Social Studies Field Trips

Carroll County Farm Museum

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GENERAL INFORMATION FOR PUBLIC

NAME: Carroll County Farm Museum
STREET: 500 S. Center St.
CITY: Westminster	STATE: MD	ZIP: 21157	COUNTY: Carroll
PHONE: 410-848-7775		FEES: Adults, $3. Seniors, $2. Students (7-18), $2. Children (6 and under), free.
HOURS AND DAYS: April - October, Sat-Sun, 12 - 5 pm. July - Aug., T-F, 10 am - 4 pm.

GRADES: 1 2 4	UNITS: Food, P&C, Shelter, G&S, MD History
CONTACT: Joyce Ulsch	PHONE: 410-848-7775
TYPE: Farm Museum	FEES: $2.00 per student and chaperones (one teacher and one aide free per class)
DAYS: T W Th F (closed Monday)	HOURS10 am - 4 pm. Closed Oct. 31 - April.
LUNCH: Picnic tables, 2 covered pavilions (seats 280)
GROUP SIZE: Unlimited. Divide into groups of 20 students and 4 adults.
HANDICAPPED ACCESS: Blacktop and ramps, 90% accessible
LENGTH OF TOUR: 20 min. guided house tour, rest self-guided

DESCRIPTION: Costumed guides escort groups through the large 6 room Victorian farm house. Students see a working farm that depicts 19th century farm life. Buildings include: farmer's house (once an almshouse), farm equipment, tinsmith, smokehouse, springhouse, veterinarian shop (the only such business in the U.S. in the nineteenth century), blacksmith shop, wagon, sled and crafts' workshops. Nature trail. Call ahead as early as possible to book tours, especially for the month of May.

Directions: Rt. 27, turn right on Kate Wagner Rd., left on Grist Rd., left on Center St. to museum.

RESOURCES

• Teacher packet. Brochure ("Carroll County Farm Museum-A Window to 19th Century Farm Life") describes the many areas and objects of interest with colored pictures and enticing paragraphs containing plenty of vocabulary and pictorial clues to spark pre-trip discussions and research.

• MCPS Activity Plan For This Field Trip Site
• Alternate farm field trip activities

  Field Trip Planning Tools

  • MCPS Field Trip Checklist
  • Items to Bring on the Trip
  • Field Trip Tips
  • Tips for Primary Grades

  Internet Sites

  • Carroll County Farm Museum

  • "Are We There Yet?" - Carroll County Farm Museum

  • Artcom Museum Tour- Carroll County Farm Museum