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all images © 2005 Kathryn Warner
The museum actually used to be the old railway station in Homestead until the railroad was taken out in the late 1970s. It was later moved to its current location on Krome Avenue.
Mom on the front porch.
How cool is that?! I never knew that. On the left, you can see "HOMESTEAD FLA" stamped on the bottom of one of the bottles.
A bookcase containing some of the original books from the first library in Homestead. 
1-thread 1860 Willcox & Gibbs Sewing Machine.
Some very old quilts.
Slow-cooker and stove.
Various kitchen tools.
Old candle molds, toasters, and waffle irons.
Washing machine.
$5 for a washing machine?!
An assortment of old phones, and a phone book from... the very early 1900s.
And some people think that today's shoe style are painful... OUCH!
It's not Coach, but they're pretty!
Mom standing at the base of the stairs while I went to explore the upstairs part of the museum.
The second floor of the museum is set up as a pioneer bedroom and classroom would be. This is the bedroom side, obviously.
I love these pillows that say "Good morning" and "Good night."
Baby crib with the gown they typically wore at night, and two very old bears named Bingo and Jingo.
Beautiful Victorian-era dollhouse.
Even the inside is gorgeous!
The old lady that showed us around the museum, demonstrating how an old-fashioned go-kart worked.
There was another family wandering around the museum with us. Here, the little girl is sitting at one of the old school desks reading an original primer.
"Sleep tight, don't let the bed bugs bite!" Ever wonder where that saying came from?
The "sleep tight" part comes from how the bed was made. The matress was held by rope criss-crossed between the sides of the frame. After a while, the ropes would become stretched out, and would have to be tightened by hand.
"Don't let the bed bugs bite" came about because the matress was stuffed with hay from the barn. Eventually the hay would become lumpy, so the old hay was dumped and new hay (with lots of new bugs) was stuffed into the matress.
Aren't you glad we don't have to worry about that anymore!
More really old school books.
Old curling iron and shaving razor.