A complete farm museum dedicated to the life & work of Earl D. Schoeffner. Come check out all kinds of vintage era equipment, toy tractors, and more!
Earl D. Schoeffner, farmer, artistic craftsman, and master carpenter, was a resourceful innovator in the Momence community. Born in 1935, Earl lived with his parents on four different farms and from an early age, showed a love and aptitude for all things agricultural. He attended the one-room Miner School in Momence and delighted in drawing pictures and writing stories and poems about farm life. As a boy, he enjoyed playing with toy tractors and implements. Later, as an adult, he was a collector of miniature farm equipment. Some of that equipment, along with his hand-crafted model buildings, was exhibited in a large farm diorama and proudly displayed around Kankakee County.
Owning as much as 1200 acres of rich farmland, Earl was an early advocate of “No-Till” farming, and established a “No-Till Club.”
He provided for the creation of this museum which shows his collections and tells the story of more than one hundred years of farm life. The museum's exhibits, displays, and ongoing educational programs provide a memorable insight into another agricultural era.
