Thanks to all those who attended the
7th Annual Auction May 9, 2009
and special thanks to all those who organize
this event every year.

The May 9, 2009 auction was another successful event and contributed ever closer to the eventual barn raising. See photos below. Donations are tax exempt. Start planning to be at next years event May of 2010.

The barn design is halfway between a barn and a carriage house. The plans include restrooms, a meeting area, some archival space, and a small apartment. The rendering and model of the barniage are shown below. The completed barn will enable groups such as reunions to assemble at the Stoltzfus House, have a picnic in a pavilion which will be shared with Country Meadows, and then cross the Tulpehocken Creek for the trails, the Gruber Wagon Works, or the Canal Museum. All this will make a family day special.

The proposed barn

The barn model

Contacts for the annual May auction:

Mose Smucker - Auctioneer - AU4088
To donate items for the auction call 717-354-8834
To obtain an auction sale bill call 717-445-5956
To volunteer to help at the auction call 610-488-0843
Any questions call 717-367-3906

The House is located in Wyomissing next to Berks County Parks along the Tulpehocken Creek which include trails, The Gruber Wagon Works, and a Union Canal museum. Exit Route 222 North from Reading, take Broadcasting Road east 1 half mile to the end, turn right, go about a mile to 1700 Tulpehocken Road. For information call 717-367-3906, 610-373-6206 or email Paul Kurtz, psku@aol.com

Map of 1700 Tulpehocken Rd., Wyomissing, PA 19610-1213