Fire hits the Norlands!!!
We wanted to unveil our new website
in a positive way, but events have a way of changing
plans, and so here it is, and welcome. At around 9pm on
April 28 fire broke out in our lovely barn.
It quickly spread and the barn and attached
ell were lost in the fire. Thanks to miraculous
work by the firefighters the mansion was saved!!
We aim to rebuild as soon as possible but
will need community help and support. If
you would like to contribute to our rebuilding
efforts please click the box below and contribute
securely through Network for Good.
Help
us rebuild- donate now!
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For
material & supply donations-
Call 240-7210 |
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Thank you donors!
The Washburn
Norlands Foundation would like to extend
our heartfelt thanks to the many 2008 donors
and grantors for their contributions
of $250 or more. Community support
is vital to our success. Thank you!
Androscoggin
Bank
Franklin Savings Bank
Diane
and Gerald Griffith
Sunshine Meredith Leinbach
Maine Community Foundation
Main-Land Consultants,
Inc.
Larry and Katherine Reimelt
Saddleback
Maine
Sun Journal
Thelma Swain
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The Barn, before and
after the fire |
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Most of the livestock was saved
but we lost Annabelle and her piglets |
Join us for an exciting adventure into the past. At
the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center,
we offer a variety of inter-active programs to
enable our guests to experience life as it truly
was in 18th and 19th century Maine.
Norlands is the family home of the Washburns, one
of the great political and industrial dynasties of
the 19th century. Of the ten children born to
Israel and Martha Washburn, seven sons rose to serve
as governors, congressmen, a United States senator,
Secretary of State, foreign ministers, a Civil War
general, and a Navy captain.
As industrialists, the brothers' achievements
included founding of the Washburn-Crosby Gold
Medal Flour Company, invention of a typewriter,
and serving as president of a railroad.
Today,
Norlands is a multifaceted museum offering
in-depth experiences in 18th and 19th century
rural life. Here, the visitor is an active
participant in daily and seasonal farming
and housework, and becomes involved in the
social, political and educational activities
of the times.
"When
the long dun wolds are ribb'd with snow,
And loud the Norland whirlwinds blow,"
From: THE
BALLAD OF ORIANA,
by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
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Martha Washburn
& Sons
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