20160626 - Peterson Farm Day (hrb)

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Carter Bitterman (left), 4, of McCullom Lake, and Julian Floress, 9, of McHenry, experience milking a cow from a fiberglass dairy cow replica, "Cowleen," at a Day At Petersen Farm Sunday, June 26, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. "A Hundred Years Ago Today" showcased artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in 1916. The Farm was formed in 1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry for preservation of agricultural heritage. With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural museum and resource center to promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in maintaining and developing the property.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Representing Woodstock Weavers, Janice Koza (left), of Richmond, weaves cloth to be used for a friendship coverlet alongside Rita Hagenbruch, of Harvard, weaving a men's scarf at a Day At Petersen Farm Sunday, June 26, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. "A Hundred Years Ago Today" showcased artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in 1916. The Farm was formed in 1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry for preservation of agricultural heritage. With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural museum and resource center to promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in maintaining and developing the property.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Alyssa Carlton, 4, of Spring Grove, eyes a goat after it attempted to bite at her hair at a Day At Petersen Farm Sunday, June 26, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. "A Hundred Years Ago Today" showcased artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in 1916. The Farm was formed in 1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry for preservation of agricultural heritage. With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural museum and resource center to promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in maintaining and developing the property.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Tom Runty, of Maple Park, Ill., wrenches on the clutch of a 1913 Port Huron 19-69 at a Day At Petersen Farm Sunday, June 26, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. "A Hundred Years Ago Today" showcased artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in 1916. The Farm was formed in 1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry for preservation of agricultural heritage. With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural museum and resource center to promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in maintaining and developing the property.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Sam Johnson, from Johnson Forge, of Lakemoor, creates handmade nails during a demonstration at a Day At Petersen Farm Sunday, June 26, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. "A Hundred Years Ago Today" showcased artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in 1916. The Farm was formed in 1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry for preservation of agricultural heritage. With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural museum and resource center to promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in maintaining and developing the property.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Renata Block, of Chicago, reads information about McHenry-area farmers in a barn at a Day At Petersen Farm Sunday, June 26, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. "A Hundred Years Ago Today" showcased artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in 1916. The Farm was formed in 1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry for preservation of agricultural heritage. With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural museum and resource center to promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in maintaining and developing the property.

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Daryl Quitalig - For Shaw Media Tom Runty, of Maple Park, Ill., speaks before taking guests on a ride pulled by a 1913 Port Huron 19-69 at a Day At Petersen Farm Sunday, June 26, 2016 in McHenry, Ill. "A Hundred Years Ago Today" showcased artifacts and exhibits showing McHenry County farm life in 1916. The Farm was formed in 1842 and acquired from the Colby and Petersen families by the City of McHenry for preservation of agricultural heritage. With its outbuildings and oak savannah, it will become an agricultural museum and resource center to promote tourism within our area and preserve the flavor of life in McHenry County in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The Colby-Petersen Farm Foundation has been established to assist in maintaining and developing the property.