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The Carnegie Historical Museum announces the Century Farm of the month for January 2024. The farm is owned by Gerald (Skeeter) and Geraldine (Geri) Hidy. This farm has been in the family for 166 years. The Hidy farm is located in Locust Grove Township. The family first purchased 80 acres of farm land in 1858. It grew to 454 acres and is currently 192 acres. The Hidy Farm is a Century Farm. The Hidy family story begins when Great Grandfather George W. Hidy purchased 80 acres for $1,700.00 on April 12, 1858. George was born in Fayette County, Ohio and then moved west to Locust Grove in Jefferson County. Next in line was George Hidy, grandfather’s brother and then Charles Hidy grandfather to current owners Skeeter and Geri Hidy. This is the twentieth-month that the Carnegie Historical Museum has been highlighting the farms in Jefferson County which have been recognized by the Iowa Farm Bureau as being in the same family for 100 or 150 years plus. It is our plan to carry this forward throughout 2024, and recognize those farms which have received this Heritage or Century Farm status at the state level. www.fairfieldmediacenter.com www.facebook.com/fairfieldmediacenter www.twitter.com/FFMediaCenter www.youtube.com/fairfieldmediacenter

The Carnegie Historical Museum in Fairfield is undertaking a project to recognize the oldest farms in Jefferson County. The museum plans to honor the county’s Heritage Farms, which are those farms that have been in the same family for 150 years. This is an exclusive group. Fourteen farms in Jefferson County qualify as Heritage Farms, and the museum plans to recognize a different one each month for the next year or more. After that, it will begin recognizing the county’s Century Farms, which have been in the same family for 100 years. The idea to honor Heritage Farm families came about through a brainstorming session between museum board members Lawrance Eyre, Dave Neff and Jake Schmidt. Schmidt said the museum is reaching out to Heritage and Century farm families to see if they would like to be featured, and thus far they’ve had great success. The monthly presentations on the Heritage Farm families will begin at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

The Carnegie Historical Museum in Fairfield is undertaking a project to recognize the oldest farms in Jefferson County. The museum plans to honor the county’s Heritage Farms, which are those farms that have been in the same family for 150 years. This is an exclusive group. Fourteen farms in Jefferson County qualify as Heritage Farms, and the museum plans to recognize a different one each month for the next year or more. After that, it will begin recognizing the county’s Century Farms, which have been in the same family for 100 years. The idea to honor Heritage Farm families came about through a brainstorming session between museum board members Lawrance Eyre, Dave Neff and Jake Schmidt. Schmidt said the museum is reaching out to Heritage and Century farm families to see if they would like to be featured, and thus far they’ve had great success. The monthly presentations on the Heritage Farm families will begin at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

The Carnegie Historical Museum in Fairfield is undertaking a project to recognize the oldest farms in Jefferson County. The museum plans to honor the county’s Heritage Farms, which are those farms that have been in the same family for 150 years. This is an exclusive group. Fourteen farms in Jefferson County qualify as Heritage Farms, and the museum plans to recognize a different one each month for the next year or more. After that, it will begin recognizing the county’s Century Farms, which have been in the same family for 100 years. The idea to honor Heritage Farm families came about through a brainstorming session between museum board members Lawrance Eyre, Dave Neff and Jake Schmidt. Schmidt said the museum is reaching out to Heritage and Century farm families to see if they would like to be featured, and thus far they’ve had great success. The monthly presentations on the Heritage Farm families will begin at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

The Carnegie Historical Museum in Fairfield is undertaking a project to recognize the oldest farms in Jefferson County. The museum plans to honor the county’s Heritage Farms, which are those farms that have been in the same family for 150 years. This is an exclusive group. Fourteen farms in Jefferson County qualify as Heritage Farms, and the museum plans to recognize a different one each month for the next year or more. After that, it will begin recognizing the county’s Century Farms, which have been in the same family for 100 years. The idea to honor Heritage Farm families came about through a brainstorming session between museum board members Lawrance Eyre, Dave Neff and Jake Schmidt. Schmidt said the museum is reaching out to Heritage and Century farm families to see if they would like to be featured, and thus far they’ve had great success. The monthly presentations on the Heritage Farm families will begin at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.

The Carnegie Historical Museum in Fairfield is undertaking a project to recognize the oldest farms in Jefferson County. The museum plans to honor the county’s Heritage Farms, which are those farms that have been in the same family for 150 years. This is an exclusive group. Fourteen farms in Jefferson County qualify as Heritage Farms, and the museum plans to recognize a different one each month for the next year or more. After that, it will begin recognizing the county’s Century Farms, which have been in the same family for 100 years. The idea to honor Heritage Farm families came about through a brainstorming session between museum board members Lawrance Eyre, Dave Neff and Jake Schmidt. Schmidt said the museum is reaching out to Heritage and Century farm families to see if they would like to be featured, and thus far they’ve had great success. The monthly presentations on the Heritage Farm families will begin at 6 p.m. on the first Friday of the month.