Maine Society News Archive

Fall Bulletin 2007

In May, we had a small delegation who were invited to attend the annual meeting of the Maine chapter of the Daughters of Founders and Patriots! At their annual meeting, which I thought was “joint”, I was introduced, and excused from further participation. We had four members present, however, and they were also introduced.

In July, we were represented by a delegation of two at the annual celebration of the birthday of Henry Knox at Thomaston, where an appropriate wreath was placed on the General’s grave. In August, we had a delegation of two at a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the founding of Popham Colony.

Spring Bulletin 2002

Each year, on the third Saturday in July, the Thomaston, Maine Historical Society and the Friends of Montpelier conduct a memorial service and a patriotic ceremony to honor Major General Henry Knox, hero of the Revolutionary War, and the first Secretary of War in President Washington's Cabinet. These activities are conducted at the gravesite, and at the nearby replica of his home, Montpelier, in Thomaston, ME.

A large number of historic, patriotic, fraternal and hereditary organizations participate by laying wreaths at the General's grave, including the Order of Founders and Patriots. This year, the Society was represented by Associate Harry W Kinsley Jr., Governor of the Maine Society, who is shown above placing the wreath.