Explore Thanksgiving traditions of the past during a special two-day opening at The Farmers’ Museum

Cooperstown, N.Y. (11/17/2009) — Discover how rural New Yorkers typically celebrated
Thanksgiving in the 1840s when The Farmers’ Museum re-opens its doors
on the Friday and Saturday following the holiday (November 27 and 28). 
Visitors will see traditional Thanksgiving Day foods prepared over the
open hearth at the Lippitt Farmhouse. Look in on the museum’s live
turkeys and see their unusual turkey house; ride the Empire State
Carousel; or take a tour by horse-drawn wagon around the historic
village. You can also learn about cold remedies used in the 1840s at
Dr. Thrall’s pharmacy.  The Farmers' Museum is the ideal setting to
spend time with family and friends over the Thanksgiving holiday.

Catch up on your holiday shopping at Todd's General Store in the Historic
Village and The Farmers’ Museum Store. Holiday sales start Friday,
November 27, offering shoppers 10% off all merchandise not already
marked down.  NYSHA members will receive 20% off!  Our museum stores
feature unique toys, books, ceramics, artisan-made products, and much
more. 

Stop by historic Bump Tavern where you will find a delicious bowl of hot soup as well as other refreshments.

Admission: $9 adults, $8 seniors (age 65 and over), $4 children age 7-12, free for
children 6 and under and for members of the New York State Historical
Association.

About The Farmers’ Museum

As one of the oldest rural life museums in the country, The Farmers’
Museum in Cooperstown, New York, provides visitors with a unique
opportunity to experience 19th-century rural and village life
first-hand through authentic demonstrations and interpretative
exhibits. The museum, founded in 1943, comprises a Colonial Revival
stone barn listed on the National Register for Historic Places, a
recreated historic village circa 1845, a late- nineteenth-century
Country Fair featuring The Empire State Carousel, and a working
farmstead. Through its 19th-century village and farm, the museum
preserves important examples of upstate New York architecture, early
agricultural tools and equipment, and heritage livestock. The Farmers’
Museum’s outstanding collection of more than 23,000 items encompasses
significant historic objects ranging from butter molds to carriages,
and hand planes to plows. The museum also presents a broad range of
interactive educational programs for school groups, families, and
adults that explore and preserve the rich agricultural history of the
region.

The Farmers’ Museum is located on 5775 State Hwy.
80, Lake Road, in Cooperstown, NY. Museum admission is $11 for adults,
$9.50 for visitors age 65 and over, and $5 for children age 7 to 12;
children 6 and under and members are admitted free. From April 1
through May 11 and October 12 through October 31, admission prices are
reduced to $9 for adults, $8 for seniors age 65 and over, and $4 for
children age 7 to 12. Reduced price combination admission tickets that
include the Fenimore Art Museum and The National Baseball Hall of Fame
and Museum are also available. For museum hours or general information,
please call 1-888-547-1450 or visit www.farmersmuseum.org.