The museum-estate, opened on October 1, 2019, is a unique place that tells about the life of the German population of the Orenburg region and the history of the village at later stages. The museum has a diverse collection, including furniture, books, equipment, tools, utensils, dishes, women's handicrafts, clothes, shoes, musical instruments, toys and much more. All exhibits are available for touching: visitors can turn on reel-to-reel and cassette tape recorders, players, film projectors or play the harmonica and organole. After the tour, you can enjoy tea or coffee brewed in a samovar.

The village where the museum is located is 22 km west of the regional center of Pleshanovo. It was founded in 1890 by Mennonites from southern Ukraine on the banks of the small Ishalka River. The first inhabitants of the village, among whom were the families of Friesen, Vins, Enns, Stobbe, Wurms, Warkentin, Wilms, Wedel and Nikkel, still live here.

### Village History Museum

The Village History Museum is a house museum, which contains a wide variety of exhibits: from toys to books, from cosmetics to technology, from musical instruments to woodworking tools. The exhibits are collected from all over the region, often by residents who donate their old things to the museum themselves. Each contribution to the history of their native land is noted and recorded.

Unlike ordinary museums, where exhibits are kept under glass, visitors to the Village History Museum can touch all the exhibits. You can turn on reel-to-reel and cassette tape recorders, players, film projectors and even play the harmonica and organola yourself. This approach allows you to fully immerse yourself in history.

After the tour, visitors can enjoy tea or coffee brewed in a samovar, feeling right at home. The museum is private and exists thanks to the love of history that its creators pass on to their visitors.

Museum of the history of the village of Ishalka

Как проходит экскурсия в данном музее? Сначала нас вводят в курс дела: рассказывают историю каждой машины, каждого велосипеда, каждого мотороллера, - а после мы можем покататься на самодельном тракторе, Волге и даже на Инвалидке! И, конечно же, в конце фото на память! 
Экскурсия очень интересная, она вызывает кучу положительных эмоций как у детей, так и у взрослых! А чувства, которые возникают в человеке при катании на советской технике, не поддаются описанию! Ради такого чуда стоит проехать 300 км! Советуем всем посетить музей Автоплюшкина!

Мария Унру

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