tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785749270206338110.post3703072926302643501..comments2024-03-09T13:49:14.739-05:00Comments on Scribbler: Fort PomfretScribblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12446145686803915738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785749270206338110.post-59347824559523545052020-04-25T18:46:58.967-04:002020-04-25T18:46:58.967-04:00Mary, the address is 1829 Winey Rd., Richfield PA....Mary, the address is 1829 Winey Rd., Richfield PA. It is on a farm. The fort is the small building beside the farm house. On Google Maps:<br />https://www.google.com/maps/place/1829+Winey+Rd,+Richfield,+PA+17086/@40.6953234,-77.1072886,182m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m5!3m4!1s0x89cf28ca69fbf35d:0xc84085a6f10b88de!8m2!3d40.6953481!4d-77.1064185?hl=enScribblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12446145686803915738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785749270206338110.post-41414444379421135932019-06-27T23:47:21.208-04:002019-06-27T23:47:21.208-04:00I am a Winey decendent. The owners of the homestea...I am a Winey decendent. The owners of the homestead and much of the surrounding land, ended up being solely owned by the Wineys and Winey decendents - far removed from the Graybill family. The properties and formerly farmed land, were owned and gradually sold off by my grandparents, Ruby and Guy Winey. My parents, Herb and Martha Winey owned one property. My sister, Daphne Winey Weimer, bought another and still lives on it. When the homestead in which my grandparents lived, and my grandfather was born, was sold in 1999, other land my grandparents owned, but which had no homes on it, was finally sold. A parcel of that land was actually on the east side of my parent's home, which was east of the homestead (I state this to emphasize the extent of the land that was still owned by the Wineys). Like Karen Stutts, my first cousin (her mother and my father were siblings), I too played in and drank out of the spring (probably with her). A book was indeed written about the Winey family and its legacy. My father donated a copy of it to the Juniata Historical Society and can be found there today. George Losch, a local artist, painted an extraordinary picture of the Fort. It became the motiff for everything related to Richfield Dutch Days. The original painting belongs(ed) to my aunt, Eunice Winey Hackenburger (now deceased), and continues to hang in her formal dining room of the home she owned with her husband. Prints were made of it and, although scarce, I think you can still get one. You're commentary about the Fort being owned by John Graybill and his decendents, while technically correct, really doesn't lead the reader to understand that at this point in time, the Fort is considered to be part of the Winey's legacy, not the Graybill's.Doreen Wineynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785749270206338110.post-58482075424976175472018-06-26T22:34:00.508-04:002018-06-26T22:34:00.508-04:00I am also a descendant of the Winey family. Philip...I am also a descendant of the Winey family. Philip S. Winey was my great-grandfather, Guy S Winey my grandfather, Dolores Winey Guyer, my mother. I currently reside in PA, approx. 15 miles from the homestead. As a child, I played in the pomfret Castle spring house and enjoyed the refreshing cold water of the spring.There is a Winey book that was published years ago that may assist in your research. As Richfield’s Dutch Days susquecentenial celebration approaches , I look for connections to the past. I’d love to hear about your findings about our great...grandfather, Jacob. You can reach me via email at ttvlgirl@yahoo.com.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11790760772172768648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-785749270206338110.post-22598875296168829862018-01-21T15:59:36.424-05:002018-01-21T15:59:36.424-05:00From Robert A. Lamlein, Toledo, OH Thank you for ...From Robert A. Lamlein, Toledo, OH Thank you for your story on Pomfret Castle. My great great grandfather Amos Winey once owned the Graybill-Winey homestead. I first visited it in 1975 when they were doing the archaeological work and then again in 2010. I am currently researching Amos's father, Jacob Winey Sr., who was a Philadelphia merchant and major Germanic actor behinds the scenes during the Revolution.robert allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242267678386133078noreply@blogger.com