Historical Society of Wells and Ogunquit

05/29/2026

What a fun visit from Kayla, Admissions Coordinator for York County Community College - Wells, Maine! Thanks for the swag bag! Go Hawks! :)

05/28/2026

This grooved stone axe head in our collection was discovered by Philip and Edgar Brooks at Moody Point in the 1960s. Recently, we had it examined by archaeologist Nathan Hamilton, who estimates it dates to the Late Archaic period, approximately 3,500–4,000 years ago.

You can come see this fascinating artifact on display at our museum upstairs in the library!

05/26/2026

Thank you, to our local hardware and lumber store Morse Hardware & Lumber for sponsoring Woodies in the Cove car show and fundraiser this year! We appreciate your support! 🪵 🛠️

05/25/2026

05/22/2026

Wishing everyone a safe and reflective Memorial Day this year. As we pause to remember our Nation's brave, fallen servicemembers, we also give thanks for the freedoms we enjoy today.

05/22/2026

There’s a lot of talk about the Founding Fathers of the U.S. as we celebrate the nation’s 250th birthday, but what about the Founding Mothers? One name that should be considered for this title is Mary Katharine Goddard, an accomplished printer and publisher whose name appears on the second printing of the Declaration of Independence.

In January of 1777, after fleeing Philadelphia for Baltimore, the Continental Congress commissioned Goddard to print a second issue of the Declaration of Independence. This time, those who signed the Declaration in July of 1776 reasserted their commitment to the cause of Independence by allowing their names to be printed on the broadside. Mary Katharine Goddard put her name in print, too.

Printing this document was an act of treason. By printing this broadside and including her name, Mary Katharine Goddard was bravely aligning herself with the same risks that the signers had undertaken.

There are only 11 known surviving copies of the Goddard broadside, making it a very special treasure in the Library's collections.

To learn more about the Goddard broadside, visit the links below.

https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2018/03/rare-book-of-the-month-a-revolutionary-woman-and-the-declaration-of-independence/?loclr=fbloc

https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10718/?loclr=fbloc

Image: A cropped and zoomed-in image of the Goddard Declaration of Independence with Mary Katharine Goddard's name highlighted at the bottom, and an illustration of Goddard in the upper righthand corner.

05/22/2026

Thank you, Home Instead of Wells for sponsoring the Woodies in the Cove car show and fundraiser this year!
We appreciate you!

If you don't see a specific type of care here, you will be able to provide additional details once we match you with a local office.

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Can you believe it's our 15th year for Woodies in the Cove??
Thank you to our first sponsor of the show: Justin Petelle, Just In Time Odd Jobs LLC
Thank you for your support!

05/20/2026

Them: You can’t smell a picture.

Me: Hold my coffee.

05/11/2026