Friends of the Old Barn

05/22/2026

Mark your calendar for the Old Barn's 100th birthday celebration on June 20, from 11am - 5pm
Box Lunch Food Truck will be onsite from 11am - 2 pm with their classic American food.
Todd Stammer will be bringing artifacts & displays from the mountain men era.
Third Floor String Band will be joining us around noon for part of the day.
Michelle Berns from the Environmental Center will be bringing some animals from 11am - 2pm.
Crafts and coloring pages for the kids.
As always, plenty of photo ops for family and friends. (the loft of the barn can get rather toasty on hot afternoons so early afternoon is better than late )

03/30/2026

Mark the date!

03/11/2026

Thank you, to everyone who participated in the drive-through lunch fundraiser today for The Friends of the old barn at Addington Place of Muscatine. Thank you also to the volunteers who helped, Jenny from Addington Place, Arlene and Elaine our barn friends. Happy to announce they raised $484 today. Great job volunteers!

03/10/2026

Rules for the T-shirt design contest

Design must reference the hundred year anniversary of the Old Barn. Design must be your own photo or artwork any from a website or the Internet will be disqualified.

03/01/2026

02/14/2026

Please join us for a fundraiser for The Old Barn. RSVP by March 6th at 5 pm. Location: 3515 Diana Queen Dr. Click on the poster for more details. Remember, CASH ONLY Our sincere thanks to Addington Place for this wonderful opportunity!

02/03/2026

We have some talented people to help with projects at The Old Barn. Here's a video of the restoration of an antique water pump, the likes of which would still have been found in the kitchen of farm homes long after town homes had more modern plumbing,. (if you wanted hot water, you would heat it in pots on the stove.)
The pump seems to be a favoriite among our younger guests, although we have had a handful of people who could remember using one.

Restoring an antique Pitcher pump with 3d Printed TPU Seals.

12/23/2025

A little story for the young'uns. The Muscatine County Farm had a herd of prize Holstein cattle. They provided milk for the residents as well as extra to sell in town.
(click on item for easier reading)