This newsletter is sent via Blind Copy to Historical=
Societies
and interested parties from the Association of Historical Societies of New
Hampshire. If you do not wish to receive this,=
simply hit Reply and respond, "Please remove." Recipients=
are
encouraged to participate and can post inquiries and resources by writing to=
lindaday@historicalsocietiesnh.org.
--Linda Day, Association of Historical Societies of NH =
May 23, 2005
Up Front:
There will be no issue next week. The following=
week,
June 6, will be an events issue. In the interim, there may=
be a
few scattered announcements and a special topic issue on the subject of=
hosting
your own web-site. I will be accepting contributions (questions,=
ideas,
resources, and caveats) for that issue through June 2nd. I hope you=
are
all enjoying your Spring, dusting off those=
artifacts!
Contents:
AHSNH opens web store to members
Eastman-Lord hours
Campton hears history of flag
Rye summer hours
New Hampton studies farm abandonment of early
1800s
NEMA offers workshop on basics
from the
Association of Historical Societies of NH:
If your society is a member of=
the
Association and has items for sale, write up a list and send it, along=
with
contact information, to the Association ("Store" c/o AHSNH, PMB 101, 26=
South
Main, Concord, NH 03301-4848) and we will post it on the "Store"=
page
of our web-site.
This is not=
a sophisticated
spread--we are not yet posting pictures, nor can we offer "secure
credit-card purchases." Also, be sure to notice: To=
update
your posting at a later time, it will be necessary to send the entire list
again. That is, updates will replace, not supplement, the=
original
posting. Still, it is another way to spread the word if you are
interested.
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from
Conway:
Presented by Walt and Shirley
Stockwell. The speakers use 3' X 5' replicas of historic United=
States
Flags to review the history and development of our national flag. The=
public is invited to this colorful and informative talk. All programs=
are
held at our headquarters, the refurbished 1855 Town House on NH Route 175,=
three
miles south of the present town center. For further information,=
contact
Walt at flagman@lr.net
from
Rye:
Hours at the Rye Town Museum are: Saturdays 11-3 from May=
1-mid Dec. or call 603 964 9079 for appointment.
We now have a brochure which describes=
the
work of the society, the collection in the museum and highlights the town's=
history with map.
New exhibit at Rye Town Museum funded by=
Greater Piscataqua Charitable Foundation:
"Summering in Rye: Over a=
Century by the Sea" (the Hotels and
Boarding Houses of Rye NH 1840's - 1960's) Old
Photos, memorabilia, artifacts and maps of the golden age of the Rye Beach
resort.
from New=
Hampton:
Wednesday, June
8, 7:00 pm: Hill Country Abandonment, 19th Century=
Sandwich,
NH
Gordon Nash Library. Featuring Marcia Schmidt=
Blaine,
Ph.D.
The population of early nineteenth-century Sandwich was prosperous=
and
growing. Farmers, the vast majority of the population, produced a sizeable
marketable surplus. However, just before the Civil War, the population of
Sandwich, and much of New England, declined precipitously. By=
focusing
on one community, we will try to understand what happened to the inhabitants=
of
Sandwich. Using letters, maps, and other documents, the program will look at=
some of the individuals who left and those who stayed to try to understand=
the
motivations for leaving town.
Marcia Schmidt=
Blaine,
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, is Lecturer in the Social Science=
Department
at Plymouth State University.
(Ed. note:) Dr. Schmidt=
Blaine
will also be speaking at the Association's Annual Meeting, Oct. 22, at the=
Lane
Tavern in Sanbornton, on the topic, "Liberty and Lumber: New Hampshire=
Timbermen and the Rise of Revolutionary Spirit." Why not=
attend
both and start a collection?
from the=
New
England Museum Association:
June 27, 9:30=
-
3:45 Historic Site Management Fundamentals
At the Millyard Museum in
Manchester, NH!
Four sessions will include
Mission and=
Governance, by Kate Viens (Exec Dir of NEMA);
Basics of
Administration & Finance, by Elaine Clements (Dir of Andover, MA,=
Hist. Soc.);
Historical=
Building Maintenance, by Brenda Milkovsky (Sr. Cur., Conn. River
Museum);
Marketing
the Historical Site, by Jane Wald (Dir of Resources, Emily Dickinson=
Museum).
The cost is $35/$45, plus $10=
box
lunch.