Ag Museum marks tenth year

by Staff Pioneer Times
14 years ago

    The Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum will open for its tenth season on Saturday, June 18th with a work day. Volunteers are needed to prepare the building and grounds for visitors and events for the summer season. If you are able to do a variety of jobs inside or out, bring your bucket, rakes or any tool that might be useful to the museum at 10 a.m. Lunch will be provided and the day will end at 3 p.m. Tours for the public will be from 1-4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children.
    Persons who are interested in being a tour guide or learning how to catalog items for museum displays, should come at 1 p.m. for an informative workshop with Karen Donato.
Contributed Photo by Karen Donato
fs-museum-dc-pt-24OPENING FOR SEASON — The Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton will be opening for its tenth season, Saturday, June 18. Tours for the public will be conducted from 1 p.m. until 4 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Funds are being raised to replace the roof with steel. A portion has already been completed. Any donations are appreciated.
    The museum is located in the former Littleton Elementary School that closed in 1999. A group of area residents secured funding to purchase the building in 2001 and it is now filled with memorabilia from family homes and farms in the area. The organization has also built a large barn to house many pieces of equipment and moved one of the last one-room schools in Littleton to the museum property.
    The Ross School built in 1872 originally sat on the Ross Ridge Road, approximately four miles from the museum. With the help of Carl Crawford of Houlton the building was moved from the Treston and Ivan Bubar farm to the current site. Since its arrival it has been refurbished and is a popular destination for students visiting the museum.
    President Jay Clark is spearheading a fund-raising effort to replace the museum roof. The cost is approximately $60,000. A portion of the roof has already been updated with steel, and it is necessary to complete the project to keep the items within the museum safe from the elements. If anyone would like to donate to this project please contact Clark at 532-7125 or Donato at 538-9007.