[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 67 (Thursday, May 6, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 RECOGNIZING HERITAGE FARMSTEAD MUSEUM

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                            HON. SAM JOHNSON

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 6, 2010

  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize the 
Heritage Farmstead Museum, a living-history museum in Texas' third 
congressional district which maintains an authentic look at 19th 
century life on the Blackland Prairie of North Texas.
  The museum welcomes more than 30,000 visitors annually to its 4.5 
acre working farm complex. Guests get a first-hand, educational look at 
old farming techniques, a blacksmith shop, an original school house, 
and the 14-room 1890 farmhouse which serves as the heart of the museum.
  Heritage Farmstead's visitors range from classes of local school 
children learning about prairie life to Girl Scout troops on camping 
adventures and area residents enjoying the museum's Fall Harvest 
Festival.
  Converted from a private home to a public museum in 1972, the 
Farmstead has been recognized by the Plano Landmark Association and the 
National Register of Historic Places. It also boasts a State of Texas 
Historical marker and was just recently reaccredited by the prestigious 
American Association of Museums.
  This designation makes the Heritage Farmstead Museum one of only two 
accredited museums in Collin County, 39 in Texas, and only 775 
nationwide, a tremendous accomplishment.
  I am pleased to recognize this outstanding museum from my own 
hometown of Plano, Texas before the United States Congress today. For 
its tribute to our past through the education of our children, our 
future, I tip my hat to the AAM-reaccredited Heritage Farmstead Museum. 
Congratulations! God bless you, and I salute you.

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