King Barn Dairy MOOseum

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King Barn Dairy MOOseum A dairy heritage museum focusing on the dairy industry in Montgomery County, MD. began planning for a fully operational museum.

The Founding of the MOOseum and it's Organization
In the late 1960โ€™s the James & Macie King Farm was sold to the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission (MNCPPC) with the understanding that it would become the centerpiece of a proposed regional park in an area of the county that was anticipating commercial and residential development. Thirty-five years later, South Germantown Recreational Park became a reality, with the King Barn the only building on the site preserved by the County. Through the efforts of the Farmโ€™s family and friends of agriculture throughout the County a core group of organizers of the museum was developed. The Montgomery County Planning Board gave itโ€™s unanimous approval for the MOOseum project in April, 2002. Once the site was defined and the original building restored, the Barn was made available by MNCPPC through a right of entry agreement, the King Barn Dairy Mooseum, Inc. Federal 501-C(3) (non-profit) designation was received in June of 2003, and the MOOseum has been a Registered Charity in the State of Maryland since May 2004.

10/12/2026
This is what we tell the kids when they come to the Mooseum on a field trip. They are amazed that cows are milked on Chr...
10/12/2026

This is what we tell the kids when they come to the Mooseum on a field trip. They are amazed that cows are milked on Christmas Day! ๐Ÿ˜‰

10/12/2026

Happy National Farmer's Day! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ Today we pay tribute to the men, women, and families who put food in the grocery stores and on our tables every day. We especially rely on farmers to get fresh food on our tables during uncertain times, and if you love to visit a pumpkin patch, just remember how much work goes into the planning, timing, and ex*****on of these festive festivals. Thank you, farmers, for all you do! ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐ŸŒพ Almanac.com/national-farmers-day

Mark your calendars! The Fall Festival is coming up on October 17th!! Donโ€™t miss it!!
10/07/2026

Mark your calendars! The Fall Festival is coming up on October 17th!! Donโ€™t miss it!!

10/03/2026

๐—”๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป: ๐—” ๐—ฃ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐— ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—”๐—ด๐—ผ More than a century ago, Darnestown was still a rural farming community, and autumn meant harvest time across the fields of western Montgomery County. ๐ŸŽƒ

In this early 1900s photograph, Lewis Reed captured men gathering pumpkins in Thomas Kelleyโ€™s field near Pleasant Hills, a longtime Darnestown farm where the Kelley family raised crops and became well known locally for its produce, including the popular โ€œKelley Corn.โ€

What was once an ordinary seasonal scene has become a valuable piece of local history, preserving a glimpse of the farms, fields, and agricultural life that once defined much of Montgomery County. As development gradually transformed the countryside, scenes like this largely disappeared, making Lewis Reedโ€™s photographs an especially important record of a rural Montgomery County that can no longer be seen.

Happy October!
10/02/2026

Happy October!

Clopperโ€™s Mill
10/01/2026

Clopperโ€™s Mill

Local history!
10/01/2026

Local history!

Hay vs straw!
10/01/2026

Hay vs straw!

FUN FARM FACT: They may look similar, but hay and straw arenโ€™t the same thing.
๐Ÿ„ Hay is made from grasses or legumes that are cut and dried, often to be used as animal feed.
๐ŸŒพ Straw is the dried stalk left behind after grains like wheat or oats are harvested, and itโ€™s commonly used for bedding, mulch and other farm purposes.
Now the important question: Before today, did you know the difference? ๐Ÿ‘€

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18028 Central Park Cir
Boyds, MD
20841

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(301) 528-6530

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