Inside the Main Building

Come in and visit! The old house collection is a showcase of rural living, including a kitchen, milkroom, dining area and bedrooms. There are many items of interest here, including a beautiful hoosier, different styles of butter churns, a water heater and an old stove. There are also many household and personal items, like old dresses, linens and quilts. There is so much to see as you step back in time in this old house!

The model potato house room features a variety of old potato bags, seed cutters, graders and scales, as well as photo and potato harvest memorabilia. 

Come and see the world's largest potato basket, expertly crafted for the museum by Richard Silliboy, Vice Chief of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs.

When Cedric and Emily Shaw of Littleton retired from farming, they gathered their machinery and farming implements along with family furnishings spanning three generations and began displaying their collection in their barn, calling it the Pastime Museum. They loved welcoming people to their farm and showing them old tools and how they were used. In 2003, they donated their extensive collection to the museum. They volunteered at the museum for a number of years, giving tours. They loved talking to people about history. 

Dedicated to area natives, Luther and Kay Grass, this room contains many artifacts, including potato baskets, a model train table and tools used for basket and barrel making. Luther's hobby was collecting tools, which he purchased at yard sales and flea markets. When he retired in 1996, he and his wife moved back to Littleton, where they displayed the extensive collection in their garage. In 2002, they donated their collection to the museum for all to enjoy. 

Dedicated to museum volunteers, Ralph and Justina Longstaff, this room contains many items, including a sleigh, an egg grader to size eggs by weight and a six foot incubator. 

Ralph was one of the community members who attended a meeting in the early 1990s when plans for an agricultural museum were first discussed. He was an avid supporter from the beginning and after the school was purchased, he and Justina spent many hours helping to organize and plan displays. They contributed numerous items to the museum and were dedicated volunteers.

This section includes medicine bottles, an apothecary cabinet and a nursing uniform and cape worn by Dot Campbell after she completed her training in 1946. Often nurses who made home visits were not paid with money, but received mincemeat, cookies or a jar of pickles.

This room displays old telephones, cameras and typewriters as well as memorabilia from local high schools and Ricker College. We have several old year books from a number of high schools all over the County!

Come and see the wonderful display of WWI era toy reproductions, built by Houlton native, Richard Barker. Click the photo above to watch a video where Richard shows how to use some of the toys that were popular during his childhood, including "Stick in the Mud" and the "3 for 1 Marble Game."