The Birch Bay Historical Society will be meeting at the Blaine Library on Monday, February 3 starting at 5:30 p.m. The meeting is being organized by Jim Zell from Blaine and Patrick Alesse from Birch Bay.
The meeting was originally scheduled to take place on January 16 but was postponed due to snow and ice.
The meeting will include a rundown of the group’s last meeting as well as an overview of the Birch Bay Historical Society as an incorporated group and 501(c)(3) organization. There will be presentations on a reed organ with local history, and Blaine’s wooden nickel. The meeting will also include discussions about the formation of a similar historical society in Blaine, and the group’s collection of old copies of the Blaine Banner newspaper.
The meeting will end with a demonstration on the use of smartphones to record people’s historical stories. All people are encouraged to attend the meeting and to bring their stories, photos and ideas.
“This is near and dear to our hearts,” said Debby Farmer, branch manager of the Blaine Library. “I’m very excited about this. I think it just takes someone to get the ball rolling and get all of these folks interested in doing this together.”
The Birch Bay Historical Society was founded last fall by Bea Ball, with assistance from Arne Cleveland and others.
For more information and a list of current members and their contact information, please visit bit.ly/37wbu5U.
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