LIVERMORE — The eighth annual Pie Social fundraiser for the Washburn-Norlands Living History Center will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.

Homemade pies of every type, served plain or with real whipped cream, will be for sale. Whole pies are $13 and slices served for a donation.

All proceeds support the Norlands’ museum and farm programs.

In the shade of the old maple trees on the front lawn, The Maine Squeeze Accordion Ensemble from southern Maine will be playing live music. The ensemble plays eclectic ethnic music from around the world, from traditional polkas to waltzes to zydeco, as well as original tunes and children’s songs.

For the second year, the fundraiser includes a Pie Baking Contest for amateurs. Participants can enter their homemade pie for the chance to win Norlands-inspired prizes. Contest rules and entry forms may be found on the Norlands website, www.norlands.org/events or by emailing programs@norlands.org.

Contestants have the chance for a special “Gold Medal” prize if they make the crust using Gold Medal flour. The Norlands is the ancestral home of the founder of Gold Medal Flour.

Born in Livermore in 1818, Cadwallader Colden Washburn moved west and, at the age of 48, built a flour mill on St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis, Minnesota. In 1880 he entered several types of flours in the International Millers’ Exhibition in Cincinnati and his flours won the bronze, silver, and gold medal prizes. He then changed the name and started the Gold Medal brand.

Visitors can tour of the Washburn home built in 1867 and learn about the Washburn family of Livermore. After growing up in poverty on a hardscrabble farm in Livermore, the seven Washburn brothers went on to become leaders in business and industry, political affairs and international diplomacy throughout the 1800s.

The one-room schoolhouse will be open all afternoon.

A $5 general admission is charged for the mansion and schoolhouse tour ($3 for children ages 12 and younger).

Activities take place rain or shine. In case of cold or damp weather, the activities will be moved indoors.

For more information, visit www.norlands.org or call 207-897-4366.