Renee Bonin, president of the Washburn-Norlands Foundation, stands Friday in the main entrance of the Washburn mansion at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

Sunlight illuminates the stove Friday in the kitchen at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Lilvermore.

A kettle sits on the cast iron stove Friday in the Washburn mansion in Livermore.

A stained-glass window hangs Friday over the front door of the main entrance of the Washburn mansion in Livermore.

Large portraits hang throughout the mansion at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore. Many are of the brothers, like this one of Cadwallader C. Washburn. He was the richest, but some argue not the most successful as his personal family life was not a success.

With so many interesting artifacts in the mansion at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore, gems like this on the floor in the main entrance are often overlooked.

Sun sifts through a window on a display Friday at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore where Cadwallader C. Washburn was born when Maine was still a part of Massachusetts.

A letter penned by Israel Washburn Jr. sits on a desk Friday at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

A handle rests on the kitchen table Friday at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

A piano is pictured Friday at the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore. Music was an integral part of the Washburn family.

An antique plow is parked Friday at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

Sap buckets hang on a tree Friday at Washburn-Norlands Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

The hand pump for the well is a favorite with children who visit Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

Sap buckets hang on a tree Friday at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

Antique farm implements are parked Friday at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

The 445-acre Washburn-Norlands Living History Center is under a blanket of snow Friday in Livermore.

Antique farm implements are stored Friday at Washburn- Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.

Snow blankets the sprawling 445-acre Washburn-Norlands Living History Center Friday in Livermore.

The Washburn-Norlands Living History Center is blanketed in snow Friday in Livermore.

A letter penned by Israel Washburn Jr. sits on a desk Friday at Washburn-Norlands Living History Center in Livermore.