The Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Read the story: 150 years later, Maine Granges are still supporting farmers and their communities

The dining area at Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Maynard Chapman in the kitchen at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The kitchen at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The kitchen at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Unique handmade crafts decorate many walls, shelves and tables at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Maynard and Gladys Chapman stand in the second floor grange hall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Maynard and Gladys Chapman stand in the second-floor hall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The upstairs meeting hall at Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A document on the wall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The Grange emblem is proudly displayed next to the entrance of the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

An old thermometer on the wall of the upstairs meeting hall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The meeting hall of the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A rug on the floor of the meeting hall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A gavel and pins members and guests wear at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A photo from a book entitled “Danville Maine: A History in Pictures” at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A photo from a book entitled “Danville Maine: A History in Pictures” at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A photo from a book entitled “Danville Maine: A History in Pictures” at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A photo from a book entitled “Danville Maine: A History in Pictures” at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The library at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The Implement Box, representing the tools of farmers, is opened at the start of a Grange meeting. This one is kept on the second-floor hall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

In the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn, an owl at the top of a staff is a fitting symbol of a gatekeeper given its watchful and nocturnal behavior. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

The grange hall ceiling on the second floor at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A section of the grange hall floor in the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Nobody seems to know for sure what it was all about. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

A painting donated from the Sabbathday Lake Grange when it closed now hangs on the wall of the upstairs meeting hall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

Tin ceilings and walls in the upstairs meeting hall at the Danville Junction Grange in Auburn. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal

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