Welcome to the official website of The Curran Homestead Living History Farm and Museum in Orrington, Maine. We are a turn-of-the-20th century farmstead, with vegetable gardens, a functioning blacksmith shop, a growing collection of domestic and agricultural material culture from rural Maine farms, seasonal events, an oral history archive, and over 30 acres of fields and woodlands to explore. We are situated opposite a large fresh-water pond with accessibility to additional wooded trails.  

For those interested in our latest blacksmithing programs visit the web pages entitled "Blacksmithing."

Our next event will be Open Farm Day on July 25, 2010, 10AM-2PM. We also have a 2-day yard sale scheduled for Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July 24, 2010, 9AM-3PM. See our "Bi-Monthly Newsletter" online for more details about these and other news about the organization.
Open Forge Tuesdays
Since our Saturday open forge time recently ended, we started a Tuesday open forge time starting June 22. Blacksmith Adriaan Gerber will be on hand from 5-8PM to assist and oversee your progress. The cost will be $5 per hour for those who have completed a blacksmithing course at our smithy or are members of the organization. There will be supply of metal on site for sale. Individuals may bring their own metal or projects to work on. Please give Adriaan a call (207-667-1307), if you plan on being at the forge on a Tuesday. See our July and August blacksmithing class offerings with instructors Adriaan Gerber and Paul Carlson. Go to our "Summer Classes" webpages under "Blacksmithing" to read details. Register Now!

 On June 27, we went to the  Antique Tractor Show and Jitterbug Pull at the Farmington Fairgrounds. We have a collection of jitterbugs at The Curran Homestead, and it is our intention to get them in working order for the purpose of demonstration. This trip to Farmington was a reconnaissance mission of sorts. Check out the photos in our "image gallery" from this event paying particular attention to our favorite, a 1922 Buick jitterbug.