Come to the farm today and learn a little bit about fixing clothes when they wear out or are damaged. Try some patches and embroidery. Renew your love affair with that jacket or develop a new appreciation for that old cardigan. We will even have some things you can practice on.
If farmers were able to find the time and had the talent, drawing and painting were easy to do on the 1850s farm. Photographs were often rare and expensive during the 1850s so creative people would use their talents to capture their important moments on paper. Have a sit down and capture some moments on the Farm.
There were many medical advances in the 19th century and plenty of “remedies” being sold to cure whatever ails you, but have you checked out your favorite cookbook? Recipes for tonics, tinctures, salves and ointments were handed down through the generations just like the secret formula for Grandma’s Favorite Fancy Fudge. We are teaching and learning about folk medicine today!
The Ben E. Clement Mineral Museum will showcase some of their favorite dinosaur fossils. Stop by their table to get up close and personal to the prehistoric past!
Hey Kids! Do you love learning about the prehistoric past? Spend the day discovering the ancient past of Kentucky and how to read the natural world to better understand it. Join us for one or all of the programs below.
-Make your own Dinosaur trackbook
-Make your own Dinosaur
-Ancient Armor
-LBL Lost
-Mesozoic Mammal
Step back in time to the smell of pine needles and gingerbread and to stockings hung by the fire with care, to a simple 1850 Christmas. Wander around the farm, and visit the homes to see how the farm family decorated for the Christmas Season. Learn how to make traditional Christmas decorations, collect recipes for traditional holiday treats to make at home. Then sit back and relax to the old-time Christmas tunes and stories. Later, join in singing 1800s Christmas carols as we usher in Santa Claus’ arrival. Do not miss a visit with good ol’ Santa Claus! Come all ye for fun and merriment!
It’s Hammer time at the 1850’s farm! We will be demonstrating historical methods of blacksmithing on a bellows operated charcoal forge. Learn about metallurgy during the mid-1800s and explore how a farmer would repair and replace broken and damaged tools.
We start our evening chores with the adorable Parade of Chickens, featuring our beloved Scissors the Hen. It’s a Homeplace Tradition! Then we say goodnight to the young whippersnappers on the farm, our pigs. Finally, you can help us herd our sheep to the front of the farm…well actually, they already know the way. It’s a sheep’s world, and we’re just living in it. Get up close and personal with the real stars of the farm, our ANIMALS!
Closing for the Season … Come see us again in March 2023.