Fenimore Farm and Country Village — Attraction in Town of Otsego

The Farmers' Museum in Cooperstown, NY is a museum that recreates rural life in the 19th century. The museum has interactive exhibits, historical reenactors, and farm animals. Each of the structures in the historic village were actual buildings that stood in different NY State towns and villages in the 1800's. In many ways the museum is a like a smaller version of Williamsburg, VA. The museum grounds also have nice views of Lake Otsego and the Leatherstocking golf course. Historical reenactors did a great job explaining their crafts! Most of them also sell the items they make at the museum. Other buildings in the village have informational displays that provide good detail about life in the 1800's. Check out the doctor's office where you can see actual medical tools and medicines from this time period. Don't forget to see the farm animals at the end of the village. When walking in be sure to see the Cardiff Giant. This hoax captured America and the world's attention in the 1870's. PT Barnum even offered to buy it. All staff members were friendly. There is a gift shop on the grounds of the museum with reasonably priced items. If you don't want to go into the museum there is also a gift museum outside the museum grounds that you can go to. A very well put together historical museum that is fun...

I wanted to take a few minutes to say thank you to the museum staff, because every one at the Farmers Museum is kind and helpful and my family and I always enjoy our visits here. Our most recent visit was during the Harvest Festival, and as always it was a great experience. There was a free wagon ride, farm animals including bunnies, chickens and goats, and of course the live demonstrations from costumed staff in and out of the historic buildings.

We are very appreciative of the ability to enter the museum for free by following the simple directions on the web site. More places should follow the Farmers Museum example and give the option for free entry to people who are struggling financially! It is an unfortunate part of daily life - That there is a wealth of learning and knowledge at museums, aquariums, zoos and other such places, and poor people often cannot afford access because of the steep admission prices.

Thank you again, and keep up the great work. We visit often and always learn something new and greatly enjoy the demonstrations including the black smith, and the cooking and baking. A special thank you to the cafe workers and...

My husband and I got married at the Farmers' Museum last week and had an absolutely lovely wedding. We fell in love with the venue from the moment we saw it and knew it was where we wanted to spend our day. We did our ceremony at the chapel, cocktail hour at the carousel and reception in the Louis C Jones Center and were so happy with how everything went. The venue is beautiful, cozy and intimate and looked particularly stunning with the autumn leaves (although it is beautiful year round!). Jesse is wonderful to work with- he is super communicative, friendly and helpful, which was especially valuable for us as we were planning our wedding remotely from NYC. He helped us find several of our vendors that he had worked with (who were all wonderful) and was there on the day of to guide everything smoothly- he even rescued my bouquet from where I had left it literal minutes before the wedding ceremony! So many guests commented on how beautiful, unique and charming the Farmers' Museum is as a wedding venue- I highly recommend this to other couples looking for a venue! We will always have a special place for the Farmers' Museum and cannot wait to...