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Tuesday May 28, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Linda Thomas 483-8189
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Candia Baptist Church, 188 Deerfield Rd., Candia

	7:30 PM	A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes
		Contact: John Dickey 267-6098
		Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind. See how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues in the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have archaeological sites on their land and help stimulate interest in a town's future through its past.
		Location: Gilmanton Old Town Hall, 1800 Rt. 140, Gilmanton Iron Works

	7:30 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Gary Attalla 493-3383
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: St. John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 270 Stark Hwy N., Dunbarton
Thursday May 30, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Contra Dancing In New Hampshire: Then and Now
		Contact: Machester City Library 624-6550 x 320
		PLEASE NOTE: THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED. WE'LL POST THE NEW DATE WHEN IT IS SET.
		Location: Manchester City Library, 405 Pine, St., Manchester
Saturday June 1, 2013			Go To Top
	4:45 PM	Songs of Old New Hampshire
		Contact: Moffatt-Ladd House 430-7968
		Drawing heavily on the repertoire of traditional singer Lena Bourne Fish (1873-1945) of Jaffrey and Temple, New Hampshire, Jeff Warner offers the songs and stories that, in the words of Carl Sandburg, tell us "where we came from and what brought us along." These ballads, love songs and comic pieces, reveal the experiences and emotions of daily life in the days before movies, sound recordings and, for some, books. Songs from the lumber camps, the decks of sailing ships, the textile mills and the war between the sexes offer views of pre-industrial New England and a chance to hear living artifacts from the 18th and 19th centuries. PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH OLD HOUSE FESTIVAL.
		Location: Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden, 154 Market St., Portsmouth
Monday June 3, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Wit and Wisdom: Humor in 19th Century New England
		Contact: Barbara Krueger 569-6491
		Whatever did New Englanders do on long winter evenings before cable, satellite and the internet? In the decades before and after the Civil War, our rural ancestors used to create neighborhood events to improve their minds. Community members male and female would compose and read aloud homegrown, handwritten literary "newspapers" full of keen verbal wit. Sometimes serious, sometimes sentimental but mostly very funny, these "newspapers" were common in villages across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont and revealed the hopes, fears, humor and surprisingly daring behavior of our forebears. Jo Radner shares excerpts from her forthcoming book about hundreds of these "newspapers" and provides examples from villages in your region.
		Location: Wolfeboro Community Ctr., 22 Lehner St., Wolfeboro
Tuesday June 4, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire
		Contact: Jane Cloran 823-8424
		In the early 20th Century, the New Hampshire Board of Agriculture launched a program to boost the rural economy and promote tourism through the sale of abandoned farms to summer residents. After introducing the country house movement, Cristina Ashjian focuses attention on some of the great country estates featured in the NH program between 1902 and 1913. Which private estates were recognized as exemplary, and who were their owners? Using historic images and texts, Ashjian discusses well-known estates now open to the public such as The Fells on Lake Sunapee, The Rocks in Bethlehem, and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish. THIS PROGRAM IS TAKING PLACE DURING THE 20TH ANNUAL FIELDS OF LUPINE FESTIVAL.
		Location: Abbie Greenleaf Library, 439 Main St., Franconia
Wednesday June 5, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Dissent among the Puritans
		Contact: Merrimack Public Library - Reference Department 424-5021
		The year is 1637. Ann Vassall, wife of William Vassall of Essex, England, one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Company, welcomes you to your new home in the Bay. Her words of advice and narration of events going on in town might make you wish you had stayed in England or looked toward New Hampshire or Connecticut as a place of settlement. Living historian Linda Palmer follows up her portrayal of Ann Vassall with a colorful slide presentations which shatters some of our commonly-held stereotypes about the Puritans and chronicles the dissent of her husband, who was despised by minister and magistrate alike for his liberal ideas about civil liberty and religion.
		Location: Merrimack Public Library, 470 DW Hwy, Merrimack
Friday June 7, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Pretty Halcyon Days, on the Beach with Ogden Nash
		Contact: Karen Johnson 379-1514
		Ogden Nash and his family spent their summers on Little Boar's Head, in North Hampton, NH. Using examples from their original stage work, "Home is Heaven," Pontine Theatre explores the ways in which Nash's life on the New Hampshire seashore influenced his poems, giving the reader insight into the man, his character, and his ideas about family, society, and nature. These themes form a rich portrait of the poet and underscore how the intersection of literature and local history can deepen our understanding and appreciation of everyday events in our own backyard.
		Location: Webster at Rye, 795 Washington Rd., Rye
Saturday June 8, 2013			Go To Top
	10:30 AM	Who Won the War of 1812? New Hampshire's Forgotten Patriot Pirates
		Contact: Jen Yakunovich 622-7531
		When was the War of 1812? That's a trick question, but if you don't recall America's "Forgotten War" with England , you are not alone. Two hundred years ago, with only 17 armed ships, a youthful United States declared war on the world's largest navy (over, 1,000 warships). Then we invaded Canada. That didn't go well. In retaliation the British burned Washington, DC to the ground. So how come we think we won? J. Dennis Robinson offers an upbeat, often irreverent, slideshow on New Hampshire's reluctant role in "Mr. Madison's War" with special emphasis on the bold privateers who swarmed out of the state's only seaport.
		Location: Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, Manchester

	1:00 PM	A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes
		Contact: Veronica Mueller 764-9072
		Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind. See how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues in the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have archaeological sites on their land and help stimulate interest in a town's future through its past.
		Location: Joseph Patch Library, 320 NH Rte. 25, Warren
Monday June 10, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Italian Gardens: Then and Now
		Contact: Stuart Hodgeman 477-2844
		"The garden is a home's most important room." The Cornish Colony's Charles A. Platt (1861-1933), architect, artist, and landscape designer, practiced what he preached. A jump ahead of Edith Wharton and Maxfield Parrish in admiring Italian gardens and villas, Platt photographed and described their design principles so that American readers could readily apply them. James Atkinson illustrates this program with slides of images produced by Platt, and then presents the strikingly similar results of re-photographing these gardens from the same vantage point during a pilgrimage he made to them a century later. Atkinson examines this comparison and discusses the history of designed spaces to explore lessons relevant today.
		Location: Cornish Town Hall, 488 Town House Rd., Cornish


	7:00 PM	Mary Todd Lincoln: An Unconventional Woman
		Contact: Elise Hood 668-3472
		Raised in a slaveholding family, Mary Todd Lincoln evolved into an advocate for abolition. The intellectual equal of well-educated men, she spoke her mind openly in an era when a woman's success in life was measured by marriage and motherhood. Against her family's wishes, she married the man she loved and partnered with him to achieve their goal of becoming President and First Lady. Sparkling with humor and insight, Sally Mummey as Mary Lincoln shares stories of their life and love; triumphs and challenges; and life in the White House during the tumultuous years of the Civil War. POTLUCK WILL BEGIN AT 6:00PM WITH PROGRAM TO FOLLOW AT 7:00PM.
		Location: St. Paul's United Methodist Church Hall, 335 Smyth Rd., Manchester

	7:00 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Sandra Perron 826-7793
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: Silsby Free Public Library, 226 Main St., Charlestown
Tuesday June 11, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	Islamic Art and Architecture: Bridging East and West
		Contact: Mose Olenik 924-4555
		Take a virtual trip with Katherine Hoffman through Turkey, Egypt, southern Spain, Morocco, and other lands by viewing significant works of art and architecture with a historian who has traveled and lived in a number of Islamic cultures. Discover a new vocabulary and important cultural links between East and West.
		Location: Mariposa Museum, 26 Main St., Peterborough

	6:00 PM	A Visit with Queen Victoria
		Contact: Beverly Glynn 893-8882
		In 1837, teenaged Victoria ascended to the British throne, untrained and innocent. Those who would try to usurp her power underestimated this self-willed intelligent young woman whose mettle sustained her through her 63-year reign. Using Queen Victoria’s diary and letters, this program reveals the personal details of a powerful yet humane woman, who took seriously her role as monarch in a time of great expansion. She and her husband, Albert, set an example of high moral character and dedication, a novelty in the royal house after generations of scandal. Through her children she left a royal legacy; an era bears her name. Sally Mummey performs this living history in proper 19th Century clothing resplendent with Royal Orders.
		Location: Salem Historical Museum, 310 Main St., Salem

	7:00 PM	The White Mountain Huts: Past & Future
		Contact: Pease Public Library 536-2616
		The Appalachian Mountain Club's Hut System is a unique institution in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Allen Koop explores how the huts and the people who built, maintain and use them have formed a world apart, a mountain society with its own history, traditions, and legends.
		Location: Pease Public Library, 1 Russell St., Plymouth
Wednesday June 12, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Wild and Colorful: Victorian Architecture in New Hampshire
		Contact: Denise Grimse 436-8548
		Visually explore the tremendous legacy of New Hampshire's architecture from the Victorian period (1820 - 1914). This program looks at exuberant Victorian-era architecture across the state in houses, hotels, mills, city halls, courthouses, and churches, with references to gardens, furniture, and other elements of the built environment. Richard Guy Wilson explores elements of visual literacy and points out how architecture can reflect the cultural and civic values of its time and place.
		Location: Weeks Public Library, 36 Post Road, Greenland

	7:00 PM	A Night of Music with Two Old Friends
		Contact: Betty Jo Taffe 786-2553
		Over the centuries immigrants from the British Isles have come to the Americas bringing with them their musical styles and tastes as well as their instruments. With the concertina, bodhran, mandolin, octave mandolin, guitar, and banjo, Emery Hutchins and Jim Prendergast sing and play this traditional Celtic music, but they also perform American country music in the way it was conceived in the early twentieth century. Through stories, songs and instrumental melodies, they demonstrate how old time American mountain tunes are often derived directly from the songs of the Irish, yet are influenced by other cultural groups to create a new American sound.
		Location: Quincy Bog Natural Area (Nature Ctr.), 131 Quincy Bog Rd., Rumney

	7:00 PM	A Visit with Abraham Lincoln
		Contact: Friends of the Jackson Public Library 383-9731
		Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Steve Wood, begins this program by recounting his early life and ends with a reading of the "Gettysburg Address." Along the way he comments on the debates with Stephen Douglas, his run for the presidency, and the Civil War.
		Location: Jackson Public Library, 125 Main St., Jackson

