Garfield Farm Museum Calendar

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A major event in the Fall at Garfield Farm is Harvest Days which feature demonstration of pioneer farming skills like the candle making shown here as well as a sheep dog demonstration, black smithing, and displays of farm and home items. There is also a story teller and guided walk through the farm prairie areas.

2010 Schedule of Events

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2010 Tour Season: June-thru September on Wednesdays & Sundays, 1-4 PM
All other times by appointment year round. (630) 584-8485
Scout groups welcome! Special classes for badges may be requested.

Natural Area Management Seminar
Feb 20 8am-4:30pm. Learn how to restore and manage prairie, woodlands and wetlands. Reservations $50.

Antique Trade Signs
Feb 21 2pm. Maureen Little of Pigeon Hollow Farm and member of the Chicago Suburban Antique Dealers Association will speak on commercial signs that are now valuable relicts of cultural history. Reservations required. $6.

Homespun Ceramics: STICK SPATTER
Feb 28 2pm. CSADA members Virginia and John Larsen of Sign of the Whale Antiques will speak on 19th century spongeware originally intended for household use, now collected as a decorative art. Reservations required. $6.

Antique Apple Tree Grafting Seminar
March 7 1:30 pm. Make three grafts of antique apple trees to take home for planting. Reservations $30.

Fox Valley 53rd Annual Antique Show
March 13 & 14 Saturday 10am-6pm, Sunday 10am-4pm. Produced by Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association (CSADA). To Benefit Garfield Farm Museum. At Kane Co Fairgrounds. $8.

Museum Awards Banquet
April 17 6pm–9pm. Annual dinner at the historic Dunham Woods Riding Club. Reservations required.

Woodland Wild Flower Walk
May 2 1:30pm Tour the prairie with museum staff. Reservations required. $6.

Rare Breeds Show
May 23 11am-4pm. Breeders from around the Midwest display rare and historic types of livestock. Individual breeders may offer livestock and poultry for sale. Member participation by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. $6/$3.

1840’s Days
June 12 & 13 12-4pm. Step back in time and learn about farm life in the 1840’s during this two day event. Activities will include tavern tours and period demonstrations. $6/$3.

Summer Craft Show
June 12 & 13 12-6pm. Come and enjoy the work of local crafters and artisans at this brand new event, held in conjunction with 1840’s Days. Proceeds of the craft & art sales go to Garfield Farm.

Dinner & Dance Barn Fundraiser
June TBA 6pm-9pm. Help support the farm with a night of dinner and dancing. Live music and a dance caller will be present for people to participate in historic dances. Reservations required. Cost TBD.

Independence Day
July 4 1-4pm. Celebrate the fourth at Garfield Farm Museum with tours of the barnyard, prairie, and historic brick tavern. Cost TBD.

Garfield Farm Camps
July 6-8 & July 20-22. 9am-Noon. During these three day camps, children ages 8-11 years old will learn about farm life in the 1840’s. Activities include; feeding animals, museum and prairie tours, and hands on demonstrations. Reservations required. $75 each camp.

Antique Tool Show & Sale
Aug 1 9am-1pm. Members of the Midwest Tool Collectors Association and the Early American Industries Association display, trade and sell antique and collectable tools. $6/$2.

Heirloom Garden Show
Aug 29 11am-4pm. Rare and specialty fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs are displayed and sold by Midwestern growers. Member participation by Seed Savers Exchange. $6/$3.

Barns 101
Sept TBA 2pm. Staff member, Dave Bauer, will provide an overview of historic barns followed by a guided tour of the museum’s barns. Reservations required. $6.

Corn 101
Sept TBA Time TBA. Museum volunteer Chuck Bauer, will give a lecture on the history of corn. There will be discussion of the type used in the 1840’s and how farmers manipulated corn to create the variety we have today. Reservations required. $6.

Student Harvest Days
Oct 1 9am-2 pm. Museum volunteers demonstrate 19th century living to school children. Limit of 600 students by advanced reservations. $5/$4.

Harvest Days
Oct 3 11:30am-4 pm. Join museum volunteers in this celebration of the season. Continuous demonstrations of farm and household skills, 19th century music and food. $6/$3.

Volunteer Party
Nov 14 3-6 pm. For all those who helped out at the farm, a pot-luck with photos and awards make for a fun social afternoon.

Candlelight at the Inn
Dec 4 & 5 3-7pm. Experience the tradition of winter visits as practiced by families like the Garfields in their 1846 Brick Inn. Hospitality, food, music and bake-sale. Donations accepted.

Homespun Holiday Market
Dec 4 & 5 12-7 pm. Come and enjoy the work of local crafters and artisans at this 4th annual event, held in conjunction with Candlelight. Proceeds of the craft & art sales go to Garfield Farm.

For more information about Garfield Farm send an e-mail message to: info@garfieldfarm.org or call 630/584-8485.

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