The village displays the lifestyle of the early pioneers in the area and the history of the timber and farming industries from the early 19th century. The buildings contain common items of use of the era, including household items, telephone exchanges, police handcuffs, butcher's and blacksmith's tools, furniture, vehicles and machinery. Buildings and items were collected from a wider area in
South East Queensland. The
Pioneer Memorial Chapel can still be used for Weddings and other functions. The chapel was once the
Blenheim Methodist Chapel, then the Berryman Baptist Church after being moved to
Mount Berryman in 1942. It was moved to the Pioneer Village in 2009 when it was 124 years old. The church was restored and pews were received from the Mt. Sylvia Catholic Church and other furniture from St George's Anglican Church at
Thornton. On display in the chapel are old religious books and a bible written in German. A cottage that was the
home of the DesJardins family, pioneers who lived in Gehrkevale (now
Mount Mort), was built in a way common at the time using
ironbark for slab walls and a shingle roof. The outside walls were lined for warmth with hessian and then newspapers and journals glued on with flour and water paste. For preservation purposes, the roof has been covered with tin, but the shingles are still visible from inside. the
Laidley Spring Festival in September and
Australia Day celebrations. It also has a school education program which invites school groups to participate in guided tours and creating project books. == Gallery ==