Parrish in Plainfield

10/09/2026

Discover the Cornish Colony this weekend at Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park and within the surrounding community.

Special programs on Saturday, October 10 include:
🍂 An introductory talk about the Cornish Colony outside Aspet, the Saint-Gaudens family home at 12 pm
🍂 A walking tour of the historic Blow-Me-Down Farm at 2:30 pm
🍂 An artist talk by 2026 sculptor-in-residence Heidi Mortensen at 4pm

Additionally, attend a free presentation about the history of the Cornish Colony through historic postcards on Sunday, October 11 at 2:30 pm inside the Plainfield Town Hall. This ranger talk will coincide with the Maxfield Parrish Vintage Print Show hosted by the Maxfield Parrish Stage Set Committee from 10am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11. For more information about park events, visit https://www.nps.gov/saga/planyourvisit/calendar.htm

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10/08/2026

Save October 10–11 for the annual Maxfield Parrish Show & Sale in Plainfield!

Browse and purchase original framed prints, high-quality reprints, books, posters, postcards, Stage Set ornaments, and other Parrish collectibles.

The event benefits preservation of the Maxfield Parrish Stage Set and the historic Plainfield Village Town Hall that houses it.

Saturday and Sunday, October 10–11, 2026
10 a.m.–5 p.m. both days

Plainfield Village Town Hall
1079 Route 12A, Plainfield, NH

Mark your calendar and bring a friend.

09/30/2026

This year for the Maxfield Parrish Vintage Print and Collectible Show we are partnering with Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park for a Cornish Colony weekend. Saturday they have programs at the park and the Blow Me Down Farm and Sunday, a ranger will be joining us at the town hall to do a Cornish Colony program. On top of that, on Saturday, the Plainfield Community Church and the Blow Me Down Grange have festivities. The church is having an Apple Fest and Rummage Sale and the Grange is having a yard sale and Pork Roast Dinner take out at 4 p.m. Route 12A in Plainfield is going to be busy. Join us for two full days!

09/29/2026

One last picture on the Parrish Stage. It was great fun to host them in Plainfield. We have many more stories to tell.

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We said good-bye to Schuyler and Rebecca today. They finished some indoor filming and headed back home. The preview party was such fun and we had many laughs. Thanks for coming to Plainfield and featuring our community on "Our Hometown" - Air date for the finished program is scheduled November.

09/22/2026

Maxfield Parrish will have a dedicated gallery at the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles.

Opening September 22, 2026, the museum was founded by George Lucas and Mellody Hobson to explore storytelling through images—from illustration and painting to comics and film.

Here in Plainfield, we have our own connection to that history: the 1916 Maxfield Parrish Stage Set inside Plainfield Village Town Hall.

Read about the opening and exhibitions:

100,000 Square Feet of Artworks, Continuous Film Screenings, Free Research Library, and Destination Restaurant Greet the Public in Landmark Building, Designed by Ma Yansong Monumental Park and Gardens Unveiled in Surrounding 13-Acre Landscape, Designed by Mia Lehrer/Studio-MLA

09/22/2026

Join Rebecca Rule and Schuyler Scribner for a behind-the-scenes look at NHPBS’s “Our Hometown — Plainfield, NH.”

They’ll share stories from filming in Plainfield, along with clips, outtakes, and highlights before the full program airs in November.

Sunday, September 27, 2026 • 3 p.m.
Plainfield Village Town Hall
1079 Route 12A, Plainfield, NH

08/15/2026

Maxfield Parrish would often build models of what he was painting and experiment with various lighting. The detail on this model is amazing. This is the Freeman Farm located below his property, The Oaks, in Plainfield, NH. There are several Parrish paintings with the Freeman Farm. The farm house still exists today and remains in the family. You can see it on Route 12A in Plainfield. Parrish bought the land to build his home from the Freeman - Daniels family.

08/14/2026

There is Mount Ascutney in the background. A mountain that Parrish would see from his home The Oaks in Plainfield, NH.

Winter House on Hill by Maxfield Parrish

08/13/2026