Conner Prairie

Living History

Description

Conner Prairie is a living history museum that demonstrates what life was like in the 1800s. The Prairie is split into sections such as Liberty Corner, Prairietown, Connor Homestead, Lenape Camp, and the Museum Center, so visitors can easily navigate different areas within the 1,000+ acre site. During your visit, you'll see period actors plowing fields, teaching school, singing, and playing musical instruments. Get an even better sense of 19th-century life by pitching in with chores. The museum also offers classes for all of the showcased trades and crafts, such as blacksmithing, woodworking, weaving, and open-hearth cooking. If you're lucky, you may even catch a Civil War battle reenactment while visiting the Prairie, complete with scripted battle scenes, authentic military camps, soldier drills and demonstrations, and the music of military bands.