Past Events
Oat Threshing
Oat Threshing at the 2009 Days of Yesteryear show. Bundles of oats are fed into the separator to separate the grain from the chaff.
Picture courtesy of Wendt Family
31st Annual Transportation Fair
Our booth and equipment shown at the 31st Annual Transportation Fair on May 10th, 2025.
Picture courtesy of Marlys Ohnstad
Grain Binding
A Farmall K tractor pulling a grain binder. Grain has to bound so it can be shocked.
Picture courtesy of the Wendt Family
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Spark Show
Our 1916 Case 65 hp steam engine preforming a spark show at the Days of Yesteryear show. The engine is put under a load and sawdust is shoveled in to create sparks.
Picture courtesy of Marie Ferguson
Sleigh Rides
Horse drawn sleigh rides around the History Center of Olmsted County.
Hay Baling
An Oliver tractor pulls a square baler. Workers use hooks to grab the bales off the baler and stack them on the wagon.
Tractor Rollover Rescue
Rochester Fire Department set up a tractor rollover scenario, then demonstrated how to rescue a farmer from underneath the tractor. Days of Yesteryear 2024
Olmsted County Fair 2024
A small portion of our display set up at the Olmsted County Fair 2024. We are typically set up in the 4H building.
Laundry!
A peak at our laundry setup at the Days of Yesteryear show. Visitors can use washboards and old ringer to wash up rags and other dirty laundry.
Windrowing
A Ferguson 35 tractor pulling a windrower. They are making hay to be baled up.
Steam Engines
Our steam engine lineup at the 2024 Days of Yesteryear Show.
Broom Making
A demonstration on how to make a straw broom. Families are able to participate and make their own broom heads.
