The Maine Humanities Council presents

From the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service

April 7, 2005 — October 22, 2005

April 7 - June 8, 2005

The Saco Museum

371 Main Street, Saco, ME 04072
207-283-3861
Hours: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday 12:00 - 4:00 pm
Thursday 12:00-8:00 pm [free admission from 4-8 pm] events
June 15 - August 12, 2005

Musée culturel du Mont-Carmel

U.S. Route 1, Lille, ME 04746
207-895-3339
Hours: Sunday thru Friday 12:00 - 4:00 pm events
August 19 - October 22, 2005

Bethel Historical Society

10-14 Broad Street, Bethel, ME 04217
207-824-2908 or 800-824-2910
Hours: Tuesday thru Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
events

Partners

Maine Department of Agriculture

Maine Historic Preservation Commission

J. Donald Cyr (Aroostook)

Andrea Strassner (York)

Sally Taylor (Oxford)

Museum on Main Street

Recommended Books:

Oxford County

Old Barns in the New World by Richard Babcock and Lauren Stevens (Countryman Press)

Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn by Thomas Hubka (University Press of New England)

Field Guide to New England Barns and Farm Buildings by Thomas D. Visser (University Press of New England)

Barns (first in a series of Norton/Library of Congress Visual Sourcebooks) by John Michael Vlach (The Library of Congress)

This is a partial listing. Contact your local library or bookstore for more books about barns. Some of the titles listed above may also be available for sale at exhibit sites.

Resources:

Maine Department of Agriculture
get real. get maine!
Consumer information on locating farms, farm stands, pick-your-own farms, farmers' markets, education tours etc.
28 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-3491
Email: getrealmaine@maine.gov
www.getrealmaine.com

General information about the Maine Department of Agriculture

Maine Historic Preservation Commission
65 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333-0065
207-287-2132

Maine Preservation
P.O. Box 1198
Portland, ME 04104
207-775-3652