Exhibits & Showcases
The Troy Farm Museum and Historic Village is managed by The Bradford County Heritage Association. Whether you are interested in an educational experience or just enjoy exploring our cultural history, we are sure your vist will be a unique and memorable experience.
The Museum and Hitoric Village has a lot to see. The Troy Farm Museum is home to an extensive collection of rare
farm implements and collections of textiles, tools and artifacts reflecting
200 years of the local agricultural heritage.
The Gregory Inn (Known for years locally as The Mitchell House) was built c. 1822 for stagecoach
travelers between Elmira to the north and Williamsport to the south.
If you are interested in old carriages & sleighs you will love our Carriage House. The building that contains our Carriage Collection is actually the former Merchants Building of Alpron Park from the late 1800's. It was moved to it's current location and is itself a real piece of history. A stroll through this
building brings back history and is a great backdrop for the many different types of wagons, carriages and sleighs on disply.
Our Sugar Shack contains early tree
tapping equipment, wooden yokes
and wooden carrying buckets, large vat for
boiling down sap to syrup and various containers. An early industry, sap gathering and processing was a source of sweetness produced from local trees.
The "Little" Children's Church donated by Mr. Charles Rockwell and family. Many years ago the Children's Church stood in Canton and hosted Sunday services and the unique thing about it all was the Little Church's congregation and pastor. ... were all children.
A One-Room School House. This was the original Thomas School House which was moved piece by piece from its location in Alba to the Historic Village's site. The teacher who last taught in this one-room school house was our beloved friend and volunteer Mrs. Mildred Wright.
The Barbershop shows early barber life in town,
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