Page Farm and Home Museum

Maine Day is all about service In 1935 President Arthur Hauck inaugurated MAINE DAY, a day set aside for “spring clean-up” of our campus. Classes are canceled on that day.  The entire […]

The Maine Statehood and Bicentennial Conference will be held at the beautiful University of Maine campus in Orono, ME, from May 30 to June 1, 2019. Please join us for a […]

Once again, you will be able to create your own original artwork at the Third Annual Summer 2019 Fine Art Drawing Workshop for adults (18+) at the Page Farm And Home Museum […]

Once again, you will be able to create your own original artwork at the Third Annual Summer 2019 Fine Art Watercolor Workshop for adults (18+) at the Page Farm And Home Museum […]

  Congratulations, Orange Group, you have successfully bartered the bag of corn for a supply of wool and have found your next clue: Big ones and little ones—but these do not roll. Over their roundness travel flax and wool. Close by, a yarn winder measures the yarn To keep it from tangling and sighs of […]

Stop using toxic dryer sheets and start using your own hand-made, natural, non-toxic dryer balls. Why? 1) Dryer balls reduce drying time by 25% and help clothes dry more efficiently which saves energy and money. 2) Dryer balls replace both dryer sheets and liquid fabric softener. 3) Dryer sheets and liquid fabric softener can cause […]

The Page Farm and Home Museum will be celebrating the opening of its “The Quilt Cupboard” exhibit with a reception on Saturday, October 26, at 1:00 p.m.  The exhibit features examples from the Museum’s lovely collection of heritage quilts that have been donated over the years by Maine families, and that are being displayed now […]

The Great Fall Potato Sale is on at the Page Farm and Home Museum!   This year's US#1 potato selections include: Norland red Pontiac red Chieftain red Kennebec white Norwis white Reba white Katahdin white Green Mountain Yukon Gold/Lehigh Gold Caribou Russet Prices are $13 for a 50lb bag; $7 for a 20lb bag.  Caribou Russets cost […]

St. Distaff's Day is traditionally held in January, the day after the feast of the Epiphany, one of many unoffical holidays in Catholic nations.   The distaff used in spinning was the medieval symbol of women's work.  The day, which was also known as Roc Day (referring to another name for either the distaff or the spindle) indicated […]