Summer time!
Summer!Alazymeforsomefolks,butnotfor
farmers!Farmersatthemuseumareweedinggardens
andhelpingtheirfieldcropsgrow!Somecropsare
evenreadytopick.InJuly,the1850PioneerFarm
harveststheirwheatcrop.Wheatisagrainthatisused
tomakeflourforthingslikebread.Pioneerscutthe
wheatwithsharptools,calledscythes.Someofthese
scytheswereaachedtoaspecialhandlewithlong
woodormetalfingersthatcaughtthewheatasitwas
cut.Thistooliscalledagraincradle.Pioneerscuttheirwheatwiththesehand
tools.Itwashardworkonahotsummerday!Whenyouvisitthe1850Pioneer
Farmbarnthismonth,seeifyoucanfindthescythesandthegraincradles!
Atthe1900Horse‐PoweredFarminAugust,itisalsometo
harvestaspecialgrain.Thatgrainiscalledoats.Asyouvisit
themuseum,canyouspottheoatfieldsatthe1900Farm?
Oatsareashortplantandlookalilebitlikehayorwheat.
Lookhardtoseethegrainheadsontheendoftheplant!
Peoplecaneatoats.Doyoulikeoatmealcerealoroatmeal
cookies?Mostfarmersin1900grewoatstofeedtheirhorses.
Horsesneedlotsofenergytopullmachinesandwagons.Oats
givethemthatenergy!
Aspecialmachinecalledamower/binder
helpedcuttheoatsatthisfarm.Horsespulled
themachinethroughthefieldtomoworcut
theoatplant.The"binder"partofthe
machineedthelongoatplantstogether.
Farmerscouldactuallyrideonthismachineto
makeitafasterjob.
Besidesalltheworkofharvesngwheatandoats,summerwasalsoameof
yearforcelebraonsandfood.OnJuly4th,farmingtownsheldtheirbiggest
partyoftheyear,IndependenceDay.Theyhadpicnicsandcelebratedthegood
thingscomingoutofthegarden.Whatisyourfavoritepicnicfood?Evena
pioneerfamilymightmakeapicnictocelebrateAmerica'sbirthday.Asyouvisit
thissummer,lookatthepioneergarden.Whatisgrowingtherethatcouldmake
picnicfood?Aretheretomatoes?Wecouldslicethemandmakeavinegar
dressingforthem.Arethewatermelons
readyyet?Thepioneershadpreymelons
thatlookedliketheywerecoveredinstars
ontheoutside.Canyoufindthem?Are
thereotherfruitsreadyorisittoolatefor
wildberries?Askthefarmersatthe1850
Farmforhintsonwheretolookforwild
raspberriesandotherfruits.Pioneers
mightalsofrychickenfortheiroutdoor
picnic.Chickenscangiveusmeat,buttheyalsolayeggs.Boiledeggswereused
tomakedressings,deviledeggs,andpotatosalads.Eachhenmightlayanegg
onceadayoroneeverytwoorthreedays.Countthechickensatthe1850
PioneerFarm.Arethereenoughchickenstocollectadozeneggsinoneweek?
Pioneerfarmersoenlivedtoofarfroma
towntogotoaparadeorcelebraon.Their
closeneighborsmightcomeoverandhavea
party.SomeonecouldreadtheDeclaraon
ofIndependenceandplaythefiddleorsing.
Later,farmerswholivedclosertotowns
mightgototownandseeaparadeoreven
fireworks.Theymightbuylemonsfor
lemonadeoraspecialtreatoficetomake
icecream.WhenyouvisittheTangenHouse
andtheGeneralStorethissummer,lookaroundtofindsomespecialingredients
peoplemightbuyforafancypicnicorparty.AsktheguidesintheTangenHouse
iftheymadeanyspecialrecipesforIndependenceDay.Youmightbesurprised!
LHF Kids Club Events  July and August
Don'tmissourLHFKids'ClubAcvitySpotsinJulyandAugust!These
arehands‐onacviesforLHFKidsClubmembersatLivingHistory
Farmssites.BringyourLHFKidsClubpassportandgetastampfor
joininginontheacvity!AttheendoftheseasoninOctober,kids
withacompletedpassportcanexchangetheirpassportsforaspecial
prizeintheMarketplaceMuseumStore!Acviestakeplaceon
scheduleddaysfrom10amtoNoonand1pmto3pm.
OnJuly16,checkoutthe
FlynnMansionforsomefarm
mathemacs!Countoutthe
moneyneededtopayMr.
Flynn'sfarmhandsanduse
youraddingskillstofigureouthowmuchmoney
hiscropsandcowsmightbeworth.
OnAugust13,visitthe1850PioneerFarm.Help
museumguidessort,flail,andwinnowwh
eat
!
Theyusealongscktotakethegrainheadsoffthewheattosendittomarket.
History Detectives
Clue#1 Clue#2 Clue#3
Gooddetecvespayaenontosmallthings.Theylookaroundandusetheir
eyestoexploreeverydetail.TherearelotsoffarmanimalsatLivingHistory
Farms.WhenyouvisitinJulyandAugust,canyoufindthebigthingstheselile
partsbelongto?
Try this: Recipe and Food Experiment
CCimagecourtesyofRalphDailyonFlickr
Recipe:Shortcake
Makeasweetsummertreat!
ShortcakeRecipe
FoodExperiment
Testyourmusclestomakewhip
creamfromafewsimpleingredients
WhipCreamExperiment
Word Search
WordSearch‐PrintablePDF
Coloring Contest
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coloringsheet,coloritin,andbringit
withyouonyournextvisitorsendit
inthemailtobeenteredintoa
Downloadyourcoloringsheet
drawingforagicerficatetothe
MarketPlaceMuseumStore!
NextmeyouvisitLivingHistory
Farms,youmightseeyourpicture
decorangthewindowsofthestore!
DrawingwillbeheldonJuly22,2016.
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