	7:00 PM	Putting Human Faces on the Textile Industry: The Workers of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
		Contact: Charles Brault 878-1105
		Daily life for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company's textile worker was not easy. Robert Perreault sheds light on how people from a variety of European countries as well as from French Canada made the transition from an agrarian to an industrial society and how that change affected families, cultures, the nature of work, and relationships among workers themselves.
		Location: Chamberlin Free Public Library, 46 Main St., Greenville
Thursday June 13, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	The Making of Strawbery Banke
		Contact: Ann Robinson 474-2044
		Local legend says Strawbery Banke Museum began when a Portsmouth librarian gave a rousing speech in 1957. The backstory, however, is richly complex. This is a dramatic tale of economics, urban renewal, immigration, and historic architecture in New Hampshire's only seaport. J. Dennis Robinson, author of an award-winning "biography" of the 10-acre Strawbery Banke campus, shares the history of "America's oldest neighborhood." Tapping into private letters, unpublished records, and personal interviews, Robinson explores the politics of preservation. Using colorful and historic illustrations, the author looks candidly at mistakes made and lessons learned in this grassroots success story.
		Location: Seabrook Library, 25 Liberty Ln., Seabrook

	7:00 PM	Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire
		Contact: Deann Hunter 524-4775 x 11
		In the early 20th Century, the New Hampshire Board of Agriculture launched a program to boost the rural economy and promote tourism through the sale of abandoned farms to summer residents. After introducing the country house movement, Cristina Ashjian focuses attention on some of the great country estates featured in the NH program between 1902 and 1913. Which private estates were recognized as exemplary, and who were their owners? Using historic images and texts, Ashjian discusses well-known estates now open to the public such as The Fells on Lake Sunapee, The Rocks in Bethlehem, and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish.
		Location: Laconia Public Library, 695 Main St., Laconia

	7:00 PM	Islamic Art and Architecture: Bridging East and West
		Contact: Cathedral of the Pines 899-3300
		Take a virtual trip with Katherine Hoffman through Turkey, Egypt, southern Spain, Morocco, and other lands by viewing significant works of art and architecture with a historian who has traveled and lived in a number of Islamic cultures. Discover a new vocabulary and important cultural links between East and West.
		Location: Cathedral of the Pines (Sanctuary), 12 Hale Hill Rd., Rindge


	7:00 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story
		Contact: Wolfeboro Public Library 569-2428
		Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of New Hampshire, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories - her favorites are the funny ones - and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own.
		Location: Wolfeboro Public Library, 259 S. Main St., Wofleboro

	7:30 PM	The Connecticut: New England's Great River
		Contact: Margaret Ladd 272-4967
		The largest river in New England rises in a small beaver pond near the Canadian border and flows over 400 miles through four states, falling 2,670 feet to the sea through America's only watershed-based national fish and wildlife refuge. Adair Mulligan leads an armchair tour of this great river in New Hampshire and Vermont, exploring its history and natural beauty through the seasons and among the communities that have sprung up along its banks. Next, the discussion will shift to how the river has influenced the lives of those who live there, and how they, in turn, have affected the river. Much more than a travelogue, this presentation explores the many issues involved in managing the health of this major river, and how citizens from all walks of life have created a vision for its future.
		Location: Piermont Old Church Bldg., 131 Rte. 10, Piermont
Friday June 14, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	African American Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire During the American Revolution
		Contact: Liz Bulkley 463-7843
		One of the most interesting aspects of the American Revolution is the role played by African Americans in the fight for independence. Both free Blacks and those that were enslaved were key elements in manning state militias and Continental Army units, as well as serving on the high seas in the Navy and on privately armed ships. Indeed, their service to New Hampshire, as well as the other New England colonies, was crucial in a conflict that lasted nearly seven years. Prohibited by existing laws from serving in military units and largely considered "undesirable elements" by southern patriots and even many in New England, how is it that these Black soldiers came to fight for the cause of liberty, even when their own personal liberty was not guaranteed? Glenn Knoblock examines the history of Black soldiers' service during the war, including how and why they enlisted, their interaction with white soldiers, service on the battlefields, how they were perceived by the enemy and the officers under whom they served, and their treatment after the war.
		Location: Deerfield Historic Town Hall, 10 Church St., Deerfield
Tuesday June 18, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State
		Contact: Tricia Ryden 772-4346
		Glenn Knoblock explores the fascinating history of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-based, to today's modern breweries and brew pubs. Unusual and rare photos and advertisements document this changing industry and the state's earliest brewers, including the renowned Frank Jones. A number of lesser-known brewers and breweries that operated in the state are also discussed, including the only brewery owned and operated by a woman before the modern era. Illustrations present evidence of society's changing attitudes towards beer and alcohol consumption over the years. Whether you're a beer connoisseur or a "tea-totaler", this lecture will be enjoyed by adults of all ages.
		Location: Wiggin Memorial Library, 10 Bunker Hill Ave., Stratham

	6:30 PM	Keene Chautauqua 2013 Lecture: Artist Colonies
		Contact: Gail Zachariah 352-0157
		This talk by Hetty Startup surveys the origins of artist colonies in the mid 1800s in Europe and their proliferation to other continents, including the United States, focusing on the period from 1880 to 1920 when these unique retreats helped to nurture artists and new art movements, such as Impressionism and Expressionism. This event was a late addition to the calendar for Keene Chautauqua 2013.
		Location: Keen Public Library, Auditorium, 60 Winter St.

	6:30 PM	Religious Freedom, Then and Now
		Contact: Erin Apostolos 279-4303
		A common myth is that this country was founded on religious freedom. A parallel myth is that the government of this country was religiously based. Hear how attitudes toward religion and government developed in the colonies prior to the framing of the Bill of Rights and then track those developments to the modern era. Discuss how to apply an understanding of the past to modern problems of "church and state" relations using current examples of conflict. Presented by Richard A. Hesse, Franklin Pierce Law Center.
		Location: Meredith Public Library, 91 Main St., Meredith

	7:00 PM	(Not So) Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Popularity of Sherlock Holmes
		Contact: Nancy McCue 476-8895
		The recent spate of Sherlock Holmes movies, television shows, and literary adaptations indicate the Great Detective is alive and well in the 21st century. Holmes is the most portrayed literary character of all time, with over 230 film versions alone in several different languages. Over the past century, Sherlockians created societies like the Baker Street Irregulars, wrote articles sussing out the "sources" of Doyle's works, and, most recently, developed an entire online world of Holmesian fan fiction. Sherlock Holmes is now a multi-million dollar industry. Why is Sherlock Holmes so popular? Ann McClellan's presentation explores the origins of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective and tracks his incarnations in literature, film, advertising, and modern media in order to crack the case of the most popular detective.
		Location: Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland St., Moultonborough

	7:00 PM	Movie Mavericks: Filmmakers who Challenge the Hollywood System
		Contact: Carol Eyman 589-4610
		Patrick Anderson focuses on contemporary film directors and screenwriters in the United States whose originality, independence and unconventional approaches to the medium have contributed to the evolution of the industry. The program provides a greater understanding of and appreciation for both the content and form of movies made outside the mainstream Hollywood system, and to consider some of the key differences in theme, style and narrative format between these works and the more conventional fare of so-called "classic cinema." Among the filmmakers to be examined are Steven Soderbergh, David Lynch, John Sayles, Spike Lee, Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers, Wes Anderson, Sofia Coppola, P.T. Anderson, Jim Jarmusch and Charlie Kaufman. Patrick Anderson urges participants to view and analyze a variety of film clips carefully so that, by the end of the session, they will be more visually articulate and critically aware of how one "reads" a film.
		Location: Nashua Public Library, 2 Court St., Nashua

	7:00 PM	Rally Round the Flag: The American Civil War Through Folksong
		Contact: Amy Friedman 886-6030
		Woody Pringle and Marek Bennett present an overview of the American Civil War through the lens of period music. Audience members participate and sing along as the presenters explore lyrics, documents, and visual images from sources such as the Library of Congress. Through camp songs, parlor music, hymns, battlefield rallying cries, and fiddle tunes, Pringle and Bennett examine the folksong as a means to enact living history, share perspectives, influence public perceptions of events, and simultaneously fuse and conserve cultures in times of change. Showcasing numerous instruments, the presenters challenge participants to find new connections between song, art, and politics in American history. (Note: Please contact Woody Pringle to book this program.)
		Location: Rodgers Memorial Library, 194 Derry Rd., Hudson

	7:00 PM	Vanished Veterans - NH's Civil War Monuments and Memorials
		Contact: Heather Tiddes 485-7851
		New Hampshire towns did not erect monuments to prior wars, but the emotional and family toll, unprecedented in American history, drove the decision to honor our local soldiers and sailors of the War of Rebellion. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to Hinsdale, along Main Streets and 19th century dirt roads, in city parks and on town greens, in libraries and town halls, and in cemeteries prominent and obscure, George Morrison located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH's Civil War memorials. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks, to statuary and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s.
		Location: Pembroke Town Library, 313 Pembroke St., Pembroke.
Wednesday June 19, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes
		Contact: Susan Amann 673-2408
		Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind. See how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues in the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have archaeological sites on their land and help stimulate interest in a town's future through its past.
		Location: Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford

	7:00 PM	Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines A Region
		Contact: Joy McCorkhill 586-7791
		Baked Beans, fried clams, fish chowder, Indian pudding - so many foods are distinctive to New England. This talk offers a celebration of these regional favorites along with an examination of how contemporary life has distanced us from these classics. What makes them special and how do these foods define our region? Edie Clark draws from such diverse resources as Fannie Farmer, Julia Child, and Haydn S. Pearson for enlightenment and amusement as well as on her own experiences, writing and traveling for Yankee magazine over the past thirty years to places where baked beans are still featured prominently on the menu.
		Location: Jefferson Town Hall, 698 Presidential Hwy., Jefferson


	7:00 PM	Darby Field and the First Ascent of Mount Washington
		Contact: Elizabeth Thompson 466-2525
		For more than 200 years historians believed that Darby Field made the first climb up Mount Washington in 1642. However, in the last several decades, questions have emerged about his use of Native American guides, about the likelihood of prior ascents by Native Americans, about the route Field may have followed on the mountain, and about whether Field actually made the ascent as claimed. Allen Koop examines how historians reconstruct the "truth" when given scant, vague, and even contradictory evidence.
		Location: Gorham Public Library, 35 Railroad St., Gorham

