Fall 2017 Program & Member Meeting

Members and non-members always welcome!

Hosted by Thomaston Historical Society
Watts Hall
170 Main St (Route 1)
Thomaston
44.0788105,-69.1833518

8:30-9:15 

Registration $3.00 per person in advance if possible (online) or at the door. Proceeds benefit Thomaston Historical Society and Maine Old Cemetery Association. Morning refreshments provided by Thomaston Historical Society.

9:15-9:30 

Welcome & Announcements Susan Devlin, President of the Thomaston Historical Society

Jessica Couture, MOCA President

9:30-10:15 

Black Thomaston Marble
Peggy McCrea, Historian of Thomaston Historical Society .

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:30 

MOCA Annual Business Meeting (All are welcome to attend or you may view the displays during this time)

11:30-12:00 

Major General Henry Knox's Grave Site: The Restoration Story

Susan Devlin, Chair of the Restoration Project

12:00-1:00 

Lunch by Thomaston Historical Society

Assorted sandwiches, chips or fruit and dessert. Cost $7 per person (pay at the door)

LUNCH RESERVATIONS REQUIRED by Thursday September 21. Register for the meeting and reserve lunch online now, or email Jessica, or phone 649-6161.

1:00 

Guided tour(s) of the oldest part of the Elm Grove and Thomaston Village Cemetery with a focus on graves of notable residents and veterans, ending at the recently restored Knox Gravesite. Comments on plans for restoration will be mentioned in the morning and noted during the tour.