Butter Making
2019-08-17 11:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
We are spreading the fun on this toasty summer!
Come join us in a hands-on presentation of pioneer butter making. Use a real churn, learn about “Lazy Daiseys” and try real homemade churned butter!
Two, Hour-Long Sessions: 11am & 1pm
Participation in this activity is included in regular admission costs.
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors 62+, $5 children 4 and up
Free for RCHS members!

Pioneer PeeWees: One-Room Schoolhouse
2019-08-16 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, August 16, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
8/16 – One-Room Schoolhouse
Campers will experience what lessons were like in a one-room schoolhouse. PeeWees will sing their ABCs, write on slate boards, and read a story. Children will take home a Gibbs pencil
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MEA Detective Camp
2019-08-15 08:00 - 17:00
Gibbs Farm MEA Detective Camps
1 or 2 Day Camp Options
Campers ages 6-10
$49 for 1 day
$80 for both days
Register Here!
Nature Detectives: Thursday, October, 17th; 9am-4pm
Calling all outdoor adventurers! Campers will be nature detectives as we explore the outdoors. We will search for clues to tell us what creatures are living in the restored Gibbs prairie, eavesdrop on birds, inspect different kinds of leaves, and examine woolie bear caterpillars to investigate if they really can predict the weather. Campers will make works of art out of natural materials and be introduced to the Gibbs Farm animals!
History Detectives: Friday, October 18th; 9am-4pm
The mystery of history! Campers will be history sleuths as we explore the methods historians use to understand the past. Archaeology and primary source activities will reveal how some of this information can be uncovered. We will inspect the historic Gibbs Farmhouse and the one-room schoolhouse to make observations on how they might have been used. Of course, campers will get to say ‘hi’ to our friendly farm animals too!
Questions? Please email Janie@rchs.com.

Pioneer PeeWees: All About Bees!
2019-08-14 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Wednesday, August 14, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
8/14– All about Bees!
Campers will learn all about these important pollinators and how pioneers collected honey to eat and wax to make candles. PeeWees will dip a real beeswax candle to take home!
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Pioneer Kid Camp
2019-08-13 09:00 - 2019-08-15 13:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Tuesdays-Thursdays; August 13-15, 2019
9:00am-1:00pm
$99
All children, ages 6-10
Children will travel back in time to the 1800s to experience school, work, and play in this three-day pioneer immersion history camp. Campers attend the one-room schoolhouse each day, to experience “reading, writing, and arithmetic” in a fun and kid-friendly way. Pioneer Kids will also learn to play marbles, feed and care for the animals, make butter, and much more!
Campers bring a bag lunch each day.
Each Thursday, campers will hold an open house for their families. Open house begins at 12:30 and all family members are invited as our guests.
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Ice Cream Sunday
2019-08-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
August 11: Make your own Sundae!
A delicious treat for the heat of summer. Enjoy our homemade ice cream while experiencing the beauty of the Gibbs Farm, gardens and prairie. Demonstrations and samples are offered every hour from 11:15-2:15.
Ice cream is included in general admission.
Special thanks to agropur for supplying the delicious dairy products that go into our ice cream.
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors 62+, $5 children 4 and up
Free for RCHS Members!

Pioneer PeeWees: Tipi Life & Buffalo Nation
2019-08-09 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, August 9, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
8/9- Tipi Life and Buffalo Nation
Campers will experience what winter life in the tipi was like for the Dakota. These PeeWees will hear a traditional Dakota story about the importance of the buffalo and will make their own mini tipi to take home!
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Pioneer PeeWees: All About Goats!
2019-08-07 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Wednesday, August 7, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
8/7 – All about Goats!
Campers will learn all about the importance of goats on a farm. PeeWees will play “goat” games and participate in a make and take activity!
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Pioneer Survivor Camp
2019-08-06 09:00 - 2019-08-08 15:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Tuesday-Thursday, August 6-8; 9:00am-3:00pm
$149
All children, ages 11-15
New this year! Think you have what it takes to survive as an 1800s pioneer? Test your skills at the Gibbs Farm site where campers will compete in 19th century farm chores, household tasks, and one room-schoolhouse exercises. Campers will get an in depth look at early pioneer life in Minnesota while learning about the original farmhouse, farm animals, and so much more!
Campers bring a bag lunch each day.
On Thursday, campers will hold an open house for their families. Open house begins at 2:30 and all family members are invited as our guests.
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Prairie Festival
2019-08-03 10:00 - 14:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Celebrating Minnesota’s First People.
Celebrating the Dakota, Past and Present!
-Learn about the historic life of the people of Cloud Man’s village at interactive stations, learn about trade, and even bead a bracelet inspired by traditional colors.
-Sample snacks from the Sioux Chef (learn more about them here: sioux-chef.com)
-Watch crafting demonstrations by Dakota Wicohan (dakotawicohan.org)
-Check out art from Marlena Myles Art & Design
-Play Lacrosse (led by Vincent and Winfred Jackson)
-Hides processing demos
-Mini Dakota Language Lessons
– And much more!
Check back as more program information and times are added!
Included in general admission:
$8 adults, $7 seniors 62+, $5 children 3 and up
Free for RCHS members
The festival will take place from 10am-2pm. Gibbs Farm will remain open until 4pm for regularly scheduled tours.
Dakota Wicohan Singers