	7:00 PM	The New England Town
		Contact: Kensington Public Library 772-5022
		This talk by Jere Daniell comes in several forms. Among the most requested are "Popular Images of Small Town New England," "Novels Set in New England Towns," (Daniell distributes a list of his favorites), and simply "The New Hampshire Town." The last of these ends with a comparison of Granite State towns to other towns in New England.
		Location: Kensington Public Library, 126 Amesbury Rd., Kensington
Thursday June 20, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story
		Contact: Betty Darling 429-1315
		Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of New Hampshire, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories - her favorites are the funny ones - and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own.
		Location: Litchfield Community Church, 259 Charles Bancroft Hwy, Litchfield

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Susan Norris 735-5369
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: East Andover Grange Hall, Corner of Chase Hill Road and Route 11, East Andover
Friday June 21, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	The New England Town
		Contact: Emily Cromwell 709-7099
		This talk by Jere Daniell comes in several forms. Among the most requested are "Popular Images of Small Town New England," "Novels Set in New England Towns," (Daniell distributes a list of his favorites), and simply "The New Hampshire Town." The last of these ends with a comparison of Granite State towns to other towns in New England.
		Location: Trinity Church, 833 Rte 12A, Cornish
Saturday June 22, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Music in my Pockets: Family Fun in Folk Music
		Contact: Ashland Town Library 968-7928
		Singing games, accessible "pocket instruments" like spoons and dancing puppets, tall tales, funny songs, old songs and songs kids teach each other in the playground are all traditional in that they have been passed down the generations by word of mouth. They will all be seen, heard and learned as Jeff Warner visits 1850 or 1910 in a New England town, with families gathered around the figurative hearth, participating in timeless, hearty entertainment and, almost without the audience knowing it, teaches how America amused itself before electricity.
		Location: Ashland Town Library, 41 Main St., Ashland
Sunday June 23, 2013			Go To Top
	3:30 PM	Dinah Whipple: Freed Slave, Wife of Prince and Teacher of the African Children
		Contact: Barbara Ward 430-7968
		The name of Dinah's husband, Prince Whipple, is well known as the African man who was emancipated after accompanying his owner, General William Whipple, to fight in the Revolutionary War. He was one of 20 enslaved men who petitioned the NH Legislature for their freedom in 1779. Dinah Chase also had been enslaved up until the day she married Prince in 1781. After Prince's death in 1797, Dinah began a school for African children in her home. This program, presented by Valerie Cunningham, describes Dinah's world, first in New Castle as a slave, then as a freed married woman in Portsmouth, who became a teacher and community leader.
		Location: Moffatt-Ladd House & Garden, 154 Market St., Portsmouth
Tuesday June 25, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Banjos, Bones, and Ballads
		Contact: Gary Attalla 493-3383
		Traditional songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, present the latest news from the distant past. They help us to interpret present-day life with an understanding of the working people who built our country. Tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th century New England hymns, sailor songs, and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs highlight this informative program by Jeff Warner.
		Location: St. John's Episcopal Church Parish Hall, 270 Stark Hwy N., Dunbarton

	7:30 PM	Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
		Contact: Sandra LeBeau 526-7444
		Covered wooden bridges have been a vital part of the NH transportation network, dating back to the early 1800s. Given NH's myriad streams, brooks, and rivers, it's unsurprising that 400 covered bridges have been documented. Often viewed as quaint relics of a simpler past, they were technological marvels of their day. It may be native ingenuity and NH's woodworking tradition that account for the fact that a number of nationally-noted covered bridge truss designers were NH natives. Glenn Knoblock discusses covered bridge design and technology, and their designers, builders, and associated folklore. DESSERT SOCIAL AT 7:00PM WITH PROGRAM TO FOLLOW.
		Location: New London Meeting House, 179 Little Sunapee Rd., New London

	7:30 PM	The Old Country Fiddler: Charles Ross Taggart, Traveling Entertainer
		Contact: John Dickey 267-6098
		Musical humorist Charles Ross Taggart grew up in Topsham, Vermont, going on to perform in various lyceum and Chautauqua circuits all across the country for over 40 years starting in 1895. A fiddler, piano player, comedian, singer, and ventriloquist, he made at least 40 recordings on various labels, as well as appearing in an early talking movie four years before Al Jolson starred in The Jazz Singer. Adam Boyce portrays Mr. Taggart near the end of Taggart's career, c. 1936, sharing recollections on his life, with some live fiddling and humorous sketches interspersed in this living history program.
		Location: Gilmanton Old Town Hall, 1800 Rt. 140, Gilmanton Iron Works
Wednesday June 26, 2013			Go To Top
	1:15 PM	Mary Todd Lincoln: An Unconventional Woman
		Contact: Elaine Michaud 822-2140
		Raised in a slaveholding family, Mary Todd Lincoln evolved into an advocate for abolition. The intellectual equal of well-educated men, she spoke her mind openly in an era when a woman's success in life was measured by marriage and motherhood. Against her family's wishes, she married the man she loved and partnered with him to achieve their goal of becoming President and First Lady. Sparkling with humor and insight, Sally Mummey as Mary Lincoln shares stories of their life and love; triumphs and challenges; and life in the White House during the tumultuous years of the Civil War.
		Location: Elks Lodge, 41 Columbus Ave., Rochester

	7:00 PM	A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes
		Contact: Tucker Free Library 428-3471
		Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind. See how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues in the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have archaeological sites on their land and help stimulate interest in a town's future through its past.
		Location: Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Ave., Henniker


	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Jackie Rollins 544-3252
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Tuftonboro Historical Society, 449 Govenor Wentworth Hwy, Melvin Village

	7:00 PM	Saving the Mountains: NH & the Creation of the National Forests
		Contact: Betty Jo Taffe 786-2553
		New Hampshire's White Mountains played a leading role in events leading to the Weeks Act, the law that created the eastern national forests. Focusing on Concord's Joseph B. Walker and the Forest Society's Philip Ayres, Marcia Schmidt Blaine explores the relationship between our mountains and the economic, environmental and aesthetic questions posed by the individuals involved in the creation of the National Forest.
		Location: Quincy Bog Natural Area (Nature Ctr.), 131 Quincy Bog Rd., Rumney
Thursday June 27, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State
		Contact: Jim Sullivan 485-4951
		Glenn Knoblock explores the fascinating history of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-based, to today's modern breweries and brew pubs. Unusual and rare photos and advertisements document this changing industry and the state's earliest brewers, including the renowned Frank Jones. A number of lesser-known brewers and breweries that operated in the state are also discussed, including the only brewery owned and operated by a woman before the modern era. Illustrations present evidence of society's changing attitudes towards beer and alcohol consumption over the years. Whether you're a beer connoisseur or a "tea-totaler", this lecture will be enjoyed by adults of all ages.
		Location: Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary's Way, Hooksett

	7:00 PM	The New England Town
		Contact: Moosilauke Public Library 745-9971
		This talk by Jere Daniell comes in several forms. Among the most requested are "Popular Images of Small Town New England," "Novels Set in New England Towns," (Daniell distributes a list of his favorites), and simply "The New Hampshire Town." The last of these ends with a comparison of Granite State towns to other towns in New England.
		Location: Woodstock Town Office Bldg., 165 Lost River Rd., N. Woodstock

	7:00 PM	The Old Man of the Mountain: Substance and Symbol
		Contact: Jan Eskedal 367-8758
		The story of the Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia Notch is a story of New Hampshire itself, reflecting history, the arts, literature, geography, philosophy and public policy. Maggie Stier's illustrated talk reveals the ways that this iconic place has sparked observers' imaginations, attracted intense personal commitment, and symbolized changing public sentiment. Stier details the threats to the Old Man and Franconia Notch that led to protection as a State Park and, later, to the construction of the Franconia Notch Parkway. She concludes with an analysis of what caused the fall of the Old Man in 2003, a summary of private efforts to create a memorial, and a discussion of how this unique natural phenomenon may be remembered by future generations. The audience is invited to bring souvenirs, memorabilia or other artifacts of the Old Man of the Mountain for a shared display before and after the program, and to share their own experiences and memories on this topic.
		Location: Madison Library, 1895 Village Rd., Madison
Friday June 28, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Sharon Warga 774-3352
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: Minot-Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant St., Bristol
Saturday June 29, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Kathy Begor 744-3335
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Hebron Church (Community Rm), 16 Church Ln., Hebron
Tuesday July 2, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Civilians of Gettysburg, 1863
		Contact: Annie Seiler 635-7581
		Most students of the Battle of Gettysburg, and most of the books (past and present) about the battle, address the military events leading up to and taking place on July 1-3, 1863. This living history program presents another point of view. Ginny Gage portrays Sarah Broadhead, a wife and mother at the time of the battle living with her husband and young daughter. Lew Gage portrays Charlie McCurdy and presents a young boy's perspective. Both roles are based on original diaries and reminiscences of civilians living in the town of Gettysburg in the summer and fall of 1863. The Gages talk briefly about the demographics of the town in 1863 and what it was like before, during, and after the famous battle. The presentation ends with Ginny Gage highlighting the involvement of Harriet Patience Dame, a resident of Concord, NH, and the nurse and nurturer of "her boys" in the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment.
		Location: Pelham Public Library, 24 Village Green, Pelham

	7:00 PM	Stark Decency: New Hampshire's World War II German Prisoner of War Camp
		Contact: Donna Hamill 569-1212
		During World War II, 300 German prisoners of war were held at Camp Stark near the village of Stark in New Hampshire's North Country. Allen Koop reveals the history of this camp, which tells us much about our country's war experience and about our state.
		Location: Wright Museum, 77 Center St., Wolfeboro

	7:00 PM	The Other Side of the Midnight Ride: A Visit with Rachel Revere
		Contact: Jan Phillips 279-4617
		This living history program by Joan Gatturna tells a remarkable story of tea, trouble and revolution related by the woman who rode through life with Paul Revere. Rachel Revere tells of the Boston Tea Party, the Midnight Ride and the Siege of Boston. See these events through the eyes of a woman who engineered the escape of her family from occupied Boston and smuggled money to the Sons of Liberty. Meet the woman who kept the home fires burning while her husband fanned the flames of Revolution!
		Location: Meredith Public Library, 91 Main St., Meredith
Thursday July 4, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Rally Round the Flag: The American Civil War Through Folksong
		Contact: Weeks State Park Association 788-4004
		Woody Pringle and Marek Bennett present an overview of the American Civil War through the lens of period music. Audience members participate and sing along as the presenters explore lyrics, documents, and visual images from sources such as the Library of Congress. Through camp songs, parlor music, hymns, battlefield rallying cries, and fiddle tunes, Pringle and Bennett examine the folksong as a means to enact living history, share perspectives, influence public perceptions of events, and simultaneously fuse and conserve cultures in times of change. Showcasing numerous instruments, the presenters challenge participants to find new connections between song, art, and politics in American history. (Note: Please contact Woody Pringle to book this program.)
		Location: Weeks State Park (Summit Lodge), Route 3, Lancaster

