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Farmers' Museum Crowd-Sourcing

To Fund Retirement Home For 'Zeb'

Retired, Zeb, a 23-year-old Percheron, is in line for a new home.  The Farmers' Museum turned to crowd-sourcing on "Giving Tuesday" to raise $10,000 for the new dwelling.  (Parker Fish/AllOtsego.com)

By PARKER FISH • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

COOPERSTOWN – A cherished figure at The Farmer’s Museum  is hoping to get a new home soon.  Zeb, a 23-year-old Percheron, retired from full service two years ago, and museum officials are hoping to raise enough money to build him his own stable to relax in.

Following the two busiest shopping days of the year – Black Friday and Cyber Monday – museum officials took action on Giving Tuesday to crowd-source for $10,000, enough to build Zeb a retirement stable.

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