• The Birth of the “Broiler” Industry - Cecile Steele’s 16' x 16' chicken

  coop (National Register of Historic Places)

• A collection of antique farm machinery, farm tools and equipment     un-parralleled on the east coast

• Swedish design log cabin (ca. 1750) fully restored

• 1941 Stearman bi-plane 

• The nationally recognized Jehu Camper folk art collection  

The museum's village - Loockerman Landing - illustrates daily life in rural Delaware in the late nineteenth century.  All of the following historic structures are open to the public:

• Silver Lake Mill        • Loockerman Landing Train Station   

• Mill Lane School   • Reed General Store    • Gourley Barbershop     

 • St. Thomas Church     • 19^th Century Farmhouse & Outbuildings  

        • Johnson & Son Blacksmith & Wheelwright Shop      

The artifacts on display in these beautifully preserved buildings tell the story of growth and change in Delaware's rural communities.

VISIT, LULU, OUR CUDDLY POT-BELLIED PIG!

Lulu has returned to the Delaware Ag Museum from her winter retreat and is eager to receive visitors -- especially visitors with food!

Lulu loves fruits and vegetables, some of her favorites include:  

• cucumbers  • beets   • spinach • kale  • green peppers 

• tomatoes  • squash (all varieties) • peaches  • pears  • apples 

• oranges • melons

Feel free to bring her some snacks to enjoy during your visit but PLEASE only feed her a few pieces at a time.  As with all pot-bellied pigs, Lulu must watch her weight because her leg joints can fail if she gets too heavy.

LULU's chic-a-dee friends and neighbors are:  Lucy, Lizzy, Lilly and Licorice

Stop by the admissions desk and pick-up a cup of popcorn for their afternoon snack!!!

          TEACHERS – SCHEDULE A FIELD TRIP NOW !

        Make history come alive for your students at the Delaware 

        Agricultural Museum and Village!  With the help of our knowledgeable

        interpreters, your students will experience what life would have been

        like for their ancestors living in rural America in the late l800’s.        

        Our museum offers several hands-on educational programs that are

        tied to Delaware state standards, strands and grade level  

        expectations. 

        Click on the “Educational Programs” link (top of the page) for more    

        information.