	7:00 PM	Vanished Veterans - NH's Civil War Monuments and Memorials
		Contact: Steve Foley 934-1901
		New Hampshire towns did not erect monuments to prior wars, but the emotional and family toll, unprecedented in American history, drove the decision to honor our local soldiers and sailors of the War of Rebellion. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to Hinsdale, along Main Streets and 19th century dirt roads, in city parks and on town greens, in libraries and town halls, and in cemeteries prominent and obscure, George Morrison located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH's Civil War memorials. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks, to statuary and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s.
		Location: Franklin Memorial Hall (Opera House), 316 Central St., Franklin

Friday July 5, 2013			Go To Top
	3:00 PM	Mary Todd Lincoln: Wife and Widow
		Contact: Naella McGloughlin 279-1500
		Living historian Sally Mummey portrays Mary Todd Lincoln as she muses on her life from her dreams as a girl to her years as First Lady during the Civil War. Mrs. Lincoln shares stories of her life with President Lincoln and the events of that evening in Ford's Theatre when the assassin's bullet not only changed the course of the nation but destroyed her life as well. From the opulence of the White House to the dregs of obscurity, Mrs. Lincoln lived out her life struggling with affliction and tragedy. With wit and heartbreak, seasoned with abiding love for her husband and her children, Mrs. Lincoln reveals the passionate humanity of a misunderstood woman.
		Location: Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Dr., Meredith

	7:30 PM	The Old Country Fiddler: Charles Ross Taggart, Traveling Entertainer
		Contact: Stephen Griffin 547-8346
		Musical humorist Charles Ross Taggart grew up in Topsham, Vermont, going on to perform in various lyceum and Chautauqua circuits all across the country for over 40 years starting in 1895. A fiddler, piano player, comedian, singer, and ventriloquist, he made at least 40 recordings on various labels, as well as appearing in an early talking movie four years before Al Jolson starred in The Jazz Singer. Adam Boyce portrays Mr. Taggart near the end of Taggart's career, c. 1936, sharing recollections on his life, with some live fiddling and humorous sketches interspersed in this living history program.
		Location: Old Meeting House, 1 New Boston Rd., Francestown
Monday July 8, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Kathy Lacroix 524-3390
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Gilford's Union Meetinghouse, 24 Belknap Mtn. Road, Gilford

	7:30 PM	Cannon Shenanigans and New Hampshire's Muster Day Tradition
		Contact: John Sheehy 495-3066
		New Hampshire's Muster Day tradition ended in 1850, as did some of the related localized rivalries that involved the stealing of cannons. Muster Day was a day of drills, marching, and sham battles for local militias in NH. This spectator event was accompanied by entertainers, vendors, gamblers, and a great deal of alcohol. Throughout 19th century NH, demand for cannons for Fourth of July, election celebrations, demonstrations of civic pride, and for the sheer cussedness of making noise, often exceeded supply. Various town and regional rivalries sprang up over the possession of particular cannons and were constant headaches for local authorities. Jack Noon will explore the vestiges of this tradition that survived well into the 20th century. POTLUCK SUPPER BEGINS AT 6:00PM WITH BUSINESS MEETING TO FOLLOW. PRESENTATION STARTS AT 7:30PM.
		Location: Camp Morgan Lodge, 339 Millen Pond Rd., Washington
Tuesday July 9, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Cannon Shenanigans and New Hampshire's Muster Day Tradition
		Contact: Pease Public Library 536-2616
		New Hampshire's Muster Day tradition ended in 1850, as did some of the related localized rivalries that involved the stealing of cannons. Muster Day was a day of drills, marching, and sham battles for local militias in NH. This spectator event was accompanied by entertainers, vendors, gamblers, and a great deal of alcohol. Throughout 19th century NH, demand for cannons for Fourth of July, election celebrations, demonstrations of civic pride, and for the sheer cussedness of making noise, often exceeded supply. Various town and regional rivalries sprang up over the possession of particular cannons and were constant headaches for local authorities. Jack Noon will explore the vestiges of this tradition that survived well into the 20th century.
		Location: Pease Public Library, 1 Russell St., Plymouth

	7:00 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Elizabeth Thompson 466-2525
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: Gorham Public Library, 35 Railroad St., Gorham

	7:00 PM	New England's Colonial Meetinghouses and their Impact on American Society
		Contact: Paul Martin 545-7846
		New England's colonial meetinghouses embody an important yet little-known chapter in American history. Built mostly with tax money, they served as both places of worship and places for town meetings, and were the centers of life in colonial New England communities. Using photographs of the few surviving "mint condition" meetinghouses as illustrations, Paul Wainwright tells the story of the society that built and used them, and the lasting impact they have had on American culture.
		Location: Baptist Meeting House, Old Turnpike Rd., Salisbury
Wednesday July 10, 2013			Go To Top
	9:00 AM	The Great Sheep Boom and Its Enduring Legacy on the New Hampshire Landscape
		Contact: Kristen Clothier 253-3301
		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 time of true agricultural prosperity in the state's history. It left behind a legacy of fine architecture and thousands of miles of rugged stonewalls. Steve Taylor discusses how 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. THERE IS A 1.5 MILE WALK AFTER THE PRESENTATION, PREREGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE WALK AND STRONGLY RECOMMENDED FOR THE TALK. DIRECTIONS: FOLLOW OSSIPEE PARK ROAD TO TOP, PASS LRCT'S UPPER PARKING LOT AND CONTINUE THROUGH BACK GATE. CONTINUE ALONG DRIVEWAY, TURN RIGHT JUST BEFORE SHANNON POND, PROCEED UPHILL TO GRAVEL LOTS ON LEFT. FOLLOW WALKING PATH TO CARRIAGE HOUSE.
		Location: Castle in the Clouds (Carriage House), 455 Old Mtn. Rd., Moultonborough

	1:00 PM	Little Women from Page to Stage: Giving New Voice to a Classic
		Revisit this literary classic and explore the added depth that opera uniquely provides. The Humanities Council has awarded a grant to Opera North for a series of lectures examining both Louisa May Alcott's classic novel and the modern opera by Mark Adamo that it inspired. The lecture series, titled Little Women from Page to Stage: Giving New Voice to a Classic, begins on Tuesday, April 30 at 5 p.m. at the Howe Library in Hanover. Lectures will also take place on Tuesday, May 14 at 5 p.m. at Trumball Hall in Etna; Tuesday, May 21 at 5 p.m. at Kilton Library, West Lebanon; Wednesday, July 10 at 1 p.m. at the R.W. Black Senior Center in Hanover; Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m. at Faulkner Auditorium at Dartmouth College; and Wednesday, August 7 at noon at the AVA Gallery in Lebanon. The lectures will be presented by Opera North Executive Director Pamela A. Pantos and Ivy Schweitzer, a Professor of English at Dartmouth College. Opera North will present the opera through their Young Artist program on Wednesday, August 7 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at the Lebanon Opera House. The lectures in the series are free and open to the public, but there is a cost to attend the opera. Opera North website
		Location: R. W. Black Senior Center, 48 Lebanon St., Hanover

	7:00 PM	Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea
		Contact: Cathy Landroche 524-5600
		What happens when a monster wave hits two 50-foot boats 200 miles out to sea in November? Using slides, Michael Tougias tells the story based on his book, Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea. Ambushed by the storm at Georges Bank off the New England coast, the crews of the Sea Fever and Fair Wind battled 90-foot waves and hurricane force winds. Captain Peter Brown on the Sea Fever (his father owned the Andrea Gail chronicled in The Perfect Storm) did his best to ride out the storm. Tougias details the harrowing hours as the crew of one boat attempts to rescue a man overboard and keep the boat from capsizing, and one crewman fought to stay alive in the rampaging ocean for the next two days.
		Location: Taylor Community (Woodside Bldg.), 435 Union Ave., Laconia

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Amy Carter 323-8510
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Cook Memorial Library, 93 Main St., Tamworth

	7:00 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story
		Contact: Sally Woodman 382-7574
		Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of New Hampshire, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories - her favorites are the funny ones - and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own.
		Location: Newton Town Hall, 2 Town Hall Rd., Newton

Thursday July 11, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Rome and Pompeii: Discovering and Preserving the Past
		Contact: Mathew Bose 485-6092
		Rome and Pompeii were part of the "Grand Tour" for upper-class elite from the 17th through the 19th centuries, and remain today the primary sites through which we reach back into the Roman empire's past. R. Scott Smith explores the archaeological remains of Rome, the "Eternal City," and Pompeii, the town that was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, and discusses the problems of preserving these ancient ruins. The latter issue is especially important as the great monuments that symbolize the past have recently been threatened (the Coliseum by frigid temperatures in 2011-12) or completely destroyed (The House of the Gladiator by torrential rains in 2010).
		Location: Hooksett Public Library, 31 Mount Saint Mary's Way, Hooksett

	7:00 PM	Laconia State School, Understanding Our Past to Create a Better Future for People with Disabilities
		Contact: Tasha Leroux 364-2400
		Opened in 1903 and closed in 1991, the Laconia State School was the state's only residential institution for children and adults labeled "feebleminded." Using an extensive collection of slides, artifacts and videotaped oral histories, Gordon Dubois traces the evolution and growth of this institution. The presentation provides insight into the principle features of society's values and changes in those values during the twentieth century. It also connects Laconia State School's institutional history with larger social ideals and principles, which led to national trends and social policy. Particular attention is paid to the eugenics period and the social inclusion movement, which led to the eventual closing of the institution.
		Location: Gilmanton Year-Round Library, 1385 NH Rte. 140, Gilmanton Iron Works

	7:00 PM	Saving Buffalo and Cardinal: NH's Early Environmentalist Earnest Baynes
		Contact: Lauren Hammond 569-1035
		James B. Atkinson introduces Ernest Harold Baynes (1868-1925), a man who fought to prevent the mindless slaughter of buffalo, even raising herds of them in New Hampshire. Images from his fragile glass slides show a team of buffalo pulling him to the Claremont Agricultural Fair. Rare colored images from these slides also show the varied wild animals he domesticated locally. Brightly plumaged birds, like the cardinal, suffered at the hands of the fashion industry. He struggled to combat its efforts because, as an early environmentalist, he sought not to subdue nature but to preserve it.
		Location: The Libby Museum, 755 N. Main St., Wolfeboro

