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AHSNH E-ssociate Vol. 6, No. 7 July 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.
AHSNH
Awards for Local History.
Saturday, October 23.. AHSNH Annual Meeting with Awards Ceremony. And “Fundraising for Local Historical Societies” workshop. Peterborough Historical Society. Workshop is free for AHSNH members. Session features Anne Hamilton, Director of Development at NHHS. Contact Stephanie Skenyon at sskenyon@nhhistory.org or call 603/856-0611.
Special Request: The New Hampshire Archaeological Society and The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources are currently collecting event information for Archaeology Month: October 2010. Archaeologists, museums, historical societies, other organizations and enthusiasts will be holding exciting events to share their latest discoveries, theories, concerns and favorite stories of archaeological sleuthing. Past events have included: Artifact identification workshops, Lab tours, Photography workshops, Pottery-making activities, Site tours …and more! Archaeology topics from around New Hampshire and the world are welcome. Please let us know about your events! (Help us raise awareness for the month and publicize your good work as well.) www.nhas.org.
MEMBER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
American Independence Museum: Now offering guided tours at 10am, 12 pm & 2pm and have self-guided tours available all day.
It’s Membership time and response has been very good, thanks to our collaboration with Historic New England. Anyone who renewed or joined by May 31 may visit any of their 36 properties during the month of June and was entered into a drawing for a free family membership! The winning entry was for a family new to Exeter who had just signed their daughter up for our Junior Role player Workshop! We continue to offer discounted memberships with the Exeter Historical Society, a beneficial partnership for both organizations.
From Memorial Day to Labor Day, the American Independence Museum will be a Blue Star Museum this year, one of over 560 nationwide offering free museum tour admission to active duty military and up to five family members. The program is coordinated by the National Endowment on the Arts.
June has been busy with school groups and reservations are coming in for our three summer camp programs: Muster Day, Junior Role-player Workshop, and our new Colonial Garden Camp. Details on all programs may be found at www.independencemuseum.org.
Plans are in full swing for the 20th American Independence Festival on July 17th. We are collaborating with a number of local organizations and the Chamber of Commerce. This year’s theme is “Red, White, & Green” and we will focus on the abundance of local resources that colonists used in the Exeter area to create a thriving village, as well as encouraging today’s response to “being green”. The Traditional Artisans, sponsored by NHSCA, will help visitors make the connection between the resources, their work, commerce, and items in the museum’s collection. Full details will be available soon on our Festival page of our website, but the event runs from 10am – 5pm, with the Town of Exeter then hosting live music and fireworks that evening.
Andover Historical Society: Sunday, August 1. 9am-2pm. Andover Old Time Fair. Join the Andover Historical Society for a day of old fashioned fun! Old time fair with auction, flea market, live music, plant and bake sales, a variety of vendors, and games for children including rides on the old railroad handcar. Flea Market opens at 9:00, auction starts at 12:00. Be sure to visit the Depot Museum, this year’s exhibit will feature Andover’s Old Time Schools. Museum open from May 22 – October 11. All at historic Potter Place Railroad Station, off Routes 4 & 11 in Andover. If you have any questions please call Pat Cutter at 735-5628 or visit our website at www.andoverhistory.org
Brentwood Historical Society: Open Saturday, July 3 and Sunday, July 4, 10 am – 1 pm. The new Library Corner makes it easier to browse through the many historical books and scrapbooks. A new School Corner exhibit includes report cards from 1820. A lunchbox from the early 1900’s and other school paraphernalia from 1900 through the 1950’s will bring smiles and memories to everyone. 140 Crawley Falls Road, Brentwood. For information: Alma Vahey, President, 679-8635.
Canterbury Shaker Village: Please Contact Maisie Keith Daly: Mkdaly@shakers.org (603)783-9077 x284.
