Summer Season Hours
Office/ Business Hours: Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 4pm
Scheduled Tours: Tuesday – Saturday 11am & 2pm or by appointment.
Living History Days: Saturdays in July & August 9:3oam – 4pm
The 2026 season at the Norlands is in full swing with regularly historical site scheduled tours, Living History Days and Farm-to-Table dinners. You can always request a tour by appointment – as long as we know you are coming, we are happy to show you around! We welcome you to plan a trip to the Norlands and explore our region. You are welcome to visit our grounds and hike on our trails during daylight hours.
Discover the Washburn Norlands
The Washburn Norlands is a 400-acre estate that includes a stately Victorian country mansion with a farmer’s cottage, a gothic-style granite library, a Universalist meetinghouse, a one-room schoolhouse, an expanse of picturesque working farmland, historic carriage trails, and an expansive archive of 19th century documents and ephemera. Whether on an adult group tour, a day with the family, a field trip, an archive visit or a special event, you will have a day you'll never forget at the Norlands.
2026 Event Calendar
Schedule your Visit
Join us for a Farm-to-Table Meal
Come to School in 1870
When you bring your class, camp, scout troop, or youth group to the Washburn Norlands Living History Center, volunteer and staff interpreters lead your students in an educational and historical experience as if it were the 19th century. Our educational school-age program is designed for history lovers of all ages. Each session is within the capacity of today’s learners and they gain an understanding of what life was like in this crossroads neighborhood of Livermore, Maine. Small groups participate in a variety of activities throughout the buildings on the Washburn Norlands campus.
Our videos were filmed during a family visit by Dustin Tribou – Saylorink Tatoo. Thank you!