	7:00 PM	The Great Sheep Boom and Its Enduring Legacy on the New Hampshire Landscape
		Contact: Cathedral of the Pines 899-3300
		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 time of true agricultural prosperity in the state's history. It left behind a legacy of fine architecture and thousands of miles of rugged stonewalls. Steve Taylor discusses how 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.
		Location: Cathedral of the Pines (Sanctuary), 12 Hale Hill Rd., Rindge

	7:15 PM	Overboard! A True Bluewater Odyssey of Disaster, Survival and Inspiration
		Contact: Donna Denniston 496-5462
		In early May of 2005 experienced Captain Tom Tighe and first mate Loch Reidy of the sailboat Almeisan welcome three new crewmembers for a five-day trip from Connecticut to Bermuda. Four days into their voyage, a massive storm strikes and captain and first mate are swept from the boat and carried away by huge seas. The three guest sailors somehow remain on the vessel as it is torn apart by the seas. OVERBOARD! follows the simultaneous desperate struggles of both the crew on the boat and the captain and first mate in the sea. Michael Tougias uses slides to bring this story to life.
		Location: Springfield Town Hall, 23 Four Corners Rd., Springfield
Saturday July 13, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	Vanished Veterans - NH's Civil War Monuments and Memorials
		Contact: Goffstown Historical Society 497-8278
		New Hampshire towns did not erect monuments to prior wars, but the emotional and family toll, unprecedented in American history, drove the decision to honor our local soldiers and sailors of the War of Rebellion. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to Hinsdale, along Main Streets and 19th century dirt roads, in city parks and on town greens, in libraries and town halls, and in cemeteries prominent and obscure, George Morrison located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH's Civil War memorials. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks, to statuary and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s.
		Location: Goffstown Historical Society, 18 Parker Station Rd., Goffstown

	2:30 PM	12,000 Years Ago in the Granite State
		Contact: Conant Public Library 239-4331
		Despite this, little is known about the Abenaki, and conventional histories often depict the first Europeans entering an untamed, uninhabited wilderness, rather than the homeland of people who had been there for hundreds of generations. Robert Goodby discusses how the real depth of Native history was revealed when an archaeological study prior to construction of the new Keene Middle School discovered traces of four structures dating to the end of the Ice Age. Undisturbed for 12,000 years, the site revealed information about the economy, gender roles, and household organization of the Granite State's very first inhabitants, as well as evidence of social networks that extended for hundreds of miles across northern New England.
		Location: Winchester Town Hall, 1 Richmond Rd., Windchester
Sunday July 14, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Cheryl Lynch 432-6140
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Robert Frost Farm, Rte. 28, Derry
Monday July 15, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State
		Contact: Judy Landry 726-3081
		Glenn Knoblock explores the fascinating history of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-based, to today's modern breweries and brew pubs. Unusual and rare photos and advertisements document this changing industry and the state's earliest brewers, including the renowned Frank Jones. A number of lesser-known brewers and breweries that operated in the state are also discussed, including the only brewery owned and operated by a woman before the modern era. Illustrations present evidence of society's changing attitudes towards beer and alcohol consumption over the years. Whether you're a beer connoisseur or a "tea-totaler", this lecture will be enjoyed by adults of all ages.
		Location: Campton Historical Society, Route 175, Campton

	7:00 PM	Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire
		Contact: The Rocks Estate 444-6228
		In the early 20th Century, the New Hampshire Board of Agriculture launched a program to boost the rural economy and promote tourism through the sale of abandoned farms to summer residents. After introducing the country house movement, Cristina Ashjian focuses attention on some of the great country estates featured in the NH program between 1902 and 1913. Which private estates were recognized as exemplary, and who were their owners? Using historic images and texts, Ashjian discusses well-known estates now open to the public such as The Fells on Lake Sunapee, The Rocks in Bethlehem, and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish.
		Location: The Rocks Estate, 4 Christmas Ln., Bethlehem

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Susan Weaver 827-2918
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Harrisville Public Library, 7 Canal St., Harrisville
Tuesday July 16, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Digging Into Native History in New Hampshire
		Contact: Jessica Sheehan 497-2102
		Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, and a strategy of self-preservation that required many Abenaki to go "underground," concealing their true identities for generations to avoid discrimination and persecution. Robert Goodby reveals archaeological evidence that shows their deep presence here, inches below the earth's surface.
		Location: Goffstown Public Library, 2 High St., Goffstown


	6:30 PM	Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State Dog, the Chinook
		Contact: Diane Heer 362-5234
		This program looks at how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story. Explaining how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions, Bob Cottrell covers the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire. Inquire whether the speaker's dog will accompany him.
		Location: Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson

	7:00 PM	Music in my Pockets: Family Fun in Folk Music
		Contact: Hancock Town Library 525-4411
		Singing games, accessible "pocket instruments" like spoons and dancing puppets, tall tales, funny songs, old songs and songs kids teach each other in the playground are all traditional in that they have been passed down the generations by word of mouth. They will all be seen, heard and learned as Jeff Warner visits 1850 or 1910 in a New England town, with families gathered around the figurative hearth, participating in timeless, hearty entertainment and, almost without the audience knowing it, teaches how America amused itself before electricity. THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE HANCOCK SUMMER READING PROGRAM.
		Location: Hancock Town Library, 25 Main St., Hancock

	7:00 PM	The Shaker Legacy
		Contact: Nancy Thomas 387-1544
		In their more than two and a half centuries of existence, members of the United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, commonly known as Shakers, made ingenious contributions to diverse fields: agriculture, industry, medicine, music, furniture design, women's rights, racial equality, craftsmanship, social and religious thought, and mechanical invention and improvement. Darryl Thompson explores some of these contributions in his lecture and shares some of his personal memories of the Canterbury Shakers.
		Location: Gilman Library, 100 Main St., Alton
Wednesday July 17, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England
		Contact: John Shipman 539-5799
		Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads. Thomas Hubka's research in his award-winning book, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear. The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat.
		Location: Freedom Town Hall, 33 Old Portland Rd, Freedom

	7:00 PM	Daniel Webster: New Hampshire's First Favorite Son
		Contact: Linda Foerderer 968-7487
		New Hampshire's Daniel Webster was instrumental in the development of national political and legal policy in the formative years of the American Republic. His national and international diplomacy and his oratorical skills cast him as a leader and a world-class statesman. Richard Hesse reviews Webster's life and career with attention to his NH ties.
		Location: Holderness Historical Society, Curry Place (Rte 3), Holderness

	7:00 PM	Vanished Veterans - NH's Civil War Monuments and Memorials
		Contact: David Ruell 968-7716
		New Hampshire towns did not erect monuments to prior wars, but the emotional and family toll, unprecedented in American history, drove the decision to honor our local soldiers and sailors of the War of Rebellion. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to Hinsdale, along Main Streets and 19th century dirt roads, in city parks and on town greens, in libraries and town halls, and in cemeteries prominent and obscure, George Morrison located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH's Civil War memorials. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks, to statuary and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s.
		Location: Ashland Railroad Station Museum, 69 Depot St., Ashland
Thursday July 18, 2013			Go To Top
	6:00 PM	Little Women from Page to Stage: Giving New Voice to a Classic
		Revisit this literary classic and explore the added depth that opera uniquely provides. The Humanities Council has awarded a grant to Opera North for a series of lectures examining both Louisa May Alcott's classic novel and the modern opera by Mark Adamo that it inspired. The lecture series, titled Little Women from Page to Stage: Giving New Voice to a Classic, begins on Tuesday, April 30 at 5 p.m. at the Howe Library in Hanover. Lectures will also take place on Tuesday, May 14 at 5 p.m. at Trumball Hall in Etna; Tuesday, May 21 at 5 p.m. at Kilton Library, West Lebanon; Wednesday, July 10 at 1 p.m. at the R.W. Black Senior Center in Hanover; Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m. at Faulkner Auditorium at Dartmouth College; and Wednesday, August 7 at noon at the AVA Gallery in Lebanon. The lectures will be presented by Opera North Executive Director Pamela A. Pantos and Ivy Schweitzer, a Professor of English at Dartmouth College. Opera North will present the opera through their Young Artist program on Wednesday, August 7 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at the Lebanon Opera House. The lectures in the series are free and open to the public, but there is a cost to attend the opera. Opera North website
		Location: Faulkner Auditorium, Dartmouth College

	6:30 PM	Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Or Did She?
		Contact: Ann Robinson 474-2044
		In 1892 Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old single woman, was officially charged with the murder of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The events that followed the murder would stir the curiosity of people across the nation. After four official criminal proceedings, Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murder but the case was not officially reinvestigated by the authorities. To this day the case of Lizzie Borden is a mystery that has inspired television movies, documentaries, cinematic offerings, plays, musicals, poems, websites, blogs, a scholarly journal, college courses, and law school case studies. Annette Holba reviews the facts of the case and explores the evidence that some experts suggest points to Lizzie's guilt and others believe points to Lizzie's innocence. Lizzie's connections to New Hampshire are also discussed.
		Location: Seabrook Library, 25 Liberty Ln., Seabrook

	7:00 PM	Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England
		Contact: Pastor Damon Anderson 352-6689
		Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads. Thomas Hubka's research in his award-winning book, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear. The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat.
		Location: First Congregational Church of Swanzey, 679 Old Homestead Rd., Swanzey
Friday July 19, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Civilians of Gettysburg, 1863
		Contact: Sheila T. Jones 539-4071
		Most students of the Battle of Gettysburg, and most of the books (past and present) about the battle, address the military events leading up to and taking place on July 1-3, 1863. This living history program presents another point of view. Ginny Gage portrays Sarah Broadhead, a wife and mother at the time of the battle living with her husband and young daughter. Lew Gage portrays Charlie McCurdy and presents a young boy's perspective. Both roles are based on original diaries and reminiscences of civilians living in the town of Gettysburg in the summer and fall of 1863. The Gages talk briefly about the demographics of the town in 1863 and what it was like before, during, and after the famous battle. The presentation ends with Ginny Gage highlighting the involvement of Harriet Patience Dame, a resident of Concord, NH, and the nurse and nurturer of "her boys" in the 2nd New Hampshire Regiment.
		Location: Effingham Historical Society Bldg., 1014 Province Lake Rd. (Rte. 153), Ctr. Effingham

