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7 people are interested
Volunteer Cross Stitchers Wanted!
ORGANIZATION: Historic Wagner Farm
Please visit the new page to apply.
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7 people are interested
Perfect opportuntiy to put your cross stiching talents to great use! Volunteers can share their cross stitching talents in two ways:
- Volunteer as a farmhouse docent in 1920s period clothing (provided) to share your cross stitching with visitors
- Cross stitch at home for the farm gift shop
Have a group of friends that like to cross stitch? Come do it at the farm and teach visitors about this lost domestic skill!
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About Historic Wagner Farm
Location:
1510 Wagner Rd., Glenview, IL 60025, US
Mission Statement
To promote an educational and memorable experience through programs and site visits that ignite the imagination, inspire our visitors, and preserve our local agricultural history.
Description
Historic Wagner Farm is one of the last working dairy farms in Cook County and is open to the public for recreation and learning. The farm provides a unique opportunity for families to learn about our farming heritage and experience first hand "the way things used to be."
In addition to the cows in the pasture, Wagner Farm has chickens, draft horses, and pigs as well as a restored farmhouse and barn and the award-winning Wagner Farm Heritage Center. The Heritage Center contains interactive exhibits where you can learn about farming from the early 20th century through the present, "shop through history" at our 1930s Grocery Store or purchase a souvenir of your visit from our Museum Store.
Historic Wagner Farm offers public visitation hours, educational programs for all ages, and special events throughout the year as well as seasonal sales of farm products.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1510 Wagner Road1510 Wagner RoadGlenview, IL 60025
DATE POSTED
December 11, 2018
SKILLS
- History
- Exhibition Arts
- Knitting
- Visual Arts
- Sewing
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
N/A