......Ride through the Irish Hills.....
Based and inspired by a Michigan Farm family, the (Ruehle) Realy’s, the Museum takes a step back in time and give an expansive, detailed look to life in the 19th century. The Waterloo Farm Museum and the Dewey School Museum consists of multiple buildings, all keeping the integrity of life back then.
1️⃣The 150-year-old farmhouse was started in 1855 and has seen several updates and renovations since then. It’s said that when new styles came, each were incorporated in the farmhouse, giving it the unique appearance and history it has today!
2️⃣The Realy Barn isn’t really the Realy Barn. It was moved to the Museum in the 70’s from a neighboring farm and would be similar to the barn that would have accompanied the Realy Farmhouse in it’s prime.
3️⃣A log house, complete with a stone fireplace, is an accurate representation of a pioneer home in the 1840’s.
4️⃣The Granary was once the building that stored all the feed and grain for the animals on the farm, is now used as a gift shop for the Museum.
5️⃣The Milk Cellar was built underground to keep it cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Milk and butter only was kept in this cellar and it was sold at the market in Waterloo.
6️⃣The one-room Dewey School Museum is located down the road, was built in the mid-1800’s and held classes until 1956. Nowadays, you can find the schoolmarm teaching visitors about the one-room schoolhouse and what a typical day would consist of.
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A workshop with a blacksmith’s forge | Restored wooden Perkins windmill | The Icehouse
The main goal of the Waterloo Area Historical Society is to pay tribute and appreciate the life of pioneer farmers of Michigan, their family life and schooling for generations to come. The Waterloo Farm Museum has been on the National Register of Historical Places as the Siebold Farm/Ruehle (Realy) farm since 1973.
With Christmas on the Farm coming soon, make sure you give them a call to schedule your picture with Santa. Also, wreaths, greens and other gifts will be available while you stroll the grounds sipping on hot chocolate! December 5th and 6th. 🎄🎅🏻
13493 Waterloo Munith Rd,
Grass Lake, MI 49240
Make sure you call to schedule your visit – (517)596-2254
@waterloofarmmuseum