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Karen Donato welcomes viewers to the museum, shares an overview of how we got started and gives a brief tour of the main building and grounds. 

A beautiful overview of the museum, with drone footage by Yoon S Byun. Produced by the Maine Community Foundation. 

Debbie Melvin shares the mission and overview of the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum.

Barry Campbell and Francis Fitzpatrick discuss how the idea for the museum started in the 1990s with a small group of people and the events that took place leading up to the success it has become today. 

Rae Johnston shares memories of the Littleton Elementary School, the local K-6 elementary school, which was open from 1951 to 2000 and became the main building for the museum in 2001.

Barry Campbell and Francis Fitzpatrick reminisce about the old fashioned "barn raising" in which volunteers built the barn in five Saturdays. Dedicated to past volunteers Carl and Helen Hagan, the barn houses larger pieces of farm equipment.

Richard Silliboy, Vice Chief of the Aroostook Band of Micmacs, made the World's Largest Potato Basket, on display at the museum. Here he explains a bit about his craft, which is one of the oldest arts in the Northeast.

Bill Buckley tells about the 1946 grain truck that he bought and restored. It is now on display at the museum in the Cole Building.

Francis Fitzpatrick tells about the 1916 Model T Ford that he acquired and is now on display at the museum in the Cole Building. This was the last model to have a hand crank! 

Thelma Henderson gives a tour through our "old house" rooms, highlighting many items of interest, including a beautiful hoosier, a collection of 300 salt and pepper shakers and a dresser that was used by someone famous when she stayed at an inn in Patten, Maine. Listen to find out who!

Richard Barker, Houlton native, 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."

Dee Cote and Joe Inman talk about the newly restored Putnam wagon. This horse-drawn wagon was used in mid 1800s to deliver petroleum products.  

Tessa Campbell Burpee shares about her grandmother, Dot Campbell,  who was a registered nurse. Her uniform is on display at the museum, where she also served as the historian for over a decade.

The museum has received donations from all over the County and beyond. In this video, we honor three couples in particular whose lifetime collections became a significant part of our museum. 

 View a sampling of items from our collection on Maine Memory Network, a statewide digital platform run by the Maine Historical Society. See more items when you visit our museum in person!  

Listen to Dot Campbell, former historian for SAAM, talk about using a large butter worker like this one to remove buttermilk during the butter making process.

Dot Campbell, born in 1922, learned how to make butter from her mother in the 1930s. Listen as she explains the process, including using a hand cranked churn like this one.

Megan Waceken, WAGM, talks to museum members about the 9-foot-tall mural of the Watson Settlement Bridge on permanent display at the museum and interviews the artists who created it.

Museum volunteers will welcome guests to view the Esther Faulkner Collection. She was a well-known artist in the Houlton area. Two of her works shown in the photo were donated by her family to the museum. (Courtesy of Karen Donato).

WAGM. The eclipse brought a lot of extra visitors to the area and the museum, not normally open during the early spring months, opened its doors to welcome them the weekend before the eclipse. 

Bryan Lawrence, WAGM, interviews museum members Francis Fitzpatrick, Barry Campbell and Rae Johnston about how the museum got started and how it brings the community together, in the first of two installments for the County Ag Report.

Bryan Lawrence, WAGM, interviews museum members Barry Campbell and Francis Fitzpatrick, taking a more in depth look inside the museum, in the second of two special installments for the County Ag Report.

The Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum has a new electronic sign at the gateway to its museum on U.S. Route 1. (Courtesy of Karen Donato)

The late Al Putnam with his son, Albert, delivered the Putnam Hardware Company wagon to the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in 2016. The century old wagon had been stored in a barn for many years (Courtesy of Karen Donato)

The A.J. Allie Cole Building at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum in Littleton. (Courtesy of Karen Donato).

Richard Silliboy of Littleton stands beside his 7-1/2-foot tall potato basket at the Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum, where it will be permanently displayed for visitors. Interestingly, Silliboy was a student at the former Littleton School in the 60s and now returns to display his talent. (Courtesy of Karen Donato)