Kick off your 4th of July week by joining us for an old-fashioned celebration of America’s 250th birthday at the Norlands Strawberry & Heritage Days June 27 & 28th. We’ll have a craft fair & demonstrations, a special America 250 exhibit in the Mansion, a patriotic day of School in 1876, games on the lawn, music, ice cream making, a full menu of picnic foods in the Farmer’s Cottage Kitchen, and, of course, Strawberry Shortcake. PLUS… we have OXEN visiting for the weekend – a Norlands tradition. Admissions to the grounds is FREE, with admissions to our exhibit in the Mansion and School in 1876 $5 each or a pre-order special of both for $8.
Hours: June 27 10am – 7pm
June 28 11am – 4pm
Click here for advance purchase of Mansion & School Tickets, Strawberry Shortcake and a full Picnic meal. Read carefully – there are a lot of options!
“The Washburns and Livermore: In Service to America” – special exhibit with rare treasures from the Norlands archive. This walk through history features some remarkable items even Norlands old-timers have never seen before! – $5
“School in 1876” – The schoolteacher is prepared to teach you about America’s first 100 years through reading, writing, penmanship, declamations and quizzes about the history of this great Republic. This is a great chance to show off your knowledge of 1876. Be sure to make your manners! –$5
Strawberry Shortcake $8
Picnic Meal $15 adults, $10 kids under 10 (add on Strawberry Shortcake for $5). Family packages available online.
Ice Cream Churning $5
Picnic Meal Options: BLT on homemade bread, Hummos & Grilled Vegetable Sandwich on homemade bread, Hot Dogs with the Fixings, Fox Farm Potato Chips, watermelon and a local beverage – Maine Roots Soda, Ricker Hill Sparkling Cider (non-alcoholic) and other sodas.
Fun Ways to Spend the Day!
Continental Army Camp – Enlist as a Livermore soldier in the Continental Army, learn to march like a real soldier and sing Yankee Doodle!
Stories in the Barn with Mercy Lovejoy – Hear entertaining stories of old Livermore from the town pauper, Mercy Lovejoy, interpreted by Willi Irish. 11am – 3pm Saturday
Dancing on the Lawn– learn classic 19th century dances with our expert instructors on Saturday
Games on the Lawn – Badminton, Croquet, Graces and more
Games on the Porch – Learn to play Euchre and Backgammon
Craft Show – Shop from our local artisans and bakers
Craft Demonstrations – See how our local artisans make their unique creations
See Oxen Demonstrations & Meet our Animals
Peek in the Library and the Meeting House
Hike on our Trails * Visit Bartlett Pond
June 27 at Noon: Presentation of the Colors, recognition of all Livermore Revolutionary War Veterans.
A highlight of the weekend is the America 250 Community Sing-Along Celebration in the Meeting House. We’ve got a great playlist of classic American patriotic songs to sing together and readings from important speeches and documents in U.S .History. What better way to kick off 4th of July week than packing our 1828 historic church for a non-commercial, fun and meaningful reminder of the reason for the 4th of July season! The services in 1876 and 1976 packed the Meeting House – let’s do it again!
