
President's Welcome

Membership in the Canaan Farmers Hall is open to all without restriction, whether living in town or not. Our goal is to have every citizen in Canaan become a member. Yes, that means every one of you.
We are expanding programming to do more and more for kids like the planetarium show and art demos for kids during Maine Craft Weekend. We have a new Mug Up program for seniors run by Mary Stuart. We’re looking for new programs and people to run them, so if you have a great idea, come share it with us and we’ll try to make it happen.
If you haven’t been in the hall for a while, you need to check out our new handicapped lift, and our upstairs deck (sometimes called a fire escape!) We continue to make improvements to the hall and to programming. Please, come join us!
Respectfully submitted,

Kathleen Perelka, President
and the entire Board of
Canaan Farmers Hall
In 1898, the residents of Canaan, Maine built the historic building on Main Street known to all as the Canaan Grange Hall. For more than a century the building has been a community asset. The residents of Canaan today are grateful for the hard work and sense of community that the Canaan Grange Hall represents.
In 2011, a local non-profit group named Canaan Farmers Hall was formed. This group's goal was to acquire, renovate and update the former Canaan Grange Hall for the benefit of the greater Canaan Community.
Through fundraising and an active membership campaign the Canaan Farmers Hall non-profit was able to purchase the building from the Maine State Grange in August of 2012.
We envision the Canaan Farmers Hall to be a central gathering place in the community for programs and events that promote public and civic pride. We envision programs that further the community's education, recreation, economy, agricultural history, and municipal well-being. To date the hall has been used for weddings and receptions, contra dances, art shows, musical performances, stage shows, quilt shows, Sunday dinners, lectures, meetings, children's events, and storytelling.
This website is the main information portal for the activities and fundraising events taking place at the hall. In addition, it contains information regarding how to reserve and rent the hall for individual, family, club, and organizational activities. We have incorporated a community-wide events calendar to increase awareness of the town office, fire department, public library, health center, historical society, and Lake George Regional Park.
Membership in the Canaan Farmers Hall is open to everyone without restriction, whether you live in town or not. By becoming a member, you show your support for one of Canaan's important community landmarks and help with its upkeep and future renovation. When an individual donates a hundred dollars toward this goal, the donor's name, or the name of a loved one, is inscribed on a memorial plaque. The plaque is displayed in a wall frame designed and crafted by Jim Stedman. Please become a member and help us keep this historic building an active part of our community.
Meet the rest of Our Board

Rosey Caporale
Secretary
Retired Nurse
Canaan, Maine

Randy Grant
Vice-President
Retired Paper Maker
Canaan, Maine

Scott Price
Treasurer
Office Manager
Canaan, Maine

Danny Ring
Director
Farmer
Canaan, Maine

Mary Stuart
Director
Canaan, Maine

Mike Perkins
Director
Electrician
Canaan, Maine
Director

Sam Sanborn
Director
Canaan, Maine

Mat York
Director
Canaan, Maine

Tim Haiss
Director
Canaan, Maine
Directors emeritus

Louise Townsend

Stanley Ames

Perch Walker
Bill Townsend --- Debby Noonan
Our Current Members: 2023-2024
Louise Alley
Stanley Ames
Doug Anderson
Bette Anterra
Maili Bailey
Hillary Baldwin
Sam Baldwin
Fred Beck
Patricia Beck
Jason Bellner
Earl Boyd
John Bragg
Pat Bragg
Andrew Brewer
Joey Brewer
Andra Burrill
Paul Burrill
Ron Butler
Diane Caffyn
Thomas Caffyn
David Calder
Rosey Caporale
Carleen Carlson
JC Carlson
Lisa Caswell
Michelle Cesare
Pam Clark
Brenda Clements
Sara Colburn
Donna Conkling
Mari Connors
Paul Deagle
Sharon Deagle
Don Decker
Kate Decker
Maureen Delahanty
Joe Dembeck
Carol Demo
Mike Demo
Mary Dipompo
Pam Drake
Penny Deraps
Steve Dionne
Jennifer Dionne
Mary DiPompo
Araminta Dorman
Ron Dorman
Desiree DuBois
Matt DuBois
Michael DuBois
Orrin Fitzgerald
Lisa Fitzgerald
Shelley Fitzgerald
Wyatt Fitzgerald
Valarie Flanders
Dale Gerald
Carol Gerald
Gail Gibson
Jack Gibson
Beverly Goodridge
John Goodridge
John Graf
Rita Graf
Randy Grant
Traci Grant
Allan Haberstock
Kathleen Haberstock
Christine Haiss
Henry Haiss
Tim Haiss
Peggy Hamilton
Tom Hamilton
Dan Harriman
Gloria Harriman
Bernie Hart
Dave Hart
Galen Hart
Norm Hart
Susan Hart
Craig Heavey
Susan Hellewell
Anne Herrin
Jim Herrin
Raejean Herrin
Robert Herrin
Willie Higgins
Betsy Holt
Brenda Holt
Mike Holt
Patricia Horine
Samuel Horine
Liz Hutchins
Roger Hutchins
Michael Hunt
Natalie Jones
Heather Kerner
Barbara Joseph
Heather Kerner
Eric Lahti
Susan Lahti
Iver Lofving
Ann Lynch
Jerry Lynch
Kaare Mathiasson
Nancy Mills
Peter Mills
Marisa Nadeau
Karen Neves
Bob Noonan
Mary O'Donnell
Nancy Ouellette
Jared Peatman
Bob Perelka
Kathy Perelka
Mike Perkins
Cheryl Pooler
Joel Pooler
Scott Price
Harry Richter
Laura Richter
Danny Ring
Cindy Robertson
Marilyn Renfrew
Roger Renfrew
Liza Russell
Alan Sanborn
Bria Sanborn
Phoebe Sanborn
Sam Sanborn
Louise Savoy
Matthew Sayce
Beth Schiller
Barbara Scott
Bruce Scott
Jeanne Shay
Billie Sherman
Jeff Sincyr
Wendy Sincyr
Rachel Shaw
William Shaw
Ginny Smith
Dave Snell
Kathy Snell
Allan Soll
Candi Soll
Skip Sorrentino
Matt Stanford
Jacqueline Stedman
Jim Stedman
Denise Stetkis
Joel Stetkis
Gust Stringos
Janice Stringos
Mary Stuart
Barbara Sullivan
Becky Sumner
Walter Sumner
Eve Tennenbaum
Richard Tory
Trudy Tuttle-Hart
Emilie Van Eeghen
Karen Walker
Melinda Wilson
Mat York
Don Zarfos