Celebrate a German Christmas at Deutschheim State Historic Site - Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources

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Celebrate Weinnachfest, a traditional German Christmas
Celebrate Weinnachfest, a traditional German Christmas, at Deutschheim State Historic Site in Hermann on Dec. 4-5 and Dec. 11-12. Sponsored by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day and is free and open to the public.

Experience Christmas at it would have been celebrated in a typical German American home in the 1850s. Sample German Christmas cookies and enjoy traditional German Christmas decorations of the 19th century. Springerle cookie molds, recipe books and Christmas items will be available for purchase.

Deutschheim State Historic Site is located at 109 W, 2nd St. in historic Hermann.

For more information, call the historic site at 573- 486-2200 or the Department of Natural Resources toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 800-379-2419 (Telecommunication Device for the Deaf). For more information about Missouri state parks and historic Sites, visit mostateparks.com.
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Visitors interested in learning more about Missouri's German immigrants explore the Deutschheim State Historic Site in Hermann, where beautiful homes tell the tale of their 19th-century inhabitants. The Pommer-Gentner House features a period-appropriate garden as well as a half-timbered barn displaying tools from the 1830s and 1840s, while the Strehly House boasts a winery with one of the Midwest's only remaining carved wine casks. (The Strehly House was once home to the printing company of a German-language newspaper.) 

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You can step back in time and learn more about this culture in the exhibits and galleries at the Deutschheim State Historic Site. The site includes the Pommer-Gentner House and the Strehly House. Both houses preserve an aspect of life in the 19th century.

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The Deutschheim State Historic Site is located in Hermann, Missouri, United States. The 69-acre (0.28 km²) historic site was acquired by the state in 1978. It includes a number of historic houses and other structures, such as a barn and winery, built and used by German immigrants in the middle 19th century. The architecture covers a range of contemporary styles brought from Germany and interpreted in the United States, and the houses have furnishings reflective of mid-century German families in Missouri. The site includes grapes planted in one of the original vineyards and the site of a printing press. The buildings include exhibits of tools and artifacts of the period, giving a picture of daily life. Tours of the grounds are offered for the public.
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