Town of Phippsburg 2012 Annual Report

2012 ANNUAL REPORT
200th Anniversary Celebration Committee
The Phippsburg 200 th Anniversary Committee is on target to make 2014 a special year for
our very special Town!
Bev Bevilacqua of Popham has created the logo for the 200 th – the “Shallop” which honors
our boatbuilding history. Limited edition sweatshirts, hats and T-shirts are available for sale
with this very special logo commemorating our anniversary. We would truly like to thank Mr.
Bevilacqua for sharing his immense talent with the Town!
The committee has resurrected an old tradition, the Boston Post Cane. This tradition was
started in August of 1909 when 700 towns in New England were encouraged to present an engraved
cane to the oldest person in town “on behalf of the Boston Post.” Then, the tradition
was to continue to the next oldest person when the first one passed, and so on. At one time,
Phippsburg did have a Boston Post Cane, but its owner and history have slipped away in time.
A new Boston Post Cane has been purchased and is ready for presentation to Phippsburg’s oldest
resident in 2014 – an event not to be missed! A memorial plaque will also be hanging at
Town hall with the recipients’ names and the year of the award of the cane.
The Phippsburg 200 th Memorial Book will have many years of the Phippsburg Observer retyped
as a mirror into the past (since the publication of Fair to the Wind). Sherri Wallace Bishop
has granted her permission for this book to include her “Index to Fair to the Wind”, which
tracks every single name in the original book. We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to both
Sherri for her generosity, and Loalee Young for hours and hours of typing the Memorial Book!
The plans for 2014 include a Parade down Route 209, a play re-enacting the signing of the
Phippsburg Charter, historic tours, a Time Capsule and a cake judging contest for participants
of all ages! Other committees and organizations are also working on making their 2014 plans
special – so stay tuned!
The Committee would like to thank the Town for your generosity and support for this special
one time event. The funding request that we have made is intended for publication of the
200 th Memorial Book, and expenses for the planned events. The money we are raising from the
sale of the Memorial book, clothing, hats and memorabilia will help to pay for this special anniversary,
and all money that is left after the event will be returned to the Town, with our sincere
thanks for your support.
Please plan to participate, support and most of all, enjoy Phippsburg’s Grand 200 th !
Respectfully submitted,
Chilloa A. Young, Chair
Bette Totman, 200th
Committee member,
and Lynn Totman
handing out
Anniversary
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