Welcome!
This site is dedicated to Nicholas Stoltzfus, Amish pioneer, and the preservation
of the Nicholas Stoltzfus House.
Here you will find some history on Nicholas, the early Stoltzfus family and
Amish settlements in the
Reading and Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.
Download the Fall 2011
issue of the Homestead newsletter
Finally: July 27 Barn Raising
at the Nicholas Stoltzfus House
View photos of the barn raising on youtube
Read the Article by Tom Infield in
The Philly Inquirer on 9/5/2011
Recently added articles
How Firm a Foundation? The Barn Construction Begins.
The Ninth Annual Auction was May 14, 2011.
Download the Summer 2011 newsletter
Speech given at Barn Groundbreaking
by Merle W. Stoltzfus
Faith Heritage of the Stoltzfus Family
by Merle W. Stoltzfus
Photos from the 2011 barnraising
Download the The Barn Fund Raiser Brochure and make a donation.
Make it a day at historical Berks Parks!
Begin the day at the NSH, have lunch in the local pavilion,
then see the Gruber Wagon Works, the Canal Museum, and take to the trails.
Or canoe on the Tulpehocken.
In 2006 members of the Preservation Committee met with Michael Leader, President and CEO of Country Meadows. He assured the Committee he supports future development based on the Committees's goals. Preservation is assured through an agreement with Country Meadows.
The goals include completing a barn with an apartment for caretakers to replace the house trailer, public restrooms, a heritage room, and a utility room. Inquiries can be made by calling 717-808-7785.
Nicholas Stoltzfus House drawing by Roger Cooke - Used by Permission.