The Peter Wentz Farmstead Society
The mission of the Society is to assist in the preservation and study of the 18th century way of life. The mission is to include the history of Montgomery County and the history and customs of the surrounding areas.
This includes but is not limited to researching, preserving and restoring the land, buildings and furnishings as well as the writings, art, culture of its time in an authentic historic setting. The Society will assist in collecting and assembling historic documents and other pertinent materials and assist with the dissemination of information.
We will further:
- Help coordinate public interest
- Activate public interest
- Interpret for the public and schools with programs and experiences
- Sponsor fundraising activities
Recent Posts
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Wentz Post Spring 2024
WANT TO TURN OVER A NEW LEAF? MUSEUM SHOP by Amy Dinkel Books delight, teach, and entertain us. They have the power to take us into the past and across…
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Wentz Post Fall 2023
WHAT A CELEBRATION! On a lovely Fall October day, forty-five members of the Society met to cel-ebrate their 45th Birthday. In addition to a delicious buffet, a visit from a…
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Wentz Post Summer 2023
Peter Wentz Farmstead Colonial Kitchen Garden by Lori Curtis A kitchen garden was essential to family life in the 18th Century, since the convenience of supermarkets was unknown during that…
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Wentz Post Fall 2022
RECREATING AN HISTORIC SETTING The farmstead staff recently completed the new interpretive exhibit, “From Home to Headquarters: Washington in Worcester.” This is not the first year the Peter Wentz Farmstead…
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Wentz Post Summer 2022
Continuing shining the spotlight on the Society’s 45th anniversary, reminisce with two devoted members. One of our long-time Society couples are Gary and Darlene Bentley. Darlene actually gets the prize for…
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Wentz Post – Winter 2022
Happy Birthday To Us! Forty-five years! What a milestone achievement for a group of volunteers for having supported the Peter Wentz Farmstead all these years. Many special events and programs…
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Wentz Post – Spring 2021
Welcome to 2021. Good-bye 2020. There are some com-forting impressions that happened at Peter Wentz in 2020 that I will hold dear. It’s a testimony to how that site and…
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Wentz Post – Spring 2019
Sunrise at the Peter Wentz Farmstead Sunrise, sunset, Swiftly fly the years, One season ollowing another… Sunrise, sunset, Swiftly fly the years, Seedlings turn overnight to sunflowers, Blossoming even as we gaze. Lyrics from…
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Wentz Post – Summer 2018
REFLECTING WITH DIANNE CRAM Even as a young girl, Dianne loved being outdoors. It was inevitable that when it came time for college, Dianne would choose studying for a career…
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Wentz Post – Spring 2018
WASHINGTON’S MILITARY FAMILY George Washington was a great man accomplishing in-credible things in his brief 67 years of life, but no one ascends into the annals of history without the…