b'Peter Wentz House | flickr.com/photos/75012107@N05/8086216953/ | CCBY-SA2.0 | RetouchedThe Peter Wentz FarmsteadBy LeAnn Sykes, Museum AssistantAugust 8, 2 p.m.(Ashcroft movie theater)On two occasions, before establishing a more permanent encampment atValley Forge, Washington and his troops made camp at the Wentz Farm. Continuously farmed since 1744, this historic treasure was purchased and fully restored by Montgomery County in 1969. Well explore the history of the farmstead . from its founding by Peter Wentz and Washingtons visits to the Shultz family ownership and restoration by the county. As a Shannondell day-tripis being planned to the site, for those who might be interested intouring, this lecture serves as an opportune preface.46'