Here are some photos from the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibitions, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920" and "Celebrating 50 Years of Freedom Painters, 1970-2020," as seen at the society's building on Old Portland Road on August 2.
Check out the article on our website for more information about the exhibits.
A sign that hung at the Corner Store while Cyrus Fowler was the proprietor from 1902-1904 sits among pictures of Fowler's life in Freedom at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Exhibit Coordinator and Board Member Brandy Buttrick holds up a box that held Harry B. Milliken's famous chocolates when Milliken ran a local general store in the early 1900s at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Exhibit Coordinator and Board Member Brandy Buttrick explains the history behind The Elm and other hospitality businesses that existed in Freedom at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A history of the Harmony Tea Shop, opened by Angie Harmon Fracker in 1918 and remaining in operation until 1945, hangs by photos of the building and the menu at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
On display at the Freedom Historical Society’s new exhibit on businesses at the turn of the century are soda fountain glasses and signs from the Harmony Tea Shop. Opened by Angie Harmon Fracker in 1918, the shop remained in operation until 1945. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A photo of Freedom Village around 1900 from Towle's Ledge marks all the places of interest highlighted at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Souvenir plates depicting scenes from Freedom sit on display with other merchandise from Ralph G. Foster's "dry and fancy goods" mercantile store, of which he was the proprietor from 1897 to 1922, at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Originals silver spoons from The Elms hotel, as well as other artifacts of the era, sit on a display detailing the hotel's history and many name changes at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Pieces of history from businesses of the the E.I. Towle & Co. Building, including a funeral wreath and old medicine bottles, hang on display at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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Board member coordinator Brandy Buttrick stands at the entrance to the Freedom Historical Society’s displays from “Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920.” (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A sign that hung at the Corner Store while Cyrus Fowler was the proprietor from 1902-1904 sits among pictures of Fowler's life in Freedom at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Exhibit Coordinator and Board Member Brandy Buttrick holds up a box that held Harry B. Milliken's famous chocolates when Milliken ran a local general store in the early 1900s at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Products and photos from a bygone era tell the story of a more vibrant Freedom Village. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Exhibit Coordinator and Board Member Brandy Buttrick explains the history behind The Elm and other hospitality businesses that existed in Freedom at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A history of the Harmony Tea Shop, opened by Angie Harmon Fracker in 1918 and remaining in operation until 1945, hangs by photos of the building and the menu at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
On display at the Freedom Historical Society’s new exhibit on businesses at the turn of the century are soda fountain glasses and signs from the Harmony Tea Shop. Opened by Angie Harmon Fracker in 1918, the shop remained in operation until 1945. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A photo of Freedom Village around 1900 from Towle's Ledge marks all the places of interest highlighted at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Souvenir plates depicting scenes from Freedom sit on display with other merchandise from Ralph G. Foster's "dry and fancy goods" mercantile store, of which he was the proprietor from 1897 to 1922, at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Silver spoons and the sign from The Elms hotel, as well as other artifacts of the era, sit on a display at the Freedom Historical Society’s new exhibit. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Originals silver spoons from The Elms hotel, as well as other artifacts of the era, sit on a display detailing the hotel's history and many name changes at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A Sears, Roebuck and Company catalogue, published in January 1902, sits in front of a display at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
A spice cupboard and products from the E.I. Towle & Co. General Store, which became the H.B. Milliken & Co. General Store, is on display at the Freedom Historical Society’s new exhibit. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Pieces of history from businesses of the the E.I. Towle & Co. Building, including a funeral wreath and old medicine bottles, hang on display at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Historic Businesses of Freedom Village, 1880-1920," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Paintings from local artists hang on display at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Celebrating 50 Years of Freedom Painters, 1970-2020," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Paintings from local artists hang on display, such as this art from Sam Warren (1924-1997), at the Freedom Historical Society's 2022 exhibition, "Celebrating 50 Years of Freedom Painters, 1970-2020," on August 2. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
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