For those history buffs in the High River area September 9th is your chance to see it come to life at Sheppard Family Park.

It is their 15th annual Threshing Bee.

Volunteer John Lockhart says it is a special event.

"This is a chance to explain Western Canadian history to people who have never experienced it," said Lockhart. "Because this era probably disappeared 50 years ago. Now it is all combines and 24 hour technology."

The park will also have a row of farm equipment from the past on display next to farm equipment used today.

"The comparison is quite dramatic."

In the past a threshing crew would have had at least a dozen people working the machinery, several teamsters and teams of horses to bring in the sheaves and a cook shack would have six people working to keep everyone fed.

There are also a lot of other displays that help to explain farming and farm life including:

Blacksmith demonstrations

Rope making demonstration.
   
Wheat to buns display.

The event runs from 8am to 4pm and it's $5 per person or $15 per family.