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MOCA PROGRAMS 2009

The general public is invited to attend all programs.

Spring Meeting:
Hosted by:
Phippsburg

Summer Program:

1 August 2009

Hosted by:
Milbridge
(See agenda below)

Fall Meeting:

26 September 2009
Hosted by:
Newfield (Willowbrook)

Summer Agenda

Milbridge, Washington Co., Maine

Saturday, 1 Aug. 2009

Milbridge Historical Society

Hosted by Milbridge Historical Society

Directions from the South: From Ellsworth, take route 1 to Milbridge. The museum is on the left just before the center of town next to the Cinnamon Stick gift shop.

Directions from the North: Coming from the Machias area, take route 1A into Milbridge. At the top of the hill, take a left and go through town. The museum is just past the town center on the right next to the Cinnamon Stick gift shop.

EVERYONE WELCOME

8:30 - 9:15 Registration $3.00 per person at the Door

Displays & Coffee & Snacks

9:15 - 9:30 Welcome/Announcements Cheryl Willis Patten, MOCA President

9:30 - 9:45 “Milbridge, A View and a Vision”

Gary Willey, Pres., Milbridge Historical Society

9:45-10:30 "Finding Dorcas & Other Oddities: Resoring a Derelict 19th Century Cemetery"

A narrated slide presentation by Jennifer Sticker, cemetery project leader
and member of Seaside Grange 567 in Corea

10:30 - 11:30 Exhibits, Archive Displays, Your Cemetery Project
If you're involved with or know of a cemetery project and wish to share the information with others,
please bring a display board, photos, or other related materials.

11:00-12:00 MOCA Business Meeting (All welcome to attend.)

Explanation of afternoon cemetery tours/maps/alternate options

12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Cost: $8.00 at the Door

Assorted sandwiches, salads, beverage, dessert/fruit

Reservations needed for lunch prior to 25 July. Email info@milbridgehistoricalsociety.org to reserve your lunch. Those without email may phone Jane Macomber at 207-876-4125. You must provide the number of lunches, name, mailing address, and any dietary restrictions. You may pay at the door. Any "no shows" will be billed.

1:00 -> Door Prize Drawing (must be present to win)
Tour of Cemeteries -- Museum Open --Tour OPTIONS:--

Evergreen Cemetery - Petery Sawyer
Milbridge family cemetery plots - Linden Perry

2:30 Remain in Milbridge cemeteries OR Indian Harbor Cemetery in Corea
for those wishing about 15 miles from Milbridge). The cemetery is some distance
from the road and the ground is rough. Limited parking, car pooling from Corea Grange at 2:30 p.m.

Lodging: (This information is informational and is not to be taken as recommendations.)
Englishman's Bed and Breakfast, Cherryfield 546-2337 www.englishmansbandb.com
Guagus Inn, Milbridge 546-9737 www.guagusriverinn.com
Red Barn Motel, Milbridge 546-7721

For more information about Milbridge Historical Society and the area

http://www.milbridgehistorialsociety.org