▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁their ▁sister ▁and ▁mother , ▁Ot is , ▁Charles , ▁and ▁Ang elo ▁operated ▁the ▁farm ▁adding ▁r asp ber ries , ▁sugar ▁be ets , ▁and ▁ch ick ens ▁to ▁the ▁farm ▁products . ▁ ▁Ot is ▁was ▁the ▁last ▁H ov ander ▁to ▁live ▁on ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁he ▁continued ▁the ▁H ov ander ▁legacy ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁County ▁park ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁H ov ander ▁hom est ead ▁was ▁purchased ▁for ▁$ 6 0 , 0 0 0 ▁by ▁What com ▁County ▁Park s ▁and ▁Rec re ation . ▁Ot is ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁when ▁the ▁park ▁officially ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public , ▁and ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁much ▁effort ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁repair ing ▁and ▁impro ving ▁the ▁house ▁and ▁the ▁bar n ▁so ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁transformed ▁for ▁public ▁visit ation . ▁The ▁farm ▁tools ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁items ▁in ▁the ▁farm house ▁on ▁display ▁were ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁family . ▁Event ually , ▁animals ▁were ▁moved ▁in ▁to ▁help ▁finish ▁the ▁hom est ead ▁environment ▁of ▁the ▁park . ▁ ▁The ▁demonstr ation ▁garden ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁garden ▁was ▁installed ▁to ▁show ▁what ▁the ▁H ov ander ' s ▁garden ▁may ▁have ▁looked