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The
Franke farm summer kitchen was built in 1890 and moved to the complex in
1974. The purpose of summer kitchens were to keep the main house cooler
in the summer by putting the cooking and cleaning duties in a separate
building. In our summer kitchen, we've collected several washing machines
and equipment that depicts all the different ways women washed clothes
throughout history. You will find a wash board and wooden bucket, a rocker
type washer( c.1900), a plunger type, (c.1920) and spinning washers from
the 1930's 1940's and 1950's. Also, butchering, sausage making equipment,
and wine presses round out the artifact collection in this building. A
look around here will make everyone appreciate what our grandmother and
great grandmothers went through to get the family clothes clean!
The Hughes Cabin The Town Hall The Blacksmith Shop The Farm Shed The Print Shop
