▁Live ▁music ▁was ▁h ired ▁for ▁these ▁events , ▁which ▁attract ed ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 0 0 ▁cou ples ▁at ▁once . ▁ ▁Com ing ▁of ▁the ▁rail road ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁was ▁the ▁death ▁kn ell ▁for ▁ta vern ▁keeping . ▁The ▁farm ▁shift ed ▁from ▁whe at ▁to ▁da iry ▁operations ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s . ▁A ▁grand d augh ter , ▁El va ▁Ruth ▁Gar field , ▁don ated ▁ 1 6 3 ▁acres ▁and ▁farm ▁buildings ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) 3 ▁non pro fit ▁organizations , ▁Gar field ▁Heritage ▁Society , ▁Inc . ▁and ▁Cam pton ▁Historic ▁Agricult ural ▁Land s , ▁Inc . ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁museum . ▁Art ifact s , ▁furn ish ings , ▁and ▁family ▁letters ▁and ▁documents ▁surv ive ▁because ▁Miss ▁Gar field ' s ▁mother , ▁Hann ah ▁M igh ell ▁Gar field , ▁first ▁vo iced ▁her ▁idea ▁for ▁a ▁making ▁the ▁house ▁a ▁museum ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s . ▁The ▁Gar field ▁Farm ▁and ▁Ta vern ▁received ▁recognition ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ▁as ▁a ▁Historic ▁Place ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Gar field ▁Heritage ▁Society ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁to ▁day ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁and ▁Cam pton ▁Historic ▁Agricult ural ▁Land s ▁own s ▁the ▁bulk ▁of ▁the ▁property