Stumpf Farm of Cape Vincent, NY

Family History by Phyllis Stumpf

The farm was purchased in 1937 by Willard and Laurene (Constance) 
Stumpf, both descendants of early German and French settlers of the 
Cape Vincent area.  The stone farm house was built of native 
limestone in the early 1830s by John Laird, a Scotchman. 

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The Stumpf Home, view from Route 12E.

Laird originally purchased  about 50 acres, and then over the years added acreage until he had a farm of 196 acres.  The Stumpfs ran a very successful Holstein dairy farm, and over time added two more farms to  the original for a total acreage of 450 acres.

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Abandoned one-room schoolhouse on Stumpf Farm property. 
Built circa 1920.

Willard Stumpf died in 1952 at age 48, leaving his widow, Laurene; two daughters, Phyllis and Eunice; and a son, Willard (Bill).  Upon graduation from high school Bill assumed management of the farm and upon his mother’s death, in 1961, became the sole owner and ran the farm until his retirement in 2004.

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View of farm from Stumpf home. 

In 1967, Bill married Karen Bronner and they have two children, Bryan and Kristie.  Karen has always been an active partner in the running and management of the farm.  Upon Bill's retirement the couple decided, after a good deal of research, to devote a portion of their farm buildings and land to goat farming.  In this short period of time, they have both become most knowledgeable in the raising and care of the goats and take great pride
in their stock.

For its 176 years of existence this farm has been owned by
just two families, the Laird and Stumpf families.

 
The Stumpf Farm Satellite.  An observatory/cottage built by Willard Stumpf and his son Bryan in the summer of 2005.

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