By Karen Rice | Official Kids Mag
Har-Ber Village is a one-of-a-kind pioneer-era
village and history museum that the entire family
will enjoy. Located on the shores of Grand Lake
in Grove, Oklahoma, it has a replica pioneer
village, a Kids Corner with interactive exhibits, a
mining station, nature trails, and there is even a
restaurant on site.
The replica pioneer village includes many of
the same features that a village would have had
in the 1800s. There is a courthouse, doctor and
dentist offices, a one-room schoolhouse, a bank
and a jail. The village includes a living history
cabin, homesteads and mercantile stores, and a
working blacksmith forge.
"We are a walk-through of an Ozark village
from about 1830 to 1840," said Nicole Reynolds,
executive director of Har-Ber Village. "Each
building is outfitted with the antiques of that era.
Our schoolhouse, for example, is the one-room
schoolhouse from Goshen, Arkansas. It was
originally opened as the Mountain Home School
in 1902."
The Har-Ber Village Museum has a lot of
collections on display. At the Carriages, Wagons
and Buggies exhibit, you will see a chuck wagon,
a prairie schooner and two stagecoaches. There
is also a Farm Equipment exhibit that has early
hay baling machines, steam engines, tractors,
plows, and much more. Doll lovers can spend
hours looking at the amazing Doll Exhibit that
includes American Girl dolls, Kewpie dolls and
Cabbage Patch Kids, just to name a few. There is
also a Military Exhibit that has on display a wide
variety of uniforms and military items from the
Revolutionary War through Desert Storm.
The Kids Corner features a Kids Cabin, a Toy
Room, and a fun way to learn about history –
the Hands-On History Family Interactive Map.
This season the new Transportation Room has
been opened in the Kids Corner.
The Har-Ber Village Nature Trail is a 2-mile
journey that includes educational panels about
indigenous fauna and flora, reptiles, mammals
and birds. Some of the trails are paved, and
some are not. Pets are welcome on the trails, as
long as they are on a leash. The Nature Trail is
free and open from sunrise to sunset.
Har-Ber Village and Museum is suitable for
all ages and features programs for children and
adults. It is a unique way to learn about history
and how people lived in our area in the past, and
it's all in one location.
"It is unusual to get to see so many local
artifacts representing how our forefathers in the
area lived," Reynolds said. "It gives our children,
and generations to come, a place to come as a
family and reminisce together."
For a list of upcoming events and ticket
information, ask an adult to visit Har-Ber
Village's website at www.har-bervillage.com
fun at the
har-ber museum
and Village!
Har-Ber Village and Museum
4404 W. 20th st., Grove, oK
918-786-6466
Hours: open thursday through
Monday 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. closed
tuesdays and Wednesdays.
30 • June 2023 • www.officialKidsMag.com
