Winter Hours
Tuesday, Thursday,
and Saturday
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Also open for special events
and for groups of 8 or more
with reservation (fees apply).
Hours vary by season, please
call to verify.
General Admission
Adult Admission $4
Children ages 4 - 17 only $2
Children 3 & under are free
Members during
regular business hours
and for Jam Night receive
complimentary admission.
Jam Night
1st & 3rd Tuesday 6- 9pm
Acoustics only
$4 admission
Members & 12 & under free
Annual
Membership Fees:
Individual $30 Family $50
(“family” is limited
to those living
under the same roof)
We are located at:
375 Main Street
Coopersville, Michigan
Mailing address
P.O. Box 64
Coopersville, MI 49404
Phone: (616) 997-8555
DECEMBER, 2011 MEMBER NEWSLETTER
www.coopersvillefarmmuseum.org
Buy ANY one item at regular price, get any
non-consignment item of equal
or lesser value at half price!
Call Sarah at (616) 821-1442 for more
info.
December 31, 2011 7:00pm - 12:00am
$3 admission
Talented young
adults perform
on stage; bands, soloists,
dance, comedy,
& more.
Alcohol-free,
family friendly
DECEMBER, 2011 PAGE 2 COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM & EVENT CENTER
Christmas Jam Night December 20
FREE ADMISSION (bring a friend!)
Compliments of
River Village Apartments
of Coopersville
River Village Apartments caters to
those 62 years of age and older.
Designed for independent living,
you can enjoy the luxuries and
comfort of your own home,
without the worries. For more information
call (616) 837-0699
Music begins at 6:00 pm
Folk Music, Old Gospel,
Blue Grass, Country
Coopersville Farm Museum & Event Center
375 Main Street, Coopersville, Michigan
Good music, good friends, good times!
6pm - 9pm
Christmas Pot Luck
Enjoy a holiday dinner
with friends before our Christmas
Jam Night at the Coopersville
Farm Museum & Event Center
December 20
5:00 pm*
We would like to make suggestions of
what you might bring according to the
first letter of your last name, however,
feel free to bring your specialty!
A, B, C, D Appetizer
E, F, G, H, I Salad
J, K, L, M, N Fruit or Vegetable
O, P, Q, R, S, T Casserole
U, V, W, X, Y, Z Dessert
Punch, coffee, & table service Provided by museum
*doors open at 4:30pm
Sign in to play or perform a song of your choice, accompany other
musicians, or just come to visit with friends and listen to some good
old folk music, gospel, carols, blue grass, country, and other oldies.
Free Admission for
MEMBERS (see front
page for member infor-
mation) and
children 12 & under.
$4 Admission
for all others.
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NOW through January 7, 2012
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Art by Ages 4 Years Old or Younger
1st place Reuben Talsma, Zeeland
Art by Ages 5 - 8
1st place Elizabeth Talsma, Zeeland
2nd place Ariel Talsma, Zeeland
3rd place Kathleen Zahm, Conklin
Honorable Mention Samuel Montgomery
Art by Ages 9 - 12
1st place Logan Beech, Fruitport
2nd place Skyler Talsma, Zeeland
3rd place Samuel Talsma, Zeeland
Honorable Mention Caleb McDonald
& Alex Raddatz
Art by Ages 13 - 18
1st place Wyatt Talsma, Zeeland
Photo by Ages 5 - 8
1st place Kaitlin Lake, Coopersville
2nd place Bailey Gilbert, Coopersville
Photo by Ages 9 - 12
1st, 2nd, 3rd place Nick Goeman, Allendale
Honorable Mention Reese Gilbert
Photo by Ages 13 - 18
1st, 2nd, 3rd place Stacy Potgeter, Allendale
Digitally Enhanced Photo by Any Youth
1st place Allie Wygmans, Coopersville
2nd place Jackie Mayrose, Coopersville
3rd place Jose Sabo, Coopersville
Poetry/Short Story by Any Youth
1st place Danny DeBoer
2nd place Kathleen Zahm