	7:00 PM	Music in my Pockets: Family Fun in Folk Music
		Contact: NH Farm Museum 652-7840
		Singing games, accessible "pocket instruments" like spoons and dancing puppets, tall tales, funny songs, old songs and songs kids teach each other in the playground are all traditional in that they have been passed down the generations by word of mouth. They will all be seen, heard and learned as Jeff Warner visits 1850 or 1910 in a New England town, with families gathered around the figurative hearth, participating in timeless, hearty entertainment and, almost without the audience knowing it, teaches how America amused itself before electricity.
		Location: New Hampshire Farm Museum (Cider Mill), 1305 White Mtn. Hwy, Milton
Saturday July 20, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England
		Contact: Franconia Area Museum 823-5000
		Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads. Thomas Hubka's research in his award-winning book, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear. The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat.
		Location: Abbie Greenleaf Library, 439 Main St., Franconia

Sunday July 21, 2013			Go To Top
	11:30 AM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Donald Johnson 529-7764
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Deering Community Church, 763 Deering Center Road, Deering

	2:00 PM	Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England
		Contact: Jim Deely 463-5737
		Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads. Thomas Hubka's research in his award-winning book, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear. The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat.
		Location: Deerfield Historic Town Hall, 10 Church St., Deerfield

	7:00 PM	Banjos, Bones, and Ballads
		Contact: New Castle Historical Society 436-4132
		Traditional songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, present the latest news from the distant past. They help us to interpret present-day life with an understanding of the working people who built our country. Tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th century New England hymns, sailor songs, and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs highlight this informative program by Jeff Warner.
		Location: New Castle Historical Society, 120 Main St., New Castle
Tuesday July 23, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England
		Contact: Polly Fife 228-6956
		Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads. Thomas Hubka's research in his award-winning book, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear. The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat.
		Location: Horseshoe Pond Place Senior Ctr., 26 Commerical St., Concord

	6:00 PM	(Not So) Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Popularity of Sherlock Holmes
		Contact: Sharon Warga 744-3352
		The recent spate of Sherlock Holmes movies, television shows, and literary adaptations indicate the Great Detective is alive and well in the 21st century. Holmes is the most portrayed literary character of all time, with over 230 film versions alone in several different languages. Over the past century, Sherlockians created societies like the Baker Street Irregulars, wrote articles sussing out the "sources" of Doyle's works, and, most recently, developed an entire online world of Holmesian fan fiction. Sherlock Holmes is now a multi-million dollar industry. Why is Sherlock Holmes so popular? Ann McClellan's presentation explores the origins of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective and tracks his incarnations in literature, film, advertising, and modern media in order to crack the case of the most popular detective.
		Location: Minot-Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant St., Bristol

	6:30 PM	Music in my Pockets: Family Fun in Folk Music
		Contact: Randolph Public Library 466-5408
		Singing games, accessible "pocket instruments" like spoons and dancing puppets, tall tales, funny songs, old songs and songs kids teach each other in the playground are all traditional in that they have been passed down the generations by word of mouth. They will all be seen, heard and learned as Jeff Warner visits 1850 or 1910 in a New England town, with families gathered around the figurative hearth, participating in timeless, hearty entertainment and, almost without the audience knowing it, teaches how America amused itself before electricity.
		Location: Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Rd., Randolph

	7:00 PM	Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire
		Contact: Mary Cronin 367-8545
		In the early 20th Century, the New Hampshire Board of Agriculture launched a program to boost the rural economy and promote tourism through the sale of abandoned farms to summer residents. After introducing the country house movement, Cristina Ashjian focuses attention on some of the great country estates featured in the NH program between 1902 and 1913. Which private estates were recognized as exemplary, and who were their owners? Using historic images and texts, Ashjian discusses well-known estates now open to the public such as The Fells on Lake Sunapee, The Rocks in Bethlehem, and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish.
		Location: Madison Library, 1895 Village Rd., Madison
Wednesday July 24, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England
		Contact: Strafford Library Association 664-6800
		Through architecture unique to northern New England, this illustrated talk focuses on several case studies that show how farmers converted their typical separate house and barns into connected farmsteads. Thomas Hubka's research in his award-winning book, Big House, Little House, Back House, Barn: The Connected Farm Buildings of New England, demonstrates that average farmers were, in fact, motivated by competition with farmers in other regions of America, who had better soils and growing seasons and fewer rocks to clear. The connected farmstead organization, housing equal parts mixed-farming and home-industry, was one of the collective responses to the competitive threat.
		Location: Hill Library, 1151 Parker Mtn. Rd., Strafford

	7:00 PM	Native New Hampshire Before Contact: Archaeological and Tribal Perspectives
		Contact: Peter Newell 630-4757
		Northern New England was home to the native peoples for almost 10,000 years before European contact. Natives were faced with the after-effects of an ice age, the emerging changes in ecosystem and climate, and new choices regarding materials for the making of tools, clothes, and shelter. This "prehistoric" time was anything but stagnant or sedentary; instead, it was a time of tremendous movement, energy, innovation, and survival. David Stewart-Smith reviews the three major archaeological eras and their relevance to native life. THIS EVENT IS PART OF THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY POW WOW OF THE TOWN OF SANDWICH.
		Location: Sandwich Fair Grounds (Large Exhibition Hall), 7 Wentworth Hill Rd., Ctr. Sandwich

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Patricia Moore 744-5831
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Alexandria Town/Grange Hall, 47 Washburn Rd., Alexandria
Thursday July 25, 2013			Go To Top
	6:00 PM	Keene Chautauqua 2013
		Contact: Gail Zachariah 352-0157
		Keene Chautauqua 2013: Edith Wharton and Henry James, A Literary Friendship will offer in-character portrayals of these two prominent writers by scholars Lynn Miller and John D. Anderson. The program will focus on Warton and James as expatriates; representing the cultural exchange and transatlantic travel of a generation of highly privilaged, cosmopolitan Americans. Contact: Gail Zachariah, 352-0157
		Location: Keene Public Library, Heberton Hall, 60 Winter St.

	6:00 PM	Wild and Colorful: Victorian Architecture in New Hampshire
		Contact: Colin Lacy 448-4213
		Visually explore the tremendous legacy of New Hampshire's architecture from the Victorian period (1820 - 1914). This program looks at exuberant Victorian-era architecture across the state in houses, hotels, mills, city halls, courthouses, and churches, with references to gardens, furniture, and other elements of the built environment. Richard Guy Wilson explores elements of visual literacy and points out how architecture can reflect the cultural and civic values of its time and place.
		Location: Upper Valley Senior Ctr., 10 Campbell St., Lebanon

Friday July 26, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	The Old Man of the Mountain: Substance and Symbol
		Contact: Kathie Bonor 747-3372
		The story of the Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia Notch is a story of New Hampshire itself, reflecting history, the arts, literature, geography, philosophy and public policy. Maggie Stier's illustrated talk reveals the ways that this iconic place has sparked observers' imaginations, attracted intense personal commitment, and symbolized changing public sentiment. Stier details the threats to the Old Man and Franconia Notch that led to protection as a State Park and, later, to the construction of the Franconia Notch Parkway. She concludes with an analysis of what caused the fall of the Old Man in 2003, a summary of private efforts to create a memorial, and a discussion of how this unique natural phenomenon may be remembered by future generations. The audience is invited to bring souvenirs, memorabilia or other artifacts of the Old Man of the Mountain for a shared display before and after the program, and to share their own experiences and memories on this topic.
		Location: Bath Village School, 61 Lisbon Rd., Bath
Saturday July 27, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	If I am Not For Myself, Who Will Be for Me? George Washington's Runaway Slave
		Contact: Vernis Jackson 436-7629
		Oney Judge Staines, according to the Constitution, was only three-fifths of a person. To her masters, George and Martha Washington, she was merely "the girl." All she wanted was the freedom to control her own actions, but her account of escaping the Executive Mansion in Philadelphia, fleeing north and establishing a life in New Hampshire is not a typical runaway story. Portrayed by Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti, Oney's tale provides an alternative perspective on the new nation's social, political and economic development, from one whose personal experience so contradicted the promise of the principles embodied in the nation's founding documents.
		Location: Discover Portsmouth Ctr., 10 Middle St., Portsmouth
Sunday July 28, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	The Abolitionists of Noyes Academy
		Contact: Canaan Town Library 523-9650
		In 1835, abolitionists opened one of the nation's first integrated schools in Canaan, NH, attracting eager African American students from as far away as Boston, Providence, and New York City. Outraged community leaders responded by raising a mob that dragged the academy building off its foundation and ran the African American students out of town. New Hampshire's first experiment in educational equality was brief, but it helped launch the public careers of a trio of extraordinary African American leaders: Henry Highland Garnet, Alexander Crummell, and Thomas Sipkins Sidney. Dan Billin plumbs the depths of anti-abolitionist sentiment in early-nineteenth-century New England, and the courage of three young friends destined for greatness.
		Location: Canaan Meeting House, Canaan Street, Canaan

	2:00 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Charles Kennedy 763-9806
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: Center Meeting House,corner of Rtes 103 & 103A., Newbury
Tuesday July 30, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State
		Contact: Robin Sweetser 464-3595
		Glenn Knoblock explores the fascinating history of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-based, to today's modern breweries and brew pubs. Unusual and rare photos and advertisements document this changing industry and the state's earliest brewers, including the renowned Frank Jones. A number of lesser-known brewers and breweries that operated in the state are also discussed, including the only brewery owned and operated by a woman before the modern era. Illustrations present evidence of society's changing attitudes towards beer and alcohol consumption over the years. Whether you're a beer connoisseur or a "tea-totaler", this lecture will be enjoyed by adults of all ages.
		Location: Fuller Public Library, 29 School St., Hillsboro
Thursday August 1, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State Dog, the Chinook
		Contact: Lauren Hammond 569-1035
		This program looks at how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story. Explaining how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions, Bob Cottrell covers the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire. Inquire whether the speaker's dog will accompany him.
		Location: The Libby Museum, 755 N. Main St., Wolfeboro

