Contributed by Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum
Description
Grand Lake Grange meeting hall in Weston for Maine Grange #375.
The Patrons of Husbandry, better known as the Grange, was founded in Washington D.C. in 1867 and the first Maine Granges were established in 1873 with the Maine State Grange being organized in 1874.
The Grange served as an educational and social function and lobbied for rural free mail delivery, woman suffrage, prohibition and other many farm and rural life concerns.
About This Item
- Title: Grand Lake Grange, Weston, 2006
- Creator: Richard H. Asam
- Creation Date: 2006
- Subject Date: 2006
- Location: Weston, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 12 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Grand Lake Grange No. 375 (Weston, Me.)
- National Grange
- Maine State Grange
- Farmers' groups--Maine
- Organizations
Other Keywords
- community centers
- Grange
- Grange #375.
- meeting hall
- parcel post
- Patrons of Husbandry
- prohibition
- rural free delivery
- womens suffrage
For more information about this item, contact:
Southern Aroostook Agricultural Museum1678 U.S. Route 1, Littleton, ME 04730
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