Farm museum ‘snapshot’ of 1840s life

Phyllis Coulter
Jul 30, 2023
Jul 30, 2023

The farm’s famous oxen, Cain and Abel, are portrayed on a color postcard.
Photo courtesy Garfield Farm and Inn Museum

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Editor’s note: This is part of a series on farm museums throughout the Midwest.

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Garfield-Muem-Helen-Bauer — Helen Bauer, a longtime volunteer at the Garfield Farm and Inn Museum in Campton Hill, Ill., wears a period costume to show rural lifestyles and artifacts from the home.
Photo courtesy Garfield Farm and Inn Museum

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Garfield-Farm-1849-artist — An artist’s rendering shows the original farm and prairie, and a aerial view of the site today.
Courtesy Garfield Farm and Inn Museum

Garfield-farm-aerial — An aerial view of the site today.
Photo courtesy Garfield Farm and Inn Museum

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Helen-Bauer-outside — Photo courtesy Garfield Farm and Inn Museum

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1842-barn-with-shaving-benches — Wood shaving benches are arrayed outside Garfield Farm’s 1842 Barn.
Courtesy Garfield Farm and Inn Museum

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Garfield-bans — Photo courtesy Garfield Farm and Inn Museum

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