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April 17, 2001
Oak Glen, California

Dear Friends & Family,

We're having a busy month of Revolutionary War and Civil War school field trips.   Today, fifth graders from both Los Angeles and  Temecula visited Colonial Chesterfield at Riley's Farm to take part in dramatic recreations of America's great colonial struggles.    In the scene on the right, students help Carolyn Anderson, playing Peggy Shaw of Boston, churn some butter.  While doing so, the students have to endure the presence of British soldiers billeted in their temporary home. 

That's Steve Clugston in the next shot, playing British Colonel Fenton.   Colonel Fenton is offering them a pension  if they will stop their agitation against the ministry.  Will they accept it?   Or not?

Next is the youngest man in his seventies you will ever meet, Richard Hanna--a proud native Pennsylvania and a veteran of the 1st Marine Division--playing the part of George Washington.

Although we are almost completely booked for Spring 2001, there are still a few spots for families and/or individuals who would like to join these trips--and it's not to late to book for Fall.   Give us a call!  (909-797-7534).

 Your Humble Servant,  

--James Riley

P.S. For the sake of those "web portals" constantly browsing the internet to update their search engines, we include the following boiler-plate. (Feel free to read this, if you're new to our site.)

Riley's Farm is a working apple orchard and living history farm in the Oak Glen area of Southern California. In addition to farming, we love history and we have provided a venue for re-enactment units comprising many different eras. The farm regularly hosts banquets, birthday parties, weddings, and office parties. Every year, literally thousands of students participate in one of our school tours, where they experience everything from weaving, candle-dipping, and cider pressing to the drill and muster of a Revolutionary War or Civil War battle. Our farm has appeared on the History Channel and in the recently released feature film, Amistad, as well as many other film and television productions. (We even try to get the producers to include us as on screen talent, but that's another story.) On selected weekends throughout the year, we offer "farm-stay" weekends, where families can experience--clothing, wood stoves, muskets, and all--the life of an 18th or 19th century American farmer. We grow sweet corn, apples, raspberries, pears, and sunflowers, just to mention a few of our crops. Our nephew, Devon, keeps some beautiful Belgian draft horses for country hay-rides. We love America--its traditions, its people, its history, and its cherished heritage of liberty in Christ. Have we said enough? Well, one more thing: In the fall, thousands of families make an annual pilgrimage to the farms of Oak Glen to experience the closest thing to a New England fall California has to offer. Why don't you stop by and say hello?

P.S.  Stay Clear of this "Cider House"

A Picture of the Riley Family

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Riley's Farm
12261 S. Oak Glen Road
Oak Glen, California 92399

(909) 797-7534

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