Guided Tours by Reservation Only on Tuesdays and Thursdays, starting July 7
Visit our Opening Plans page for all of the details
Call 207-897-4366 or email norlands@norlands.org for more information. 

 
Guided Summer
LIVING HISTORY TOURS
July 7 - August 29
By Reservatin only on Tuesdays and Thursdays
10am to 4pm
Call or email to make your reservation. All tours must be paid in advance.  ​Find all of the details here


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Get inspired about life in 19th-century Maine and Livermore’s celebrated Washburn family.

Experience Life in a Crossroads Community in the 1800s
Your guide, dressed in period clothing, portrays a local person or a Washburn family member, someone you might have met had you visited Norlands in the 1800s. She or he will tell you all about this famous family as you visit the 1867 mansion. In the Washburn Library see portraits of the family members and neighbors and artifacts from the Civil War period. You will visit the 1853 one-room schoolhouse. Play an artifact game in the farmer's cottage. The Universalist meeting house, built in 1828, is the oldest building on the site.  

​Round out your visit with a walk on a historic carriage trail.  A short hike takes you to the Pools of Simeon, reflecting pools designed by William Drew Washburn in 1903.  Maps are available when you arrive. Wear comfortable walking shoes.

Bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the beautiful grounds.  

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