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July 11 activities and tours at the homestead

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! Well, there weren’t any lions or tigers but there probably were bears (and definitely wolves) when the Swiss settlers began to arrive in the Bluffton/Pandora area. 

Join us on Saturday, July 11, from 1:00-4:00 p.m. at the Schumacher Homestead and Swiss Heritage Center, 8350 Bixel Road, for a look at the critters that our Swiss ancestors had to deal with when they began to build “The Settlement.”  

The Johnny Appleseed Park District, Ohio Department of Natural Resources and Hancock Park District will have displays of furs, taxidermy and possibly some live creatures to show what lived here. The theme of the day is “Critters, Flitters, and Gallinippers,” but you’ll have to come to the event to learn what a Gallinipper is. 

Tours of the 1843 Schumacher house, garden, tool house and summer kitchen will be available starting at the house. Admission is $5.00 for visitors sixteen and older; members and children are free.

A new translation of P.B. Amstutz’s history of the Settlement with additional information by Fred Steiner will be available for purchase and for pickup if you pre-ordered.

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On August 8, the 2nd Saturday activities will focus on “putting food by.” Guests can help docents get food ready for winter.

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Homestead Tours

The Schumacher Homestead offers a glimpse into the lives of Swiss immigrants in an area of Allen and Putnam counties known as the Settlement during the mid 19th century. Contact Neil Allen at 567-387-9208 or email directorschs@gmail.com

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Swiss Heritage Center

NEW: Visit the Swiss Heritage Center, a repurposed timber-frame barn previously located on the Dan and Cindy Basinger Farm. The center is heated and air-conditioned and includes a large event space, classroom, artifact storage space, and public restrooms. For rental information, contact Neil Allen at 567-387-9208 or email directorschs@gmail.com