LIVERMORE — The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center will offer a Valentine’s dinner and historical program titled “The Washburn Women: Keepers of Hearth and Home” on Saturday, Feb. 13.

The evening will begin at 5:15 p.m. with a tour of the 1867 Washburn Mansion. Dinner will take place at 6 p.m. in the historic farmer’s cottage.

By lamplight and the warmth of the woodstove, the three-course meal will include salad, beef bourguignon served over noodles, glazed carrots and dessert. Dinner will be followed by a 19th-century program in the Ladies’ Parlor of the mansion.

Guests will visit with “Patty Washburn” and her daughter, Caroline Washburn Holmes, and daughter-in-law, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Muzzy Washburn, portrayed by Norlands interpreters Willi Irish, Robin Hakala and Jeanette MacDonald, dressed in period costume.

The women will share family stories of adventure and courtship and of their success in finding love, marriage and building a family in the 1800s. The women of the house will then entertain with romantic poetry and music of the period.

The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center, 290 Norlands Road, is a multifaceted museum offering in-depth experiences in 19th Century rural life. Its mission is to preserve the heritage and traditions of rural life in Maine’s past, to celebrate the achievements of Livermore’s Washburn family, and to use living history methods to make values, activities and issues of the past relevant to present and future generations.

In case of bad weather, the event will be postponed. There is the possibility this event will be canceled if a minimum number of tickets are not sold.

Tickets are $30 a person and must be purchased in advance. Seating is limited to 32 people. The deadline to purchase tickets is Thursday, Feb. 10.

FMI, tickets: 207-897-4366, [email protected], www.NORLANDS.org.