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Hours: 10:00am to 4:00pm –May, June, Oct. (Fri. & Sat. + Special Event Weekends) 10:00am to 4:00pm – July, Aug. Sept. (Thurs. thru Sat. + Special Event Weekends) Opens 2nd weekend in May thru mid-October. Group Tours available by appointment |
MISSION STATEMENT:
Our mission is to provide an entertaining environment where visitors can learn about rural and farm life in the Champlain Valley and Adirondacks prior to the 1950's .
The purpose and Goal of the Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum:
The purpose of the Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum, located at 250 River Road, Peru, NY in Clinton County, is to enhance knowledge of rural agriculture life in Northern New York. It is our goal to create an atmosphere that depicts how rural farm families lived and worked in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The Museum will also acquire, restore, display, and demonstrate how things were operated during that era. Visitors to the museum learn about New York's rural and farm life development from seeing horse-drawn implements, gas engines, early tractors and other supporting tools in action. There are demonstrations for visitors of all ages, many of which are interactive. At Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum we feel it is important to educate and entertain the public about the rural and agricultural history of the North Country.
The museum is a non-profit educational institution dedicated to preserving our historical and agricultural way of life.
Eight years ago, the Elk Lake Lodge donated a Lane Sawmill. In the summer of 2020, the sawmill was moved to the Museum grounds and later that year volunteers cleared the sawmill site and hauled in dirt, which was leveled and packed. Concrete pads have been poured and timbers have been set. The Museum is hoping to get a roof built before the winter. We still have a long way to go before this building is complete and the sawmill is operational. Please consider donating to the Babbie Museum in the coming months towards this new capital project or for general operation expenses.
Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum in Peru, NY --
Experience the past with our many antiques, watch live demonstrations of antique equipment at work, and explore our 200-year-old General Store.
Experience the past with our many antiques, watch live demonstrations of antique equipment at work, and explore our 200-year-old General Store.
A Little Bit of History
The Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum was opened in the spring of 2010. It was founded by Leeward Babbie and established as a non-profit organization. It has always been Leeward Babbie's dream to start a museum that demonstrated rural farm life, to display the heritage and history of the Champlain Valley and the Adirondack Mountains, and to teach this history to the public.