Take a trip back through history at Heritage Farmstead. The farm has chickens and a rooster, horses, mules, goats, and sheep. The rooster put on a show for us when we were there. He was loud and proud.
We enjoyed looking at the old school house on the property. It has a bell to ring for school to start, so you know kids love ringing the bell. There are chalkboards inside with writing as it would have been about 100 years ago. There is a wood stove to keep the school house warm, and plenty of desks for the pupils.
The old farm equipment is interesting, especially to imagine that they used to use the equipment 100 years ago. They sure worked hard back then! It is hard to imagine that they ever accomplished anything with the manual equipment (compared to our gas powered tractors now)!
The older homes are outfitted with rocking chairs and wrap-around porches. They are all set up to be representative of the homes that were in the area in 1890 to 1920.
Educational programs are available throughout the year. You can see current and ongoing programs here.
They are open Tuesday-Sunday from 10:00am to 4:30pm and closed on Mondays.
Cost:
$2 per person for the self-guided tour
$5 per adult & $3.50 per student for a guided tour
We lived across the street for seven years and never went!
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