AHSNH

E-ssociate Vol. 5, No. 8

 August 2009


1. From the Andover Historical Society:

Sun., Aug. 2, 9-2.  Andover Old Time Fair.  Join AHS for a day of old fashion fun.  Auction, flea market, plant and bake sales, a variety of vendors, and games for children.  Live music by White Mountain Bluegrass.  Visit the AHS Museum and view its exhibit on “Winter Hill House,” a monumental structure that once sat on the shores of highland Lake.  Historic Potter Place Railroad Station off Rtes 4 & 11, Andover.  For more info, call Kristine Lane 603-735-2336.


2. From Canterbury Shaker Village:

Sun., Aug. 2, 10am-3pm.  Visions of Heaven, PleinAir Art Show - A Shaker Spirit Day.  PleinAir artists will paint on location throughout CSV.  Chat and watch throughout the day and at 3:30pm all paintings will be available for purchase.   The Shaker Table Restaurant will be open for brunch 9am-4pm and self-service, light fare available at the Shaker Box Lunch at Farm Stand 10am-5pm.

 

Sat., Aug. 15, 3pm.  Scott Swank Lecture Series - Gentle Words:  Music at Canterbury Shaker Village.  Live vocals and recorded music of the Shakers and also a portion of Hall's 1972 conversation with two of the last Canterbury Shakers, Eldress Bertha Lindsay and Sister Lillian Phelps.

 

Admission for either event:  $17/adult; $8/children 6-17 years; 5 and under free.  Family rate $42, members free. 

 

Sat., Aug. 15 9am-12pm.  "Un-Planting Party" - Ministry Shop Garden Renovation.  Gardeners old and new are invited to remove plant material in place as part of the gardens' renovation.  Light refreshments will be provided and participants may take home a "thank you" plant from the garden.

 

For more information, contact Kevin Brad, Coordinator of Historic Gardens & Agriculture at 603-783-9077, kbragg@shakers.org or visit http://www.shakers.org.

 

3. From the Centre Harbor Historical Society:

The Schoolhouse Museum is open Saturdays in August 10-2, located at 94 Dane Road (Rte. 25B).  Free admission.  http://www.chhistory.com.


4. From the Historical Society of Cheshire County, Keene:

On the following Friday afternoons from 1-4pm, HSCC will offer activities, games, or crafts that were part of the 18th century life for children and families at the Wyman Tavern Museum.  Reservations not required.  Children ages 8 or younger must be accompanied by an adult

    Fri., Aug. 7 - Making Dolls & Animals.  Learn how to make dolls and play animals from everyday items ($5/person, $10/family).

   Fri., Aug. 14 - Candle Making.  Learn how to make tapered and dipped candles ($5/person, $10/family).

   Fri., Aug. 21 - Playing 18th Century Games & Toys.  Learn how to make and play a variety of games and 18th c. toys (free).

Keene’s Historic Wyman Tavern Museum, 339 Main St., Keene.  Open Thursday-Saturday 11-4 or by appointment. 603-352-1895. http://www.hsccnh.org.


5. From Historic Hillsborough, NH:

Fri., Aug. 21 - Sun., Aug. 23.  Living History Event 2009.  Interact with period artisans, musicians, re-enactors, historical figures, dancers, crafters, children's activities and more.  Sample mouth-watering traditional foods.  Ride a trolley.  Experience the life of a New Englander in the 1700s, 1800s and early 1900s.  Six Great Locations - Fun for the Whoole Family.  Adults-$10, Seniors-$8, Children-$5.  5 and under free.  Special event privileges for those dressed in 1800s period costume.  Hosted by the Hillsborough Main Street Program and the Hillsborough Historical Society.  http://www.livinghistoryeventnh.com.

 

6.  From the Laconia Historical & Museum Society:

August.  You've Been Pinked!. Plastic pink flamingos will be migrating throughout the month of August.  Now you can decorate a loved one's yard with a flock of these pink plastic beauties and support local history.  Anti-Flamingo Insurance is also available.  $25 donation - a flock of 30-35 will migrate to your friend or family's hard for a day.  $10 donation - LHMS will remove a flock from your yard quickly (otherwise they roost until dark).  $10 donation - Buys you Anti-Flamingo Insurance.

 

Mon., Aug. 10, 7pm.  Are We There Yet?  Get-Together.  An informal slide show and discussion about the region's local motels and cabin colonies.  Free.

