Babbie Rural and Farm Learning Museum

06/15/2026

What a fantastic weekend for Dairy Days!! The weather could not have been better for First Responder Day and even though Sunday was rainy, we still had some great visitors and people who really enjoyed live music!

A special heartfelt thank you to the following organizations and people:

Peru Fire Department:
*Chief Dubray

New York State Police:
*Trooper Duda (Commercial Vehicle Unit)
*Trooper Leopard (URT)
*Trooper McCrum (Road Trooper)
*Trooper Manabat (Troop B Recruiter)

Vendors:
* Lucie Dunne (amazing baked goods!)
*Diana Pecoraro (A Novel Idea)
*Jessie Notch-LeBlanc (E Arts Fiber Arts)

Live Music
*Tom Venne
*Terry Eamer

The weekend was successful because of the time and effort given by all of you and the generosity of our visitors. We can’t wait until next month!!

New York State Police
Fire Department

06/14/2026

06/14/2026

A little practice before the big show!

06/14/2026

Tom is here and we are twinning today! Can’t wait to listen to Tom and Terry sing! Come on out!!

06/14/2026

Happy Flag Day everyone!! We hope to see you at the museum today to celebrate Dairy Days and Flag Day! We wanted to share some facts about this important day for your reading pleasure. Source, Almanac.com. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/14/2026

What a way to start the morning! Beautiful skies and feeding these calves was a perfect combination! These girls are healthy eaters and STRONG!! Our arms got a workout holding the bottles! 💪🏻 A huge thank you to Remillard Farms in Peru for lending us these sweet girls for the weekend! Happy Sunday, everyone, and we hope to see you today for some fun around the farm and awesome music with Tom Venne and Terry Eamer! Remember, it’s also Flag Day, so make sure you salute your flag and come sing some patriotic songs with us!! Wooooo! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

06/13/2026

Part two of the thank you post. Thank you to the New York State Police, Peru Fire Department, Sloppy Dog, Stewart’s Shops for the ice cream Sundae fixings, our vendors that took the day to show off and sell their beautiful hand crafted items, our volunteers that make this all happen, and of course, our AMAZING community that supports us every step of the way! If you weren’t mentioned in this post, stay tuned. We won’t forget you! We hope to see you tomorrow while we enjoy Tom Venne and Terry Eamer, who will be playing some great music to finish out the weekend. Happy Saturday!

06/13/2026

Thank you, thank you, thank you!! So much love and appreciation to all those who turned out and took part in our first day of Dairy Days weekend and our first ever First Responder Day! What a beautiful day it was to hang together and just enjoy the sun and each other’s company. We can’t wait until tomorrow! Don’t forget, Tom Venne and Terry Eamer will be playing from 11:30-2:30!