	7:00 PM	Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History
		Contact: Max Wirestone 859-2201
		There is treasure here but not the pirate kind. Scientific "digs" on Smuttynose Island are changing New England history. Archaeologist Nathan Hamilton has unearthed 300,000 artifacts to date on this largely uninhabited rock at the Isles of Shoals. Evidence proves prehistoric Native Americans hunted New Hampshire's only offshore islands 6,000 years ago. Hundreds of European fishermen split, salted, and dried valuable Atlantic cod here from the 1620s. "King Haley" ruled a survivalist kingdom here before Thomas Laighton struck tourist gold when his family took over the region's first hotel on Smuttynose. Laighton's daughter Celia Thaxter spun poetic tales of ghosts and pirates. J. Dennis Robinson, a longtime Smuttynose steward, explores the truth behind the romantic legends of Gosport Harbor in this colorful show-and-tell presentation.
		Location: New Durham Public Library, 2 Old Bay Rd., New Durham
Friday August 2, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Vanished Veterans - NH's Civil War Monuments and Memorials
		Contact: Sharon Wood 542-6454
		New Hampshire towns did not erect monuments to prior wars, but the emotional and family toll, unprecedented in American history, drove the decision to honor our local soldiers and sailors of the War of Rebellion. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to Hinsdale, along Main Streets and 19th century dirt roads, in city parks and on town greens, in libraries and town halls, and in cemeteries prominent and obscure, George Morrison located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH's Civil War memorials. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks, to statuary and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s.
		Location: Claremont History Museum, 26 Mulberry St., Claremont

	7:30 PM	Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines A Region
		Contact: Stephen Griffin 547-8346
		Baked Beans, fried clams, fish chowder, Indian pudding - so many foods are distinctive to New England. This talk offers a celebration of these regional favorites along with an examination of how contemporary life has distanced us from these classics. What makes them special and how do these foods define our region? Edie Clark draws from such diverse resources as Fannie Farmer, Julia Child, and Haydn S. Pearson for enlightenment and amusement as well as on her own experiences, writing and traveling for Yankee magazine over the past thirty years to places where baked beans are still featured prominently on the menu.
		Location: Old Meeting House, 1 New Boston Rd., Francestown
Tuesday August 6, 2013			Go To Top
	4:00 PM	Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them
		Contact: Erin Apostolos 279-4303
		Telling personal and family stories is fun - and much more: storytelling connects strangers, strengthens links between generations, and gives children the self-knowledge to carry them through hard times. Knowledge of family history has even been linked to better teen behavior and mental health. In this very active and interactive program, storyteller Jo Radner will share foolproof ways to mine memories and to interview relatives for meaningful stories, and participants will practice finding, developing, and telling their own tales.
		Location: Meredith Public Library, 91 Main St., Meredith
Wednesday August 7, 2013			Go To Top
	11:30 AM	(Not So) Elementary, My Dear Watson: The Popularity of Sherlock Holmes
		Contact: Emily Whalen 228-6630
		The recent spate of Sherlock Holmes movies, television shows, and literary adaptations indicate the Great Detective is alive and well in the 21st century. Holmes is the most portrayed literary character of all time, with over 230 film versions alone in several different languages. Over the past century, Sherlockians created societies like the Baker Street Irregulars, wrote articles sussing out the "sources" of Doyle's works, and, most recently, developed an entire online world of Holmesian fan fiction. Sherlock Holmes is now a multi-million dollar industry. Why is Sherlock Holmes so popular? Ann McClellan's presentation explores the origins of Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective and tracks his incarnations in literature, film, advertising, and modern media in order to crack the case of the most popular detective.
		Location: Centennial Senior Center, 254 N. State St. (Smokestack Ctr.), Concord

	12:00 PM	Little Women from Page to Stage: Giving New Voice to a Classic
		Revisit this literary classic and explore the added depth that opera uniquely provides. The Humanities Council has awarded a grant to Opera North for a series of lectures examining both Louisa May Alcott's classic novel and the modern opera by Mark Adamo that it inspired. The lecture series, titled Little Women from Page to Stage: Giving New Voice to a Classic, begins on Tuesday, April 30 at 5 p.m. at the Howe Library in Hanover. Lectures will also take place on Tuesday, May 14 at 5 p.m. at Trumball Hall in Etna; Tuesday, May 21 at 5 p.m. at Kilton Library, West Lebanon; Wednesday, July 10 at 1 p.m. at the R.W. Black Senior Center in Hanover; Thursday, July 18 at 6 p.m. at Faulkner Auditorium at Dartmouth College; and Wednesday, August 7 at noon at the AVA Gallery in Lebanon. The lectures will be presented by Opera North Executive Director Pamela A. Pantos and Ivy Schweitzer, a Professor of English at Dartmouth College. Opera North will present the opera through their Young Artist program on Wednesday, August 7 at 2 p.m. and Sunday, August 11 at 2 p.m. at the Lebanon Opera House. The lectures in the series are free and open to the public, but there is a cost to attend the opera. Opera North website
		Location: AVA Gallery and Art Center, 11 Bank St., Lebanon


	6:00 PM	If I am Not For Myself, Who Will Be for Me? George Washington's Runaway Slave
		Contact: Amy Inglis
		Oney Judge Staines, according to the Constitution, was only three-fifths of a person. To her masters, George and Martha Washington, she was merely "the girl." All she wanted was the freedom to control her own actions, but her account of escaping the Executive Mansion in Philadelphia, fleeing north and establishing a life in New Hampshire is not a typical runaway story. Portrayed by Gwendolyn Quezaire-Presutti, Oney's tale provides an alternative perspective on the new nation's social, political and economic development, from one whose personal experience so contradicted the promise of the principles embodied in the nation's founding documents.
		Location: Barrington Public Library, 105 Ramsdell Ln., Barrington

	7:00 PM	Cows and Communities: How the Lowly Bovine Has Nurtured New Hampshire
		Contact: Virginia Heard 284-6223
		Cattle were essential to the survival of the earliest New Hampshire settlements, and their contributions have been central to the life and culture of the state ever since. From providing human dietary sustenance to basic motive power for agriculture, forestry and transport, bovines have had a deep and enduring bond with their keepers, one that lingers today and is a vital part of the iconography of rural New Hampshire, even as dairy farming becomes ever more reliant on intensive modern science and technology. Where are New Hampshire's cows today and what are are they doing? Steve Taylor provides answers -- some will prove surprising.
		Location: Doris L. Benz Community Ctr., 18 Heard Rd., Center Sandwich

	7:00 PM	The Epic of Gilgamesh
		Contact: Whipple Free Library 487-3391
		This is our earliest epic. It is at least four thousand years old, but in performance we discover a dynamic and thrilling tale of heroes, friendship, battles with a monster, and death, followed by a journey to the other world to meet Utnapishtin, whom we know as Noah. Gilgamesh will ask him about life and death and he will come home with a great story. In the Q&A after the performance, Sebastian Lockwood can tell the tale of how the tablets were found in Iraq and how scholars broke the code to reveal the story and its Biblical parallels.
		Location: Whipple Free Library, 67 Mont Vernon Rd., New Boston
Thursday August 8, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire
		Contact: Betty Tidd 524-6042
		In the early 20th Century, the New Hampshire Board of Agriculture launched a program to boost the rural economy and promote tourism through the sale of abandoned farms to summer residents. After introducing the country house movement, Cristina Ashjian focuses attention on some of the great country estates featured in the NH program between 1902 and 1913. Which private estates were recognized as exemplary, and who were their owners? Using historic images and texts, Ashjian discusses well-known estates now open to the public such as The Fells on Lake Sunapee, The Rocks in Bethlehem, and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish.
		Location: Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Rd., Gilford

	7:00 PM	Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit
		Contact: Nancy McCue 476-8895
		Anyone who ever posted a Gone Fishin' sign on the door during business hours will appreciate this native fisherman's glimpse in to the habits, rituals, and lore of some of the more colorful members of the not-so-exclusive "Liars' Club." Hal Lyon shares tales, secrets, folklore, and history of fishing in New Hampshire's big lakes -- especially Lake Winnipesaukee which translates into "Smile of the Great Spirit."
		Location: Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland St., Moultonborough
Sunday August 11, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	New Hampshire's Grange Movement: Its Rise, Triumphs and Decline
		Contact: Barbara Steward 938-5923
		Much of rural New Hampshire in the late 19th century was locked in a downward spiral of population decline, abandonment of farms, reversion of cleared land to forest and widespread feelings of melancholy and loss. The development of the Grange movement in the 1880s and 1890s was aided greatly by hunger for social interaction, entertainment and mutual support. As membership surged it became a major force in policymaking in Concord, and its agenda aligned closely with the Progressive politics that swept the state in early 20th century. Many Grange initiatives became law, placing the state at the leading edge in several areas of reform. Steve Taylor analyzes the rapid social and economic changes that would eventually force the steep decline of the once-powerful movement.
		Location: Newbury Veteran's Hall, Rte. 103, Newbury
Monday August 12, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: John Sheehy 495-3066
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Camp Morgan Lodge, 339 Millen Pond Rd., Washington
Tuesday August 13, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Comics in World History and Cultures
		Contact: Dennis Herman 522-5332
		Marek Bennett presents a whirlwind survey of comics from around the world and throughout history, with special attention to what these vibrant narratives tell (and show) us about the people and periods that created them. Bennett engages and involves the audience in an interactive discussion of several sample comics representing cultures such as Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, the Ancient Maya, Feudal and modern Japan, the United States in the early 20th century, and Nazi Germany during World War II. The program explores the various ways of creating and reading comics from around the world, and what these techniques tell us about the cultures in which they occur.
		Location: Wakefield Brookfield Historical Society, 2851 Wakefield Rd., Sanbornville

	7:00 PM	Crosscut: The Mills, Logging and Life on the Androscoggin
		Contact: Shirley Young 941-456-6125
		Using oral histories, Rebecca Rule recreates the voices of North Country people and uses new and vintage photos to tell the story of logging, the Berlin Mills, and life in the Androscoggin Valley, from the beginnings of the logging industry in the 1800s, through the boom years of the Brown Company and subsequent mill owners, and on to the demolition of the stacks in 2007. Audience members will be invited to share their own stories and discuss the logging and paper industries and the special place north of the notches. John Rule assists with a PowerPoint presentation of photos and information from his own research into the history of the Brown Company as an archivist at the New Hampshire Historical Society.
		Location: Conway Public Library, 15 Main St., Conway

	7:00 PM	Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Prize: New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Peace Treaty
		Contact: Ann LeClair 893-6783
		Teddy Roosevelt chose Portsmouth to be the site of the 1905 peace treaty negotiations between Russian and Japanese delegations to end the Russo-Japanese war. Charles Doleac’s program first focuses on Roosevelt’s multi-track diplomacy that included other world powers, the Russian and Japanese delegations, the US Navy, and New Hampshire hosts in 30 days of negotiations that resulted in the Portsmouth Peace Treaty and earned Roosevelt the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. The program then focuses on how ordinary people from throughout New Hampshire positively affected the Portsmouth negotiations. The program customizes each presentation to the program site’s local history at the time of the treaty to encourage audiences to join the annual statewide commemoration of “Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day” on September.
		Location: Salem Historical Museum, 310 Main St., Salem