 

For more information, call 603-527-1278, lhmslpl@metrocast.net or visit http://www.LaconiaHistorical.com

 

7.  From the Partners Around Lake Sunapee:

Sun., Aug. 2, 2pm.  Vanishing Newbury.  A then and now presentation of the loss of more than 200 public and private buildings, Newbury Historical Society, info@newburyhistorical.org.

Thurs., Aug. 6, 7pm. The Islands of Lake Sunapee.  Sunapee Historical Society Museum, Sunapee Harbor.

Sun., Aug. 9, 10am-2pm.  Love Your Lakes Day & Antique Boat Parade.  Annual parade with activities and exhibits in the harbor.

Sun., Aug. 9, 3pm. Sunapee Historical Society Annual Meeting.

Sat., Aug. 15, 9am-4pm.  Our Lake Lodges & Farmhouses.  Tour Newbury's historic treasures with a gala at the Stone Barn on Friday, August 14.  Contact Gloria Whelan, 603-763-3461.  Tour center Newbury Town Offices, Route 103.

Thurs., Aug. 20, 7pm. Lakes of New England - Sunapee.   A then and now slide show comparing photos from 1896 to today.  Sunapee Historical Society Museum, Sunapee Museum.  603-763-9872 or rongarceau@comcast.net

 

8. From the Meredith Historical Society:

Tues., Aug. 4, 7:30pm.  Meredith's Own Bob Montana, Archie Creator.  Paige Montana Kuether and Lynn Montana present experiences and memories of growing up with this famous cartoonist.  Main Street Museum open Wed-Sat, 11-4; Farm Museum open Wed-Sat 12-4.  For more info, call 603-279-1190 or visit http://www.MHS web.org.


Sat., Aug. 15, 10am-1pm.  1st Annual Auction of Antiques & Collectables at the Meredith Community Center.  Call 603-986-0855 for pick-ups.


9.  From the Moultonborough Historical Society:

Thurs., Aug. 13, 7pm.  A Winter Trip on Mount Washington.  Presented by Marty Engstrom, who worked from WMTW-TV8 on the summit of Mount Washington.  He tells the story of a trip up the mountain in the winter by snow tractor, shows various scenes around the summit and inside the buildings in winter and summer, and back down to the valley by snow tractor.  A joint meeting with the Centre Harbor Historical Society at the Town House, Moultonborough.  For information, email rdv99899@metrocast.net.

 

10. From the NH Aviation Historical Society, Manchester:

Sat., Aug. 15, 2pm.  Operation Looking Glass.  A presentation by Curt Harvey of Daniel Webster College.  The story of the airborne command post operations and the EC-135 aircraft operated to assure US ability to respond to attack on our soil.

 

The NH Aviation Museum is presently featuring a new exhibit on the history of the New Hampshire Air National Guard.  The museum is located at the historic 1937 terminal building at the Boston/Manchester Regional Airport, Manchester, and is open Fri. & Sat. 10-4 and Sun. 1-4.  For more information, avmuseum1@myfairpoint.net or visit http://www.nhahs.org.


11. From the NH Boat Museum, Wolfeboro:

Sat., Aug. 1, 9:30am-1pm.  Family Day & Open House.  Bring the kids for a day of fun activities - build a cardboard boat or toy sailboat and race on Lake Wentworth.  Barbecue at the beach.  Free to members, small donation for construction materials for non-members.

 

Thurs., Aug. 6, 7pm.  Archaeology under NH Waters.  David Switzer will provide a free lecture on three underwater shipwrecks.  Learn about NH's submerged cultural resources and nautical archaeology.  A NH Humanities program.  Free & open to the public.

 

Sat., Aug. 8, 9am-12pm.  33rd Annual Alton Bay Boat Show.  An informal, non-judged vintage boat show at Alton Bay's public docks.  No pre-registration, all "woodies" welcome.  Spectators may vote on the People's Choice Awards.

 

Thurs., Aug. 13, 10a,-4pm.  3rd Annual Boathouse Tour.  Tickets are now on sale for the 3rd Annual Boathouse Tour.  Take a tour of six privately owned boathouses on Lake Winnipesaukee by land in your car or by water in an antique wooden boat driven by NHBM volunteers.  Docents will welcome guests at each boathouse and provide information on the house and the boats.  $25/land ticket; $75/water ticket.  Space is limited for the water tickets, so call today for your reservation.


NHBM is open Mon.-Sat, 10-4 and Sun. 12-4.  Located at 397 Center St. (Rte. 28N), 2 miles from downtown Wolfeboro.  603-569-4554, museum@nhbm.org or http://www.nhbm.org.


