The museum recently acquired a 1919 Model TT Continue reading
Christmas Trees at the Farm
Starting Thanksgiving day, bring the family out to Stone Garden Farm and Village to take a free tour of the many buildings that make up our 19th century village and to pick out the perfect Christmas tree. Continue reading
Pumpkin time!!
We will be open 7 days a week daylight hours for the sale of pumpkins, honey & maple syrup, cornstalks, locally made crafts, mums and more. Museum and farm tours are always free, so bring the family, have a look at our newest buildings, then grab a red wagon and pick out your favorite pumpkins. Pies and baked goods available on weekends.
(330)659-3507
Birthday Parties at the Farm & Museum
The museum is now offering a fun day on the farm, learning lots of “old time” skills and crafts. For the perfect and very different birthday party, bring your child and friends to learn to make a candle, pull taffy, churn home made ice cream or butter, collect eggs in the chicken coop, milk the cow and make cheese and butter, play old time games or lots of other American heritage/Laura Ingalls Wilder activities. Call or email for pricing and scheduling (330)659-3507 StoneGardenFamily@yahoo.com
Horse Harness, “Shine” & The Mueller Farm
We recently received a call from Roger Miller at Miller Orchards on Baumhart Rd. in Amherst, Lorain County. His family has owned and operated the family farm and orchard (now totaling 500 acres) since 1840. Continue reading
The Museum’s Buggies, Wagons & Sleighs
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- Birch Run Buggy
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- Amish Surry
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- Light Farm Wagon
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- Akron Grocery Store Cart
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- “Jaeger” Buggy
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- 120+ Year Old Sleigh
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- Wheatly Wagon
The Museum has a growing collection of buggies and wagons. 110+ years ago horses, harness and wooden wheels formed the backbone of American transportation. Folks also occasionally used bicycles, but the few bikes were little used beyond the paved streets of the cities. Dirt roads were just too rutted and rough. Continue reading
The One Room School Houses of Richfield & Osborn Corner’s Grange
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- School Hse. #5 at Black & Boston Mills Rds.
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- School #10 Osborn’s Corners, Everett & Medina Line Rds.
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- Osborn Corner’s School #10. Interior lathe & wainscoting.
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- School #6 on Rte. 303
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- Bath Twp, Stony Hill Sch. # 12
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- Richfield High School, 1864. West Richfield Center.
At one time there were 12 one room school houses in Richfield Twp. Continue reading
Rendering Tallow
Hunting season having just concluded, several friends (most especially Glen) gave us a quite a bit of deer fat. We use the tallow produced from it in our daily cooking and when teaching classes in soap and candle making. Continue reading
Barrel Making Shop
A couple years ago I received a call from Barbara Gynn, of Brecksville, Cuyahoga Co. She needed the roof fixed on one of her farm’s out-buildings. She called me because several years earlier I had fixed her brother Elton’s barn (He had asked Amish, local builders, contractors and others to fix it and no one could. –I did.). Continue reading
“New” greenhouse
This past summer we built a “new” greenhouse on to the side of the Rev. Searle’s farm barn. It is modeled somewhat on the greenhouse at Zoar Village, which was established in 1817 by German Separatists. Continue reading
Newest addition to our buildings.
This week we were given the Darrowville Post Office. Darrowville was a small town located between Hudson and Stow, in Summit Co. Continue reading
Superlatives from our Photographer
Here is a small peek into the wonderful work done by our favorite photographer, Arlan Heiser, as he catalogued the collections, buildings, scenes and work around the museum.
Homestead Classes
Photo by Laura Fry
http://www.heritagehomesteadclasses.blogspot.com/
The preservation of the buildings and artifacts of history is important, but…..
Saving Local History
Ray Sapsford standing at rear of “KNOPP” HOUSE..
A major goal for the museum is to save, protect and restore fast disappearing Northern Ohio history. Continue reading
Museum Displays at the Richfield Library
For a number of years, the Museum has been placing displays at the Richfield Library showcase. The one month displays have included “Weathervanes and Whirligigs”, “Organic Gardening”, “Quilts”, “Dolls and Toys”, “The Doctor is In”, “A Victorian Christmas”, “Wash Day”, “Food Preservation”, “Winter Crafts”, and more. These displays can be seen as you first walk in the library’s main entrance.
Photographs of the Museum & Village
Many Photographers frequent the Museum and Village. We welcome everyone to come a spend a day finding the view that speaks to you. Continue reading
Sally’s Red Fence
“Fryburg” Telegraph Office
New at the Museum, –United States Post Office – from Randolph, Ohio
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…It’s been considerable work getting this building back in shape. Continue reading
A new acquistion !!
July, a busy month
Stouffer Smoke House
Hotz Blacksmith Shop
Mike Hotz and a friend came to Richfield in 1878. They went to work at Killiffer’s Blacksmith Shop. Some years later Mike built his own shop. …That was later to cause some confusion for various of Richfield’s officialdom. Continue reading
John Casto Print Shop
Photos by Arlan Heiser
John Casto was the head printer at Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. in Akron. Continue reading
The Highjack House and Farm
Photo by Arlan Heiser (Picture taken with infrared camera.)
The last murder committed in Summit Co. for which the perpetrator was hung, was done in the Highjack House.