Hosted by the Owls Head Cemetery Committee
&
Mussel Ridge Historical Society
Owls Head Community Center
224 Ash Point Drive
Owls Head, Maine 04854
8:30–9:00 a.m. — Registration, Morning Refreshments & Displays
MOCA Director Election: MOCA members who have not already voted electronically or by mail may cast their ballots in person during the morning session. Ballots will be accepted from 8:30–10:30 a.m., at which time voting will close.
9:00–9:15 a.m. — Welcome
Walter Guptill, President, Maine Old Cemetery Association
9:15–10:00 a.m. — Henry Knox: The Most Under Appreciated Hero of the Revolutionary War
James Genco
Collections Chairman & Curator, Henry Knox Museum
The presentation will focus on who Henry Knox was, his critical role as Chief of Artillery for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and his close relationship with George Washington. James will also discuss Knox's importance as a founding father and the nation's first Secretary of War, concluding with Henry and Lucy Knox's life and impact on Midcoast Maine.
10:00–10:15 a.m. — Break, Refreshments & Displays
10:15–10:30 a.m. — Revolutionary War Patriots from Owls Head
Michelle Miller
Mussel Ridge Historical Society
10:30–11:00 a.m. — The Revolutionary War and War of 1812 Patriots of Tolman Cemetery, Rockland, Maine
Helen Shaw
Lady Knox Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution
Learn about the conservation of historic Tolman Cemetery, the 22 Revolutionary War Patriots buried there, and the publication of the book Fighting for Freedom, Fighting for Survival.
11:00–11:15 a.m. — MOCA Annual Meeting
Election Results & Announcements
11:15 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Maine Old Cemetery Association's Revolutionary War Patriot Burial Project and How to Apply for a Veteran's Headstone
Heather Almquist, PhD
Chair, MOCA Cemetery Records Committee
Member, Owls Head Cemetery Committee
Learn about MOCA's Revolutionary War Patriots Database—what it is, how you can access it, and how you can contribute. Also learn the basics of how to apply for a veteran's headstone.
12:00–1:00 p.m. — Lunch
$13 per person
- Italian Sausage Soup — tomato base
- Creamy Chicken & Cheese Soup
- Homemade Italian and Sourdough Bread
- Fruit
- Variety of Desserts
- Coffee, Tea & Water
Please let us know when registering of any dietary needs, including gluten-free requirements.
1:00 p.m. — Visit to Merriman Cemetery
Visit the recently conserved Merriman Cemetery, a project of the Owls Head Cemetery Committee undertaken with professional conservator Joe Ferrannini of Grave Stone Matters.
Learn the story of Owls Head Lightkeeper Llewellyn Norwood, who died at the lighthouse on April 13, 1911. Is Llewellyn really interred in Owls Head—or in his hometown of Southwest Harbor, as originally intended? Discover how the muddy roads of an early Maine spring may have changed those plans and created a mystery that remains more than a century later.
