-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
Keith Stuhrenberg, of Barnum, demonstrates how electricity was used during the early 1900s at the 41st annual Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest on Sunday near Palmer.

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
Pam Ahlrichs, of Pocahontas, demonstrates how to make a table cloth as her husband Charlie Ahlrichs watches during the 41st Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest Sunday near Palmer.

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
From left, Lori Luhman, Anessa Welch, and Symanntha Hiner, all of Sac City, try some homemade butter during the 41st Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest on Sunday near Palmer.

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
Dallas Heuton, a member of the Pocahontas County Conservation Board, demonstrates to Donna Stall, of Manson, right, and Deb Hart, of Manson, how corn was shucked in the 1900s during the 41st Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest on Sunday near Palmer. Dallas Heuton, a member of the Pocahontas County Conservation Board, demonstrates to Donna Stall of Manson, right, and Deb Hart, of Manson, how corn was shucked in the 1900s during the Weigert Prairie Fall Fest on Sunday in Palmer.

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
Cael Schoon, 4, of Manson, learns how to turn apples into cider during the 41st Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest on Sunday near Palmer.

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
Kashton Koval-Groff, 5, of Manson, attempts to draw water from the well during the 41st Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest Sunday near Palmer.

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
Nicole Panbecker, 19, of Pocahontas, attempts to do a word find in a 1900s school house Sunday during the Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest.

-Messenger photo by Britt Kudla
From left, Winston Lundberg, 10, Atticus Lundberg, 6, Agatha Lundberg, 9, and Martin Lundberg, of Wolf, Iowa, ask Marcia Leu, of Pocahontas, what school was like in the early 1900s during the 41st annual Wiegert Prairie Fall Fest on Sunday near Palmer. The Wiegert farm is an historic pioneer-era farmstead that never had electricity or running water and was farmed with horses.