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Summerfest 2010
Saturday, June 19, will find the Historical Society joining other community groups at Summerfest, a popular annual town-wide gala! A display of blacksmithing will be featured with Society member Sam Simonson manning the forge! The largest yard sale in town will offer bargains of all kinds and the information booth will provide books, maps, and other historic items for sale. Plan to spend the day at Summerfest and enjoy the best of Windham!
Windham’s First Lot Marker Restored
Local Boy Scout David Lecleire chose for his Eagle Scout project, the restoration of the granite marker on River Road, which designates Lot No. 1 in the first division of 100 acre lots in Windham. All subsequent land divisions begin here. It is unknown just when this granite post was placed, but through decades it had become nearly obliterated by road changes and age. Throughout the fall of 2008 and the summer of 2009, David and his helpers managed to pull the stone up through the clay soil and landscaped the area to bring the important landmark to excellent condition, now fenced in and visible once again. He worked with many groups to get this accomplished including the Windham Historical Society, Maine Department of Transportation, the state’s Correctional Center (on whose land the stone now sits), the town of Windham Public Works department and many individuals including State Rep. Gary Plummer (a long time Historical Society member). All costs for the project were the responsibility of David and many Society members and others contributed to the effort. Lot No. 1 is one of the first visits on the history tour held each year for the third grade students in Windham.
Old-Fashioned Christmas Fair
The first Old-Fashioned Christmas Fair was a huge success in 2009 and it’s planned to repeat the event in 2010! Hundreds of shoppers and visitors visited the Society and many new members joined. Members and friends spent many hours hand-crafting items of an old-fashioned, historic theme and every item was sold. Music and refreshments added to the special atmosphere.
Barbara Millett, Isabel Temm and May Lunt enjoyed shopping at the Christmas Fair
Young and old spent happy hours at the old-fashioned event! What a selection to choose from!
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