Saturday, July 3. 9-10am. Summer Garden Talk: Roses Are Red. Instructors: Hillary Nelson and Galen Beale. Roses are not just to look at. Learn about Shaker rose products and more: Rose Water, rose petal jam, dried rose petals in Persian cuisine, rose petal liqueur, rose syrup, rose hip wine, rose hip jam, and rose hip tea.
Saturday,
July 10. 10am-5pm. Lavender Day
Saturday,
July 17 & Sunday July 18. 9am-2pm. Two-Day Workshop: Traditional
Shaker Crafts: #1 and #2 Shaker Oval Box
Saturday,
July 24. 9-10am. Summer Garden Talk: Extending the Season - Planting
Fall Crops
Saturday,
July 24. 9am-noon. Fabric Painting.
Sunday, July 25. Concert- Femme M’Amie This highly acclaimed a cappella group, whose name means "woman, my friend," will perform selections from their diverse repertoire, including Shaker music. Sharing a woman's view of the world, femme m'amie delights audiences with their pitch perfect harmonies, full arrangements, and simple elegance. Concert begins at 5pm. Admission is $22.00 per person. Admission is for the performance only and does not include tours, exhibits, or demonstrations. Since seating is very limited, we suggest you make your reservation early to avoid disappointment. To pay in advance by credit card, please call 603-783-9077 ext. 285.
Saturday,
July 31. Backyard Herbalist Series- The Kitchen Apothecary: Making
Herbal Medicine
Centre Harbor Historical Society: Thursday, July 22, 7pm. Program- History of Moxie History of Moxie, the soft drink bottled in Bedford, NH is the topic of the lecture presented by Merrill Lewis at the CHHS, 7:00pm. Meeting is held at the School House Museum, Route 25B, Center Harbor. Public is invited and refreshments will be served. For further information contact Seth Ira at 279-1236.
Dorchester Historical Society: July 16-18. Annual Dorchester Old Home Days Held on the Dorchester Town Common. Activities include a cookout and dessert buffet plus the Parker Hill Road Band on Friday; the B.J. Hickman Magic Show, the biggest little parade and antique car show in NH, museum tours all day, a ham and bean dinner, a talk by bear rescuer Ben Kilham, Juggling Jim, the Cable Guys Band, and the Upper Valley Community Band on Saturday; and a scholarship walkathon, pancake breakfast, and church service on Sunday. Throughout the three days the grills will be up and running and all activities are family-friendly. Please call 523-7119 or 523-7136 for further details.
Errol Heritage Commission: Saturday, July 31, 10am-2pm. ERROL HERITAGE DAYS Come celebrate a little of Errol History! Grand opening of the Errol Heritage Center. 100th Anniversary of the Errol Lock-Up. Walk Main Street for the "Airing of the Quilts" outdoor quilt show. Many activities throughout the day: Keystone Cops, Bake Sale…. Event will be at Main Street, Errol, New Hampshire Sponsored by the Errol Heritage Commission, Shady Ladies Quilters, and Errol Consolidated School
The Fells: Saturday, July 17, 10am-4pm. The Fells Home and Garden Tour: Unique Village and Hillside Gardens of Warner, NH Ten private gardens and two home interiors in Warner, NH—for a total of eleven choice locations—are included on the 2010 Fells Garden Tour. The town of Warner, a pleasant and picturesque village with neatness and thrift evident in all the surroundings is situated in the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region of New Hampshire a quick 30 minutes northwest of Concord and 40 minutes southeast of Lebanon. You will be treated to a variety of gardens and styles—including a NH certified organic CSA, charming historic gardens in the Waterloo District, sweeping views from gardens on prestigious Pumpkin Hill, an artist’s garden and shop, “a garden among the rocks,” and a lovely compact garden and private patio in the town village. Conclude the tour in the historic Waterloo district with refreshments on the tavern lawn, where Paul Proulx will speak on the history of the area and its connection to John Hay. While in Waterloo stroll past beautiful historic homes, cross a covered bridge to the Warner River and railroad station and continue along a picturesque walking trail. Tour headquarters is the Telephone Museum located at 22 East Main Street, Warner. Tickets, $25 day of tour; $20 in advance, available June 15 online at www.thefells.org and at select retail locations. For more information call 603-763-4789 x3.
