News Notes – Fall, 2005

TRESCOTT HISTORICAL SOCIETY
                             … AND SOCIAL CLUB

Sandy Cove              Trescott, Maine              October 2005              Photo: B. Healy

It has been our busiest year. Our program series has continued to fill the meeting room, and the guests have spoken on the following topics, which are now archived on audio tape:

• Caches of records found in the old Mulholland Store, presented by Lucy Burgess, Archivist of Lubec Landmarks
• The sardine industry in Maine from its birth to its demise, by local historian, Peter Boyce
• Land Use Regulation Commission, a governance of UT's, by LURC officials, Charles Corliss and Carol Murtaugh

We also viewed two videos: A Century of Summers: How Summer Colonies Impact Coastal Towns and The McCurdy Smokehouse.

In April we were treated to a wine and cheese tasting party, the cheeses donated by Sheila Marie Imports of Massachusetts.

Our annual picnic was held again at West Quoddy Head. It gets better each year as we get more organized. By consensus, this picnic was the best one yet. That's what we said last year, too.

Our monthly field trips/hikes included the following desinations: Wilcox Settlement and Chapel Hill cemeteries; Trescott Rock and the Porcupine; Sandy Cove; North Trescott historical sites and four cemetery locations. The latter was audio taped.

Members attended five genealogy fairs sponsored by the following societies: Washington Co.; Alexander/Crawford; Charlotte; Machiasport; Hancock Co.; and the Old Maine Cemetery Assn.

If you are looking for the perfect gift to give, consider God Bless Our Family lithograph ($4.00), or the 1881 Washington County Atlas ($19.50, $14.50 to members), both popular THS fund-raisers.

We wish you the best this holiday season and look forward to your continued support. If an * appears on your envelope before your name, your dues are due ($10 single, $15 couple/family). As we build our library holdings, we look toward your help.