Pioneer PeeWees: All About Pigs!
2019-08-02 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, August 2, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
8/2 – All about Pigs!
Campers will get to know our two friendly pigs and learn why animals like them were important to the pioneers. These PeeWees will make their very own felt pig friend to take home!
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Pioneer PeeWees: Pioneer Gardens
2019-07-31 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
7/31 – Pioneer Gardens
Campers will take a walk through our Pioneer Gardena and learn about the plants growing there. PeeWees will help our gardener by picking some of the ripe vegetables and they they’ll decorate their own pots to plant seeds in!
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Dakota Day Camp
2019-07-30 09:00 - 2019-08-01 13:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Registration for this camp is full.
Tuesday-Thursday, July 30-Aug 1; 9:00am-1:00pm
$99
All children, ages 6-10
This interactive camp is led by Gibbs Farm staff with input from members of the Dakota community. The camp focuses on historic Dakota seasonal rounds and includes mini language lessons, activities, and crafts. Campers will put up a small tipi, help to prep a deer hide for tanning, and make a beaded bracelet while learning about trade and decorating a wóžuha (bag).
Campers bring a bag lunch each day.
On Thursday, campers will hold an open house for their families. Open house begins at 12:30 and all family members are invited as our guests. Campers and their families are welcome to attend our Prairie Festival: Celebrating the Dakota, Past and Present on Saturday, August 3 free of charge.
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Ice Cream Sunday
2019-07-28 08:00 - 17:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
July 28: Homemade Gibbs Farm Ice Cream
A delicious treat for the heat of summer. Enjoy our homemade ice cream while experiencing the beauty of the Gibbs Farm, gardens and prairie. Demonstrations and samples are offered every hour from 11:15-2:15.
Ice cream is included in general admission.
Special thanks to agropur for supplying the delicious dairy products that go into our ice cream.
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors 62+, $5 children 4 and up
Free for RCHS Members!

Pioneer PeeWees: Dakota Seasons
2019-07-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, July 26, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
7/26 – Dakota Seasons
Campers will learn all about the seasonal lifestyle of Dakota in the 1800s. PeeWees will participate in a wild rice harvesting demonstration and they’ll get to taste maple sugar candy!
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Pioneer PeeWees: Pioneer Games
2019-07-24 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
7/24 – Pioneer Games
Campers will learn about games played by pioneer children in the 1800s. PeeWees will play marbles, horseshoes, and much more!
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Life of a Gibbs Girl Camp
2019-07-23 09:00 - 2019-07-25 13:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Tuesday-Thursday; July 23-25, 2019
9:00am-1:00pm
$99
All children, ages 6-10
Three Days, Three Experiences: Life as a Pioneer Girl, Dakota Girl, and Victorian girl. Campers discover what the lives of pioneer girls, Dakota girls, and Victorian girls were like in the 1800s. This craft-based camp offers children a first-hand appreciation of the daily lives of girls in days gone by. Some activities include attending a quilting bee, creating a yarn doll, dipping candles, and square dancing on Pioneer Day, putting up a tipi, beading, and making cornhusk dolls on Dakota Day, and “taking tea” and making tussie-mussies following a nature walk on Victorian Day.
Campers bring a bag lunch each day.
Each Thursday, campers will hold an open house for their families. Open house begins at 12:30 and all family members are invited as our
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Victorian Tea Party
2019-07-20 11:00 - 14:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Tea Party on the Lawn
Saturday, July 20
Two sessions: 11am and 1pm
Join us at a late morning or mid-afternoon tea on the front lawn of the old Gibbs Farmhouse. Costumed Gibbs Farm Staff will serve tea, lemonade, and treats while giving guests an introduction to Victorian Era mannerisms.
Click here to register!
Pre-registration and payment is required. $10 adults; $9 Seniors; $7 Children 4-16; Free for 3 and under.
RCHS Member are free!
Please call the Gibbs Farm Office at 651-646-8629 with any questions.

Pioneer PeeWees: Ducks, Geese, and Chickens...Oh My!
2019-07-19 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, July 19, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
7/19 & 8/21 – Ducks, Geese, and Chickens…Oh My!
Campers will learn all about the different farm birds at Gibbs Farm. PeeWees will craft their own chicken friend!
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Victorian Ladies Camp
2019-07-16 09:00 - 2019-07-18 15:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Tuesday-Thursday, July 16-18; 9:00am-3:00pm
$149
All children, ages 11-15
Experience crafts, pastimes, and mannerisms that form the highpoints of the Victorian Era! Campers will spend three days immersed in Victorian culture. They will learn about the Victorian language of flowers and fans, practice their sewing and drawing skills, and press flowers picked fresh from the prairie. Etiquette, curtsies, and other customary Victorian practices will be put to use at a tea party on Thursday!
Campers bring a bag lunch each day.
On Thursday, campers will hold an open house for their families. Open house begins at 2:30 and all family members are invited as our guests.
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Ice Cream Sunday
2019-07-14 10:00 - 16:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
July 14: Root Beer Floats
A delicious treat for the heat of summer. Enjoy our homemade ice cream while experiencing the beauty of the Gibbs Farm, gardens and prairie. Demonstrations and samples are offered every hour from 11:15-2:15.
Ice cream is included in general admission.
Special thanks to agropur for supplying the delicious dairy products that go into our ice cream.
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors 62+, $5 children 4 and up
Free for RCHS Members!

