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Dheinsville Settlement Park

For Group Tours call 262-628-3170 to arrange these or other times.

In addition to the Sila Lydia BAST BELL MUSEUM, we also include admission to the Germantown Volunteer First Company Museum with its 1929 Seagrave Fire Engine and other exhibits, a walking tour map of the Historic District with a stop at the WWI Memorial to Germantown soldiers who served in the conflict, all located in our 9.5 acre park.
Hours are Wednesday thru Sunday 1 - 4 pm / April 1st - November 1st

The Valentine WOLF HAUS Museum & Research Center is in the restored 1854 German fachwerk (half-timbered) residence/shoemaker shop constructed from logs cut on the property. In this house where they began their new life in America they raised their 12 children. All these original buildings are located on a 6 corner intersection called Dheinsville District.
Hours are Wednesday & Sunday 1 - 4 pm / June 1st - October 1st

Available at a slight EXTRA charge is a guided tour of the 1860 era native limestone
CHRIST CHURCH Museum of Local History
. The congregation was founded in 1842, one of the oldest in Washington County, and the oldest in Germantown, by settlers from the Hunsruck area of Germany. It was called Evangelisch Christus Kirche. In 1890, three bells were purchased for the new bell tower, which are still rung today. Next to the church is a pioneer cemetery. Hours are ONLY Sundays 1 - 4 pm / June 1st - October 1st

Christ Church Highlights —

  • Built 1862 - On National Register
  • Replaced Log Church (1852)
  • Remodeled in 1910-1915
  • Stained Glass Windows:
    Hand Painted Originals
    4 Center Paintings - Parable of the Seed, Birds' Feed, Stones, Weeds, Good Land
    4 Others - Scenes from the Bible
  • Exhibits - West Side:
    Travel to America Indians & Wilderness
    BUTTERMAKING / DAIRYING – Gehl's Dairy
    DHEINSVILLE SETTLEMENT / ROCKFIELD / CHURCHES / WEDDINGS / MUSIC
  • Exhibits - East Side:
    1915 Map with 1988 Overlay
    BAST FAMILY - Bell Museum
    DUERRWAECHTER FAMILY - Banking, Main Street
    SCHOOL HOUSE
    MISC. COLLECTIONS

Please contact us at 262-628-3170 for further information on these additional site tours.

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