The Fort at No. 4: July 2-5. Free admission over the July 4th weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday)10:00 Am to 6:00 PM. A donation is suggested instead. (603) 826-5700, http://www.fortat4.com, info@fortat4.com
July 23, 24 and 25. The Fort at No 4 will be helping Charlestown celebrate Old Home Days. The Fort will be be hosting demonstrations on 18th century living that weekend. and on Saturday, July 24th, the Fort will be marching in the Old home Days Parade.
Franklin Historical Society: Thursday, July 1. 7-8 pm. Event- "Archives Night" at our homebase in the Webster/Tay building at Webster Place (off Route 3, south of Punch Brook Rd., first building on the right as you enter the complex), the Franklin Historical Society will present "Archives Night", a review of recent donations, as well as an entertaining and nostalgia-filled slide show of vintage photos of North and South Main Streets and Central Street from our collections. This is the first step in compiling a "Then and Now" presentation which will ultimately be available to groups and our Franklin schools. Please come to share memories and stories, and any photos you may have that you would like to add! Additional information at www.histsoc.org/NH/FHS.
Gilford’s Thompson-Ames Historical Society: Saturday, July 10. 7pm. Annual musical performance at the Gilford Village Bandstand (or Meetinghouse across the street in case of rain). Enjoy homemade strawberry shortcake prior to the music. Join us for a fun and energetic performance by Sweet Adelines' Profile Chorus, an award-winning women's cappela chorus based in Southern New Hampshire. The chorus will perform a wide variety of songs, including popular, traditional, Broadway, and patriotic selections.
Gilmanton Historical Society: Tuesday, July 27. 7:30pm. Program- Gilmanton History, 1920-1940. Pat Clarke has compiled a presentation on Gilmanton history from 1920 up to World War II, drawn from newspaper reports of the time. Readings from the newspaper articles are illustrated with photos of the period. At Old Town Hall, Gilmanton Iron Works.
Grantham Historical Society: Saturday, July 17. 2pm. Program- "History of the Cote and Reney Lumber Company: Early 20th century to the present" Speaker: Ken Story, GHS president. Cote and Reney is one of the longest surviving businesses in Grantham, dating back to 1906. It remains an important community resource for Grantham residents as well as for nearby towns. Contact: granthamhistoricalsociety@gmail.com. Grantham Town Hall, 300 Route 10, South Grantham, NH.
Haverhill Historical Society: Monday, July 12, 7:30 p.m. Thomas C. Hubka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, "Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: Connected Farm Buildings of New England" At the Ladd Street School, Haverhill, NH, an 1849 schoolhouse restored and maintained by the Historical Society. Ladd Street School is at the corner of NH Rte. 10 (Dartmouth College Hwy.) and County Road in Haverhill. Co-sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. For more information, call John Page at (603) 989-5978.
Historical
Society of Cheshire County & Keene Public Library: Day
2: causes that led to the United States becoming involved in the
First World War. Sessions will also explore the impact on the
region and present two case studies of local individuals, a female
nurse and male soldier, who served during the war.
HSCC’s Wyman Tavern Museum is Now Open for the Summer Season. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. 339 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431. Members Free and $3.00 to the Public. 603-352-1895 hscc@hsccnh.org www.hsccnh.org
Fridays July 9th, 16th, 23th, 30th. 1pm-4pm. Friday Afternoons at the Wyman Tavern Museum. July 9: Hobby Horses & Dolls. Make your own unique hobby horse and other dolls from everyday items. July 16: Sheep to Wool. Learn about sheep, wool, and weaving with hands on activities taught by other children. July 23: Candle Making. Learn how to make tapered and dipped candles. July 30: Revolutionary War Kids. Learn and participate in what children did to help run a tavern during the war, taught by other children. Location: Wyman Tavern Museum, 339 Main Street, Keene, NH 03431 Admission: $5.00 per person, $10.00 per family, HSCC members get a discount Contact: 603-352-1895 dired@hsccnh.org www.hsccnh.org
Laconia Historical & Museum Society: Through August- Exhibit- The Ol’ Ball Game: a history of baseball in Laconia. Sponsored by and on view at the Laconia Public Library, 695 Main Street, Laconia.
