Patrons of Husbandry – a website dedicated to the Granges located in Maine
-> Do your Holiday Shopping at a Grange Holiday Craft Fair. Here’s a list of the ones we’ve heard about!
If your Grange is distributing dictionaries to schools or may be interested in doing so, please see this post and fill out the form!
Check the event out on Facebook!
White Rock Grange is located at 33-34 Wilson Road in Gorham, Maine.
We’ve created a special webpage–a sort of directory of Grange Craft Fairs scheduled in November and December. All you have to do is submit your information to be listed! If you have a flyer, send it as an email attachment. You’ll get free, state-wide publicity.
We’re still seeking Granges interested or already participating in the Words for Thirds Dictionary Project. All we need right now is a contact person and the Grange name. We are creating a number of great resources we’d like to share! The list we have so far includes
(The contact need not be an officer–just someone who heads up the effort so we can offer resources and information. Ideally, it will be someone with an email address.) Submit your information here!
We’re already into a new Grange Year (2024-2025) and that means new information is needed.
We’ll be updating the online directory of Granges–most of the information comes from the Roster. Does the MSG Secretary Sharon have your current information? (Send a copy to the webmaster, please!)
Don’t forget to submit your events for the Maine State Grange Online Event Calendar! We’re set up for events all the way through 2025.
Our Scholarship Information Page has already shown increased traffic this year. If your Grange offers a scholarship or educational aid, please make sure the information is correct.
But they’re going for the blue!
Notes from National are gleaned from an email provided by Phil Vonada, National Grange Communications Director.
(Gleaned from the October 2024 Issue of Good Day! Magazine)
75 Years of Membership
50 Years of Membership
Welcome New Members!
By Walter Boomsma,
MSG Communications Director
207 343-1842
Communication Shorts are brief (short) but important items posted for your information and use. Please send us your ideas and thoughts!
Recent issues of the Bulletin can be found on the Program Books and Information Page.
Remember, complete information is available right here on the website!
We’ve seen a recent uptick in visits to the Scholarship Information Page. If your Grange offers scholarships, please visit this page and make sure the information is current and correct!
Many Granges offer holiday craft fairs or “makers markets.” Please submit information about yours! We offer statewide publicity and make it easy for you to share information on Social Media. If you submit it before November 15, it will be included in the November Bulletin!
Those we’ve received are listed on the 2024 State Session page and have been added to the Program Books and Information Page.
Plan some sort of simple gathering during the holidays. I wrote a “Special Report” last year about a community event we attended last year on Christmas Day. I was surprised at how many were there and what a great time it was.
“Voting is the expression of our commitment to ourselves, one another, this country, and this world.”
Sharon Salzberg
We’ve opened the 2025 Website Event Calendar. Don’t forget to submit your dates!
By Walter Boomsma, MSG Communications Director
A friend recently announced that she plans to keep her son home from school on November 5 (Election Day) and the day after. She is taking the days off from work. They will “hunker down” until she deems it safe to “come out.” Sadly, I find it difficult to challenge her plan. This is an intense election year.
As the day approaches, it seems appropriate to offer some resources to help us manage through these difficult times. The resources listed below come from the JED Foundation, which has existed for 25 years and has a well-documented track record. I originally developed an interest in JED because it specializes in protecting the emotional health and preventing suicide of teens and young adults. They offer excellent programs and materials in partnership with schools, colleges, and parents. In short, I am comfortable and confident in recommending these resources.
Using mental health resources is not a sign of weakness. On the contrary, accessing tools and information indicates strength and builds it. One of the things to like about the JED Website is that it is engaging and extremely easy to navigate. Most of these resources are equally applicable and valuable to older folk!
Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you, doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.
Lisa Olivera
