Antique farms once provide an attractive time tunnel.
There is no such thing as experiencing the actual living history and making it lively.
Going to museums and country tractor farms is fun if you are collecting antique farm bells, wagons, tractors.
They are a really fun and memorable way to spend a family's day.
I remember playing with old tractor when I was a child in my hometown more than 40 years ago! Playing my two wild brothers and farmers, with the old rush trap tractor, I am still willing to remember.
Do you know? Perhaps it attracted me to the passion of the antique farm?
However, in fact it is wonderful, but I often see ancient artifacts at these shows. Did you know that you can still order parts for some of these living history machines?
To share fun, here is a list of some of the best farm museums. Here is the list of farm museums by area:
(Note: Since there are many articles, I will publish a huge list in several articles).
Alaska
Museum: Alaska Transportation Museum & Industry Museum
Location: Wasilla, Alaska
For inquiries: (907) 376-1211
Info: Open from Tuesday to Saturday 7th week from May 1st to September 30th. Time is from 10 am to 6 pm in the summer,
Arizona
Museum: Stuttgart Agricultural Museum
Location: Stuttgart, Arizona
For inquiries: (501) - 673 - 7001
Info: Large scale agricultural machinery specialized in tractor and steam engine. Open Tuesday - Saturday, 10-12 & 1-4 days
Museum: Museum of the Golden Age
Location: 297 W. Central, Coolidge, Arizona
Contact: weekdays (602) - 948 - 9570 or (520) - 723 - 5044 weeks
Info: We are open from 11 am to 5 pm during the weekend from October to May. Admission fee
California
Museum: ANTIQUE GAS & STEAM ENGINE MUSEUM
Location: Vista, California
For inquiries: (619) -941-1791
Info: Open daily. Guided Tour & Tour Demo is available.
Colorado State
Museum: CONEJOS CO. , FARM / RANCH MUSEUM
Location: LaJara, Colorado
Contact: Gene Williams, (719) -274-5765
Info: From June 1st to September 30th
Delaware
Museum: DELAWARE Agricultural Museum & Village
Location: 866 N. Dupont hwy. , Dover, Delaware 19901
For inquiries: (302) -734-1618
Info: Antique tractor that went back early
settlement.
Illinois
Museum: WAUCANDA TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Location: Waukanda, Illinois
For inquiries: (708) -526-9303
Info: A collection of many agricultural machines and old engines. From May to September, only from Sunday to January 4.
Museum: KLINE CREEK FARM
Location: Illinios Winfield
For inquiries: (708) - 876-5900
Info: From the 1890's a number of agricultural machines and tractor collections are featured. Thursday - Monday 9 - 5 will open on Monday. The holidays are closed.
Iowa State
Museum: Floyd Museum
Location: Charles City, Iowa, 500 Gilbert St.
Contact: (641) - 228 - 1099; Fax (641) - 228 - 1157
Info: The museum is open year-round. There are tractor manual and Oliver Promotional Films videotape.
Museum: HEARTLAND MUSEUM
Location: Clarion, Iowa 119 - 9th Street SW, 50525
For inquiries: (515) - 602-6000
Info: There are 16,000 square feet of antique tractor, truck and machine in the museum. Please visit the museum website (http://www.heartlandmuseum.org).
Museum: MIDWEST OLD SETTLERS & THRESHERS ASSN. INC.
Location: Mount Pleasant, Iowa
Contact: (319) -385-8937
Info: A collection of steam tractors and engines. Open from mid-April to mid-October, Monday to Friday from 9 am to 4:30 pm.
Museum: Van Horn Track Museum
Location: Mason City, Iowa
For inquiries: (515) -423-9066
Info: Open from May 25th to September 22 every day
State of Indiana
Museum: SKINNER FARM MUSEUM & VILLAGE STEAM & GAS SHOW
Location: Perrysville, Indiana
Contact: Norman Skinner, (765) - 793 - 4079
Information: 15th and 16th August 1998. Please inquire details.
Kansas
Museum: Central Kansas Flywheel Museum
Location: 1100 W. Dr. Diamond, Salina, Kansas 67401
For inquiries: (785) -825-8473
Info: Time is from 1 pm to 5 pm Tuesday to Sunday. May 1 - October 31 special tour is necessary. In our museum there is a rare policy of accepting loan listings. We feel that we will provide us with products that are otherwise difficult to obtain due to this policy.
Museum: National Agricultural Center & Hall
Location: 630 Hall of Fame Dr. Bonner Springs, Kansas
Contact: (913) - 721 - 1035; Fax (913) - 721 - 1202
Info: Open from mid-March to mid-November
Museum: National Agricultural Center & Hall
Location: Bonner Springs, Kansas
For inquiries: (913) - 721 - 1075
Info: Mid-March to November, Monday - Saturday at 9: 5, Sunday 1-5.
That's enough for now. The number of museums to come next time has increased!
