Mohawk River Valley Region
Mohawk Valley Region's Path Through History
  • About
    • Region
    • Revolutionary War
  • My Path
  • Destinations
  • Bike Routes
  • Themed Itineraries
    • View All Itineriaries
    • Battlefields and Raids
    • Colonial Sites
    • Native Americans in the Revolution
    • Breadbasket of the Revolution
    • Footsteps of Washington
    • Trails to Roads
    • Western Frontier and the Border Wars
  • Events
  • News
  • Partners

Get your free brochure

Like us on Facebook Follow Us On Twitter Follow Us On Youtube Follow Us On Pintrest Follow Us On Instagram

Site Created by Brockett Creative Group, Inc.
Content Powered by tSpark CMS

Mohawk Valley Region's Path Through History
Download Our Brochure I ? NY - iloveny.com

Destinations

Previous Page

The Farmers' Museum

  • View destination details
  • View more and share this destination
  • Bike Routes
  • Otsego County
  • Seasonal Adult (13-64) $12.00 65 Plus $10.50 Child (7-12) $6.00 Off Season Adult (13-64) $10.00 65 Plus $9.00 Child (7-12) $5.50 Children under 7, Active Military, Retired Career Military,and NYSHA members are Free.
  • 5775 New York 80, Cooperstown, NY
    Show on Map
  • Otsego County Tourism Website
  • I Love NY Website
  • NYS Path Through History Website
  • Send Message
  • Phone: (607) 547-1450
  • Website
  • Follow us on Facebook

Browse Bike Routes

  • Cooperstown Lake Ride 22.5 miles
  • Cooperstown Loop 3.8 miles
  • Council Rock / Cooperstown Loop 11.6 miles

Discover Early NY Rural Life

Experience what rural life was like in the wake of the American Revolution. The Farmers' Museum is one of the oldest rural life museums in the country. Located in Cooperstown, The Farmers' Museum provides visitors with a unique opportunity to experience 19th-century rural and village life firsthand through demonstrations and interpretive exhibits. Founded in 1943, it comprises a working farmstead, a recreated historic village, the Empire State Carousel, and a Colonial Revival stone barn listed on the National Register for Historic Places, The museum preserves important examples of upstate New York architecture, early agricultural tools and equipment, and heritage livestock. Its collection of more than 23,000 items encompasses significant historic objects ranging from butter molds to carriages, hand planes to plows.

Nearby

  • Fenimore Art Museum 0.1 miles
  • Clinton's Dam 1 miles
  • Old Butternut Road 9.4 miles
  • Raid and Massacre at Cherry Valley Marker 10.3 miles
  • Cherry Valley Museum 10.5 miles

Events

  • Learn Hot Frame Gardening at The Farmers' Museum Apr 15, 2017
  • Thanksgiving at the Farm Nov 28, 2014
  • Farmers' Museum Heritage Plant Sale May 24, 2014

Restaurants
Shopping
Lodging
Tourism info powered by Yelp

May 21 - May 22

Col. Sir John Johnson arrives at Johnstown settlement with troops

Join Our Mailing List

This field is required.

Recommended For You

Like us on Facebook Follow Us On Twitter Follow Us On Youtube Follow Us On Pintrest Follow Us On Instagram

Path Through History
I love NY

Site Map / Privacy Policy / Contact US

Site Created by Brockett Creative Group, Inc.

Content Powered by tSpark CMS