Between
1740 and 1753,
some
150 families and individuals, mainly from the Rhineland area of
Germany,
emigrated to the New World and ultimately landed in Broad Bay,
Massachusetts
- now Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine. It is these people who inspired
the development of this association.
The photo is of the Old
German Lutheran Church in Waldoboro, built in 1772. Click on the
image to get a larger view.
BACKGROUND
The OLD BROAD BAY FAMILY HISTORY ASSOCIATION was started in the summer of 1992. We began as a small group of people who were interested in learning more about our ancestors and how they came to be in Broad Bay. The effort was introduced by W. W. "Will" Whitaker in his newsletter "Old Broad Bay - Bund und Blat" that he started in January of 1992. He was attempting to document this unique event - the settling of Broad Bay - roughly 250 years after the fact. To obtain back copies, contact the newsletter editor listed below. An index of back copies is being put together and will be posted on this site when complete
The first project of our group was to start a registry, the Broad Bay Family Registry, through which people could contact others interested in Waldoboro's history and early families. Its second project was to organize some family history activities to take place in conjunction with the August 1, 1993, annual Sunday afternoon service at the historic Old German Meeting House Church in Waldoboro, Maine, where many of our ancestors worshipped. We continue to meet each year over the first weekend in August to exchange genealogical information, learn about local history, and plan work in the communities of the Broad Bay area that will perpetuate the memory of those Individuals who came to this place and prospered or perished.
We welcome all those who are interested in learning more about this group to write us and we will gladly try to answer any questions you might have.
ANNUAL MEETINGS
Our speaker
will be Anette Ruppel Rodrigues who will speak on Fort George in
Castine during the Revolution. Mark Bisco will lead a tour of historic
Waldoboro locations in the afternoon. We will once again have a
potluck lunch with brats & sauerkraut from Morse’s Sauerkraut as
the base. Since everyone seemed to like the “name” cake, we will do it
again this year. Details on what is needed to round out the menu will
be in the Summer newsletter (early July). [Note: If your ancestor’s
surname was missing last year, please let me know ASAP so no ancestors
are forgotten!]
Old German Church service
The annual
service at the Old German Church will take place on Sunday, August 4th
at 3:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served afterwards. For those who may
be coming for the first time, parking on the church grounds is limited.
Most people park along the highway, but please be very careful of
traffic and ditches.
There is no electricity or sanitary facilities on site. If it is hot & humid it is best to bring a old fashioned fan and a towel or pillow to sit on.
MEMBERSHIP & NEWSLETTER
Annual membership runs from July 1st to June 30th. Dues for individuals/families receiving the newsletter via e-mail are $10/15 per year. Dues for those requiring a hard copy newsletter are $15/20 per year. Checks should be made out to OBBFHA and mailed, along with the Membership form, to Old Broad Bay Family History Association, c/o Deirdre Putnam, 17 Bush Hill Road, Ipswich, MA 01938
Our newsletter "Old Broad Bay Family History Association
Newsletter" is published quarterly. We now have the following documents
for the three sets of our newsletters.
Every name index to volumes 1-8 (new series) 2004-2011 OBBFHA Newsletter
Articles in the Old Broad Bay Family History Association Newsletter, 2000-2003
Articles in Old Broad Bay Bund und Blatt, 1992-1997
Paper back issues of newsletter now available.
New! We are starting to put some older issues on-line. Click here.
NEWS
MAP OF OLD GERMAN CEMETERY HERE
By Fred Snell. Follow this link to download a pdf copy of a map of the Old German Protestant Cemetery on Bremen Road. This map was in the possession of Lucille Walker and she gave it to someone to get copies made for our membership, but got lost over the years. I happened to photograph it at one of our meetings several years ago and now, with the help of Photoshop, have been able to merge and clean up the three photos into one document. Please note that this map shows lot owners only and many other people may be buried on each lot. For example lot 8 is listed as Ephram White. On that lot is Ephram and his wife, Bertha, but also her parents, Gorham and Elizabeth (Creamer) Achorn. This is a large file, please be patient while it loads.
2012 JASPER J. STAHL MEMORIAL AWARD ANNOUNCED
At the meeting of the Association’s executive board on Saturday, June 16th, Cynthia Wallace of Waldoboro was presented with a check from the Jasper J. Stahl Memorial Fund and a certificate of recognition. The event was held at the Waldoboro Public Library.Ms. Wallace was honored for the teaching of history and genealogy in her third grade class at Friendship Village School. Ms. Wallace began teaching in Friendship in 1985 and has been the third grade teacher at that school since 1995. She has expanded her students' horizons by encouraging in depth studies of their family history and the history of their town. Her efforts have resulted in a continued interest in history by many of her students. One has gone on to place first in the state in the American History Essay Contest sponsored by the Daughters of the American Revolution and several others have placed first in the state essay contest sponsored by the Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of Maine.