Pioneer PeeWees: Pioneer Chores
2019-07-12 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, July 12, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
7/12 – Pioneer Chores
Campers will get to go back in time in our historic farmhouse to participate in everyday pioneer chores like doin’ the wash and making butter. PeeWees will make their own quilt square with real fabric!
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Pioneer PeeWees: Bark Lodge & The Hunt
2019-07-10 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Wednesday, July 10, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
7/10 – Bark Lodge and the Hunt
Campers will go on a scavenger hunt for different animal hides that they’ll trade for beads. They will also learn about the Bark Lodge, the type of home where the Dakota lived in the summer. PeeWees will bead their own Dakota bracelet!
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Pioneer Kid Camp
2019-07-09 09:00 - 2019-07-11 13:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Tuesday-Thursday; July 9-11, 2019
9:00am-1:00
$99
All children, ages 6-10
Children will travel back in time to the 1800s to experience school, work, and play in this three-day pioneer immersion history camp. Campers attend the one-room schoolhouse each day, to experience “reading, writing, and arithmetic” in a fun and kid-friendly way. Pioneer Kids will also learn to play marbles, feed and care for the animals, make butter, and much more!
Campers bring a bag lunch each day.
Each Thursday, campers will hold an open house for their families. Open house begins at 12:30 and all family members are invited as our guests.
Register for 2019 Pioneer Kid Camp
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Ice Cream Sunday
2019-06-30 10:00 - 16:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
June 30: Patriotic Ice Cream
A delicious treat for the heat of summer. Enjoy our homemade ice cream while experiencing the beauty of the Gibbs Farm, gardens and prairie. Demonstrations and samples are offered every hour from 11:15-2:15.
Ice cream is included in general admission.
Special thanks to agropur for supplying the delicious dairy products that go into our ice cream.
Admission: $8 adults, $7 seniors 62+, $5 children 4 and up
Free for RCHS Members!

Pioneer PeeWees: One-Room Schoolhouse
2019-06-28 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, June 28, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
6/28 – One-Room Schoolhouse
Campers will experience what lessons were like in a one-room schoolhouse. PeeWees will sing their ABCs, write on slate boards, and read a story. Children will take home a Gibbs pencil!
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Pioneer PeeWees: What's Alive on the Prairie?
2019-06-26 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
6/26 – What’s Alive on the Prairie?
Campers will go on a scavenger hunt to see what critters (bugs, animals, or flowers) they can find in the prairie. PeeWees will get to take home their own nature journal!
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Life of a Gibbs Girl Camp
2019-06-25 09:00 - 2019-06-27 13:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Tuesday-Thursday, June 25-27, 2019
9:00am-1:00pm
$99
All children, ages 6-10
Three Days, Three Experiences: Life as a Pioneer Girl, Dakota Girl, and Victorian girl. Campers discover what the lives of pioneer girls, Dakota girls, and Victorian girls were like in the 1800s. This craft-based camp offers children a first-hand appreciation of the daily lives of girls in days gone by. Some activities include attending a quilting bee, creating a yarn doll, dipping candles, and square dancing on Pioneer Day, putting up a tipi, beading, and making cornhusk dolls on Dakota Day, and “taking tea” and making tussie-mussies following a nature walk on Victorian Day.
Campers bring a bag lunch each day.
Each Thursday, campers will hold an open house for their families. Open house begins at 12:30 and all family members are invited as our guests.
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Archeology Program
2019-06-22 11:00 - 15:00 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
On Saturday June 22nd, participate in educational archaeology programming led by Archeologist Kassie Bradshaw Kmitch. Examine real artifacts, try your hand at throwing an atlatl, and much more!
Sessions are one hour and are at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm.
Program is included in the cost of regular admission: Adults-$8, Seniors-$7, Children-$5
RCHS Members: Free!

Pioneer PeeWees: All About Bees!
2019-06-21 09:30 - 11:30 | Gibbs Volunteer Interest Form
Friday, June 21, 2019
9:30am-11:30am
$19 per day
$17.10 RCHS Member Price
All children, ages 4-5
The perfect camp for younger children! Each camp covers one pioneer, Dakota, or nature-related topic and includes plenty of hands-on activities and a craft to take home. A snack is included.
6/21 – All about Bees!
Campers will learn all about these important pollinators and how pioneers collected honey to eat and wax to make candles. PeeWees will dip a real beeswax candle to take home!
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