Celebrating the Swiss Heritage
 Saturday July 26, 2008
10:00am - 4:00pm
Stocker-Stampfli Farm Museum
Gruetli-Laager, Tennessee

 

Schedule of Events

10am Celebration Opens
     Announcements by President
     House open for tours
     Demonstrations of crafts
     Silent Auction and Market Open
     Membership desk and Souvenir booth open
10:15am Swiss Alphorn Band starts entertainment at band stand
11:00am Oxen team demonstration south of barn
Hayrides behind house and barn tours
Tour of heirloom garden and explanations by Amy Rae
Tours of Cheese house and outer buildings
German tap beer on sale at concession stand ($4.00 per glass) Limited to persons over 21 and as supply lasts.
12pm Introduction of important guests and welcoming comments at the band stand
     Address by Swiss Consulate representative at the band stand
12:30pm Banzania Band
1-2pm Dutch Oven cobbler behind old house
Animal petting and goat show by Amy Rae at barn
Tasting and Sampling
     Swiss Wine and Cheese at concession stand
     American Cheese Tasting
     Home Made Wines
     Swiss Fondue Tasting next to concession stand
1:30-4pm Alphorn Band
2pm Silent Auction closes
4pm Gates close

Activities

Mountain cheese sampling
 Mule-driven Hay ride
 Oxen team demonstration
Scythe demonstrations
 Primitive Farm Skills Demonstrations
 Plant and Flower Vendors

Swiss Cheese making display
 Historic displays by Grundy County Swiss Historical Society
 Storytelling
Arts and Crafts vendors with locally made items
Farm Animals

Concessions

Various venders provide all different kinds of food.

Tours

The farm and all of its out buildings will be open for touring.  The Swiss Cemetery Association will conduct a tour of the old Swiss Cemetery at the entrance to the farm.

Directions to the Stampfli Home Place
  • From I-24 in Monteagle, take Hwy 41 to Hwy 56 North
  • Follow Hwy 56 North through Tracy City and Coalmont
  • Turn right onto Hwy 108 East to Gruetli-Laager
  • Turn left onto 20th Street at the Old Post Office
  • At the Swiss Colony Cemetery sign, turn right and travel past the cemetery to the Stoker/Stampfli Farm Museum

If you have any questions, please e-mail info@swisshistoricalsociety.org
Grundy County Swiss Historical Society
c/o Secretary
1610 Surrey Court
Garland, TX 75043