New this year! Mark your calendar for the Boothbay Region Historical Society’s summer fundraiser. Silent auction items and bid sheets will be on display in the museum at 72 Oak St., Boothbay Harbor, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., July 18-21 and July 25-28. Come in, tour the museum, and place your bids. This special two-week event will wrap up at our annual bake sale at the museum on Saturday, July 28, from 10:00 a.m. until all goods are sold out. Come in for some tasty treats and place your final bids! Bidding will close at 2:00 p.m. High bidders will be notified by phone or email.

Thank you to our early donors: Grover’s Hardware, House of Pizza, Sherman’s, Merry Auld Tea Co., 2 Salty Dogs, Sea Glass Spa, The Village Store, Capers, Janson’s Clothing, A Silver Lining, Burke’s Island Stables, Yoga Firm Studio, Eventide, East Boothbay General Store, Trevett Store, Hodgdon Yacht Services, Hawke Motors, Hannaford, Coastal Maine Popcorn, and Friends of the society. Updated donor lists will be posted on the society’s Facebook page and in the Boothbay Register.

We appreciate our donors’ support for the society’s mission to maintain and share the region’s heritage. All proceeds go toward maintaining the society’s many historical collections and ongoing upkeep to the 1874 Elizabeth Reed House, where the museum is housed.

For more information about the society or this event, please contact the office: brhs@gwi.net, 207-633-0820, or visit our website: www.boothbayhistorical.org. While there, simply click the button to join our email list.