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On Our Website
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On Our Website
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Welcome to the Trescott Historical Society
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We are a
private membership organization open to the public and dedicated to
the study and publication of the history of Trescott, Maine. We have
elected officers, and general policy is set by a Board of Directors.
We have over 435 family surname files covering the years 1785 to
1920, including historical maps and surveys. Additional files cover
the years from 1920 to 1945 (when the town deorganized) and later,
1946 to the present, when all vital records have been recorded in
the bordering town of Lubec.
Since most of the early settlers and later inhabitants moved from
the area for economic reasons, we are interested in receiving and
sharing data with descendants of former Trescott, Maine residents.
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Little Moose Island off Eastern Head
in South Trescott |
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The Society sponsors a variety of activities including public
lectures, genealogy exchanges and outings. Members are actively
researching and organizing historical documents, and gradually
adding material to the THS website. A recent project has been
re-issuing the 1881 Atlas of Washington County. |
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The
Black Fly in Perspective |
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Beholding the ice slowly retreating, the dust
settling and the fog lifting, the Lord gazed below
at the bold, rock-strewn coastline and sayeth to His
son, sitting at His right hand, "Jesus Christ,
didn't that come out some nifty down there." |
Whereupon the boy replied, "Yes Dad, it really did
come out neat - maybe even too nice, for the people
who shall one day inhabit that wilderness will
become conceited, arrogant, complacent in their ways
and full of sloth if we make things too good for
them."
So, then, it came to pass that the Father, in His
infinite wisdom, looked down upon thus beautiful
land and created the black fly, for Christ's
sake...and for ours.
anon. 1966
Take a look at the www.mainenature.org
black fly report... |
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A
Little Video... |
The waters off Trescott are normally calm, and the rocky
coast is well-protected,
but we occasionally experience the excitement of an Atlantic storm. These
short
home video clips show waves at South Trescott during the
Patriot's Day storm April, 2007
(WMV file -
requires Windows Media Player):
 House on cliff (1.4 MB)
Beach (.8 MB) |
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“Trescott. North of as 22
miles, on daily stage and mail
route to Lubec; formerly No. 9. Incorporated February 7, 1827.
In 1880 population 552.
Valuation $49,335.“ |
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– From Atlas of Washington County Maine, George N. Colby & Co.
Houlton & Machias ME 1881 |
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Reprints of original
Atlas are available from the Trescott
Historical Society. |
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