| Antique Farms provide fascinating family
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| | Location: Holmdel, New Jersey
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| outings that make history come alive.
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| | Contact: (908)-946-3758
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| Seeing how people worked and lived,
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| | Info: Demonstrations of the farm
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| especially in our own local areas really
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| | equipment available depending on the
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| connects kids to their heritage with a
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| | season of the year. Open June through
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| big link of pride. There's nothing like
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| | Labor Day daily 9-5; Labor Day through
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| actually experiencing Living History to
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| | May, 10-4.
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| make it come alive.
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| | Museum: NEW JERSEY MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE
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| If you are into collecting Antique farm
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| | Location: Brunswick, New Jersey
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| pumps, Milk Jugs or tractors, it's a
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| | Contact: (908)-249-2077
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| lot of fun to go to Farm Museums and
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| | Info: Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10-5,
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| Country tractor shows.
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| | Sunday 12-5. Tours & demonstrations
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| They are really fun and are a great way
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| | available. Call for more information.
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| to spend a family day that will be
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| | New Jersey
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| remembered and appreciated. Believe me,
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| | Museum: LONGSTREET FARM MUSEUM
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| kids go nuts with old Farm equipment,
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| | Location: Holmdel, New Jersey
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| especially tractors!
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| | Contact: (908)-946-3758
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| I remember playing on old tractors as a
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| | Info: Demonstrations of the farm
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| kid, in my home town over 40 years ago!
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| | equipment available depending on the
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| Playing farmer with my two wild brothers,
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| | season of the year. Open June through
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| on old ramshackled tractors is a memory I
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| | Labor Day daily 9-5; Labor Day through
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| still delight in.
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| | May, 10-4.
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| Who knows? Maybe that is what hooked me
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| | Museum: NEW JERSEY MUSEUM OF AGRICULTURE
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| into the Antique Farm passion?
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| | Location: Brunswick, New Jersey
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| What is really amazing though is that you
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| | Contact: (908)-249-2077
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| can find ancient relics at these shows
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| | Info: Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10-5,
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| often in Top running shape. Did you know
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| | Sunday 12-5. Tours & demonstrations
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| you can still order parts for some of
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| | available. Call for more information.
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| these living history machines?
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| | New York
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| To share in the fun, here is a list of
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| | Museum: CAYUGA COIUNTY AGRICULTURAL
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| some of the best Farm Museums out there.
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| | MUSEUM
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| Here is a list of Farm Museums by Area:
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| | Location: Auburn, New York
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| (Please note: There are a lot of them so
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| | Contact: (315)-252-7644
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| I will present the huge list via several
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| | Info: Featuring antique tractors nad farm
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| articles).
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| | implements. Open July - August, Wednesday
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| Maryland
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| | to Sunday 1-5. Closed during winter.
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| Museum: CARROLL COUNTY FARM MUSEUM
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| | Museum: NORTHERN NEW YORK AGRICULTURAL
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| Location: Westminster, Maryland
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| | HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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| Contact: (410)-848-7775
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| | Location: Stone Mills, New York
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| Info: Open May-October, weekends 12-5.
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| | Contact: (315)-658-2353
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| Featuring antique farm equipment &
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| | Info: Featuring early farm tractors and
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| tractor collections.
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| | home equipment. Open June through
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| Massachusetts
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| | September daily, 9-4. May, by appointment
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| Museum: HADLEY FARM MUSEUM
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| | only.
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| Location: 147 Russel St.,Hadley, MA 01035
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| | North Carolina
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| Contact: (413)-586-1812
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| | Museum: OLD TIME HISTORICAL ASSN.
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| Info: Our farm museum is housed in a 1782
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| | Location: Climax, North Carolina
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| barn. Hours and admission prices by
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| | Contact: James Ferree, (910)-685-4253
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| appointment only. Call for more
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| | Info: Call the museum for open dates and
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| information.
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| | times.
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| New Jersey
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| | That is all this time. More Museums to
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| Museum: LONGSTREET FARM MUSEUM
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| | come in Part III!
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