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1900 West 15th St., Plano, TX 75075 - (972) 881-0140 www.heritagefarmstead.org |
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Hours: Tuesday-Sunday: Grounds are open 10:00am-4:30pm,
Docent Guided Tours: Tue.-Sat. at 10:30am; Sunday at 1:30pm
Closed Mondays |
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From the Executive Director...
We are in full swing for summer here at the Heritage Farmstead Museum! Our summer is beginning after a great spring; school tour groups visited everyday to experience farm life at the turn of the century in Plano. Our parlor and vegetable gardens have seen a lot of new planting, and growth and we are very excited about our new sprinkler system in the parlor garden. Also, our volunteer gardeners extraordinaire are currently working on a pamphlet with information about all the flowers and plants around the Farmstead for our visitors. We also had an amazing group of volunteers from Chase Oaks Church that painted the visitor center and re-roofed the area between the visitor center and collection building.
This summer get ready for our 2nd Annual Friends of the Farmstead Music Fest and Benefit. Enjoy live music, good food and company, and Texas Hold'em all while raising awareness and funds for: heritage preservation, collection and education. We hope you will enjoy our three summer camp options: Creek Camp, Pioneer Camp, and Curator Camp and take advantage of our After-Camp Care programs for your little ones. Mark June 23rd on your calendar for the 125th Birthday Bash for the Plano Fire Department at the Farmstead; it will be a day you won't want to miss. Also, be sure to look into Collin County's Carry-Along Collin Camps where the HFM is hosting "Lets Get 'Moo'ving" July, 17th.
Finally, we have begun our summer guided tour hours for the Museum. From May 30th to September 1st, our docent-guided tours of the Farrell-Wilson House and out buildings will begin at 10:30am Tuesday through Saturday; and 1:30pm on Sunday. We hope you will enjoy the Heritage Farmstead Museum this summer whether it be for our camps, events, volunteering, or all of the above!
-M'Lou Taylor Hyttinen |
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Are You Ready For:
Miss Ammie's Poker Tournament? Live Music?
 
Food, Drinks, and a Silent and Live Auction?
Raising awareness & funds for heritage preservation, collection & education?
June 9th
Do you have YOUR tickets yet?
Must Be Purchased In Advance
Balfour Beatty Construction
Gay, McCall, Isaacks, Gordon & Roberts |
Plano Fire Department Camp at the HFM
This year our camp features the
Plano Fire Department (PFD). Join us for camp as the PFD visits each day to showcase: safety & first aid, try on and learn about their fire bunker gear, bucket brigades, a fire scavenger hunt, look through a modern fire engine, and actually work a real fire hose!
June 18-22, 2012 from 9am - 1pm
After care is available until 5pm.
The cost is $40 a day or $175 for the week
For further information Contact:
Curator of Collections and Exhibits,
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Plano Fire Department 125th Birthday Bash  On June 23, the HFM is partnering with the Plano Fire Department in celebration of their 125th birthday! This event is free and open to the public. Come to the HFM to learn all about the Plano Fire Department, participate in many activities and demonstrations, and view the new exhibit, Fire Boys: The Legacy of the Plano Fire Department. Click here for more information. Calling All Volunteers!!
The Heritage Farmstead Museum needs YOUR help! This event promises to be big day with lots of fun; therefore, we need your help to make this a day the public won't forget. We are having two shifts for volunteers. They are from: 1. 9:00am to12:30pm
2. 12:30pm to 4:00pm
We hope everyone will be able to come out for this event; a day you won't want to miss!
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After-Camp Care
Parents, do you want your children to attend one of our summer camps but can't because you aren't able to pick them up when the camp ends? Well the HFM is offering after-camp care for children! This program allows your child to express their artistic and creative abilities, play games and learn even more about Farm Life.
After-Camp Care runs from 1:00pm to 5:00pm everyday after our summer camps. Snacks are provided daily. Daily drop-ins are available.Call now to reserve your space today!
972-881-0140 |
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Carry-Along Collin Goes to Camp
This award winning program, sponsored by the Collin County Historical Commission, invites students to discover local history. Materials and activities for 2012 will focus on the farming communities that thrived throughout Collin County.
