RHS in Action

3rd Graders Enjoyed Learning About Life Long Ago at Education Days on May 12 & 14

Third graders from Crown of Life, Erin, Friess Lake, HNR, St. Gabriel and St. Peter schools arrived at the Richfield Historical Park to learn about and do the activities that were done during pioneer times. These activities would have been done by the Messer and Mayer families who lived and worked in the buildings located in the Park....Read More

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Earth Day at the Richfield Historical Park

An ambitious group of students from Richfield Middle School worked at the Richfield Historical Park on Earth Day clearing out invasive weeds. Well Done and Thank You!

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March 28 -- Another Great Maple Syrup Family Day

Hundreds of visitors in the Richfield Historical Park enjoyed:

* a delicious pancake breakfast
* learning how to make maple syrup
* seeing open fire cooking
* shredding corn stalks
* working with leather
* seeing food prepared as it was done long ago
* tasting maple cotton candy
* going on a discovery hunt in the Mill House
* seeing how a grist mill operates
* viewing a general store
* watching a blacksmith at work

Click here or on the image to view a video of this fun day.

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Friess Lake 2nd Graders Learn About Life Long Ago

On March 19, the 2nd grade class from Friess Lake School paid a visit to the Richfield Historical Park. Students broke into small groups and learned about pioneer life at the log cabin and log barn, watched a blacksmith at work and learned how sap is turned into maple syrup.

Inside the Log Barn	Inside the Log Cabin
Collecting Sap	Inside the Sugar Shack
Watching the Blacksmith

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Inside the Messer/Mayer Mill and More

Click on the photo to see a very interesting video about the Messer/Mayer Mill (you will even see the 3rd floor!)

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