Page Farm and Home Museum Plans Pot Luck Picnic July 30
Contact: Patricia Henner, 581-4100
George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO — The UMaine Page Farm and Home Museum is planning its annual pot luck picnic for all ages July 30 – a time for socializing, fun and games of old, including croquette, horseshoes, jump rope, relays and potato-sack races.
The free family event is part of the museum’s community outreach activities and programming designed to educate the public, and young people in particular, about lifestyles and customs of rural Maine for the period of 1865 through 1940.
The annual picnic, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., usually attracts dozens of families, friends of the museum and others, says Page Farm and Home Museum Director Patricia Henner. The event, being held rain or shine, is free. People are asked to bring a blanket or lawn chair, along with a dish, dessert or salad to contribute.
“This is a community picnic,” Henner says. “It’s pot luck. People can bring a traditional dish or something from a family recipe. It’s all about community.”
Activities fit for children include a demonstration by the Maine Antique Power Association, ice cream making, games and relays for children and adults, a soap-making demonstration, golden oldies music, a spinning and weaving demonstration and historic films in the one-room schoolhouse. The museum’s Farnsworth General Store also will be open for business.
The museum is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends, for group tours, special hands-on programs and other educational and interactive events. More information is available by calling the Page Farm and Home Museum at (207) 581-4100 or visiting its Website at http://www.umaine.edu/pagefarm/.