- Steppingstone Museum
The Steppingstone Museum is a non-profit educational and cultural institution that focuses on the commercial and cultural aspects of U.S. rural life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is located at
Havre de Grace, Maryland .Today’s museum is based on the private collection of J. Edmund Bull, who amassed 7,000 tools and artifacts. The Bull collection was originally displayed at his home, which he dubbed Steppingstone. [ [http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodnews/april_2006/steppingstone.html “Steppingstone Museum: Land of Promise Farm, Havre de Grace, Maryland,” Wood News Online] ] In 1979, the museum relocated to the former Gilman Paul property, an 18th century stone farm in
Susquehanna State Park , and was expanded to include demonstrative displays of various vocational trades that were commonplace in rural communities of an earlier era. Barns and farm buildings surrounding the museum provide exhibitions showing the work of broom makers, blacksmiths, stone cutters, masons, and other tradesmen. [ [http://digitalnewspapers.libraries.psu.edu/Default/Skins/BasicArch/Client.asp?Skin=BasicArch&&AppName=2&enter=true&BaseHref=PLF/1979/05/05&EntityId=Ar10901 “Steppingstone Museum moved, opens May 26,” Lancaster Farming, May 5, 1979] ]The museum grounds are also home to special events relating to 19th century history, including
U.S. Civil War re-enactments [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/09/AR2007050900034.html “Calendar,” Washington Post, May 10, 2007] ] andbaseball games where players wear vintage uniforms and use old-time equipment. [ [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/harford/bal-ha.baseball03aug03,0,7992223.story “Take these players out to the old ballgame,” Baltimore Sun, August 3, 2008] ] On a more contemporary note, the museum also hosts the annual Summertime Blues Festival. [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-31336843_ITM “Cool sounds, hot time,” Baltimore Sun, June 21, 2007] ]References
External link
* [http://www.steppingstonemuseum.org Stepping Stone Museum]
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