farming

Corn and Fruit Show

by Karen Ploch

Since now is usually a prime corn harvesting season, I thought I would share this collection of ribbons from the Corn and Fruit Show we have at HSMC.

Apprenticing to learn a profession, trade, or craft goes back to the Middle Ages. A master craftsman would agree to teach a child his craft over the course of several years. The child would move into the master’s house and work for him in exchange for the education. We have a collection of a dozen… Read More »Art, Trade and Mystery

The Montgomery County Agricultural Society

by Nancy Sullivan

Last night I reached up to one of the highest shelves in the closed stacks at the Historical Society and took down a box labeled “Montgomery County Agricultural Society.” This box contains minute books and other records of the society which existed from 1850 until 1884. Our records go from the group’s inception until about… Read More »The Montgomery County Agricultural Society