The schooner Governor Ames preparing for launch in 1888, Leavitt-Storer Shipyard, Waldeboro, Maine. The Governor Ames was the first five-masted schooner built on the East Coast. She later sank off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, in December 1909, drowning 11 sailors. Many of our ancestors were associated with the shipbuilding industry here. J. C. Higgins & Son, Bath, Maine - (Original at Maine Maritime Museum, retouched by MarmadukePercy),
The following are the names of the early German settlers who settled Old Broad Bay, Waldoboro,
Maine. The underlined links are lists of people researching these families. To have your name added to this list, please send e-mail to obbfha(at)gmail.com.