Farm Museum: Digital Collection

The Collin County Farm Museum is creating a digital collection that will be available to the public. Right now, it includes online workshop videos, demonstrations, and history lessons. In the future, we plan to add historical photographs, oral histories, and video stories.

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Cotton Wagons in Downtown McKinney
Sepia photo of a busy early 20th-century town square filled with horse-drawn wagons loaded with cotton bales. Crowds of men in hats gather in front of brick storefronts, including a book store and Dr. A.D. Mosley’s Monarch, under a clear sky.
Wheat Harvest
Sepia photo of workers using farm machinery near a large haystack. People stand by wagons and equipment as hay is blown onto the pile. Men and women in early 20th-century attire are visible in a flat, open field with scattered trees in the distance.
Threshing Machin during Wheat Harvest
Sepia-toned photo of men posing with a large Case threshing machine in a field. Some stand or sit on the machine, others sit in front. They wear work clothes and wide-brimmed hats, reflecting early 20th-century rural farm life.

Please click the links below to explore the different Online series currently available: