The Curran Homestead Village Museum is currently open by appointment and scheduled programs only. Please contact us to plan your visit.
We had to change our dates in July for this August date due to low enrollment; don’t miss out on this learning opportunity for the kids. This camp is for ages 10-15. We encourage siblings to sign up for this learning opportunity. Each of the 5 days, M-F, begins at 9 and ends at 3:30;…
This is a current TIMBERFRAMING project at the Museum. We have had two workshops in conjunction with this 24 x 72′ structure that will be a Meeting Hall, Exhibition Space, and Workshop/Demonstration Space. We received a Federal grant for materials, but no funding up to this point for the labor to finish the second half…
CALL: 207-205-4849 for more information and to register. We take credit card payment over the phone. Saturday & Sunday, March 29-30: Blacksmithing for Kids (Ages 11-15): Make a Tomahawk. Accompanied by an adult the student will learn safety, materials, tools, and equipment related to forging. Students will begin with mild steel and create a “J…
SIGN UP NOW! Saturday & Sunday, February 15 & 16, 9am-3pm. Please sign up quickly as the instructor needs advance notice of whose taking the class and classes are limited to six. Valentine’s Blacksmithing: Make a Knife Workshop. Take this class with your significant other for a reduced cost. Normal single student cost is $295….
Sorry to share that our scheduled Ice Harvest on Saturday, January 11 is CANCELLED due to thin ice and lack of snow. We will continue to monitor the weather for a possible re-scheduling of the event. Although we are having a cold snap there was still open water on Fields Pond, our harvesting site, as…
Saturday & Sunday. January 11 & 12, 2025. 9AM-3PM, Blacksmithing: Make a Knife Instructor: Dwight King This is a great holiday gift. We can create a gift certificate and email it to you before December 21. The class begins with an overview of safety, equipment and materials. Using propane forges you will heat and shape…
As you might know, the Village received a $45,000 Federal grant to build its’ 24″ x 72″ Community Center. This grant can only pay for materials, not labor. Additionally, a Davis Family Foundation Grant paid for the steel-reinforced building pad and an initial delivery of rough cut hemlock timbers that was subsequently used to create…
Unfortunately, the orchard where we have been getting large quantities of delicious apples each year had no apples this season. The consensus was to cancel our annual Harvest Festival we couldn’t find a large quantity of free apples. A local resident whose family has long maintained an orchard nearby offered up approximately 8 bushels of…
Weather Dependent ( check here for update ) Also, during Old Home Week, there will be silent movies shown on Sunday, July 14 and Sunday, July 21, 12-4PM. Silent Movies— We will be showing silent movies from the 1910s and 1920s at the Cider Mill on Sunday, July 7 from 12Noon to 4PM. The admissions…