At the Custom House, Waldoboro, ME
a community-centered space to build empathy and connection through history and an emotional engagement with the past
Gather.
Converse.
Be Heard.
Share Values.
Inquire.
Learn Together.
Rest.
Reflect.
Reconnect.
Gather. Converse. Be Heard. Share Values. Inquire. Learn Together. Rest. Reflect. Reconnect.
Types of Programming
Open group conversations about the changing nature of work, health, governance, town development, and other pressing issues
Intergenerational dialogues to consider the future, pass on knowledge, and further the institutional memory of place
Evocations of community spirits and past participants in civic life to join in dialogue about community development and feel
Publications of local voices pairing perspectives of community members past and present through letters, interviews, images, and anecdotes
Maps of the area’s living history linked to soundscapes, images, and oral histories to re-feel the past and the possibilities of the present
Explorations of the area’s emotional geography across land and water—integrating natural and human histories through the feelscape of time
Renewed encounters with place through historical inquiry and creative energy to increase awareness of the past around us
Immersive performances with text, music, imagery, and video to capture emotional resonance across time and harness the region’s driving feelings
Dramatic storytelling opportunities for individuals to explore, feel, and articulate the foundations of their perspectives more deeply
Revivified town meetings blending public record with lived experience and personal history to reveal the emotional depth of civic life
History is not static—it is alive.
It is an ongoing act of inquiry and conversation that shapes who we are—not through a sequence of dates and facts, but by grappling with life’s deepest questions: survival, care, belonging, power, danger, and celebration.
These questions don’t just inform our laws and landscapes—they live in our emotions.
Why History and Emotion?
History’s most enduring imprint is emotional.
Love. Anger. Hope. Despair. Joy. Jealousy.
Emotions shape meaning, values, and relationships. They layer the spaces we inhabit and influence how we see ourselves and one another.
We call this shared emotional landscape the feelscape of time—a space where history is not just remembered, but felt. A place that holds what we know—and all that what we’ve forgotten.
Only in the feelscape of time can we truly examine how we are shaped by what we know and what we don’t, what we’ve included and what we’ve left out.
Only there can we rework the emotional foundations of our lives.
Only there can we rediscover what truly matters and feel a sense of purpose across time.
OHOH is a portal into the feelscape of time.
Contact Us
Have questions? Interested in knowing more or working together? Contact us below and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can. We can’t wait to hear from you!