The museum welcomes visitors of all ages, from individuals and families to tour groups, field trips, homeschool groups, and senior organizations. Whether you have a personal connection to the paper industry or are discovering its story for the first time, you’ll find photographs, artifacts, tools, and memories that bring Maine’s paper-making heritage to life. Descendants of paper workers, local history enthusiasts, and curious visitors alike can gain a deeper understanding of the people, work, and communities that shaped the region.
A visit to the museum is an opportunity to experience Maine’s paper story through the photographs, artifacts, tools, models, and memories that bring it to life. Explore logging equipment, paper-testing instruments, timekeeping and office equipment, scale models that showcase the papermaking process, photographs from local mills, and exhibits that connect visitors to the history of Livermore Falls, Jay, and the surrounding paper communities.
For many visitors, the experience is deeply personal. Former paper workers, descendants, and longtime residents often find familiar names, places, and stories that reconnect them with their past. Others gain a deeper appreciation for the people, work, and communities that shaped Maine’s paper-making heritage.
The museum welcomes school groups, homeschool organizations, senior groups, historical societies, and community organizations interested in exploring Maine’s paper-making heritage.
For students, the museum offers a hands-on way to learn about papermaking, logging, transportation, mill towns, local history, and community life. For senior groups, families, and community organizations, it can be a place to remember together, share stories, and discover new connections to the region’s past.
Guided tours can be tailored to the interests of your group, and papermaking demonstrations are be available with advance notice.
Located in the heart of Livermore Falls, one of Maine’s historic paper-making communities, along the Androscoggin River.
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