Our base is the Custom House, a living anchor that connects multiple periods of time.

The building dates to 1855, when Waldoboro stood at the head of the regional economy and was a leading shipbuilding town. The building itself served as the administrative center for a customs district stretching from the Damariscotta River to Penobscot Bay, recording the movement of goods and people around the world. Later, it became the post office and then the town library.

In each role, it brought people together to exchange goods, share information, and seek knowledge. It has long been a place where people exchange, define, and question what matters.

That process continues here.

The activities of OHOH show we rediscover value through the emotions that shape our relationships and shared experience while natural and social conditions continue to change.

The building’s atmosphere—quiet, resonant, elevating, and reflective—creates space for attention, stirs imagination, and supports connection, helping us see ourselves within a wider horizon of possibility.