The Parsonsfield-Porter Historical Society and the Parsonsfield Union Church Society

will co-sponsor the annual event at Middle Road Village, Parsonsfield again this year.  The public is welcome. Come visit what was once the thriving heart of Parsonsfield, Maine.

DOUBLE OPEN HOUSE!

THE HISTORIC PARSONSFIELD 

TOWN HOUSE & 

THE PARSONSFIELD UNION CHURCH

SATURDAY, AUGUST 20

1 – 3pm

Exhibits, self-guided cemetery walk, and a short talk about a few of Parsonsfield’s many cemeteries at 2pm.

Located at the bottom of Merrill Hill Road near Middle Road.

 Directions:

From Route 160 (North Road) in Parsonsfield turn onto Merrill Hill Road just east of North Parsonsfield. Both buildings are on Merrill Hill Road near the intersection with Middle Road.

FMI: 329-1349

 “REMEMBERING THE ELM ROW MILK FARM”

Presented by Rhonda Sanborn and Sylvia Pease.

The Elm Row Milk farm has had a long history in the town of Parsonsfield. Albion Peleg Benton came to Kezar Falls in 1865 to build and operate a sawmill located on the site of the future Kezar Falls Woolen Mill.  He became prosperous and in 1868 he purchased the Thomas Edgecomb farm located on Elm Street just beyond the Village of Kezar Falls and erected this large set of buildings that still stand on the Stacy property.  He lived here until his death in 1886.  His son, Peleg W. Benton ran a dairy farm here until 1923.

In 1923 the Benton farm was purchased by Lawrence and Belle Stacey.  It became known as the Elm Row Milk Farm for the large elms that stood along the driveway.  Come to the program to hear the rest of the story of the farm and the Stacey family, many of whom still live on this property.  

July 23, 2022, at Porter Town Hall

Meeting begins at 2:00 pm

Followed by the

Program about 2:30 pm

Elm Row Milk Farm – Clarence Stacey on the wagon & Manuel Stacey on the ground.