Welcome to
the Middlecreek Valley Antique Association, Inc. Located on a former farm in Snyder County, Pennsylvania just west of Selinsgrove; join us in our efforts to
preserve agricultural artefacts and educate the public about farming and rural lifestyles of bygone days.
To view pictures from our shows, go to the Bulletin Board page of this website. Additional info and pictures can be
viewed on our other web-site mvaapa.org/ For
information on becoming a member and joining in our activities, contact Michael Smith, 104 Oak Lane, Middleburg,
PA 17842 |
Shows are held on our 43 acre gently sloped grassed
show grounds. A newly leveled field for tractor square dance performances compliments the newly added announcers stand at
the adjacent tractor pull track and the expanded covered eating facilities. Our shows feature exhibits and demonstrations
of numerous antique equipment items from rural Pennsylvania as well as many flea market/craft items and food vendors ranging
from kettle cooked potato chips, kettle cooked ham pot pie, french fries, hot dogs, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, fish sandwiches,
ice cream, funnel cakes, hot sausage, cheese steaks, barbeque chicken (all three days), breakfasts each morning, and all kinds
of drinks including cider, fresh squeezed lemonade, coffee, water and all kinds of soft drinks, plus much more! No alcoholic beverages or illicit drugs may be brought onto or consumed on the grounds at
any time! Monthly members' meetings are held on the second Tuesday
of each month at 7:30 PM in the Community Room of the Weber-Rinck Health Center, Middleburg, Pa.. Individuals
and groups wishing to utilize the MVAA Show Grounds must apply to the MVAA Board of Directors. The "Application
for Occasional Use" can be obtained from the Secretary. |
Annual Show Schedule: 14th Annual Fall Show dates are:
August 27-29, 2010.
The feature tractor is Allis-Chalmers and the hit 'n miss engine for the show is the Ideal. Show contact information: (Phone numbers): Flea market/food vendors - Ira Lessman, 570-374-6591; Entertainment - Ray Hummel
570-743-7953; Tractor pulls - Mark Cromley 570-524-0249; Security - Mahlon Boop 570-374-8894 2010 dates for 14th Annual Fall Show are August 27-29. Please
note that this is a month earlier than previous years! There should be less conflict with other events and hopefully
the weather will be better. The feature tractor for both Spring and Fall 2010 shows is Allis-Chalmers and the hit-n-miss
engine is the Ideal. Some of the new events planned for the Fall Show include exhibitions and demonstrations of obselete
tillage equipment, wheat threshing and new tractor square dance programs by our Middle Creek Tractor Swingers. Free Admission, Free Parking, Free Camping and Free Fun for members! DIRECTIONS to Ass'n Show Grounds:
Drive West out of Selinsgrove
on Route 522; travel 1.8 miles;
turn
right onto Salem Road;
travel 1.1 miles; turn right on
Old Colony Road; travel 1/2
mile to SHOW on left. Our Middle Creek Tractor Swingers began their 2010 season performing
their famous antique tractor square dancing exhibitions at the Pa. Farm Show on Friday, January 15, 2010 in
the big arena. Their video of the 2006 show on U-Tube has had over a half million hits.
PCN-TV carried their 2010 performance LIVE from the big arena.
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Members and collectors of antique farm machinery
(especially tractors) are invited to bring and exhibit their collectibles at both our spring and fall shows. While the 2010
show feature tractor is Allis-Chalmers and the hit and miss engine is the Ideal, exhibitors are encouraged
to exhibit any antique farm machinery and equipment of other makes. For those who wish to join our Middlecreek Valley Antique Association, memberships are available
on-site at the office during shows or from Treasurer - Michael Smith, 104 Oak Lane, Middleburg, PA., 17842, or call (570)
374-9108. For more information on our tractor square dancers group, including pictures of them performing on our show grounds, click on the underlined words above for
a link to their website. For more
general information about the Middlecreek Valley Antique Ass'n. memberships call: (570)
837-0156. To e-mail the web site editor: send to forestlands@evenlink.com and specify subject as MVAA website. |
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- Our shows feature all of the following:
- Antique tractor square dancing by the Middle Creek Tractor Swingers
- Antique
sawmill demonstrations
- Shingle and broom making
- Evening entertainment
- Antique stone crushing machinery demonstrations
- Antique tractor and truck parades
- Antique and Stock
tractor pulls
- Flea market, crafts and antique dealers
- Gas and steam engines
- Farm, utility and garden tractors
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The 2009 Fall Show was again marred
by rain on two of the three days. This recurring problem will be resolved (we hope) by the August scheduling dates for
2010. Despite the rain the show was an overall success with many tractors, garden tractors, hit-n-miss
engines and a miniature working sawmill displayed. The featured tractor - Farmall had 55 registered.
A total of 141 tractors were registered, but quite a few unregistered tractors were also displayed. 28 hit-n-miss
engines were registered as well as several equipment items including a working shingle mill. Please register any equipment,
engines and tractors that you bring to our shows so we can publicize all the displayed items for the public to see! Officers elected at the November, 2009 meeting for 2009-10
are: Mike Lessman - President; Carl Landis - Vice-President; Mike Clark - Secretary;
Michael Smith -Treasurer and the two re-elected members of the Board of Directors are: Donald Athey and Mark
Cromley. 2010-11 elections will be held at the November 2010 meeting. Expansion of this website to a five page format was authorized at the June meeting. We now
have a members' page, a bulletin board for announcements by and for members, a special events page and a buy/sell page where
members can list antique ag equipment they have for sale or wish to purchase. The content of the expanded website
will continue to be determined by the communications committee who are seeking MVAA members' input on what
they would like to see on the website. |