Madison Historical Society: Thursday,
July 15. 7pm. Program- "BIG
HOUSE, LITTLE HOUSE, BACK HOUSE, at
the MHS Building at the corner of Village Road (Route 113) and
East
Meredith Historical Society: Tuesday, July 6. 7:30pm. Program- "Recreating Through the Years.” Rick Desharnais, Asst. Director Meredith Parks and Recreation, talks about the history of the Parks and Recreation program. At the Main Street Museum. This program is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
Milford Historical Society: Saturday, July 10- Sunday, July 11, 2-4pm. Open House. Stop by and investigate treasures of the Granite Town's past or find a unique gift! Admission is always free. The MHS is located at the Carey House on 6 Union Street in Milford. For more information, see www.milfordhistory.com
Moultonboro Historical Society: Thanks to Michael Tougias, who presented an excellent and extremely well-attended program, “400 Miles Down the Connecticut River” for the June meeting of the Moultonborough Historical Society, a New Hampshire Humanities Council program which was co-sponsored by the Moultonborough Public Library. If you missed the program, the library acquired several of his books, including “River Days,” about his kayak trip on the river.
at
the Town House Museum, located on Rt. 25 in Moultonborough village
across from the Melcher and Prescott Insurance Agency. Presented by
Jack Savage, editor of Forest Notes magazine and Vice President of
Communications for the Society for the Protection of NH Forests. He
will discuss the forces that forged changes in New Hampshire’s
landscape since the colonial period and how the conservation movement
has impacted what we see today when we look out from the hilltops.
Many residents may not realize that our familiar “woods”
have regrown in the last century or so from a landscape that was once
mostly cleared for agriculture. Farming and the “sheep boom”
of the 1800s, followed by large-scale logging, caused most of
the original forests to be cut down before the decline of small New
England farms and the establishment of the White Mountain National
Forest returned our landscape to the wooded appearance we enjoy
today. Following a brief business meeting, the program will begin
shortly after 7 p.m. and will be followed by refreshments, and is
free and open to the public.
Mount Kearsage Indian Museum: Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum announced the launch of Blue Star Museums, a partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, and more than 700 museums across America to offer free admission to all active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day 2010. Families can visit www.indianmuseum.org for museum hours and upcoming special events. The complete list of participating Blue Star Museums is available at www.arts.gov.
New Hampshire Boat Museum: Friday, July 16, 6pm. Boat Auction Preview Party. The New Hampshire Boat Museum will hold a special Preview Party as part of its annual New England Vintage Boat Auction that takes place the next day. Food, refreshments, entertainment and a mini-auction of items not available at the boat auction. $30 donation per person requested. To reserve your seat, call the Museum today. All proceeds benefit the nonprofit museum. 603-569-4554 or museum@nhbm.org.
Saturday, July 17, 10 am. New England Vintage Boat Auction. The New Hampshire Boat Museum presents its annual New England Vintage Boat Auction on Saturday, July 17 beginning at 10am. Boats of all kinds - wooden, vintage, projects, sailboats, engines, canoes, - lake and camp-themed antiques. Preview Party, Friday, July 16 6-9pm (call for tickets). Free Previews Friday, July 16, 12-5pm and Saturday, July 17 8-10am. Visit nhbm.org and preview a selection on the “auctioneer’s page.” All proceeds benefit the nonprofit museum. NH Boat Museum, 397 Center St., Wolfeboro, NH 603-569-4554 or auction@nhbm.org or www.nhbm.org.
