Stories on the Farm

HOW TO RSVP:
Please call (652-7840) or email the farm (nhfarmmuseum.info@gmail.com) each week to let us know you're coming. This allows us to make sure we have enough materials to share with each young visitor!

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2026 Story Schedule

June 26

A Horsey Home

Written by New Hampshire author Angelina Natale
Maggie’s horses have been living in their garage for months now. It’s time they have a place of their own. Follow Maggie and Mom as they go through the process of designing and building the right home for their beloved horses. Working together, Mom and Maggie consider all the factors that go into placing and building a barn. And filling it with love! Afterwards, we’ll use paper bags to make a horse to take home!

July 3

Betsy Ross: The Story of Our Flag

Written by Pamela Chanko
Did you know that Betsy Ross lived from 1752 to 1836? She may have sewn the first American flag. Come listen to the story of the real Betsy Ross who grew up in Pennsylvania with her 16 brothers and sisters! Discover how Betsy shared her ideas with George Washington who wanted a square flag, not a rectangular one. Please wear red, white and blue today. Afterwards, children will color their own American flag to celebrate the 250th anniversary of our country’s founding!

July 10

The Adventures of Binx the Goat

Written by Jennifer Hammond
Come hear the story of Binx the Goat centered around the hearts of a whole town set in Dover, New Hampshire. Bring your carrots or apples today! We’ll be taking a walk to visit our herd of goats and feed them some of their favorite treats!

July 17

Warm as Woo

Written by Scott Sanders
In 1803, a rural family shivers through the icy first winter in a drafty log cabin. The family is determined to make warm clothing. With the money that has been saved, the family’s mother purchases eight bedraggled sheep! But it’s harder to raise sheep as you will discover. Our craft today is a wooly lamb! Then walk we’ll visit our own flock of sheep and feed them! Bring apples and carrots to feed our flock!

July 24

N is for New Hampshire

Written by New Hampshire author Rebecca Rule
This is no ordinary alphabet book! Discover the alphabet from Androscoggin to Zealand Falls with delightful anecdotes and useful information. Then help create a group New Hampshire Farm Museum alphabet poem! Parents are encouraged to help, too! We’ll publish your work in the Museum’s quarterly Field Notes!

July 31

The Ox Cart Man

Written by New Hampshire author Donald C. Hall
Nestled in a small New Hampshire farm during the 1830’s, the Ox Cart Man and his family work the land and make items for themselves and others to take to market. The author takes us through the four seasons of farm life in New Hampshire and the importance of each family member in helping to successfully run the farm. Help Grandma Libby identify objects from her basket that the Ox Cart Man’s family made. Then design your own mitten like the one that the daughter made and color in your own pattern. We’ll proudly display them in the ell of the barn!

August 7

Thank You, Sarah!

Written by Laurie Halse Anderson about Newport, New Hampshire’s own Sarah Josepha Hale
Did you know who was the inspiration behind the national day of Thanksgiving? Thanksgiving might have started with a jubilant feast on Plymouth’s shores, but by the 1800’s, America’s observance was waning. Come discover Newport, New Hampshire native’s own Sarah Josepha Hale and her determination to have a President proclaim one national day of Thanksgiving! Today we’ll use the meat grinder to make cranberry orange relish like Sarah had on her Thanksgiving table!

August 14

Old Home Day

Written by New Hampshire author Donald C. Hall
Did you know that Old Home Day celebrations are common throughout New Hampshire? It was a way to honor the returning Civil War veterans as they made their way back to Hampshire towns. In this story, Hall explains how the governor’s 1899 proclamation of “Old Home Day” encouraged everyone who had moved away to come back to visit at the same time each year. This is a tribute to the timeless beauty of a New England village throughout many seasons. We’ll each make a flag to take to our own town’s Old Home Day celebration today!

August 21

Mary Had a Little Lamb

Written by New Hampshire author Sarah Josepha Hale
The Plummer and Jones children walked to school on Plummer’s Ridge in rural Milton, New Hampshire. Perhaps their Hampshire sheep escaped from the pasture and followed them to school. What would you do? Listen to Grandma Libby read this well known childhood tale. Then we’ll take a walk to visit our own sheep! Please bring apples and carrots today to feed the sheep!
August 28. The Quilt Story. Illustrated by New Hampshire’s Tomie DePaola

Long ago, a young girl named Abigail put her beloved quilt in the attic. It stayed there for a very long time, until another girl discovers it and makes it her own. The quilt helps her feel secure in her new home. Do you have a favorite quilt or blanket? If you do, please bring it today. We’ll share a few of our favorite quilts with you, too! Then we’ll design a quilt square just like the ones on Abigail’s quilt!

September 4

The Iciest, Diciest, Scariest Sled Ride Ever!

Written by New Hampshire author Rebecca Rule.
On a cold winter day when “the world was ice and we were skaters without skates”, seven children set out on a sledding adventure that soon soars to epic proportions! Come hear of the sled, the Lapierres, their friends, and their adventure as they fly down the Old Mountain Road. Just like the hill here on Plummer’s Ridge! Then join Grandma Libby on the Uncle Sam: the longest sled in the world that was made by the B. F. Perkins Company in nearby Farmington, New Hampshire!