{"id":33342,"date":"2018-08-28T11:23:24","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T16:23:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/?p=33342"},"modified":"2018-08-28T11:23:39","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T16:23:39","slug":"old-fashioned-family-fun-at-museum-harvest-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swanriver.valleybiz.ca\/news\/2018\/08\/28\/old-fashioned-family-fun-at-museum-harvest-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Fashioned Family Fun at Museum Harvest Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Swan Valley Historical Museum held their annual Harvest Festival on August 26, 2018. It was a day appreciated by many generations. From those who remember the era when technology was in it’s infancy to children still to young to understand the significance of the past. <\/p>\n

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Attendees of all ages were able to experience rides in the 1916 Model T Ford or on the horse drawn wagon as well as ice cream from the general store and bread, fresh from the clay ovens.<\/p>\n

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The fresh bread is a hot commodity and could be purchased either by the slice, or by the loaf with a limit of one per family. As the enticing smell of fresh baked bread began to waft from the clay ovens, people gathered to await its golden goodness. <\/p>\n

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The wheat threshing demonstration is another popular attraction that draws a crowd. <\/p>\n

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Other live demonstrations include the sawmill, planer mill and shingle mill as well as yarn spinning.<\/p>\n

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All of the buildings in the pioneer village were open for people to tour for a glimpse of early pioneer life in the Swan Valley.<\/p>\n

Swan Valley Historical Museum Celebrates Pioneer Life<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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