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Wessels Living History Farm
Open May 1 - October 31
Tuesday - Saturday – 9am to 4:30pm
Sunday – 1pm to 4:30pm
June 5 ......... Family Fun Day 1:00 to 4:30
July 17 ....... Model A’s on the Farm 1:00 to 4:30
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Oct 1-2 ........ Tractor, Engine and Vintage Auto Show 10:00 to 4:30
Oct 1 ........... Barn Dance 4:30 to Dark (music by The Kramer Sisters)
Oct 23 ......... Boo on the Farm 1:30 to 4:30
Dec 10-23 ... Christmas on the Farm 1:00 to 4:00
For Information Contact:
Dale Clark
402-710-0682
1 mile South I-80 York
exit 353 on Hwy 81 14th Burlington • Hastings, Nebraska
800-508-4629 • www.hastingsmuseum.org
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