Museum of the Rockies’ Living History Farm Now Open

The Living History Farm at the Museum of the Rockies will open its 2018 season on Saturday, May 26, and more than 1,000 visitors are expected over the Memorial Day weekend.
 
The Living History Farm is free and open to the public daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission to the main museum building is separate and costs $14.50 for adults and $9.50 for children ages 5 to 17. Children age 4 and under get in free.
 
The historically accurate, working, 1890s Montana homestead treats visitors to the sights, smells and activities of Montana's long-ago homesteading era. The Tinsley House, centerpiece of the Living History Farm, is the original home of the Tinsley family. Built in 1889 in Willow Creek, it was moved to the museum's grounds in 1986. Skilled, costumed interpreters will take visitors back in time as they cook over a wood-burning stove, demonstrate cooking skills and recipes from the 1890s, tend to the Heirloom Garden and forge iron in the blacksmith’s shop.

 
The museum also hosts its adult-focused monthly event, Hops & History, at the Living History Farm. Now in its fifth year, Hops & History takes place the last Tuesday of every month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Led by MOR’s curator of history, Michael Fox, this year’s programs will be filled with brewing history trivia. Mixed into the talks, participants can answer trivia questions to win prizes from the featured brewery of the month.

 
Admission to Hops & History is $10 and includes a free beer glass and beer tastings. Montana Ale Works Community Partnership and Sidecar Bar Service sponsor the event. Guests must be age 21 or older to participate. Admission is limited and tickets are pre-sold on the museum’s website.
 
As part of the Living History Farm's outreach, the museum will offer adult home garden workshops with MSU Extension horticulture specialist Toby Day. The classes are “Maintaining, Restoring and Caring for Garden Tools  ” on Thursday, July 5, and “Introduction to Herb Gardens” on Thursday, Aug. 2. With small class sizes and expert instruction, these workshops will help both new gardeners and experts build healthy and productive gardens. Pre-registration is available through the museum's website, museumoftherockies.org.