The Farmers' Museum
- 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.
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5775 New York 80, Cooperstown, NY
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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
- May 11 Workshops May 11, 2019
- 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
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