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Homeschool Day: Fall Festival
Wednesday, September 2
Homeschool groups and families who pre-register receive discounted admission. Help us celebrate a new season as you participate in the chores, games, and activities done on a farm over the past 300 years. Visit the newly built 1700 Ioway Indian Farm, the 1850 Pioneer Farm, and the 1900 Horse-Powered Farm and stroll through our 1875 Town to experience the autumn preparations and activities of each historical time period.
Harvest Wagon Rides Saturdays, September 12, 19, 26 and October 17
Take a ride through the fields and country roads of Living History Farms in a wagon pulled by Percheron draft horses or draft mules. After your ride, join other guests for light refreshments and relaxation while watching day change to night at Living History Farms. Rides at 5pm and 7pm. Advanced registration required.
Adult and Family Education Classes
September - December
Do you want to learn a new skill, or try your hand at a craft from yesteryear? Did you visit Living History Farms and think, "I wish I could do that"? Are you looking for an "out-of-the-ordinary" outing for you and a few friends? Then try one of the many adult and family education classes offered by Living History Farms. Participants can try their hand at anything from cooking on a wood burning stove, to learning to drive a team of draft horses. Space is limited so that each participant can receive as much individual attention as possible. Held at one of the many historic sites at Living History Farms, these classes are taught by experienced LHF staff. Registration begins August 18.
www.LHF.org/AdultEd
Photography Day
Saturday, September 19
Enjoy a day of photography workshops in Iowa's largest outdoor classroom. Photography experts will offer classes and vendors will be on hand to let you test drive the newest camera equipment. Use your new skills to capture the scenic buildings, gardens, and grounds of Living History Farms. Amateurs as well as professionals are encouraged to attend. Get your tickets online now!
ApplefestSaturday, September 26 The smell of apple fills the air in the town of Walnut Hill. Tour the Farm sites in the morning, and spend the afternoon in our 1875 town celebrating all things apple. Try your hand at stirring the copper kettle of apple butter and take your turn cranking the cider press. Children's games and crafts round out the fun. Fresh local apples and other goodies will be on sale in the Visitor Center. Celebrations of Home: A Historic Textile Exhibition
September 30 - October 4
Enjoy a look at rarely seen historic clothing, handwork and quilts from the nationally recognized Living History Farms textile collection. Colors, patterns, and personal touches served to make even the simplest house a home. Explore how textiles contributed to making homes comfortable, as well as the many ways textiles reflected the ethnic and regional backgrounds of the homemaker. The Flynn Mansion hosts this display of quilts, covers, historic clothing, and household textiles, which is free with regular admission.
Hat Day
Wednesday, September 30
Celebrate the opening of the LHF's annual textile exhibition! Wear your favorite fancy hat to the Farms and get discounted $10 admission. After you explore the textile exhibition in the Flynn Mansion, visit the 1875 Millinery shop for a close up look at Victorian hat stylings and a chat with our milliner. Join us for tea and cookies in the Visitor Center and sign up for a Drop-in class in hat-trimming. At 11:00am, sneak a peek at 19th Century undergarments in a presentation by our historic clothing expert.
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