The Heritage Farmstead Museum is one of many participating museums in this program. The HFM program, "Let's Get 'Moo'ving!" (Tuesday, July 17, from 10:00am to 12:00pm) features the importance of Dairy to the Farmer. Campers will be introduced to Buttermilk, a life-sized mechanical cow, churn butter, and finish their adventure with a wagon ride. |
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Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon
We hope everyone enjoyed their time at the Volunteer Appreciation Lucheon last week. We had 50 people attend the event with lunch provided by: Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers, McAlister's Deli, and Chick-fil-A. New and old volunteers got a chance to meet each other, and a few exchanged new ideas about their interests at the Farmstead. If you missed the luncheon, no worries! We will host another appreciation luncheon at the end of the year in December; so keep an eye out for that later in the year. |
Another Great Year for HFM! 
The Heritage Farmstead Museum received another great auditor's report from Auerbach Albert & Gold, L.C. They stated, "In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects the financial position of the Associaction."
This accredits our Association with financial responsiblity that further instills trust in the community, the City of Plano and helps support our mission. We are an organization that strives everyday to provide meaninful relationships with the community by inspiring awareness, dicourse, and learning through the interpretation of the North Texas blackland prairie history. |
HFM Membership  Not a member of the Heritage Farmstead Museum OR need to renew your membership? We have many different levels of membership for our visitors. Click here to view the different membership opportunities and all the rewards that come with them. You can also renew and register online! |
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The mission of the Heritage Farmstead Museum (HFM) is to collect, preserve and interpret late 19th and early 20th century blackland prairie history while making appropriate use of the authentically restored Farrell-Wilson Farmstead, a designated historic site. |
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June 9, Friends of the Farmstead Music Fest and Benefit- Time to dust off your cowboy boots and join us for good food, music, and Texas Hold'em. Tickets must be purchased IN ADVANCE. Click here to purchase them today!
June 11-15, Creek Camp- Have fun with science while keeping cool during our hot Texas summer! Click here for more information and to register today!
June 18-22, Curator Camp- Ever wonder what happens behind-the-scenes in a museum? Now is your chance to find out. Click here for more information and to register today!
June 23, Plano Fire Department 125th Birthday Bash- Join us at the Heritage Farmstead Museum in celebrating the PFD's 125th Birthday! Click here for more information.
June 25-29, Pioneer Camp- May This camp encourages campers to put away the gadgets of today and experience Farm farm life in the 1890's. Click here for more information and to register today!
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Summer Guided Tour Hours
May 30 - September 1
The Heritage Farmstad Museum will offer guided tours of the Farrell-Wilson House and the Farmstead at alternate times starting May 29 through Sep. 1st. They are as follows:
Mondays- Closed Tues.- Sat. at 10:30am Sunday at 1:30pm |
Please Welcome Our New Volunteers!
Danny Amos
Tim Avirett
Meg Belanger
Jennifer Brobst
Theresa Clark
Maggie Coffey
Antoinette Degnan
Sarah Drost
John Harris
John A. Jones
Amy Krupka
Emory Lambert
Bonnie Landon
Duncan Lee
Susan McCarter
Dede Meek
Beth Morgan
Julie Randall
Pat Riley-Ramsey
Madison Rosenberg
Charlene Seachord
Jerry Smith
Wally Smith
Timothy Stamm
David Steib
Ellie Taroyan
Josie Teter
Linda Welch
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Board Members
Officers
Stephen Vitasek, President
Kim Jecker, Vice President
Carrie Weaver, Secretary
Zach Carnahan, Treasurer
Board of Directors
Suzanne Brasuell
Jerry Burleson
Carson Doss
Clint Haggard
Bill Hersch
Cam McCall
Lesley Range-Stanton
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HFM Staff
M'Lou Hyttinen
Executive Director
Business Administration
Susan Leigh- Business Manager
Lauren Huber- Volunteer Coordinator
Collections and Exhibits
Hillary Kidd- Curator
Anne Hanisch- Curatorial Assistant
Esther Jackson- Collections Care Tech
Education
Kathy Strobel- Director
Victoria James- Education Assistant
Facilities and Grounds
Kris Barndt- Farm Manager
Dean Schickedanz
Michael Andres |
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