3rd place Bailey Gilbert
Honorable Mention Samuel Montgomery
& Noah Platt
Watercolor Art by Adult
1st place Alan Adsmond, Grand Rapids
2nd place Karen Urquhart, Allendale
Textile Art by Adult
1st place Kathy Bauman, Kent City
2nd place Bridget Gadzlay, Spring Lake
3rd place Mary Dyke, Coopersville
Pastels by Adult
1st, 2nd, 3rd place Jane Nemecek, Lake City
Oil Paintings by Adults
1st & 2nd Therese Berrington, Marne
3rd place Don Nease, Muskegon
Photograph by Adult
1st place Karen Urquhart, Allendale
2nd place Cindy Alexander, Coopersville
3rd place Carol DeWitt, Ferrysburg
Honorable Mention James Ponshair
Digitally Enhanced Photograph by Adult
1st place Karen Urquhart, Allendale
2nd place Sandy Meekhof, Coopersville
3rd place Karen Urquhart, Allendale
PAGE 3 COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM & EVENT CENTER DECEMBER, 2011
Barn Seasons
By Kathleen Zahm (Age 8)
If I were a barn in the fall,
All the tractors would be outside doing the
harvest,
And the animals would be out in the pasture.
If I were a barn in the winter,
Everybody would be snuggling inside of me,
And snowflakes would be falling on me.
If I were a barn in the springtime,
Flowers would be brought back to life,
And start blooming, leaning against me.
If I were a barn in the summer time,
I would be hot and sunny,
Enjoying the weather!
Grain Red Elevator Agriculture Tractors A lot of spiders Metal roof Every day hard work Rusty nails Image of farmers Cross buck doors A beautiful landmark Nestling cats Bales of hay Active animals Rustling hay Nasty smells Silo II sliding doors
Great American Barns II
By Bailey Gilbert (Age 8)
Barn Spider By Samuel Montgomery
(Age 8)
I am a spider, I live in a barn.
I am a spider, I live in the top barn
window.
I am a spider, Whose home is high.
I am a spider, I like to make a web.
I am a spider, I catch mosquitoes and
moths.
I am a spider, Sometimes it’s hard.
If I Were a Barn
By Noah Platt (Age 7)
If I were a barn I would have…
A spider to catch the insects,
A watch dog to catch the criminals,
A pig to eat, Hay to sleep on,
Horses to run with, And sheep to make me a
warm coat!
If I Were a Barn
By Danny DeBoer (Age 7)
If I were a barn I would have
A pig that would roll in the mud.
If I were a barn I would have
A wagon full of hay.
If I were a barn I would have
A horse that would eat the hay.
If I were a barn I would have
A dog that would guard and watch.
If I were a barn I would have
A cat that is kind and sleepy.
If I were a barn I would have
A spider that would make a web.
If I were a barn I would have
A cow that would give lots of milk.
If I were a barn I would have
A sheep to make a wool coat.
If I were a barn I would have
A farmer to take care of us all.
Spread the word: 2012-2013 subject is “Fence Rows of the Midwest”
Special thanks to COOPERS-
VILLE ROTARY CLUB for pur-
chasing and installing lights for
our stage at the museum! With
Bands and Buds as their pri-
mary focus, Coopersville Rotary
Club donated color changing
l.e.d. stage lighting which will
enhance performances for many
years to come.
PAGE 4 COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM & EVENT CENTER DECEMBER, 2011
NOW thru... January 14 , 2012
My World, My Inspiration
Pastel and Watercolor exhibit with origi-
nals, limited edition giclee prints, and
note cards available for purchase in the
gallery and in the gift shop.
While searching for a subject to study
this past year, Jane began noticing the
many styles and deteriorating condi-
tions of barns in the area. It became a
mission to document these “giants:” of
the rural landscape before they collapse
and become a forgotten part of history.
