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Old World Wisconsin's farmsteads will exist bustling with 19th- and early 20th-century harvest activities during "Fall on the Farms," Thursdays through Sundays, September 4 through October 31.

Guests can help farmers with many seasonal tasks as they bring in the crops and fill the larders. Fields will exist plowed using horse power, gas- and steam-powered engines will aid brand farm chores easier, the wood-burning stoves will exist fired up, produce and meat volition be preserved many dissimilar means, and the historic site'southward many farmsteads will be readied for winter. All of these tasks will exist done using the aforementioned techniques and tools that the original immigrants to Wisconsin would have used.

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Jennifer Van Haaften, associate director, programs and historical resources, elaborated on the describe: "This is one of our most popular events. Every bitmuch of 'Autumn on the Farms' is harvest related, nosotros'll be doing lots of cooking, baking and butchering. We had to chuckle that our 19th-century mode of addressing food is dorsum in fashion: many of the foods we grow and the manner we abound and prepare them at Quondam World Wisconsin lucifer the same trends at the top of the National Eatery Association'south 2014 trend list. These include using locally sourced meats and locally grown produce, an emphasis on environmental sustainability and nose-to-tail and root-to-stalk cooking. These were things 19th-century settlers did out of necessity and we'll be showcasing them during 'Fall on the Farms.'"

Onetime World Wisconsin has expanded the scope of the event, and added complementary activities during the eight differently themed weekends; these include men's and women'south vintage baseball during "Toys and Games," a weekend dedicated to historic food sampling during "Fall Tastes," and the historic site volition even host an actual 1890s Pomeranian nuptials, where the helpmate and groom volition go married in a legal ceremony, on September 6. Sometime World Wisconsin will also partner with the Wisconsin Science Festival October 18-19 and showcase many labor-saving, 19th-century devices during "Everything but the Squeal" weekend.

Each "Autumn on the Farms" weekend has a different theme:

September half-dozen-seven: Onetime World Wedding (includes actual hymeneals Sabbatum)
September 13-fourteen: Toys and Games (including vintage baseball each day)
September 20-21: Harvest Chores
September 27-28: Autumn Tastes
October iv-5: Preparing for Winter
October xi-12: Preserving the Bounty
October eighteen-19: Everything simply the Bleat (includes "Pioneer Power," as part of the Wisconsin Science Festival)
October 25-26: Meat 4 Different Ways

A detailed listing of activities for each "Fall on the Farms" twenty-four hours is at: http://wihist.org/AotFActivities.

Hours and Admission: Old Earth Wisconsin is open to the general public from 10 am to 5 pm, Thursday through Sun, September four through October 31 during "Fall on the Farms" except for October eleven, 18, 25 and 31, when the site closes at 4 pm to prepare for "Halloween Legends and Lore." Adults $xvi; children (v-17) $9 (children under 5 are free); students and senior citizens (65 and over) $14; family (two adults and 2 or more than dependent children v-17) $43. Fees include an all-day tram transportation pass. All details at www.oldworldwisconsin.org or past calling 262-594-6301.

Overview of Old World Wisconsin

Quondam Globe Wisconsin is located in the Milwaukee/Chicago/Madison triangle.The outdoor museum features 19th- and early on 20th-century Midwestern immigrant farm and rural life. In 2014, the museum launched "Catch Wheel Fever!", a hands-on 1890s cycling experience, to cracking guest response. During the daily operating season May through October, plus postseason and holiday events in Nov and Dec, the museum offers family unit friendly activities, led past menstruum-clad interpreters, as they visit x working farmsteads, explore 12 heirloom gardens, collaborate with heritage animal breeds, and effort historic crafts and trades. Old World Wisconsin is located at W372 S9727 Highway 67, Eagle, WI 53119. For full general data and details almost 2014 activities, call 262-594-6301 or visit www.oldworldwisconsin.org.