Suggested Itinerary for Adults and Community Schools

Howell Living History Farm 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Stockton Inn LUNCH 12:30 p.m-1:30 p.m.
Prallsville Mills 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Lambertville Farm Market 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Holcombe Jimison Farm Museum

EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN FARMING
Did you know that 100 years ago eighty percent of Americans were farming? Now about eight percent of Americans are farmers. Want to know how we got from there to here? This day trip will show you and bring you in touch with the “roots” of America.
The trip starts with a visit to Howell Living History Farm, which is a large working farm, representing 19th century farming life. Learn about the farming industry at the turn of the century. See how work was accomplished before the age of mechanization. You will see the antique barns, horse drawn equipment, witness seasonal demonstrations and watch the cook prepare a meal on an antique working wood stove!

Lunch will be enjoyed in the quaint town of Stockton at the historic Stockton Inn. Once a hub of agricultural activity, Stockton, was called Prallsville. It was named after the owner of the grinding mill. The mill complex was “Center City”, Prallsville. Much of the local harvest grown 100 years ago came to these mills for grinding. The eleven buildings, serving the area since the 1700’s remain preserved for your inspection. Plaques inside the building explain how the grinding mechanism worked. A docent will be available for your questions. Enjoy a horse drawn carriage ride as part of your stop at the Mill. You will see the beautiful local countryside the way our great grandfather’s saw it, slowly, and in detail.

The last stop of the day will be the Holcombe-Jimison Farm and Museum in Lambertville. This farm, the last in the city of Lambertville, has an impressive display of antique farming equipment, and everyday items our grandfathers and great grandfathers grew up using!

Almost across the street from the Holcombe-Jimison Farm and Museum is the Homestead Farm Market, the only working farm market in the city of Lambertville! They sell locally grown produce for your eating pleasure!

EXPLORING THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN FARMING
MORNING PROGRAM 9a.m. - 12 noon
The first stop will be at Howell Living History Farm. The bus should arrive at 9 a.m. so guests can look around and use the restrooms. The program will start at 10 a.m. sharp and will run until 11:45. A staff person will be assigned to the group and provide a tour of the farm facilities and explain the role of farming in American culture at the turn of the century and now.

Suggested donation is $3.00 per person.

LUNCH 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.
For lunch, there will be group seating at historic Stockton Inn with a limited choice lunch menu for $25.00 per person (including tax and gratuity). If guests finish lunch early, they can explore the river town of Stockton and even walk the _ mile on the mule barge towpath to the Prallsville Mill complex. At 1:30 p.m., the horse drawn carriage will meet a group of 10 at Stockton Inn and take them to the Mill complex.

AFTERNOON PROGRAM 2:00p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
The next stop will be the Prallsville Mills at 2:00 p.m. Guests can tour the Mill complex, speak with a historian who will provide information about the town, the Mills, the agricultural and farming industry and take a horse drawn carriage ride from the Mill down a nearby country road with spectacular scenery.

Donation for Mill tour, historian, carriage drive and program development: $10.00 per person to the Delaware River Mill Society.

AFTERNOON PROGRAM 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
The next stop is the Holcombe Jimison Farm Museum, and Lambertville Farm Market. Guests can tour the Farm Museum and visit a modern farm market to sample some of the “Garden State’s” best!

Cost for Museum Admission is: $3.00/person.