Visit today! Joseph Schneider Haus
519-742-7752 TTY: 519-575-4608 466 Queen Street South Kitchener, Ontario, Canada @jschneiderhaus
Workshops Ten per cent membership discount applies. Non-refundable. All prices subject to HST. Tales and Tunes of Enchantment Workshop with Storyteller Brenda Byers October 3, 1 to 2:30 p.m. Ages five to 12. Pre-register for $10.
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Joseph Schneider Hau# Fall/Holiday 2015
Scarecrow Workshop October 10, drop-in, 1 to 4 p.m. Included with admission. Funny Bones Workshop with Laurie Spieker, 2015 Folk Artist-in-Residence October 17, drop-in, 2 to 4 p.m. $50
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Gift of Stories Workshop November 14, noon to 4 p.m. Pre-register for $25. O Tannenbaum Workshop with Laurie Spieker, 2015 Folk Artistin-Residence, at her studio November 21, drop-in, 2 to 4 p.m. $55 Moravian Star Ornament Workshop November 28, drop-in, 1 to 4 p.m. Ages 12 and up. $10
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Discover. Explore. Play. Learn.
Shadow Puppet Making Workshop December 12, 2 p.m. Ages five to 12. Included with admission.
Education programs We’re making history at the Joseph Schneider Haus! Our immersive curriculumbased programs emphasize hands-on learning in the Historic Haus and outbuildings.
www.josephschneiderhaus.com
Contact our Education Coordinator at: mvanhuisseling@regionofwaterloo.ca
Erntefest
Special Events and Exhibits
Christkindlsmarkt Experience a traditional German market. Visit our Christkindlsmarkt this Christmas season for unique gift items.
(Harvest Festival) October 12 and 14 to 16
Celebrate the fall bounty with bread baking, pickling, preserving and more. We’re open on Thanksgiving Day, stop by after the parade!
KW Oktoberfest Hansie Award Winner!
Opens November 12!
Joseph Schneider Haus Joseph Schneider Haus National Historic Site is a dynamic community museum and local landmark in downtown Kitchener. The 1816 Georgian frame farmhouse was built by one of the area’s early settlers, Joseph Schneider, a Pennsylvania-German Mennonite. History comes to life as costumed staff demonstrate traditional tasks in step with the seasons. Come by for a visit and enjoy hands-on activities, workshops, special events, gallery exhibits and more! Fall/winter hours The historic house, galleries and gift shop are open September to December, Wednesday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. Holiday hours December 21 to 23, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. December 24, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. (closed from December 25 to February 12, 2016) The main floor of the historic house and exhibit galleries are wheelchair accessible. Admission Adults $6 plus HST Seniors/students $5 plus HST Children (five to 12 years) $4 plus HST Children under five years Free Family (two adults and their dependent children) $15 plus HST Museum members receive a 10 per cent discount on selected special events workshops and in our gift shop. Gift certificates available. Free parking, accessible by GRT bus routes 2, 8, 24 and 25.
Special events
Visit our website for more details or call 519-742-7752. Regular business hours/admission apply unless noted.
September events
November events
Baking Schneider Style – September 4 and 5 Garden Tour and Tea – September 6 Mennonite Foodways – September 12 and 13 Ask A Curator – September 16 Tweet us #AskACurator @WRegionMuseum 80 for 80: Celebrating Eighty Years of the Architectural Conservancy of Ontario September 17, 7 p.m. $5 plus HST Honey Bee Saturday – September 19 With beekeeper Dennis Schmidt. Seniors’ Day – September 24 Free admission for ages 55 plus. Traditional Mennonite Crafts – September 26 Glass art demonstrations 1 to 4 p.m., stories and music 2 to 4 p.m., woodworking 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Last chance to see the Grand National Quilt exhibit! September 27
Getting Ready for Winter – November 7 and 8
October events Schnibbles and Schnitz (food preservation) October 3 and 4 Brews and Beverages – October 10 and 11 Open on Thanksgiving Day – October 12 Erntefest – October 14 to 16 Apple Schnitizing Bee – October 17 and 18 Girl Guide Badge Day – October 17, noon to 4 p.m. Pre-register $10 plus HST Folk Medicine October 24 and 25 Adult Day Camp Schneider Survival 101 October 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-register $35 plus HST Seniors’ Day – October 29 Free admission for ages 55 plus. Corn Husks and Kernels – October 31 and November 1
Christmas Events
Christkindlsmarkt opens for the season – November 12 PD Day fun – November 13 Butchering Bee weekend – November 14 and 15 Guest butcher on November 14. Tallow to Tapers – November 21 and 22 Girl Guide Badge Day November 21, noon to 4 p.m. Pre-register $10 plus HST Seniors’ Day – November 26 Free admission for ages 55 plus. Cookies and Pretzels November 28 and 29
December events Christmas Open House – December 4, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Family Open House – December 5, noon to 4 p.m. St. Martin’s Goose – December 12 and 13 Seniors’ Day – December 17 Free admission for ages 55 plus. Toys and Games – December 19 and 20 Shadow Puppet Theatre – December 19, 2 p.m. Visiting with the Schneiders – December 21 to 24 Joseph Schneider Haus closes on December 25 and re-opens on February 13, 2016.
Christkindlsmarkt open for the season! November 12 to December 24 until 3 p.m.
Experience the magic of a German Christkindlsmarkt. In Germany, Christmas markets have been set up in city and town squares in November and December since the 1400s. Today, these markets welcome people from around the world to purchase everything they need for the Christmas season. Every three years since 1989, the Joseph Schneider Haus Christkindlsmarkt has featured a selection of old world Christmas crafts for sale throughout the month of December. The market is operated in partnership with the Friends of Joseph Schneider Haus and all proceeds support the Friends’ programs.
Christmas Open House
December 4, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Join us for the official welcome by the Golden Angel, Punch and Judy puppet shows and music by the Playford Players. Don’t miss the announcement of the Folk Artist-in-Residence and the Edna Staebler Research Fellow for 2016. Seasonal treats. All welcome!