Happy April Vacation Week! If you’re planning a trip to Vaughan Woods, please be advised that the Hallowell Trailhead on the corner of Litchfield Road and Middle Street fills up fast (there are only 12 spaces). Parking along the side of the road is not safe and is prohibited by
Read MoreA special video presentation of Vaughan Homestead’s first program will be shown by Row House, Hallowell’s Historical Society, in celebration of it’s 50th anniversary. The program will take place at City Hall on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.. Details from Row House: The Truth About Hallowell’s Past, Geologic
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Dear Friends and Neighbors, Here at the Homestead, the storm windows are secure, the wood box is full, and the tea kettle is on! As we hunker down for the winter and reflect upon the past year, I must thank you for your participation and enthusiasm throughout 2018. Guests
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10 a.m. – Noon | Ages 8-13 |$20 | Vaughan Woods & Historic Homestead teams up with the City of Hallowell’s Luthier’s Festival! Become a young Luthier! Kids ages 8-13 can come to the Homestead to join expert guitar maker Joel Amsden from Kennebec Instrument and Amplifier in making a
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COMMUNITY EVENT: 5th Annual Fall Celebration 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. | No reservations required | Free | Please join us for our fifth annual Fall Celebration! Pack up a picnic lunch, put on your favorite fall sweater and come on up to the Homestead. Enjoy the campfire, play lawn
Read MoreGates Open at 7:15 Movie Starts at 7:30 | Free Attention area friends & neighbors, please join us for our fifth annual Family Movie on the Lawn. This year we will be showing the 2013 “Epic” (rated PG: see the trailer here: Epic) Be sure to bring your blankets, flashlights,
Read More2018 Dates: July 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31; August 7, 14, 21, 28 Fee: $10/person Group Size: maximum of 10. Reservations Required: Call (207) 622-9831 or email reservations@vaughanhomestead.org Information: The house tour will take approximately 1-1.5 hours. Following the tour, visitors may take a self-guided tour around the grounds and
Read MoreWhen a stray bit of ash from the factories along the brook below the Homestead blew onto William Warren Vaughan’s porch and landed in his teacup in the late 1800s, he became determined to buy back the family lands adjacent to the house that had become industrialized — so goes
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Calling all Capitol Area friends who are ready for spring! Pack up a picnic lunch, put on your favorite spring duds, collect your friends and neighbors and come on down to Vaughan Homestead between 10:30 and 12:30 on Saturday, May 5 for a good ol’fashioned community Maypole Dance! Make a
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