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Visit the Page Farm and Home Museum from anywhere with our new Virtual Tour. Thank you to Dr. Matthew Magnani, digital curator,…
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2025 Annual Report of the Page Farm and Home Museum
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Annual Report
The Page Farm and Home Museum is excited to share our online database with the public! The database is being updated frequently,…
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Page Farm and Home Museum Online Database
Thank you so much for your interest in donating artifacts to the Page Farm and Home Museum! Our policy requires that donated…
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Donating Artifacts
Holiday Shoppe Information for Vendors What once began as a small fellowship of local crafters has blossomed over the years to become…
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Vendor Holiday Shoppe Information
Museum open hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM.
We kindly ask that all groups coming to the Museum call 207.581.4100 at least two weeks prior to their visit to confirm space and schedule availability.
UMaine Faculty may request a tailored talk/tour for your course
here
.
Guided tours are available for school groups on our
Field Trips
page.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Page Farm & Home Museum is to collect, document, preserve, interpret, and disseminate knowledge of Maine history relating to farms and farming communities between 1865 and 1940, providing an educational and cultural experience for the public and a resource for researchers of this period.
The Museum
Through its collections and programs, the Page Farm and Home Museum contributes to the educational mission of The University of Maine. Thousands of patrons come to the Page Farm and Home Museum each year to learn about the industry, agriculture, economy, and home-life of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Maine Experiment Station barn, a post and beam structure, is the centerpiece of the Museum. The three-story building, built in 1833, is the last original agricultural building on the University of Maine campus. The quiet and unassuming exterior belies the rich cultural heritage that it represents. The Museum campus includes The Chute Schoolhouse, an 1855 one-room schoolhouse from Holden, The Winston E. Pullen Carriage House, and the Blacksmith Shop. A ¼ acre Heritage Garden rounds out the Museum. Heirloom varieties of herbs, flowers, and vegetables that were grown from 1865 to 1940 are cultivated here.
The Museum is home to the state’s most important collection of farm technologies and artifacts of rural culture. The Museum assures that future generations will be able to gain valuable and practical insights into Maine’s rural past. The Page Museum is about farming, and until recently, Maine was about farming. Some would claim that Maine’s farming days are not yet over. Blueberries, potatoes, and aquaculture have all taken great strides in recent years. Agriculture promotes tourism both in the bucolic nature of the area and the tastes that become identified with Maine. In this part of Maine, with its often-shaky economy, the future of farming matters. However, there are many different ideas on what direction it should take. The Page Museum is more than a window to the past: In our exploration of conditions and philosophies of the past, we offer suggestions and ideas for the future.
Contact Us
To get in touch with the Museum for more information, please visit our
contact page.
Contact Phone: (207) 581-4100
Email: pagemuseum@maine.edu
Visit us
on Facebook!
Page Farm and Home Museum
5787 Museum Barn, 12 Portage Road
Orono, ME
04469
Tel:
207.581.4100
Fax:
pagemuseum@maine.edu
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Visit the Page Farm and Home Museum from anywhere with our new Virtual Tour. Thank you to Dr. Matthew Magnani, digital curator,…
Read More
Virtual Tour
2025 Annual Report of the Page Farm and Home Museum
Read More
Annual Report
The Page Farm and Home Museum is excited to share our online database with the public! The database is being updated frequently,…
Read More
Page Farm and Home Museum Online Database
Thank you so much for your interest in donating artifacts to the Page Farm and Home Museum! Our policy requires that donated…
Read More
Donating Artifacts
Holiday Shoppe Information for Vendors What once began as a small fellowship of local crafters has blossomed over the years to become…
Read More
Vendor Holiday Shoppe Information
Museum open hours are Tuesday to Saturday, 10 AM to 3 PM.
We kindly ask that all groups coming to the Museum call 207.581.4100 at least two weeks prior to their visit to confirm space and schedule availability.
UMaine Faculty may request a tailored talk/tour for your course
here
.
Guided tours are available for school groups on our
Field Trips
page.
Mission Statement
The mission of the Page Farm & Home Museum is to collect, document, preserve, interpret, and disseminate knowledge of Maine history relating to farms and farming communities between 1865 and 1940, providing an educational and cultural experience for the public and a resource for researchers of this period.
The Museum
Through its collections and programs, the Page Farm and Home Museum contributes to the educational mission of The University of Maine. Thousands of patrons come to the Page Farm and Home Museum each year to learn about the industry, agriculture, economy, and home-life of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The Maine Experiment Station barn, a post and beam structure, is the centerpiece of the Museum. The three-story building, built in 1833, is the last original agricultural building on the University of Maine campus. The quiet and unassuming exterior belies the rich cultural heritage that it represents. The Museum campus includes The Chute Schoolhouse, an 1855 one-room schoolhouse from Holden, The Winston E. Pullen Carriage House, and the Blacksmith Shop. A ¼ acre Heritage Garden rounds out the Museum. Heirloom varieties of herbs, flowers, and vegetables that were grown from 1865 to 1940 are cultivated here.
The Museum is home to the state’s most important collection of farm technologies and artifacts of rural culture. The Museum assures that future generations will be able to gain valuable and practical insights into Maine’s rural past. The Page Museum is about farming, and until recently, Maine was about farming. Some would claim that Maine’s farming days are not yet over. Blueberries, potatoes, and aquaculture have all taken great strides in recent years. Agriculture promotes tourism both in the bucolic nature of the area and the tastes that become identified with Maine. In this part of Maine, with its often-shaky economy, the future of farming matters. However, there are many different ideas on what direction it should take. The Page Museum is more than a window to the past: In our exploration of conditions and philosophies of the past, we offer suggestions and ideas for the future.
Contact Us
To get in touch with the Museum for more information, please visit our
contact page.
Contact Phone: (207) 581-4100
Email: pagemuseum@maine.edu
Visit us
on Facebook!
Page Farm and Home Museum
5787 Museum Barn, 12 Portage Road
Orono, ME
04469
Tel:
207.581.4100
Fax:
pagemuseum@maine.edu
⨉
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