Stories. Glenda Barnes and Mary Lou Thibeau did. The
result was a promotional display used by the town and
Chamber of Commerce. Pictures are now computerized
and on file at C3 Creative.
It’s Time… To Educate. Beta Sigma Phi
Sorority (Laureate Gamma Chapter) began work on
turning the McIntosh School into a living museum.
Teaching supplies, books, and tin cups were ordered
and aprons were sewn. Individual slates were made
by the Middle School Industrial Arts Department and
authentic reproductions of student desks and benches,
as well as a teacher’s desk, were constructed by the
Public Works Department. Retired teachers were
recruited and the doors opened to classes from the
Elementary and Middle Schools so that they might
experience a day at school as it was in 1858. Fall
classes were held, as well as those in the spring, and an
invitation was extended to High School teachers and
students.
It’s Time… To Promote Fort Fairfield’s
Heritage. We shared a booth with Frontier Heritage at
the annual Trade Fair on March 28 - 30th where they
sold mugs, quilt raffle tickets, note cards, and postcards.
We gathered signatures for a Sesquicentennial Quilt,
collected recipes and sold prints and placemats.
It’s Time… For A Victorian Tea Party. Sue
Levasseur, Anne Theriault, and Elaine Grant entertained
twelve little girls and their dolls at a formal tea party
held at the Public Library in May. They read stories
and discussed the fashions of 1858. A tea service was
provided at each table by Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
It’s Time… To Revive The CP Dining
Experience. Boy Scouts renovated the Canadian Pacific
Dining Car as an Eagle Scout Project. On June 20,
forty-eight diners once again enjoyed a gourmet meal,
“The Menu of Kings“, prepared by Canterbury Royale.
High School students and Frontier Heritage members
were the servers.
It’s Time... To Celebrate The Arts at Fort
Fairfield Elementary School. A concert featuring
favorite songs from the past, under the direction of
Mari-Jo Hedman, was performed by the elementary
classes. Student ́