Discover the mystery in local history
PRESQUE ISLE — The 16th Historical Pavilion and Living History Demonstration will take place in the Forum on Tuesday, July 30 through Thursday, Aug. 1, from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. Admission to the Historical Pavilion is free with your paid admission to the Northern Maine Fair. Where else can you get so much for so little?
Take a fun and educational walk through Aroostook County’s past! Visit with area historical societies, museums, living history demonstrators and long-time civic groups and businesses as each share their particular histories.
Not only is this fun and entertaining, but these types of exhibits have been shown to increase community awareness as well as civic identity and pride. There is truly something for everyone, from antique carriages and vehicles to Civil War artifacts to “live” oral history interviews and genealogy.
Many of the previous years’ exhibitors will be back and there will be several new exhibitors as well. Learn more about your community and your family roots. Visit the Aroostook County Genealogical Society to see how easy it is to find information about your ancestors. Try some of the old-timey crafts. Show your children and grandchildren what it was like in the “good old days.” See exhibitors in authentic antique-period clothing, antique machinery and vehicles, Boy Scout and Girl Scout memorabilia, a one-room schoolhouse and much more. Exhibitors are from all across the County, from Smyrna to Portage to the St. John Valley.
Don’t miss the opportunity to relive our area’s rich heritage! For more information, call 762-1151 or e-mail pihistoricalsociety@hotmail.com.
