Have you ever wondered what it was like to be a Texas farmer in the 1850s? Visit Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms and take a step back into history.

Jourdan-Bachman Pioneer Farms is a historic site that will let you step right back into the mid-1800s. It's located at 10621 Pioneer Farms Drive in northeast Austin.
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Throughout this living history museum, you'll find volunteer docents who will show you around and teach you about what it was like to live on a Texas farm more than 100 years ago.
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Practice some old-fashioned food prep skills.
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See demonstrations of old farming and ranching techniques and equipment.
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Watch docents in period costume demonstrate homemaking skills of the 1800s.
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Swing on the old-fashioned swing.
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Say hello to the longhorn steer.
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Pet the donkeys.
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Ride in a covered wagon.
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Visit the little farm of the Fritz Kruger family. It was established in 1868, and thirteen children were raised here in this little one-room cabin!
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Visit the farm Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 AM to 5 PM.
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Admission is $8/adults; $6/children 3-12.

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