With the Kansas family farm slowly disappearing, the 12-acre Children's Farmstead was established in 1976 and re-named in 1985 to honor the first Overland Park Police Officer killed in the line of duty.

Deanna Rose’s legacy is to preserve the farm legacy so children in the city can learn facts of life from the charm of the farm. Children treasure such memories as gathering eggs, the sweet smell of hay, and learning first hand where milk comes from.

Today, the Farmstead is thriving and continually growing, adding new features every year.

Each season it has more than 350,000 visitors.