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What’s Cooking – Did They Have That?

Posted on June 18, 2019

June 18, 2019 What’s Cooking at Living History Farms? Quite a lot, actually! Throughout the summer, our museum demonstrates food traditions, cooking techniques, and the use of historic ingredients at many of our historic farms,…

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corn in 1850 field

Planting the Fields

Posted on June 19, 2018

June 19, 2018 Spring has given way to summer early at Living History Farms. While April was cold, May was hot, filling our spring planting season with 90 degree days. Despite the early heat, we…

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Winter is Coming! Break out the Carding Paddles

Posted on November 16, 2015

November 16, 2015 Now that the inevitable chill of winter is beginning to set in, it’s time to start getting out the fleece petticoats, wool bonnets, and knit hats, gloves, and shawls. Our museum guides…

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grain bundle

Grain Harvest and Threshing Time

Posted on July 28, 2015

July 28, 2015 Summer is slipping away and it is time to start harvesting small grains on the farm! Today when we think of important crops in Iowa, we think of corn and soybeans.We forget…

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interpreters at pioneer wedding

Pioneer Weddings

Posted on June 15, 2015

June 15, 2015 The staff at Living History Farms invites you to a wedding! The 1850 Pioneer Farm interpreters will recreate a pioneer wedding ceremony on Saturday, June 20, 2015. Come and compare the modern…

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