Three Halcyon Seekers (Merrimack County), one Pittsburg Roadrunner (Coos County), and two Nashua Dunstable (Hillsborough County) members visited the New Hampshire Farm Museum in Milton.

It was a beautiful day sunny but not too hot. We packed a lunch and arrived at 10 AM. We spent four hours exploring this 18th century farm. It is a great place for children (and adults) as there are many hands- on activities like grinding corn, pumping water, milking a (fake) cow, and washing clothes the old fashioned way with a wringer. That last one brought back memories.

We started out with story time and learned that baby deer have no scent to protect them from predators.  We then went on the guided house tour. Different rooms reflected the farm’s long history as a private home as well as an inn for the stage coach passengers. A group of day campers were making pickles and butter in the farm kitchen.

After lunch, we explored the huge barn which is home to the longest double runner sled. It held over 100 people and used to be run down the Main Street in Farmington. The barn is full of old tools, machines and carriages. One of the bays contained a play area with desks, toys, games and little farm animals for the children. There was also a cider building with old cider making equipment as well as a coloring book area for children.

We visited the gift shop which had many homemade and unique items. On the way home we did some thrift shopping and stopped for ice cream. It was a fun day.