Hancock’s Spring Cleaning - 2021 

These tasks must be done whether we open on not. Bill would love to have help doing these tasks. If you are interested in helping please contact Bill at 410-952-2798 to confirm a time to help.

Turn on pumps (Danny Nislein)

Main House

• Sweep
  • Floor
  • Walls for Cobwebs
• Clean Windows and wipe Windowsills and Window casings with damp cloth (inside and out)
• Dust & wipe mantel with damp cloth
• Dust Desk and Contents
• Dust Spinning Wheel
• Dust & wipe Bed with a damp cloth (you may have to remove some of the slats to wipe headboard)
• Dust / Clean Map in frame
• Vacuum floor

Main House Second Floor

• Sweep:
  • Floor
  • Steps
  • Window Cases
  • Cobwebs from wall and ceiling
• Vacuum
  • Floor
  • Steps
• Clean Windows (be careful of loose panes)

Cellar

• Rake dirt floor
• Remove Cobwebs
• Sweep Steps
• Remove Cobwebs from steps, stone walls and under steps wooden cover

Hyphen

• Sweep Floors
• Vacuum Floors
• Clean Window
• Clean Items in Hyphen (both sides): Yarn Winder, cabbage slicer, Garden Tools, Games

Organize items in Hyphen 

Kitchen

• Sweep Floor
• Wipe table and cabinet items with damp cloth
• Organizes table and cabinet items
• Vacuum floor
• Scrape whitewash and white stain from window glass
• Wash windows

Kitchen Second Floor

• Sweep Floor
• Sweep Steps
• Vacuum Floor and Steps

Summer Kitchen

• Scrape whitewash and white stain from window glass
• Wash windows
• Wipe window frames and sills with damp cloth
• Rake dirt floor

Milk House

• Remove items from shelves and floor to outside
• Dust shelves
• Wipe shelves with a damp cloth
• Dust Milk House items
• Return Milk House items to shelves and floor

Store

• Dust shelves
• Clean shelve and floor items with a damp cloth
• Clean cabinet shelves (two cabinets)
• Wash cabinet glass
• Return items to cabinet shelves
• Sweep walls and rafters to remove cobwebs and dust
• Sweep floor
• Scrape whitewash and white stain from windows
• Wash windows  

Morton Building

• Sweep floor
• Organize items on and under tables
• Organize items on desk
• Prepare Lawn Mower (Oil, Spark Plugs), Tracker (Battery, Oil, Tires, Engine) small and large Golf Cart (Batteries and Tires) for the season

Gardens

• Nancy

Trails

• Kevin

Old Well

• Open Old Well’s box.
• Sweep debris on inside platform into a dust pan being careful not to fall in or drop debris into the well
• Draw several buckets of water from the well to check the quality of the water.
• Close Old Well

Hand Pump

• Inspect hand pump’s inner leather parts (repair as needed)
• Remove one of the hand pump’s platform boards to access the hand pump tank’s valve used to empty the tank.
• Close hand pump tank’s valve (located at the base of the tank under the hand pump)

Bladder Tank: located in a chamber outside of the house fence. The chamber’s opening is covered by a large plywood circle

• Turn on power to the well (circuit breaker is located in the store)
• This will fill the bladder tank (well pump will shut off automatically when tank is full)
• After bladder tank is full: turn on valve to fill pump tank: (located in the same chamber)
• Close valve when pump tank is filled
• Cover chamber opening with the plywood circle

No Events are planned for April. 

The gates will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 

COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

There will be a display of Photos showing previous April events and Historic Photos of Flowers and Plants at Hancock's from 1898.

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate.  

 Daffodils  Quince 

First Signs of Spring in 2021

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

No Events are planned for the rest of May. 

The gates will be open for onsite parking with a limited number of volunteers available to answer questions from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. 

COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

There will be a display of Photos showing previous May events and Hancock Family photos and history.

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate.  

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

Due to COVID-19 we have no tours or open buildings. COVID19 distancing and restrictions are in place. 

Barn-Visitor Center - Previous Activity 

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The Main House, Hyphen and Kitchen will have their roofs replace in the very near Future

                         Watch the progress on this page.

                         The Old Roofs before their Replacement.

Check out our wildlife

One of the important things to remember about a farm is that there is always something to repair. This year as we reopen you may notice the new driveway. The roof has been repaired. There is a reforestation area started. The lavender that survived has been replanted and new plants have been added.

May 24; June 28;  July 12; July 19;  July 26; August 2;August 9;  August 16; August 30; September 6:     Park open for touring - no special program.

Butterfly Weed Jun 26, 2021

In the Kitchen Garden Jun 26, 2021

Leeks June 26, 2021

Lavender Field in Full Bloom JUne 13, 2021

Enjoying the Our White and Yellow Flowers

Magnolia Blooms May 26, 2021

Chickasaw Plums

Green Chickasaw Plums starting to turn red. Chickasaw plum grows 12 to 20 feet tall and 15 to 20 feet wide in an irregular shape. It is "twiggy" in nature, and has a scaly, almost black bark. Its branches are reddish with a thorn-like, small side branches. In February, March, April and May, small white flowers blossom, 8–9 mm wide, along with red plums, up to 25 mm long. The flowers have five white petals with reddish or orange anthers. The plums are cherry-like and tend to be quite tart until they fully ripen. They ripen in late summer. It requires low to medium amounts of water to grow, and dry, sandy or loose soil. It grows best in areas with regular sunlight or areas of partial shade. It was originally cultivated by Native Americans before the arrival of European

September 19 is Family Day - Family photo essays will be on display and samples of favorite family holiday cakes will be available. 

There will be a display of Photos showing previous September events and Hancock Family photos and history each Sunday in September.

The park will be open from 1 pm to 4 pm each Sunday in September. COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place.  

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate. 

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

October 10 is the Harvest Festival and War of 1812 Reenactment.

October 31 is Animal Appreciation Day featuring the Pet Parade. 

There will be a display of Photos showing previous October Fall Festival events and Pet Parade photos each Sunday in October.

The park will be open from 1 pm to 4 pm each Sunday in October. COVID-19 distancing and restrictions are in place. 

Our WALKING TOUR  is available. Information on how to access the digital tour will be available at the gate. 

Come take a walk through the gardens. 

Check out our wildlife

Proposed War of 1812 Remembrance with COVID-19 distancing and restrictions. Our opening will depend on the regulations in place.