Whenever there are Waldoboro students in her class, Ms. Wallace encourages them to investigate the history of Waldoboro. Until July 10, two projects by Ms. Wallace's students are on display at the Waldoboro Public Library. Both of these projects are from former students who live in Waldoboro.
Donations to the Jasper J. Stahl Fund will be gratefully accepted. Checks should be made out to the "Old Broad Bay Family History Association" with a note in the memo section designating it to the Stahl Fund. Donations can be mailed to the Treasurer, Deirdre Putnam, 17 Bush Hill Rd, Ipswich, MA 01938-1620.
INVENTORY OF RANDY GROSS' GENEALOGICAL MATERIALS
These materials were picked up from the Waldoboro Historical Society on 28 July 2010.
If anyone knows who created some of this or where it came from, they can e-mail Helen Shaw at obbeditor@earthlink.net. Helen writes “In posting it to the website, I hope someone will recognize the material and/or the notebooks holding the material.”
OBITUARIES [13 notebooks total] Nine large white notebooks of obituaries apparently all from The Portland Press Herald covering 1997 - 1998 for the most part. The obituaries are one per page and have surnames noted in the upper right corner. Each page is in a plastic sleeve. Two large white notebooks of obituaries which appear to cover 2000-2004 and also be from The Portland Press Herald. Two (non-archival) scrapbooks of newspaper clippings. Dated (1997 for the most part), but rarely attributed to a particular newspaper. [one maroon with gold trim; one navy with gold trim] QUERIES [3 notebooks, plus part of another; one navy; two dark blue] Clippings from The Portland Press Herald dating in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
VITAL RECORDS [two sky blue notebooks] Transcribed vital records from the town clerks’ reports: alphabetical by first letter of the surname Waldoboro, 1888-1944 Bristol, 1907-1916 Nobleboro, 1914-1947
GROSS - HATCH FAMILY [four notebooks; two sky blue; one blue with a butterfly on the cover; one white with a family chart on the cover] Appears to be a project Randy was compiling with details on individuals on separate forms. Also one black notebook full of blank forms
OLD BROAD BAY FAMILY HISTORY PROJECT [two notebooks; one red & one brown] Pedigree sheets for members’ Waldoboro lines
OLD BROAD BAY FAMILY HISTORY ASSOCIATION [one thin black notebook with "The First" on the cover] photocopies of checks & other financial records
DER AHNENFORSCHER [one green notebook] The newsletter of a German genealogy group, 2003-2005
ULMER FAMILY [one black notebook with gold trim] Ulmer family data collected by Richard Castner and material on the family sent to him by Eleanor Sargent Beverage.
CORRESPONDENCE [one thin, medium blue, notebook] Randy’s correspondence about local genealogy
MISCELLANEOUS MATERIAL [one maroon scrapbook with gold trim] Includes queries & newspaper clippings on cemeteries & local history
JASPER STAHL [one orange, soft cover notebook] Thin notebook which appears to be photocopies of Stahl’s handwritten notes on the history of the German Protestant Society which became chapter XVI of his book. Also one broken notebook that had a variety of material in it. I took it apart & put things in the notebooks that had similar material. Also several large blank 9-generation pedigree forms (circular style). Material picked up from the Waldoboro Historical Society in October 2010 OBBFHA reunion files, 1993-2005 Miscellaneous treasurer files & correspondence with members (mostly early 2000s) Old Broad Bay family history project: Family history & pedigree sheets for members’ Waldoboro line blank forms Back issues of the newsletter (complete & partial)
PUBLIC ACCESS TO MAINE VITAL RECORDS UPDATE by Helen Shaw
On September 28, 2011, a new law regulating access to vital records takes effect in Maine. Original vital records in Maine may be accessed through three venues:
1. Vital Records Unit of the Office of
Data, Research and Vital Statistics (ODRVS)
2. Maine State Archives
3. Municipal offices [also: Lincoln County retains its early marriage records at
the courthouse.]
