Our museum has several exhibits in partitioned areas representing many historical aspects of life in West Paris including homemaking, hobbies, school, military, and local businesses and industries such as the clothespin mills, construction companies and gem mines. Most items have been donated by local townspeople.
The museum illustrates 19th century living of a middle class Victorian family in central Maine. The house/museum is also home to the research facilities of the Fairfield Historical Society.
Special exhibits in the 19th century barn include, a General Store, School room, Barber Shop, Antique Tools, Cobblers work area, Sewing room, Bedroom, Lumbering tools, farm implements, and ice cutting tools. Over 4000 Photos, 30 years of newspaper scrapbooks, and a large selection of historic documents and genealogical information.