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| The Visiting Info shown below, if any, is always subject to change. Please check the facility's website for the latest information before making a trip.
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| Heritage Farmstead Museum |
| Living history museum. The original property & buildings of a working farm from the late 1800s in the Texas Blackland Prairie region. Many events include homeschool days, scout programs with a special patch, seasonal festivals, and "Fun at the Farm Fridays"--where a docent reads a book to children(on the front porch of the farmhouse or in the old pole barn!)and then leads some crafts & activities related to the book's theme and the time-period of the farmstead. Wagon rides behind a mule team are also popular. For adults & families, docents in period dress lead tours of the property and large Victorian farmhouse--the house interior is changed every 3 months with a different historical theme: harvest time, mourning, quarentine, Christmas, etc. so visitors can see how a family lived in 1900. Children can do farm chores and have a class in the one-room schoolhouse--they can even ring the school bell! Bring a lunch and eat it under the trees at the farm after your busy farm day. See a working blacksmith shop. A Master Blacksmith teaches adults & teens the art of blacksmithing without modern tools (as a separate series of classes with a separate fee). |
| 1900 West 15th Street |
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| Plano |
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| 75075 |
Tuesday - Sunday: Grounds open from: 10:00 am till 4:30 pm Closed Mondays.
Docent Guided Tours: Tuesday - Sunday: Tour at 1:30 p.m. or by appointment for groups. (Includes tours of the Farrell-Wilson House, Outbuildings, and Grounds) |
Fun at the Farm Fridays: $5/child, $3/adult
Different prices for different events - see website. |
| (972) 881-0140 |
| http://www.heritagefarmstead.org |
 | | AKA, Co-op Member | | We went to a homeschool day here and found it to be fun, educational, and well-run. People in period dress gave presentations on late-1800s life. There was a lesson in a one-room schoolhouse and a tour of the main house on the property. The docents were good with the kids. The property is small for those of us with kids who want to run around; mine were ready to go after only two hours. Still, it was a good field trip. |
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 | | D. Aasen, Co-op Member | | Went to the homeschool event that they had...It was great...all kids there were interested and enjoying all the exhibits...My daughter learned so much about making bisciuts...very hands enviroment. |
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| | C. Stewart, Co-op Member | | We went to the homeschool day. Not a huge location, but nice-sized. Lots of hands-on activities for the kids. Parking is limited. Will go again. |
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