Formal art training includes Arts Group
Minor from Eastern Michigan Univer-
sity and certification to teach art. Ne-
mecek’s paintings are currently on dis-
play in the Art of Rural Life Gallery at
the Coopersville Farm Museum & Event
Center (Coopersville, Michigan), in
Brinks Art and Framing (Cadillac,
Michigan) and in several private collec-
tions.
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Our annual photo & art contest requires many
prizes and this year, 37 prize packages were
awarded. Thank you to our generous sponsors for
supporting the arts in Coopersville:
Coopersville Area Arts Council
Reeves Plastics
Scott Robinson, DDS
Phillips Jewelry
Mark Douglas Real Estate
327 Pizza & Pub
A.K.A. Solon
Delly Belly Bakery
Coopersville & Marne Railway
Coopersville Farm Museum
Coopersville Arby’s
Family Fare of Coopersville
My Personal Credit Union
Comerica Bank
Tractor Supply Company
Burnips Equipment
Tasker Drug Store
Thank you, also, to those who entered the
GREAT AMERICAN BARNS II Contest. Your
entries provide a beautiful winter exhibit.
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Gerald & Kathleen Herdegen - Christmas cigar box village
(made 70 years ago)
Claire Chaffee - Christmas troll collection
Alyce Heft - stone trolls & gnomes from around the world
Rhea Mae Hubbel - feed sacks, quilts, and more
Ed Hanenburg - tractor collection
Lorne Ritola - spark plugs & oil cans, hit & miss engine, & more
Jim & Karen Urquhart - buggy with red seats
Steve VanDyke - corn Stanfordware & mini thresher
Ross & Jerre Jean Conran - 1930s quilt
Jim Fitzgerald - 1920s crazy quilt
Alice Goll - handpainted 4 seasons saw
Chuck Hammond - toy tractor collection
John Hilton - portable typewriter from 40s/50s
Walt Huizinga - replica of old farm & 31 farm tools
Marj Johnson - centennial farm sign & more
Norm Kluting - replica of Rumley, oil pull tractor
Gloria Kohut - Miss Sunshine quilt doll
Chris Kopka - hit n miss engine
MaryLou (Corky) Pals - feed sacks, barbed wire,
Buth dairy farm photos, harmonica’s, and more
Chester Prins - Friday tractor
Harriet Stanaback - 1900s popcorn popper
Abby Wilde - 1/3 scale steam engine
Louise Harvey - doll collection
Helen Havlik - 50 quilt blocks 1860s-1930s
Sally Hitchcock - doll crib, creamers, Foxfire books, & more
Rachele Zelinski - Precious Moments farm kids
Fred Hradsky - corn sheller
Jerry Johnson - photos in frames of horses
Jim Terpstra - 1952 Ford 8n
Harold Sheridan - 1961 painting by Mary Modderman
Barbara Throop - 3 old yard sticks
Garry VanDenBerg - 2 vintage ride on tractors
Richard Welch - lighted Christmas mailbox
Ted Albrecht - saws, corn planters, rope, pulley & more
Dave Andrews - feed sack and other items
Dave Barbrick - grain dolly
Nancy Boon - Eclipse windmill
Margaret Brown - antique cider press
Alic Burggraaff - cathedral window quilt
Pat Crawford - wooden ladder/chair
William DeBoer - tractor trailer buddy “L”
Gordon Darby - old farm magazines
John DeGraff - hay fork
David R. Despres - hay sling & more
Clarence & Helen DeWeerd - sewing machine & more
Steve & Sandy Dietrich - sewing machine
Shirley Draft - fanning mill & railroad cart
Arno & Judith Driedger - wringer washer
Larry & Lori Hard - wooden washer
Doug & Cheryl Dykstra - Monarch Stove
Larry French - Singer sewing machine ads
Barb Gates - antique irons & feed sacks
Wayne Glass - yard sticks, state quarters, & John Deere
toys & books, & more
Marvin Grits Friend– Reenders Blueberry Farms DVD &
posters
Gordon Handlogten - farm tools
Ann Hanks - quilt frame
PAGE 5 COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM & EVENT CENTER DECEMBER, 2011
Thank you to exhibitors that have shared their collections and treasures throughout the
year(s)! Some of the current items on display are on loan from or have been donated by:
(This is only a partial list, please watch upcoming newsletters for more!)
