Ross Farm Museum

As part of the New Ross Christmas Festival, staff at Ross Farm have put together a great program for your enjoyment.  Step back in time to experience Christmas in the Country. Treats and refreshments will be enjoyed in the Hearth Room (due to space limitations in Rosebank Cottage). Enjoy a walk around the farm while...Read more >

It's that time of year again...pumpkin picking time! If you planted your pumpkins virtually in the spring it's time to harvest them at the Ross Farm Museum the last weekend in September and first weekend in October. If you haven't received information on how to book your spot for the harvest please send us a...Read more >

We don't tap a lot of trees at Ross Farm Museum, but we still have fun with maple syrup. Sample maple syrup and pancakes in Rosebank Cottage, learn about the process of tapping trees, collecting sap and boiling sap down over an outdoor fire. Enjoy a sweet day at the museum.

Come out for March Break on the Farm. Each day will have a theme relating to the farm. As always there will be lots of hands on activities for everyone to enjoy and crafts that everyone can participate in throughout the day. Hot chocolate will be served. Weather permitting, there will be horse drawn rides.

See how our ancestors would have prepared food for the family and savor the aroma of food cooking on the open hearth. Sample some of these dishes.

In the early 1800's the only source of light would have been by candle. Many families would have had to make their own candles or else go with no light at all.  Come join the staff at the Ross Farm Museum in making dipped candles just like the settlers would have done years ago.

This weekend the interpreters at Ross Farm Museum will be demonstrating the traditional art of snowshoe making. They will have snowshoes available for you to experience snowshoeing first hand.