reservations are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. Planning to visit? Suggested donation is $2 per person.

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