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The Farmers' Museum Steve wants to hear from you!
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The Farmers' Museum started blogging in early 2009. As I write this in the fall of 2009 we are approaching 1000 readers per month. The only change I’d like to see is to have more response from you, ...

Alyssa Before we moved to the Cooperstown area when I was 14, my parents took us over and over again to The Farmer's Museum. It was and still is my favorite museum!

The Farmers' Museum We have a great historic clothing staff!
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As our 2009 season draws to a close, one of the first tasks for our historic clothing staff is to collect and inventory the historic clothing from our interpreters. Kitty gathers all the clothing from ...

Eileen Apicella Philips I have to be a fan of the Farmer's Museum; it's where I got married to my wonderful husband 6 years ago this past July!!!

The Farmers' Museum Fall creatures at the museum
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Fall leads to spotting more wildlife at The Farmers’ Museum. Geese fly low overhead on their way to and from Otsego Lake. The turkeys at the farm get restless and strutting. The chickens are hunting down the last of the summer bugs. ...

The Farmers' Museum Our 2009 regular season ends Saturday; don't miss our fall and winter special events and programs.
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It’s hard to believe, but October – and our 2009 season – are both coming to a close. The museum’s last day of the regular season is Saturday, October 31. Stop in this week for a visit with our staff and animals! The museum won’t completely shut down, though. ...

The Farmers' Museum Ox Cart Wheels
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All wooden wheels are not the same. Wheelwrights made them in every shape and size. Wheelbarrow wheels are among the smallest. Cart wheels can be tall and thin while wagon wheels can be thicker and heavier. ...

The Farmers' Museum Did you vote in our poll? The Duffy Stagecoach's last ride is the reason these fellows adorned fake beards and top hats.
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In September 1953, between 14 and 16 men piled (and I do mean piled) atop Duffy's Tally-Ho Stagecoach for its official last ride. The ride began at Todd's General Store, inside The Farmers' Museum where ...

The Farmers' Museum When would you wear a fake beard and top hat? Vote in our poll and stay tuned for more (with great pictures!) later in the week.

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There are a lot of traditional crops at the Lippit Farm. This year saw winter rye, wheat, oats, barley, buckwheat, corn and hay grown in the fields. But there was a less know crop as well: broom corn! The Westcott Shop houses a broom-making shop. ...

The Farmers' Museum Glimmerglass Opera staff visited the museum this week to research some scenery materials.
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Abby Rodd,Glimmerglass’s Director of Production, and Joel Morain (A/V Coordinator) traveledto The Farmers’ Museum, whereAbby was doing some research on materials for the scenery of our 2010 production of The Tender Land.

The Farmers' Museum Check out this fantastic guest post from one of our Young Interpreters!
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Enjoy this guest post from Young Interpreter Jacob Efthimiou. You can read more about the program here.“Are you ready for another exciting day in the Blacksmith Shop?” questioned Steve as he and I prepared to leave the Creamery, where the morning staff meeting had been held moments ago. ...
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