Free entertainment is presented on stages all around the grounds. Old Threshers offers other educational, historical and entertainment features throughout the year. Each spring more than 1,000 young people have the opportunity to learn about Midwestern rural heritage visit the grounds for guided tours. Educational and historical workshops are also a part of the year-round program. A very popular course is Midwest Old Threshers' Steam School.
Participants gain a basic introduction to traction steam engines, boilers and safety devices.
So popular the class is full through 2001. Enjoy the Midwest Central Railroad's steam train rides and Midwest Electric Railway Association's trolley rides during the Fourth of July. Old Threshers Summer Theatre offers rib-tickling Neil and Caroline Schaffner plays in the cozy atmosphere of the Theatre Museum in July. During the spring, summer and fall, the Heritage Museums are open for visitors to tour through the magnificent steam engines, antique tractors and exhibits on farm life, the use of water, electricity, American Farm Implements and Grandpa's Barn. The Heritage Museums house scores of steam traction and stationary engines, antique tractors, agricultural implements and tools.