New Hampshire Historical Society: Thursday, July 1, at 7 p.m. Outdoor Concert- Seacoast Wind Ensemble. (In case of rain, the concert will be held on July 8, 2010) Event will occur in downtown Concord’s Eagle Square, just outside the Society’s museum. The concert is made possible by the Duncan S. McGowan Memorial Fund for Eagle Square. The Seacoast Wind Ensemble includes more than 50 adults performing on bassoon, clarinet, euphonium, flute, French horn, harp, oboe, percussion, piccolo, saxophone, trombone, trumpet and tuba. The ensemble performs marches, show tunes, jazz, classical/symphonic adaptations for band, Broadway, and modern pop-style tunes, all suitable for the whole family.
Wednesday, July 7. 10am-noon. Lecture- Seven to Save Maggie Stier of the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance will speak about the state's most threatened and endangered historic structures. Stier will share stories of how recognition, appreciation, and advocacy for these historic structures can help preserve New Hampshire's distinctive character and sense of place. Presented by LINEC, the Learning Institute at New England College. Free to public. Contact: Learning Institute at New England College at 603/746-6212
Blue Star Museum: The New Hampshire Historical Society is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the Arts and more than 600 museums in all 50 states to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day, September 6, 2010. If you are active duty military personnel and/or an immediate family member, all you need to do is show either a Geneva Conventions CAC ID or a DD Form 1173 ID card at the museum admissions desk. Immediate family members under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an appropriate ID holder. Visit Blue Star Museums for more information and a list of participating museums.
July 15, 16 & 17, 2010. 9:30-5pm. Downtown Concord Market Days The New Hampshire Historical Society will join in the fun during downtown Concord's annual Market Days by offering free admission to its museum, located at 6 Eagle Square, and a sale on selected museum store items.
New London Historical Society: Monday, July 19. 7pm. The Evolution of American Hooked and Sewn Rugs: 1789-1920. Presented by: Jeff Good, an antique dealer for more than 20 years, specializing in American hooked rugs. Location: New London Historical Society, Meeting House. Description: Join rug collector and dealer Jeff Good in a timeline tour of New England textile floor coverings, including hooked, sewn, braided and penny rugs from 1780-1920. Find out what encouraged both men and women to create these intriguing pieces of art, how the form changed from utilitarian to decorative purposes, and how regional influences affected their design. Jeff will bring many unique examples from his broad personal collection, to show you first-hand, the beauty of these American art forms. Admission: $4 for NLHS members; $6 for non-members of NLHS.
New Market Historical Society: Monday, July 26. 7pm. Newmarket Shoe Shop Workers Roundtable At Stone School Museum. By Ed Portyrata- Longtime Newmarket resident, and expert on the footwear industry, continues on in his retirement as a consultant with the Timberland Company. Mr. Portyrata, along with several other Newmarket area shoe shop workers, will share their memories and a few photographs of their careers in the heyday of the New England footwear Industry. If shoe company names, such as, Rockingham Shoe, Little Yankee, Sam Smith, Abington or Timberland rings a bell, then join in for this trip down memory lane. Share your artifacts, photos, and more importantly, your recollections of this important part of Newmarket’s rich industrial history.
Newport Historical Society Museum: Open from 10am-2pm every Friday and Saturday. We are located at 22 Courthouse Square (on Main Street above the Old Courthouse Restaurant). For more info, please visit our website at www.newportnhhistory.org
The Arts Alliance of Northern New Hampshire: Sunday, July 4. 8am-3pm. Celebrate the 4th of July with Art, Music and Food: The Arts Alliance is proud to be a supporting partner of the Whitefield Arts Festival on the Whitefield Common, from 8am-3pm. Enjoy fine arts and contemporary and traditional crafts, demonstrations, food and music. Start the day off with pancakes, syrup and sausages at the Lions Club Pancake Breakfast, 8-11am. Are you a vendor or musical performer who'd like to participate? Call Judy at 837-2436 or Sue at 837-8778 for more information.
