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Cherry Time!

Posted on June 8, 2015

June 8, 2015 Over one million people visit Washington, D.C. every spring to celebrate the National Cherry Blossom Festival. The festival celebrates friendship between the USA and Japan, and an initial gift of 3,000 cherry…

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Meet the Fordson F Tractor

Posted on June 1, 2015

June 1, 2015 Living History Farms has many 20th century tractors in our historic machinery collection. Some of these tractors are used for demonstration and to support the real farming work at our historic sites. A…

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The Start of Something New

Posted on May 4, 2015

May 4, 2015 Hello! I’m Melinda, the site supervisor at the 1700 Ioway Farm. What do you see when you look at this picture? Those of us at Living History Farms see the start of…

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It Takes a Calf

Posted on April 20, 2015

April 20, 2015 Cows make milk. People drink milk. It seems simple. But the complicated process of getting the milk from the cow to your morning bowl of cereal may involve more than is initially…

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