Babbie Rural & Farm Learning Museum                  250 River Road, Peru, NY                 (518)643-8052
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    • Plattsburgh Press Republican - 12/16/09 - Lifelong Peru Farmer Hopes to Open Agricultural Museum Soon
    • Plattsburgh Press Republican - 3/28/10- Rural Farm Museum to Open in Late Spring
    • Peru Gazette - 6/12/10 - Babbie Museum Officially Opens this Weekend
    • Denbpubs - 01/07/11 - Museum has Good 1st Year
    • Peru Gazette - 06/04/12- Many People Stopped by to Enjoy the Babbie Museum on Museum Day
    • Plattsburgh Press Republican - 07/28/11 - Old-time Agrarian Life Comes to Life
    • Plattsburgh Press Republican - 07/0912 - Babbie Museum Opens New Conservation Display
    • Plattsburgh Press Republican - 11/25/12 - Babbie Museum Saves Goshen Store
    • Plattsburgh Press Republican -08/28/13 - Old Friend Reunite
    • Plattsburgh Press Republican - 6/9/14 - Museums on a Mission
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History of the Museum

    In the spring of 2010, the Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum had its Grand Opening. But the history of the museum goes back a long ways in time.
 Leeward Babbie, the founder of the museum, in 1962 moved his mothers chicken coop from the family farm in Champlain, NY. to his new farm in Peru, NY., unknowingly, moved the first building that would later be placed on the museum grounds.
    As years went by, Leeward would collect many antiquities on how people lived in the Champlain Valley and the Adirondacks.
    Leeward has always been interested in the memories of families. Many people, when they come to the museum and see the artifacts and demonstrations, will reminisce and tell they're stories.
    When Leeward sold his farm in 2002. He started doing custom field work for area agricultural businesses. During the off season, winter, he would plan and work on his long time dream of the museum.
    With the help of family members, relatives and friends in the planning stage, it was proposed to be an interactive museum with education and entertainment to be the key points of the project. With this in mind, live demonstrations became an intrical part of the museum.
  


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