Wheat Threshing Steam And Gas Engine Show - WMDT 47 News - Delmarva's Choice

Federalsburg, Md - Twenty-six year old Scott Engle cherishes the wonderful link to the past that the steam engine has to offer.   "I've been coming out to steam shows since I was old enough to walk," says Scott Engle, of the new generation of steame engine operators. 

Engle is a third generation steam engine operator and feels an obligation to carry history into the future. " I think its very important to keep the history and legacy alive,  its something that not everyone gets to experience," says Engle.

Engle came to the annual  Steam and Gas Engine show in Federalsburg where preservation of  agricultural  history has always been one of the main themes. Event organizers hope those young and old will take an interest in agricultural history, but there especially targeting the youth of the next generation.

"The grandparents can reminisce and explain to their grandchildren what they remember on the farm, what they used to see and do," says Trish Todd, President of The Eastern Shore Threshermen & Collectors Association.

"Its extremely important that the younger generation gets into it,"  says Susan Stant, an avid young  steam engine operator. Twenty-one year old Susan Stant has been running a steam engine by herself since she was thirteen. She knows the next generation cannot let go of the past. "Without the newer generation getting into it.....it will eventually be gone," says Stant.