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A slow steady rain fell Saturday, saturating the ground and slowing the stream of people to the sixth annual Founders Day celebration at the Man House Museum on Saturday.
A soft rain couldn't stop the visitors, but did lower the number of people enjoying the historic event, which transports visitors back to 19th century Mansfield.
Steam rose from the blacksmith's fire, while the donkeys, goats, sheep and horse munched on grass and hay nearby in the petting zoo at the historic home of city co-founder Ralph Man. A couple of hundred people attended the event, down from the several hundred that normally attend.
Children dipped candles, gamblers in period costumes explained how games of chance worked in the 1800s and everyone gathered in the new cooking demonstration kitchen.
The Man House Museum, 604 W. Broad St., is open for free tours from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturday.
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