The Henry Ford / Greenfield Village (USA)

Website: https://www.thehenryford.org/ The Edison Institute, doing business as The Henry Ford began in 1929 as a tribute to inventor Thomas Alva Edison by industrialist Henry Ford. THF includes Greenfield Village, an open-air museum with more than 80 structures. One of these, Firestone Farm, interprets 1880s agricultural practices. The Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation includes… Continue reading The Henry Ford / Greenfield Village (USA)

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Kilts Farm (USA)

Website: https://www.kiltsfarm.org Stone Arabia Preservation, Inc preserves and promotes the skills and tools used by residents of Stone Arabia, New York, historically and today, with attention paid to rural and farm life, blacksmithing, fiber arts and crafts, and shoe making.

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The Livestock Conservancy (USA)

Website: https://livestockconservancy.org/ The Livestock Conservancy exists to prevent the extinction of America’s endangered livestock and poultry breeds.

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Plantation Agriculture Museum, Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism (USA)

Website: https://www.arkansasstateparks.com/parks/plantation-agriculture-museum The Plantation Agriculture Museum (Scott, Arkansas) preserves Arkansas’ farming history. Historic structures include a general store built in 1912 which serves as the museum’s main building, Seed Warehouse #5 which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Dortch Gin Exhibit containing a 1916 cotton gin, and a Historic Tractor Exhibit… Continue reading Plantation Agriculture Museum, Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism (USA)

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ALHFAM

Website: https://alhfam.org/ ALHFAM began in 1970, dedicated to sharing knowledge and skills with a diverse network of members, all passionate about participatory learning.

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European Rural History Film Association

Website: https://ruralfilms.eu/ ERHFA is a membership-organization that facilitates access to historic films featuring rural and farm life. Cooperating institutions in Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, England, Ireland, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, have contributed more than 3,000 works, with 860 available online for viewing.

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EXARC

Website: https://exarc.net/ EXARC began in 2003 and has grown into a global network of professionals active in archaeological open-air museums and engaged in research through experimental archaeology, use of ancient technology, and interpretation of knowledge and skills to the general public.

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AIMA Executive Board gathers in New Delhi, India

Board members of the Association Internationale Des Musées D’Agriculture (AIMA) met for their annual meeting in New Delhi, India, November 25-30, 2018. Surajit Sarkar, Ambedkar University, coordinated the visit. Nerupama Y. Modwel, director of  Intangible Cultural Heritage Division of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) greeted AIMA board members on November 26 at… Continue reading AIMA Executive Board gathers in New Delhi, India

Rural History 2019

Rural History 2019, the fourth biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation, will take place in Paris from Tuesday 10 to Friday 13 September 2019. For information about the conference – which incorporates numerous topics of interest to agricultural museums.

Summer Grain Harvest

AIMA member sites use tools representative of their time and place to harvest grains. The presenters at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village, The Henry Ford, Dearborn, Michigan, use a Johnston Harvesting Company Self-Rake reaper to cut Turkey Red Wheat. The farm interprets the birthplace of Harvey Firestone, and was moved to Greenfield Village from Columbiana… Continue reading Summer Grain Harvest

Traditions-Change-Sustainable Future: AIMA’s 2017 Conference

The National Agricultural Museum of Estonia is pleased to announce the Call for Papers and information about CIMA XVIII – the 18th conference of the International Association of Agricultural Museums (AIMA). Save the dates: 9-13 May 2017; with an optional tour on 14-15 May). Plan to participate: propose a workshop, paper or panel, or join conversations around themes… Continue reading Traditions-Change-Sustainable Future: AIMA’s 2017 Conference

American Literature and Agricultural Lessons

I’m pulling a panel together for Rural History 2017 (Leuven, Belgium, 11-14 September) on the following topic: American literature with rural or agricultural content taught in European schools. If you studied an American novel in school in Europe (grades before university) please post the author, title and brief summary of how the literature was included… Continue reading American Literature and Agricultural Lessons

Rural History 2017

Call for Panels Rural History 2017 11-14 September 2017 Leuven, Belgium It is a pleasure to announce Rural History 2017, the third biennial conference of the European Rural History Organisation (EURHO). The EURHO conferences aim at promoting the exchange of research questions and results, fostering co-operation between scholars engaged in the history of rural Europe… Continue reading Rural History 2017