Events & Programs

Summer Events

The Sweat-Morin Homestead is excited to announce that we will be hosting three of the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society's summer programs! Many of these programs reflect on the “Rev250” nationwide event and focus on the domestic activities that were a part of regular daily life during the colonial period.

We will also be celebrating our official grand opening on Saturday, July 19. Details below!

Colonial Dame School

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Visitors will attend a colonial dame school, where you will read, do simple arithmetic, use scissors while learning to sew, sing period music, perform manners, and play period games.

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, July 12, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM
Address: Sweat-Morin Homestead, 374 School Street, Sanford, ME
The homestead is handicapped accessible.

FREE ADMISSION
Learn more at colonial-dame-school.eventbrite.com

This program is presented in partnership with the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society and generously supported and sponsored by the Harry Mapes Foundation. For questions, please call 207-490-1028 or email info@sanfordhistory.org.

Sweat-Morin Homestead Grand Opening

Saturday, July 19,  2025

Please stop by to help us celebrate the culmination of a two-and-a-half-year restoration project — and get a glimpse of how early settlers lived in Sanford just after the American Revolution!

• Tour the restored 1786 home of Reverend Moses Sweat, the first Congregational minister of Sanford. 

• Explore the restored barn and cemetery.

• Walk the trails on the Mousam Way Land Trust’s Morin Preserve.

• View a behind-the-scenes slideshow of the restoration project.

• Enjoy light refreshments and snacks.
  
  

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, July 19,  2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Address: Sweat-Morin Homestead, 374 School Street, Sanford, ME
The homestead is handicapped accessible.

FREE ADMISSION
Learn more at sweat-morin-homestead.eventbrite.com

Admittance to this event is FREE to the public. Signing up in advance is not required but does help us prepare for the number of attendees. For questions, please email barbarajsutcliffe@gmail.com.

Download and share the grand opening flyer.

A Day in the Life of an 18th Century Servant

Saturday, August 2, 2025

This program will help participants understand the nature of daily life among the servants who worked for the more ‘upper crust’ population of our area. You’ll prepare food or do kitchen chores such as making butter, nipping sugar, and making pickles. Additional activities will include working with textile weaving and spinning, playing colonial games, exploring English country dancing, and engaging in other typical 18th century activities.  

EVENT DETAILS
Saturday, August 2, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM
Address: Sweat-Morin Homestead, 374 School Street, Sanford, ME
The homestead is handicapped accessible.

FREE ADMISSION
Learn more at a-day-in-the-life-of-an-18th-century-servant.eventbrite.com

This program is presented in partnership with the Sanford-Springvale Historical Society and generously supported and sponsored by the Harry Mapes Foundation. For questions, please call 207-490-1028 or email info@sanfordhistory.org.