To download the article, go to: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~megs/AccessingVitalRecordsInMaine.pdf
OFFICERS & CONTACTS
Note: To reduce spam, I have replaced the @ by (at) in the email addresses
President & Newsletter Editor -
Helen Shaw
77 Pascal Ave., Rockport, ME 04856
hashaw(at)earthlink.net -
obbeditor(at)earthlink.net
207-236-2468
Vice President - David Putnam
17 Bush Hill Road, Ipswich, MA 01938
DPutnam925(at)msn.com 978-356-2525
Treasurer - Deirdre Putnam
17 Bush Hill Road, Ipswich, MA 01938
dhurleyputnam(at)yahoo.com 978-356-2525
Director - William Conary
9 Hilltop Rd., Plaistow, NH 03865
conarywmrb(at)comcast.net 603-382-8033
Director - June Hussiere
1050 Brunswick Rd, Richmond, ME 04357
JEHussiere(at)hotmail.com (207)
582-7036
Director - Ruth Riopell
11 Marlboro Ave. Augusta, ME 04330
ruth.riopell(at)roadrunner.com
207-213-4015
Director - Dale Gunn
94 Washington St. Hudson, MA 01749
dcgunn(at)gmail.com 978-562-8531
Web Master - Fred Snell
7 Mercury Circle, Andover, MA 01810-2410
FredSnell(at)gmail.com 978-686-3647
FAMILIES
The following are the names of the early German settlers who settled Old Broad Bay, Waldoboro, Maine. We hope to eventually provide links to people researching these families. To have your name added to this list, please send e-mail to Fred Snell.
Air, Antoni (Anton), Bauzer, Beckler, Benner, Birchenbeul, Bornemann, Bornhelmet, Brotmann (Broadman), Burkhardt (Burkett), Carlow/Carlo, Castner (Kastner), David, Deis (Dice), Demuth, Dickendorff (Duckendorff, Dockendorff), Dochtermann (Tochtermann), Duerfiinger (Doertier), Dohlheim (Dolheim), Edell, Eichorn (Achorn), Eisele (Eisley, Isley), Ekele (Eugley), Feller (Feyler), Feilhauer, Genthner, Getsinger, Gross, Hamburg (Haburg), Hahn, Handel, Haupt (Hopp), Haus, Heibner / Huebner (Heavener), Heidenheim, Heller (Heyler, Hyler), Hein, Heisler, Heyer, Hilt, Hoch, Hoffses, Hoizapfel, Horn, Icholar, Jung, Keizer (Keiser, Kizer), Kuntzel Kinzel), Klein (Cline), Klaus (Claus), Koehler (Kaler), Kammerer (Comery), Kraus, Kramer (Creamer), Kroehn, Kroller, Kubler, Kuhn (Cone), Labe, Lachenauer (Lagenauer), Lang (Long), Losch (Lash), Lauer (Lawry, Lowry), Lehr, Leissner, Lebenzoeller (Levensaler), Leicht (Light), Ludwig, Martin, Matchloffe, Mellen, Menck (Mink, Mank), Muller (Miller), Neuhaus (Newhouse), Neubert (Newbert),
Orph (Orff),
Oberlach (Overlock), Pracht (Prock), Reisser (Razor), Ried (Reed, Reid),
Rehfuss (Refuse), Reisaus, Reitter, Roemele (Remily), Roth (Rode,
Rhodes), Rottner (Rotner, Rodner), Rinner,
Rominger, Sargers (Sargus), Schaffer, Schenck,
Schmidt (Smith),
Schneider (Snyder, Snider), Schonemann, Schumacher (Shoemaker), Schurtz,
Schwartz (Black), Schweier, Siechrist (Sechrist),
Seiders (Sider), Schumann (Shuman),
Seythlinger (Sidelinger),
Seitensberger (Sidensparker),
Seitz (Sides), Seller (Slier), Schmaus (Smouse),
Schaudeal (Snowdeal), Soelle (Cilley), Stahl (Stall, Stole),
Stein, Stilke (Stilkey), Stoerer (Storer), Steudle (Studley), Suchfort (Sukeforth),
Toziner, Treupel (Drible), Uhlmann,
Ulmer, Umbehend (Umberhine),
Vogler (Fogler), Wegner (Wagner),
Walch (Walck),
Wallizer (Wallis, Wallace), Walder (Walter), Waltz (Woltz),
Weber (Weaver), Weller (Willard), Wellman, Welt, Weyl, Werner
(Warner), Winchenbach (Wincapaw, Wink), Wohlfahrt,
Wolsgrover, Ziegler (Zickler, Zugler, Sucheler), Zuberbuhler.
Other Non-German Waldoboro Surnames:
Brookings, Bullen, Cleaves, Delano, Dow, Flanders, Hatch,
Huse, Kennedy, Oliver, Page, Pitcher, Schott, Simmons,
Somes
Links to other Maine and Lincoln County sources
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