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Homestead Sundays: Different Theme Each Week!

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Sundays / June-August / 1-5 pm / Free Admission

Homestead Sundays offer a chance to connect with the past, natural resources and family. Whether you want to explore at your own pace or participate in a program, there's something for everyone! Each Sunday has a different theme. Check in weekly to see what seasonal activities are available.

Be your own guide:

Discover and visit livestock - Pigs, sheep, cows and chickens call the Homestead Farm home in the summer. Please remember these are farm animals and not pets. Though they are cute and spunky, they can nibble fingers and sometimes don’t know their own strength.

Explore historic buildings - How was life different in the late 1800s? Learn about local farm families and life in a Homestead cabin, explore artifacts and the tool shed, and even attend a mini school lesson in the one-room schoolhouse!

Hands-on! Jump in the action with self-guided and volunteer led activities. Sort beans, dress a scarecrow, pump water, sweep the barn or cabin, wash clothes, grind herbs and spices or even work in the gardens!

Explore the Gardens - Visit the heirloom garden and walk amongst varieties of vegetables older than us all! Chat with a volunteer to learn about traditional uses and cultivation practices. Then head over to the children’s garden to explore how these practices have adapted over time. Roll up your sleeves - the children’s garden is full of hands-on opportunities!
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August 3: An Afternoon at the Schoolhouse
What was it like to go to school in the 1870s? Visit our one room schoolhouse to find out. You will be able to practice your elocution, read from a McGuffey Reader and brush-up on your history. Save some time for recess! Play a game of graces or tag and learn how to walk on stilts.

August 10: A Day at the Cabin
Meals need to be made, the clothes washed and the cabin tidied. Learn how these tasks were completed in the 1870s by exploring the Homestead cabin and experience what life was like for a farm family.

August 17: Bountiful Gardens
In the 1870s, gardens were an important source of food for the farm family. Stop by the cabin and see what they are having for supper. Learn about Heirloom vegetables and how settlers used herbs. Help weed, water and harvest vegetables in the Children’s Garden.

August 24: Celebrate the Coming Harvest
How did early farm families keep their food fresh without modern refrigeration? Explore the root cellar and visit the cabin to see the many ways food was preserved. Perhaps you will walk away with a few tips and recipes to help you preserve some of your own garden-fresh produce!

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Upcoming Dates For This Event

  • Sunday, August 3
  • Sunday, August 10
  • Sunday, August 17
  • Sunday, August 24