Admission

Open May through October

10:00 am - 4:00 pm Tuesday thru Saturday

12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Sunday

Closed Monday

Buses and Tour Groups Welcome

Please make advance arrangements by calling (641) 672-2989

E-Mail Us

Admission Fees

Adult $7.00

Student (age 5-16) $2.00

Child (under 5, with adult) FREE

Historical Society Member FREE

Individual Annual Member $10.00

Family Annual Member $18.00

Individual Lifetime Member $100.00

Family Lifetime Member $175.00

2211 Nelson Lane - PO Box 278 - Oskaloosa, Iowa 52577 Phone: (641) 672-2989 E-Mail Us

Pioneer Fall Festival - 3rd Saturday in September

Join us the third Saturday in September for our annual Pioneer Fall Festival. An event for the entire family, the Nelson Pioneer Farm Fall Festival has over 30 exhibits and demonstrations of pioneer living skills, antiques, hands-on activities like butter churning and rope making, old-fashioned children's games, a country dinner, a parade, demonstrations of old-fashioned farm equipment, a parade and lots of educational fun. Plus, the annual Old-Fashioned Fiddle Contest attracts fiddlers young and old from across Iowa.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Quarterly Meeting & Potluck: "Memorial Service"

Monday, February 20, 2012

6:30-8:00 p.m.

The Mahaska County Historical Society invites everyone to Bradbury Hall on the Nelson Farm for a potluck supper, followed by our annual memorial service honoring the Historical Society members who have died in the previous year. Audience members are encouraged to share memories of those who have passed on. Bring a dish to share and your own tableware. For more information call 641-672-2989.

Leap Year Family Barn Dance and Bonfire

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

5:30-7:30 p.m.

Bring the kids and visit the Farm on a winter evening to enjoy some music and dancing in the barn and fellowship by the bonfire. If the weather cooperates, we might even lead some lantern-lit hikes through our woods. This event is for all ages. William Penn University musicians will provide the music, we'll have hot food and hot cocoa. Voluntary donations will be accepted. If you have any questions, give Amy a call at 641-672-2989.

Civil War re-enactors at Nelson Pioneer Farm Fall Festival