LIVERMORE – The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore will open for an interactive Christmas celebration that will take you back in time. Christmas at Norlands: The Children’s Hour will be held on Dec. 5 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. $5 admission will benefit the nonprofit museum. Enjoy 19th century parlor games, storytelling and holiday readings from the past, children’s hands-on activities in the cozy Norlands kitchen and the simply decorated Washburn mansion.
Activity or music will be found in every room at every hour. Join in with the carolers around the antique piano or enjoy a sweet treat and mulled cider in the kitchen. You can step outside and help press the next batch of cider or wander into the gentleman’s parlor, where Washburn descendant and family historian Kerck Kelsey will be reading and telling stories about what life was like for the Washburn children who grew up in the 1800’s in Livermore.
The event has been organized by a group of dedicated Norlands volunteers who have been studying Livermore history and the lifestyles of people in the late 1800s. The historical interpreters also present Norlands living history programs for Maine schoolchildren throughout the year. The schoolmarm will open the one-room schoolhouse during the Christmas at Norlands celebration and invites you to an old-time spelling bee, so put on your thinking caps!
For more information about the event at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, Livermore, Maine, please call us at 207-897-4366 or visit our website www.norlands.org.
