The Knauss Homestead Preservation Society hosted an open house July 7 at Knauss Homestead, Emmaus. The next open house is scheduled Aug. 4. RIGHT: Linda Knauss Burkhardt, a ninth generation descendant and Mitchell Hemphill, an 11th generation descendant of Sebastian Knauss, pause for a photo in the dining room at Knauss Homestead, Emmaus.PRESS PHOTOS BY REBECCA FOEHRKOLB