Education to nineteenth century lifestyles is a primary goal of the Farm Museum. As rural crafts and many other pieces of agricultural life are quickly fading, the Farm Museum feels a particular urgency in preserving as many remnants of the rural lifestyle as possible. Artisans demonstrating spinning and weaving illustrate how farm families made fabric for their own clothing. Volunteer blacksmiths and tinsmiths demonstrate how our early tradesmen created items one at a time, by hand rather than by mass production with computers or machines as we do today.

The Carroll County Farm Museum has developed a variety of programs for children at the elementary school level. The Museum implements educational activities and aids in fostering an appreciation of the rural heritage of Carroll County, Maryland. School group tours are available April through October.

The Living History Camp, a summer day camp provides the Museum with another means to educate children about the rural heritage of the area. Currently in its twelfth year, Living History Camp provides youngsters with a week-long learning experience. Hands-on activities include making candles and soap from tallow and grease, cooking an entire meal over an open hearth fire, cutting silhouettes, stenciling, and playing games and making toys that were typical of children during the nineteenth century.

In an effort to keep the youngsters involved with the Carroll County Farm Museum, the Curatorial Department has implemented an Apprentice Program in which the children who have learned particular skills at the Living History Camp return as volunteers on special event days. An Enrichment Program is also available to youngsters through the Carroll County Board of Education. These young artisan apprentices demonstrate their skills at an appropriate and visible site on the grounds of the Museum. Visitors are able to witness actual demonstrations of nineteenth Century skills. This not only lends a feeling of authenticity to the Museum grounds, but also preserves the tradition of rural arts. Children are able to experience and learn techniques a classroom environment cannot offer.