AHSNH

E-ssociate Vol. 6, No. 1

 January 2010

 

 

AHSNH NEWS

Event submission requests may now be sent to news@historicalsocietiesnh.org by the 15th of each month, for submission on or about the 1st of the next month.



MEMBER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS

 

1. From Historical Society of Cheshire County:
Ongoing through July 2010- Exhibit- The Nursery of Liberty - Schools and Education in the Monadnock Region. This exhibition tells the story of the development of education and the experiences of students and teachers during the early 1700's to the early 1900's.  It will explore the classroom of the one-room school, the life of the teacher, school architecture, student work and textbooks, education laws and policies, and a variety of other topics. On display at Exhibit Hall at the Historical Society, 246 Main Street, Keene on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 am to 4 pm, Wednesday, from 9 am to 9 pm, and the first Saturday of the month from 9 am to noon through April then every Saturday after that.
For further information, contact the Historical Society at 603-352-1895 or hscc@hsccnh.org

2. From Exeter Historical Society:
Wednesday, Jan. 6- 7:30 pm (refreshments at 7pm). "The Naked Quaker: True Crimes and Controversies from the Courts of Colonial New England" by Diane Rapaport, award-winning author and historical consultant.  Diane Rapaport presents stories of naked Quakers and other forgotten
Americans, bringing them to life in true court cases from colonial New England.  The program will take place at the Exeter Historical Society, 47 Front Street, Exeter, and is free and open to the public. contact Laura Martin Gowing, program manager, at the Exeter Historical Society at 603-778-2335 or
mailto:info@exeterhistory.org> info@exeterhistory.org.

3. From Laconia Historical & Museum Society:
Monday, Jan. 25 – 7pm. Allen-Rogers Corporation Get-Together at the Laconia Public Library. Former employees, friends and family of those who worked at the Allen-Rogers Corporation are invited to attend a public get-together to share stories/memories associated with the history of the company, which made woodenware products in Laconia from 1934-1999. Program coincides with an exhibit on the subject entitled As the Wood Turns, on view at the Laconia Library through February 28, 2010. For more info: www.LaconiaHistorical.org or 603.527.1278.


WORKSHOPS, GRANTS, & PUBLICATIONS


4. “Cataloging Training” – February 2010, 9:30am, NH Technical Institute.  Cost TBD.  Sponsored by New Hampshire Historical Society.  Contact Stephanie Skenyon. Contact: 603.856.0611


5. New from Fall Rose Books: Beyond Freedom by Patricia Q. Wall. The sequal to Child Out of Place, Beyond Freedom continues that first story about Matty and her family while revealing yet another little-known chapter in the history of early African Americans in New England. Beyond slavery, beyond that day of freedom comes hope – or it should. But for fifteen-year-old Matty and hundreds of other free blacks living on the north slope of Boston’s Beacon Hill in 1812, hope struggled against despair. ISBN 0974218510


6. NH Dept. Cultural Resources’ Conservation License Plate grants programs (also called “Moose Plate grants”) will be opening in January. Each grant program has its own specific requirements; all focus on awarding grants to projects that involve restoration…preservation…and/or conservation of publicly owned items significant to New Hampshire’s cultural heritage. All funds raised through the purchase of Conservation License Plates are used for the promotion, protection and investment in New Hampshire's natural, cultural and historic resources. The grant round will officially be announced in January. For more info: http://www.mooseplate.com/grants.html


7. Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) Grants. The National Park Service invites proposals for FY 2010 Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) grants.  NAGPRA is a Federal law that provides a process for museums and Federal agencies to return certain Native American cultural items -- human remains, funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony - to lineal descendants, culturally affiliated Indian tribes, and Native Hawaiian
organizations. Two types of grants are available. Consultation/Documentation Grants are awarded annually and range from $5,000 to $90,000. Applications are due March 2,2010 and draft proposals
(optional) must be submitted by December 30, 2009 for review and comment. Repatriation Grants of up to $15,000 are awarded on an ongoing basis, October through June 2010.  Applications are available online at http://www.nps.gov/history/nagpra/grants or contact: NAGPRA_Grants@nps.gov; (202) 354-2203.

 

8. WEBINAR on Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, and Historic Preservation: A Guide
for Historic District Commissions at PSU. An online course beginning January 8, 2010 with two required self-directed field trips. Contact Plymouth State University.


 

Jennifer Carroll-Plante, Editor

The E-ssociate

 


The E-ssociate is the on-line newsletter of the Association of Historical Societies of New Hampshire (AHSNH).  It promotes news of its member societies and provides other information that may benefit membership when space is available.  Please send submission requests to news@historicalsocietiesnh.org by the 15th of the month, for dissemination on or about the 1st of the following month.  Please let us know of any changes, additions or removals to this AHSNH distribution list.

 

AHSNH is a nonprofit organization that undertakes activities to promote the interests of its member societies and encourages the study and understanding of New Hampshire history.  To become a member, to find your local historical society, or for other information, visit the web site at:  http://www.historicalsocietiesnh.org.

 

 

###