This YouTube playlist includes 34 videos highlighting agricultural history, rural life, and community activities. The videos were filmed at the Schumacher Farm Park in Waunakee, WI. Click here to see them all.
The playlist focuses on four main themes:
- Vintage Machinery & Farming Demonstrations: Visual guides and live demonstrations of 1920s–1930s equipment, including steam engines, grain binders, grain drills, McCormick-Deering tractors, and threshing machines. It also highlights traditional manual labor, such as hand threshing using sickles, scythes, and flails.
- Farm Preservation & History: Background on Marcella Schumacher donating the property to Dane County Parks to preserve local history, along with features on park additions like the Center for Rural History and the Center for Antique Machinery.
- Land Stewardship & Farm Life: Clips showcasing seasonal farm work and natural site management, such as making maple syrup, guided prairie walks, and prescribed prairie burns.
- Community Events & Celebrations: Highlights from annual park events, including demonstrations from various Heritage Fests (spanning 2014–2024), Music Fest, and local parade entries.