Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith, Delaware County, NY, is set to open for the 2019 season on Wednesday, May 15th.
Guided tours will be offered Wednesdays through Sundays and feature demonstrations in the water-powered sawmill, gristmill, and woodworking shop. In addition to operating the 1926 Fitz overshot waterwheel and water turbines, on select days, the Museum operates its wood-fired steam boiler and steam engines. Tours last about two hours. [Read more…] about New Season Beginning at Hanford Mills Museum
Hanford Mills Museum in East Meredith is set to hold the 30th anniversary Ice Harvest Festival on Saturday, February 2, 2019. Visitors can take part in a traditional ice harvest using historic tools and techniques. Each year seven to eight tons of ice are harvested. 
Hanford Mills Museum in Delaware County, NY is set to cap off its 45th anniversary season with the Woodsmen’s Festival on Saturday, October 13, from 10 am to 4 pm.
The 35th annual Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest has been set for Saturday, September 8th from 10 am to 4 pm at the Hanford Mills Museum. The Museum grounds will be filled with the rumbles and whirs of antique tractors, cars, trucks, motorcycles, outboard motors, hit and miss engines, water-cooled and air-cooled gas engines.
Hanford Mills Museum in Delaware County is set to hold its annual Independence Day Celebration on Wednesday, July 4.
Hanford Mills Museum is set to open for its 45th anniversary season on Wednesday, May 16. Guided tours will be offered Wednesdays through Sundays and feature demonstrations in the water-powered sawmill, gristmill, and woodworking shop.
This years Woodsmen’s Festival at Hanford Mills Museum, will be held on Saturday, October 14. The Woodsmen’s Club of the SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill, which competes nationally, will be demonstrating their lumberjack skills, including overhand and underhand chop, ax throwing, and cross cut sawing.
The Hanford Mills Museum in Delaware County, NY will host the 34th annual Dan Rion Memorial Antique Engine Jamboree and Powerfest on Saturday, September 9th from 10 am to 4 pm.
In February, more than seven tons of ice were cut from the Mill pond at the Hanford Mills Museum Ice Harvest Festival, and then stored in the Ice House. On July 4th, that ice will be used to make ice cream on a steam-powered churn, and visitors to the Museum’s Independence Day Celebration can sample the results.
The annual Ice Harvest Festival at Hanford Mills Museum on Saturday, February 4, 2017, offers adults and children a chance to take part in a traditional ice harvest using historic tools and techniques. Before refrigeration, harvesting ice was an essential winter activity. The ice was stored in ice houses until it was needed in the warmer months to keep food and agricultural products cold.