Save these dates!
January 6, 2011 through
March 23, 2012
Next meeting of Coopersville Antique
Tractor
Society will be held on January 25,
2012 at 7pm.
$3 per person group admission
Museum members ~ free admission
PAGE 6 COOPERSVILLE FARM MUSEUM & EVENT CENTER DECEMBER, 2011
On loan by Gerald & Kathy Herdegen
George Herdegen, Gerald’s grandfa-
ther, built this miniature village to
decorate the window of the Macki-
naw Trail Restaurant in Reed City
in 1941. He used the wood from old
cigar boxes and purchased lead figu-
rines to create the display.
Pieces and parts have been added
over the years and after George
passed away in 1984, in tribute to
him, a house modeled after the fam-
ily home on Grand Rapids’ West side
was made and added to the village.
Christmas Trolls
On Display by Claire Chaffee is an-
other one of her many treasured
collections. Christmas Trolls!
There is something strangely
attractive about these creatures
from Scandinavian mythology
that has made them a collecting
sensation.
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It has become a tradition to put up Christmas trees at the Coopersville
Farm Museum & Event Center every November and leave them up
through the first of the year. We could not to this without the help of
volunteers in our community! Thank you to all who decorate Christmas
trees!
In Memory of Corky Pals
Kaitlyn Veenstra
Mary Dyke
Vicki & Wendy Potgeter
Crazy Ladies Quilting Circle
St. Michael’s School
Trinity Lutheran School
Coopersville United Methodist Church
Ottawa County United Way
Tree of Hope - CANCER AWARENESS
Sarah Carmody
Welcome, Tyler! Our new temporary
employee by way of Michigan Works.
Hopefully Tyler will be here to help
us keep the museum clean for up to
12 weeks, unless, of course, he gets a
job elsewhere (he is looking for full
time work).
Welcome, Michael Stafford, our new
volunteer sound technician for Jam
Nights and Bands & Buds! We ap-
preciate you stepping in to help us
out. Thank you, also, to Michael and
Patrick Conran for installing the new
stage lights donated by Coopersville
Rotary Club.
Good bye, Michael Veenstra, and
thank you for all you have done at
the Coopersville Farm Museum over
the last five years. You have been an
asset to the Coopersville Farm Mu-
seum and we wish you nothing but
success in the future.
Good bye, Bill Flipse. Bill was a
member of the Coopersville Antique
Tractor Society who recently passed
away. Bill was a real people person
and love to talk to visitors at tractor
shows. He and his wife, Joanne, took
care of hunting and gathering for the
clubs silent auctions.
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Christine Scott
Oakcrest Communities
Miss Coopersville Scholarship Program
Bands & Buds
Coopersville Interact Club
Coopersville Rotary Club
Lutheran Child & Family Services
Coopersville Area District Library
Lee Ann Creager
Cub Scout Troop 3004
Daisy Girl Scout Troops 4103 & 4111
375 Main Street
PO Box 64
Coopersville, MI 49404
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Thank you to Virginia Wasky for her
generous gifts and to many of you who
give from your heart! Without support
from our friends and members, we
would not be here today.
Please consider making a donation to
the Coopersville Farm Museum, a
501(c)(3) non-profit organization, before
the end of 2011. The Coopersville Farm
Museum, like many individuals, strug-
gles to make ends meet. Any contribu-
tion that you are able to make is appre-
ciated. Please mail checks to:
Coopersville Farm Museum
PO Box 64
Coopersville, MI 49404
We will send you a receipt. Thank you!
A successful organization is made up of
many pieces and parts that work together,
like a well oiled machine.
Are you doing your part?
We need you!