12. From the New Market Historical Society:

Mon., Aug. 24, 7pm.  Strike!  The 1929 Newmarket Manufacturing Company Lockout. Presented by Michael Provost, a long time resident of Newmarket, shares his research on the temper of the community from February 1929 when 17 ladies walked out of the silkroom in protest of another wage reduction and were joined by 1,300 fellow workers until the stockholders declared abandonment of the property in March 1932.

 

Thurs., Aug. 27, 2-4pm.  This is the last Thursday of the summer afternoon open house dates for 2009.  The Stone School Museum is located on Zion’s Hill, Granite St., Newmarket.  For information, visit http://www.newmarketnhhistoricalsociey.org


 

13. From the Pierce Manse, Concord:

Thurs., Aug. 6, 3-5pm. 19th Century Formal Tea.  The afternoon will begin with First Lady Jane Pierce presenting the story of tea and tea customs.  Fine refreshments and a formal tea will follow, concluding with a raffle drawing.  $15/person benefits the preservation of the Pierce Manse, home of the 14th President.  Held at Pleasant View Retirement, 227 Pleasant St., Concord.  Call 603-225-4617, ext. 16, to reserve your seat. 

 

Thurs., Aug. 27, 7pm. Brigade Lecture Series - Pictures Out of Sunshine:  The Art, Science & Magic of 19th Century American Photography.  An illustrated lecture by Inez McDermott, Professor, New England College.  Fee & open to the public.  14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord.  For more info, call 603-225-4555.

 

The Pierce Manse is open Tues.-Sat. 11-3 through Sept. 5,  and Fri. & Sat. 12-3 through Oct. 17.  http://www.piercemanse.org.

 

14. From the Portsmouth Historical Society:

Sun., Aug. 9, 2pm.  Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Peace Prize & NH.  An illustrated talk by Charles Doleac, founder of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Forum.  Free & open to the public.  A NH Humanities Council program.  Discover Portsmouth Center, corner of Middle & Islington Sts.  603-436-8420, http://www.portsmouthhistory.org.

 

Exhibits through Aug. 31:  Birds, Beasties & Boats:  The Legacy of Adams Point. More than 100 carved and painted works by Capt. Edward Adams and his son, Cass.  Presented in collaboration with The Gundalow Company.  Also, Changing Portsmouth.  40 watercolor and oil paintings by Charles Goodhue (1916-2005) and Henry Bakula (1916-2000).


15. From the Thompson-Ames Historical Society, Gilford:

Mon., Aug. 3, 7pm.  Saving Buffalo & Cardinals:  NH's Environmentalist Earnest Baynes.    Presented by Jim Atkinson Program funded by the NH Humanities Council  Raising Buffalo in the Lakes Region,  presnted by Ernie Bolduc.  Business meeting at 7pm and program begins at 7:15pm.  Union Meetinghouse 24 Belknap Mountain Road.    For more information, thomames@metrocast.net or visit http://www.gilfordhistoricalsociety.org.


16. From the Wright Museum, Wolfeboro:

Thurs., Aug. 13, 7pm.  "Hi, I'm Ernie Pyle" A One Man Theatrical Performance.  A tribute to the men and women who fought and died during WWII as told through the dispatches of the Pulitzer Prize winning war correspondent.  $20/person, $10/Museum member.  The Wright Museum of WWII History, 77 Center St., 603-569-1212, info@wrightmuseum.org or visit http://www.wrightmuseum.org.


WORKSHOPS


17. AHSNH is pleased to announce a series of workshops in a collaborative effort with the NH Humanities Council, the NH Archives Group and the NH Historical Society.  Space is limited to please call and register in advance with the appropriate contact person.  For general questions, contact Stephanie Skenyon at 603-856-0611 or sskenyon@nhhistory.org.


“Documenting Your Society’s Archives & Collections” – Sept. 23, white Mountains/Coos county Region.  $20/NHAC member; $25/nonmember includes lunch.  Sponsored by the NHAG.  Contact Chris Pratt, nharchivesgroup@gmail.com.

“PR & Marketing for the Small Nonprofit” – Oct. 17, 10-12, New London Historical Society.  Free to AHSNH members.  Tour of NLHS facilities to follow.  Sponsored by AHSNH.  Contact Stephanie Skenyon.

“Membership Development & Fundraising” – Nov. 12, 9-12, Exeter Historical Society,  Free.  Sponsored by NHHS.  Contact Stephanie Skenyon.

“PastPerfect Training” – February 2010, 9:30am, NH Technical Institute.  Cost TBD.  Sponsored by NHHS.  Contact Stephanie Skenyon.


Ann W. Sprague, Editor

The E-ssociate

 

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