With the blessing of some beautiful fall weather we were able to install the windows on the front side of the house. It was a great work day and we thank everyone who participated. We especially want to thank Marvin Conrad for the beautiful work he did on the construction of the windows.
The FOW Committee got the okay for the requested zoning variance at the Adams County Board of Zoning Appeals last Thursday evening. This is for the land that Dona Schaeffer donated to the Indiana German Heritage Society upon which the Wyneken House presently stands and where it will be permanently located for future years use. The request […]
We have added several more dates for our Barn Sale. The additional days are Thursday, October 3, Friday, October 4, and Saturday, October 5. The times for all days are 8:00 am until 6:00 pm. It’s the same red barn on Winchester Road with many great bargains left. Hope to see you there!
Friends of Wyneken is having a barn sale to help raise funds for the construction of the house’s new basement. It will be held on September 18-19, 2009 from 8:00am until 4:00pm. The Wyneken House is the site for the sale – 11694 NW Winchester Road, approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Poe, IN. Come and […]
These are the most recent plans, submitted by Scott Greider, for the Wyneken house basement:
Scott Greider, the architect who has been working on a design for the Wyneken house basement, has submitted a schematic of his idea for the area. As Scott stated, “I believe it’s worth considering a contemporary approach to the new basement. The idea being to restore the house to it’s original, while using the basement […]
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There is a change of venue for our March 16th meeting. It will be held at Norm’s Preble Garden, located on 4233 W US Highway 224 west of Decatur, IN. The start time is still 7:00PM.
Fröhliche Weihnachten und ein gutes neues Jahr from Friends of Wyneken
A day of holiday fun . . . Friends of Wyneken sponsored a bus trip to the Chicago Christkindlmarket this November, to enjoy the sights, sounds, eats and drinks of a traditional German Christmas market. The market is in its 13th year and is patterned after the famous Christkindlmarkt in Nürnberg, Germany. Chicago’s […]