Brown Farm Pioneer Days

06/05/2026

We will be having a workday and meeting this coming Sunday, June 7th from 10am to 4pm with meeting to follow. Our primary focus will be working on setting up the new house museum and the train museum. Meeting will be held at the Aaron Grief Memorial Pavillion. Please call Jim Greif at 319-521-7480 or Joe Ruley at 319-551-4862 with questions. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

05/26/2026

Today marks exactly 2 months until the 2026 Brown Farm Pioneer Days Show! Don't forget if you bring a tractor and implement, vehicle, or team of horses, that you can enter them in our daily Parade of Power. The Parade lines up just west of the Flea Market building at 11:30 and the Parade starts at 12 noon. All demonstrations shut down at this time to give spectators time to line up and register. And speaking of registration, anyone displaying and item can pick up registration posters at our information booth located in the flea market building. We can't thank our volunteers enough that help organize the registration and parade...it takes alot of time to do this! Looking forward to seeing you all there!

05/14/2026

Less than 2 months away from one of eastern Iowa's greatest homage to agricultural history! Let's see some pictures of your favorite parts of the show from years past!

05/04/2026

Another great workday in the new farmhouse museum, yesterday! Many items were moved from the big museum building in the yard and as well as several glass display cases full of dishes, cups, and glassware from all time periods. We can't thank our volunteers enough for their devotion to preserving history for the next generation! Fieldwork was also done for this year's corn crop. Thanks again to all who helped! We also want to post some information for the Buffalo Fork Settlers about their encampment during the show.

04/13/2026

04/12/2026

Another good workday today...lots of spring cleaning and starting to move things in to the new "farmhouse" museum building. Also making plans for the CAN Railroad museum history displays. Had a great, productive meeting and discussed this year's feature (International Harvester) and the incoming hosts of International Harvester Collectors Club Chapter 5 state show. Lots of people messaging about bringing in IH related items and we're looking forward to a "Sea of Red"! Don't forget to purchase your raffle tickets for the Farmall Super H tractor or $750 cash!

03/07/2026

Alright, folks...it's raffle time, again! Since we are featuring International Harvester this year, we will be raffling off a Farmall H OR $750 cash. Tickets will be $10 each or 3 for $25. You can call Ed Offerman at 319-350-6285 or Joe Ruley at 319-551-4862 for tickets. Drawing will be held at 3PM on Sunday, July 26 at the Brown Farm. Need not be present to win. Thank you and good luck!

11/13/2025

Less than a month away! Come help support your local historical society!

11/09/2025

Today several members attended the International Harvester Collectors Club Chapter 5 of Iowa fall meeting to talk about plans for next year's (2026) show as we will be hosting their annual state show on our grounds. We are looking forward to seeing all the International Harvester tractors, trucks, and machinery aswell as all the other brands next year!