Cheehawk Farm on Cheehaak Road, March 3, 2023

A sepia-toned image of a unnamed woman from the Cheehawk family standing in front of tall flowering plants. She is wearing a light colored top and a light colored striped skirt. Her hair is styled loosely up on her head. She is turned slightly to the right and is faintly smiling.

Cheehawk Farm on Cheehaak Road, March 3, 2023


Cheehawk Farm on Cheehaak Road:
The Little Life of a Big Farmhouse

with Lynn Sullivan

About the Program

Cheehawk Farm on Cheehaak Road: The Little Life of a Big Farmhouse is Lynn Sullivan’s exploration of her childhood home. She researched the people and the property through the Cumberland County Registry of Deeds, the Freeport Historical Society, Family Search, and random phone calls to people all across the country. The result is a love-story to a home and its people.

About the Presenter

A native of Freeport, Lynn earned a B.A. in History from Colby College in 1989. In 2002, she earned a master’s degree in American and New England Studies from USM, writing her thesis on the economic transformation and historical invention of Freeport. She is currently the Dean of Students at North Yarmouth Academy, a position she has held for six years. She has also taught US History at NYA since 1998. Lynn currently lives in Freeport next door to her childhood home, Cheehawk Farm.