CURRENT HOURS: Programs by reservation November-April
Please allow at least a half-hour for the tractor cart ride from the Visitor Center to the farm site
Learn how much a wedding on the frontier differed from ceremonies today. The 1850 Pioneer Farm interpreters will re-create a wedding ceremony, and afterward you can enjoy music and dancing to celebrate the “newlyweds.”
11121 HICKMAN, URBANDALE • 515-278-5286
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