Thursday, July 8. 10:30am. Simple Instrument Making & Concert for Young Families: Young children and their families are invited to a family musical morning on Thursday, July 8, at 10:30am at Pease Public Library, Russell St., Plymouth. The children's music group "Home for Dinner" will make simple musical instruments with children and their parents and then lead everybody in a lively interactive singing session, accompanied by the brand-new instruments. The workshop is for kids ages 3 and up, and the concert is suitable for ages 2 and older. Both are free of charge. For more information call 536-2616 or 323-7302. The event is a partnership of Pease Public Library with the Arts Alliance and VSA arts of NH's Arts in Early Learning Program.
IMAI's "Northward Bound" classical music series begins July 10: The 10th season of the International Musical Arts Institute's "Northward Bound" series brings classical chamber music concerts to Coos County as part of a partnership with the Arts Alliance and host sites in Berlin, Gorham and Lancaster. Concerts are set for St. Kieran Community Center for the Arts in Berlin on July 13, the Gorham Congregational Church on July 20, and St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Lancaster on July 27. All concerts begin at 7pm. Contact IMAI at 367-8661 or click here for additional information.
Peterborough Historical Society: Sunday,
July 4, 10 a.m. 83rd Annual Flag Raising Ceremony with a reading of
the Declaration of Independence
Plymouth Historical Society: Tuesday, July 13. 7pm. Program- The Great Sheep Boom and Its Enduring Legacy on the New Hampshire Landscape. At Bill & Betty Batchelder's Barn • 452 Fairgrounds Road • Plymouth. Presented by Steve Taylor Made possible by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. In a brief 30-year period in the early 19th century the New Hampshire countryside became home to hundreds of thousands of sheep. Production of wool became a lucrative business, generating fortunes and providing the only era of true agricultural prosperity in the state's history. It left behind a legacy of fine architecture and thousands of miles of rugged stonewalls. Farmers overcame enormous challenges to make sheep husbandry succeed, but forces from beyond New Hampshire were to doom the industry, with social consequences that would last a century. For further information: 536-1646 or PlymouthHistoricalSociety@roadrunner.com
Remick Country Doctor Museum: Wednesday, July 7th and July 21st, 11am-2pm. Picnic Lunches at the Remick Farm. Enjoy a fresh and farm raised brown bag lunch and have yourself a picnic! Brown bag lunches are $5 per person. Sample Menu: cold sandwiches or meat, cheese and other goods fresh from the garden and farm. No reservations required, lunches are first come, first served.
Open Monday-Saturday from 10am-4pm. Enjoy a Milking activity at 10:30am where you can try milking a cow or goat. At 11am and 2:30pm enjoy a guided farm tour and learn all about the Remick Museum and Farm and farm animals. At 12:30pm a fun historic hands-on activity will be available and switches every day! At 12pm and 2pm enjoy a horse-drawn wagon ride with Belgian horses, Lady and Brandi. Reservations are required, as wagon rides can accommodate 10-12 persons. Children ages 4 and under ride free on their parents lap. Cost: $5 per person or rent the entire ride with your group for $50. Rides are approximately 30 mins long and are beautifully scenic. At 1pm, take a guided tour of the Captain Enoch Remick House, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Visit the Doctor's office, see where he worked, played and view antiques, collectables and hand-painted murals. Museum admission is just $3 per person or $10 per family of four. For more information please call (603) 323-7591 or toll free (800) 686-6117.
Sanbornton Historical Society: Friday July 2 and July 16. 10am-2pm. Open house with tavern tours.
Thursday, July 8. 7pm. Program- Are We There Yet? a history of roadside motels and cabin colonies by Jennifer Carroll-Plante.
