Last summer Kroeger began his quest to paint pictures of significant barns in every county statewide, he picked 10 historic structures in Liberty Twp, the Muhlhauser Barn in West Chester Twp. and one in Ross Twp. When Stumpf heard about Kroeger’s mission he grabbed his camera.
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“I was kind of surprised, I’m thinking I’m going to go out, I’m thinking about 10 or 12 off the top of my head,” Stumpf said previously. “Then once I started going out and driving around and snapping quick pictures, I came up with 40 some.”
Showing the oil paintings now will help with an auction the historical society is planning for the fall.
“The goal is for a fundraiser for us,” Stumpf said. “Some of them we’re going to split (the sale price with Kroeger) and then the others we get the full amount of whatever we auction them off at. They’re kind of neat.”
In addition to viewing the paintings Stumpf said people can enjoy ringing the school bell, studying other artifacts and he said they recently made a “dunce” cap to go with the dunce stool “it’s kind of a neat thing for people to take selfies.”
He said holding the open house in conjunction with the annual plant sale next door at the Liberty Early Childhood School helps both organizations. Naomi Ormes is in charge of the Garden Club plant sale. The club was started in 1973 and they have had the sale almost every year since.
She said they have”tables and tables and tables full” of cuttings members dig from their gardens, annuals, hanging baskets, potted plants and more.
“We have it rain or shine unless it’s awful, awful,” she said.
The open house runs from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and the plant sale lasts until 2 p.m. at 6010 Princeton Road.
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