Museum Village of Old Smith's Clove Monroe — Attraction in Town of Blooming Grove

Been here before pre and post pandemic. Musuem Village is a great little village that depicts 19th century living in Monroe NY. They have everything from a candlemaker to a mastodon, to printmaking to all different types of buildings from the 19th century. Even been to civil war weekend, and that's fun. Although i was a kid then, and the fake ampitation sorta scared me- i like horror movies now tho, so might not bother me today. Also, enjoyed the abraham lincoln impersinater during civil war weekend in 2017!

Went here yesterday (9/22/2022) to see Godspell with my family at the playhouse. Am quite happy that they decided to go with something more modern and known. Putting it this way, because i knew Godspell, that's why i came this time to see this show. All other shows because it is lesser known may not sell as much. Although, since it is a small theatre it's not a bad thing. Anyways, i enjoyed this show very much. Liked the ice cream intermission. (they also serve pie, but i'm not a fan of pies honestly unless it is pumpkin.) enjoyed my ice cream tho. you do have to walk to the restrooms tho, and to the tent that serves the food- but that's consistent whether you are seeing a show or walking around during normal hours. Hopefully will be back again if they do something familiar again. (Pure suggestions would be to do the rocky horror picture show for october, maybe something like Avenue Q, Pippin, Into The Woods, Les Miserables, How to Succeed in Business without really trying, even rock of ages would...

I am writing this from the perspective of someone who has limited mobility and uses a scooter and a walker to get around.

Also, this was not a typical day. We showed up to a car show going on and many of the buildings that we read so many wonderful things about were closed.

That being said, it seems like it would be a nice place to visit when the focus is the property and interpretations of the things in the village. However, we circled the village twice and there were only two buildings that I could access, without steps so I could use my scooter.

It’s a shame because the village itself is really nice and easy for me to navigate with my scooter. If they just made a little extra effort for the entry of the buildings, those of us with mobility issues could enjoy what they have to offer.

The one set of bathrooms that they had were easy to get to. There were no larger stalls that would accommodate a wheel chair or scooter. The one stall on the end did have a bar attached to the wall but that’s it as far accessibility goes.

The website said they have a snack bar which we could not find. They did have two food trucks there, I guess because of the car show. There was a barn with picnic tables in it and on the ends it looked like what could have been a snack bar, but nothing was open. It was nice to see a large location where you could have a...

My grade level colleagues and I adore Museum Village! It is a perfect pairing to our 3rd grade curricula, and truly makes "long ago" come to life for our students. Furthermore, it is the perfect size - not too big and not too small - which allows children to visit all the buildings without being overwhelmed and without getting tired of walking.

The docents who work at the museum are knowledgeable and gracious, corralling the attention of students and answering their questions without hesitation. My students loved everything, particularly the print shop and the one room schoolhouse. For me as a teacher, I can't choose! Everything is wonderful.

Finally, it is best to go on a day when there are not many other field trips booked. I always try to book field trips on a Monday, and this year it worked out perfectly. It was only our school and one other on a Monday in June.

Thank you, Museum Village, for educating young minds and adults, alike! It is always a pleasure and I would recommend the museum to any teacher looking to bolster their teaching of 19th century...