Saturday, July 17. 8am. Pancake Breakfast/ Old Home Day.
Stratham Historical Society: Thursday, July 22 thru Sunday, July 25 during the Stratham Fair at Stratham Hill Park on Route 33 (Portsmouth Ave). Look for our Domino's Pizza concession run by our volunteers. This is one of our best fund raisers of the year. Stop and say hello. Email us at: info@Strathamhistsoc.org. There is more information about the fair at www.strathamfair.com
Unity Historical Society: Saturday, July 31. 10-2pm. Old Home Day. Event will be held upstairs in the Chase Tavern Office Complex behind the Fire Station. We will also have a table in the Town Hall at the end of the Common. Artifacts will be on display and items for sale include magnets of Unity scenes, note cards and stationary. Copies of reprints of the 1964 Bicentennial issue of"Highlights in the History of Unity,NH", and reprints of "Early Families of Unity,NH" by Kathleen C. Beals.
Warner Historical Society: Saturday, July 10 and Saturday, July 24. The Warner Historical Society presents the first two events of the Tory Hill Readers Series, four summer evenings with New England writers beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the WarnerTown Hall. July 10 will feature Maxine Kumin and Leah Hager Cohen with music by Ben Goss followed by a delicious dessert buffet under the stars! July 24 physician and writer, Michael Stein and his wife, Hester Kaplan will be the featured writers. Individual tickets, $7.00 or a series pass for $20.00. Tickets can be order on-line at www. warnerhistorical.org. Questions, call the office, 456-2437.
Washington Historical Society: Saturday, July 3. 9-2pm. Snowriders’ Flea Market on the Town Common. Museum and Barn open for the season. Museum and barn will be open July & August, Wed. & Sat. 2-4 P.M. or by appointment anytime.
Monday, July 12. 6-9pm. Pot luck dinner and lecture- The History of the Merrimac River. Speaker Jeff Mucciarone is a writer for The Hippo, a Manchester, NH weekly newspaper.
Friday, July 30-31. Old Home Days
Wentworth-Gardner and Tobias Lear Houses: Saturday, July 17th - Members & Neighbors Picnic. 50 Mechanic St, Portsmouth, NH 0380. 603-436-4406, info@wentworthgardnerandlear.org We’ve rescheduled our annual picnic to July! Bring a picnic lunch and your family, sit by the river, and enjoy yourselves as we show our appreciation for your continued support.
WORKSHOPS, GRANTS, & PUBLICATIONS
American Association for State and Local History: July
15-16, 2010.
Digitizing
Historic Collections
July
28-30, 2010.
Collections
Camp: Textiles
$20
discount if registration received by June 28
Institute for Museum and Library Services partners with Bank of America: American Heritage Preservation Grant: Deadline September 15, 2010. Grants for small museums, libraries and archives to preserve artifacts and historical documents that are in need of conservation. Applicants will build on completed conservation assessments of their collections. Can be used with IMLS’s CAP and NEH’s Preservation Assistance grants. For more info www.imls.gov.
New Hampshire Archives Group: Fall Workshop. Thursday September 23. “Issues in Digitization” Workshop held at the Sandwich Community Center in Sandwich, NH. Sessions include: (1) a panel discussion on how historical societies respond to the pressures to digitize, (2) methods of digitization including Web 2.0, Flickr, Ning.com, Facebook, and other applications, and (3) designing workflow in a digital environment for small and medium sized institutions. Cost is $20 for members/seniors/students and $25 for non-members—lunch included. For more information and registration, contact NHAG at nharchivesgroup@gmail.com.
Plymouth State University: Make summertime count! Update your professional skills! Plymouth State University’s 2010 Summer Term graduate-level courses, leading to a Certificate in Historic Preservation, are…
To
learn more about PSU’s Certificate in Historic Preservation,
visit
http://www.plymouth.edu/graduate/heritage/historic_preservation_certificate.html
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.
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