In the News
August 3,2025
On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. the annual Pilgrimage Service will be held at the historic Elder Grey Meeting House. The guest minister will be Rev. Judy Braun and special music will be offered by Tom Osborne. View or download the Order of Service, with details about the guest speaker, the Meeting House Restoration Project (replastering the interior) and a recollection of founder Elder James Gray. The annual Business Meeting follows the service. Read about opportunities to donate to either the Meeting House or Cemetery,
July 9, 2024
Meeting House Receives Funds for Restoration ~ The Elder Grey Meeting House-Cemetery Association of North Waterboro has received $20,000 in grants for the restoration of the meeting house interior plaster walls. $7,500 was received from the Morton Kelly Charitable Trust, $5,000 from the Narragansett Number One Foundation, and $7,500 from the Davis Family Foundation. This is the final phase of a multi-year restoration initiative to restore and preserve the historic 1806 meeting house. Fundraising is ongoing to meet its goal. Read about opportunities to donate to either the Meeting House or Cemetery,
August 4, 2024
The 98th annual Pilgrimage Service was held on Sunday, August 4, 2024. Morning rain subsided in time for the service. The sermon was delivered by Rev. Judy Braun. Read more here.
August 5, 1928
Sunday, August 5, 1928 marked the third annual Pilgrimage service at the historical old Meeting House on the hill, known as the Elder Grey Meeting House. A column in the Sanford Tribune-Advocate newspaper describes the procession that in 1832 moved the old Elder Grey building up the hill to its new home, nearer pastor Elder James Gray. Many yokes of oxen, rattling chains, and according to tradition, a jug of rum accomplished the move to the summit of the hill. Read the article here. > > Read the full history here. > >
November 5, 2021
Californians Kelli Smith and her mother Eileen Roberts, descendants of Robert Bradeentook a little detour to include a visit to the Elder Grey Cemetery. Read more here.
September 19, 2021
Gravestone restoration expert Jess Davis and her assistant, Alec Taliaferro, have repaired the two Gray gravestones as well as the gravestone for brothers Benjamin Frank Barnes and Elijah Barnes. Read more here.
September 4, 2021
Robert Bradeen descendants Lara Gilleland and her mother Linda (Bradeen) Gilleland visited the Elder Grey Cemetery and Meeting House. Bradeen's burial is said to be the oldest in the Cemetery. Read more here.
Elder Gray Descendants Visit: Three descendants of Nehemiah and Olive (Goodwin) Gray arrived to visit the Elder Grey Cemetery on a recent June 2021 day. Read more here.
Restoration Update: June 2021. The beginning of Phase Two of the restoration that started in 2018 is underway. In May, highly trained workers with Octagon Cleaning & Restoration began the removal of coats of shellac, calcimine, and paint from the ceiling that had been applied over many years. Pictures and details here. If you are interested in donating to the cause, you can read about our most recent campaign and join in the preservation of this historic structure and the adjoining cemetery.