OBBFHA Annual Meeting - We held our annual meeting on August 2nd, and it went off without a hitch. The weather was lovely, and there was good attendance. Our speaker, Kelly Page, a curator at the Maine Maritime Museum, gave a fine presentation on Researching our Seafaring Ancestors and their Vessels. After her presentation, Kelly stayed and chatted with our members until the end of the meeting.
During the business portion of the meeting, we heard a financial report from Deirdre, as well as a report from Fred Snell on the number of visitations to our website, and our
activity on social media. I asked the membership for suggestions for projects that our group can get involved in. The membership recommended that we explore a restoration
project for various cemeteries around Waldoboro. Regarding that project, sometime this month I will be meeting with Bill Maxwell from the Waldoboro Historical Society,
Michael Amico from the Open House of History, as well as other interested individuals to see if we can come up with a plan.
Old German Meeting House and Burial Grounds The Ladies Auxiliary of the German Protestant Society hosted their annual church service at 3:00 PM on Sunday, August 3rd, at the Old German Meeting House in Waldoboro. Refreshments and snacks were served after the service.
The photo is of the German Church (Waldoboro Meeting House), built in 1772. Click on the
image to get a larger view.
The Waldoboro Historical Society Mission Statement: The Waldoborough Historical Society collects and preserves the history and historical artifacts of Waldoboro, maintains a facility in which to celebrate and study the history, and promotes the education of its citizens in that history so that present and future generations may build upon.
Located at 1164 Main Street, Waldoboro, the Historical Society and Museum is a must see when visiting the area. It is also a good place to visit after the OBBFHA Annual Meeting. They have genealogical files on the various families of Waldoboro.
Camden Herald Online Archives, 1870-2024 - The Camden Public Library, with the assistance of funding from private donors and the Stephen and Tabitha King Foundation, has successfully digitized 150 years of the Camden Herald Archives. Go to the EXPLORE, LINKS tab to access this database or click here: https://www.librarycamden.org/walsh-history-center/search-camden-herald-archives/
We have added new sections under the Explore tab on our webpage called Historic Documents & Photos. For our first document, David Putnam has transcribed the UNITED STATES DIRECT TAX LIST OF 1798, WALDOBOROUGH from The Genealogical Advertiser, Volumes III and IV, Lucy Hall Greenlaw, Palala Publishing. Please send any contributions to David - DPutnam925(at)msn.com
We now have the ability to post photos submitted by members. There is also a place for a brief genealogy of some of the people in the photos. There is a folder for photos where the name is known and they are listed alphabetically by last name, first name, married name, and name of contributor.
There is a second folder with photos where the names are unknown and they show only the name of the contributor and image number. If anyone knows the names on any of these, please contact Fred Snell, webmaster. His email is fredsnell(at)gmail.com. Also if you have photos to submit, please contact Fred.
This is a good reminder to all of us who have boxes of old photos, please write the names and dates on them so future generation will know who these handsome people are.