	7:00 PM	The Old Country Fiddler: Charles Ross Taggart, Traveling Entertainer
		Contact: Chatham Historical Society 694-3337
		Musical humorist Charles Ross Taggart grew up in Topsham, Vermont, going on to perform in various lyceum and Chautauqua circuits all across the country for over 40 years starting in 1895. A fiddler, piano player, comedian, singer, and ventriloquist, he made at least 40 recordings on various labels, as well as appearing in an early talking movie four years before Al Jolson starred in The Jazz Singer. Adam Boyce portrays Mr. Taggart near the end of Taggart's career, c. 1936, sharing recollections on his life, with some live fiddling and humorous sketches interspersed in this living history program.
		Location: Chatham Town House, Rte 113B, Chatham

	7:00 PM	Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History
		Contact: Hampstead Public Library 329-6411
		There is treasure here but not the pirate kind. Scientific "digs" on Smuttynose Island are changing New England history. Archaeologist Nathan Hamilton has unearthed 300,000 artifacts to date on this largely uninhabited rock at the Isles of Shoals. Evidence proves prehistoric Native Americans hunted New Hampshire's only offshore islands 6,000 years ago. Hundreds of European fishermen split, salted, and dried valuable Atlantic cod here from the 1620s. "King Haley" ruled a survivalist kingdom here before Thomas Laighton struck tourist gold when his family took over the region's first hotel on Smuttynose. Laighton's daughter Celia Thaxter spun poetic tales of ghosts and pirates. J. Dennis Robinson, a longtime Smuttynose steward, explores the truth behind the romantic legends of Gosport Harbor in this colorful show-and-tell presentation.
		Location: Hampstead Public Library, 9 Mary E. Clark Drive, Hampstead

Wednesday August 14, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Margaret Bourke-White, America's Eyes
		Contact: Linda Foerderer 968-7487
		Did you know that photographer Margaret Bourke-White had to make Stalin laugh to get his picture, and she was told by Patton to hide his jowls? Letters and tender WWII-era V-mails found at Syracuse University form the basis for this living history program. Sally Matson's lifetime in theatre began with acting and directing at Northwestern University, and her fascination with history provides the audience with an entertaining lesson.
		Location: Holderness Historical Society, Curry Place (Rte 3), Holderness
Thursday August 15, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	The Guitar in Latin America: Continuities, Changes and Bicultural Strumming
		Contact: Phyllis Gonyer 444-6050
		Jose Lezcano presents a multi-media musical program that showcases the guitar in Latin America as an instrument that speaks many languages. Lezcano presents a variety of musical styles: indigenous strummers in ritual festivals from Ecuador, Gaucho music from Argentina, European parlor waltzes from Venezuela, and Afro-Brazilian samba-pagode. He also plays pieces by Villa-Lobos, Brouwer, Lauro, Barrios, Pereira, and examples from his Fulbright-funded research in Ecuador.
		Location: Littleton Area Senior Center, 77 Riverglen Ln., Littleton

	6:00 PM	A History of Native Burial Looting, Destruction & Protection in NH
		Contact: Becky Knowles 367-1025
		The history of Native American site desecration and looting in the Americas is well known. New Hampshire has its share of similar stories, but the valuing and protection of these historic sites in NH did not just begin with the passage of a Native burial protection law in the early 1990s. In the 1820s the "giant by the lake," the remains of an Abenaki man found in Melvin Village on Lake Winnipesaukee, was carefully reburied near his original burial location. John and Donna Moody explore the history of burial and site destruction, repatriation, and site protection in the Granite State.
		Location: Madison Historical Society Museum, 19 E. Madison Rd., Madison

	7:00 PM	African American Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire During the American Revolution
		Contact: Cathedral of the Pines 899-3300
		One of the most interesting aspects of the American Revolution is the role played by African Americans in the fight for independence. Both free Blacks and those that were enslaved were key elements in manning state militias and Continental Army units, as well as serving on the high seas in the Navy and on privately armed ships. Indeed, their service to New Hampshire, as well as the other New England colonies, was crucial in a conflict that lasted nearly seven years. Prohibited by existing laws from serving in military units and largely considered "undesirable elements" by southern patriots and even many in New England, how is it that these Black soldiers came to fight for the cause of liberty, even when their own personal liberty was not guaranteed? Glenn Knoblock examines the history of Black soldiers' service during the war, including how and why they enlisted, their interaction with white soldiers, service on the battlefields, how they were perceived by the enemy and the officers under whom they served, and their treatment after the war.
		Location: Cathedral of the Pines (Sanctuary), 12 Hale Hill Rd., Rindge

	7:00 PM	Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Or Did She?
		Contact: Tasha Leroux 364-2400
		In 1892 Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old single woman, was officially charged with the murder of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The events that followed the murder would stir the curiosity of people across the nation. After four official criminal proceedings, Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murder but the case was not officially reinvestigated by the authorities. To this day the case of Lizzie Borden is a mystery that has inspired television movies, documentaries, cinematic offerings, plays, musicals, poems, websites, blogs, a scholarly journal, college courses, and law school case studies. Annette Holba reviews the facts of the case and explores the evidence that some experts suggest points to Lizzie's guilt and others believe points to Lizzie's innocence. Lizzie's connections to New Hampshire are also discussed.
		Location: Gilmanton Year-Round Library, 1385 NH Rte. 140, Gilmanton Iron Works

	7:00 PM	Personal Privacy in Cyberspace
		Contact: Rosanna Dude 526-6804
		Many Americans feel their privacy is threatened by information technology and favor stronger privacy legislation. At the same time, people support the use of information technology to serve them quickly and efficiently in various ways. In this program, Herman Tavani explores whether we can have it both ways and the serious ethical dilemma that arises if not.
		Location: Wilmot Public Library, 11 N. Wilmot Rd., Wilmot
Saturday August 17, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	A Visit with Abraham Lincoln
		Contact: Abby Rand 478-0809
		Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by Steve Wood, begins this program by recounting his early life and ends with a reading of the "Gettysburg Address." Along the way he comments on the debates with Stephen Douglas, his run for the presidency, and the Civil War. THIS IS PART OF THE 5TH ANNUAL LIVING HISTORY EVENT IN HILLSBOROUGH.
		Location: Jones Road (under large tent), 44 Jones Rd., Hillsborough

	1:00 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story
		Contact: Derwood Gray 359-5596
		Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of New Hampshire, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories - her favorites are the funny ones - and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own. THIS IS THE ANNUAL OLD HOME DAY.
		Location: Old Bridgewater Town House, Bridgewater Hill Rd., Bridgewater

	2:00 PM	The Old Country Fiddler: Charles Ross Taggart, Traveling Entertainer
		Contact: Linda Thomas 483-8189
		Musical humorist Charles Ross Taggart grew up in Topsham, Vermont, going on to perform in various lyceum and Chautauqua circuits all across the country for over 40 years starting in 1895. A fiddler, piano player, comedian, singer, and ventriloquist, he made at least 40 recordings on various labels, as well as appearing in an early talking movie four years before Al Jolson starred in The Jazz Singer. Adam Boyce portrays Mr. Taggart near the end of Taggart's career, c. 1936, sharing recollections on his life, with some live fiddling and humorous sketches interspersed in this living history program.
		Location: Fitts Museum, 185 High St., Candia

	2:15 PM	Rally Round the Flag: The American Civil War Through Folksong
		Contact: Abby Rand 478-0809
		Woody Pringle and Marek Bennett present an overview of the American Civil War through the lens of period music. Audience members participate and sing along as the presenters explore lyrics, documents, and visual images from sources such as the Library of Congress. Through camp songs, parlor music, hymns, battlefield rallying cries, and fiddle tunes, Pringle and Bennett examine the folksong as a means to enact living history, share perspectives, influence public perceptions of events, and simultaneously fuse and conserve cultures in times of change. Showcasing numerous instruments, the presenters challenge participants to find new connections between song, art, and politics in American history. (Note: Please contact Woody Pringle to book this program.) THIS IS PART OF THE 5TH ANNUAL LIVING HISTORY EVENT IN HILLSBOROUGH.
		Location: Center Club, 18 E. Washington Rd., Hillsborough

	4:30 PM	Liberty Is Our Motto!: Songs and Stories of the Hutchinson Family Singers
		Contact: Sandra LeBeau 526-7444
		The year is 1876, and New Hampshire's own John Hutchinson sings and tells about his famous musical family "straight from the horse's mouth." Originally from Milford, NH, the Hutchinson Family Singers were among America's most notable musical entertainers for much of the mid-19th century. They achieved international recognition with songs advancing social reform and political causes such as abolition, temperance, women's suffrage, and the Lincoln presidential campaign of 1860. In this living history program, Steve Blunt portrays John Hutchinson. He tells the Hutchinsons' story and shares their music with lyrics provided. Audience members are invited to sing along on "The Old Granite State," "Get Off the Track," "Tenting on the Old Campground," and more. NEW LONDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY ANNUAL MEETING AT 4:00 PM WITH PROGRAM TO FOLLOW.
		Location: New London Meeting House, 179 Little Sunapee Rd., New London
Sunday August 18, 2013			Go To Top
	11:30 AM	Comics in World History and Cultures
		Contact: Donald Johnson 529-7764
		Marek Bennett presents a whirlwind survey of comics from around the world and throughout history, with special attention to what these vibrant narratives tell (and show) us about the people and periods that created them. Bennett engages and involves the audience in an interactive discussion of several sample comics representing cultures such as Ancient Rome, Medieval Europe, the Ancient Maya, Feudal and modern Japan, the United States in the early 20th century, and Nazi Germany during World War II. The program explores the various ways of creating and reading comics from around the world, and what these techniques tell us about the cultures in which they occur.
		Location: Deering Community Church, 763 Deering Center Road, Deering

Wednesday August 21, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Darby Field and the First Ascent of Mount Washington
		Contact: John Shipman 539-5799
		For more than 200 years historians believed that Darby Field made the first climb up Mount Washington in 1642. However, in the last several decades, questions have emerged about his use of Native American guides, about the likelihood of prior ascents by Native Americans, about the route Field may have followed on the mountain, and about whether Field actually made the ascent as claimed. Allen Koop examines how historians reconstruct the "truth" when given scant, vague, and even contradictory evidence.
		Location: Freedom Town Hall, 33 Old Portland Rd, Freedom

	7:00 PM	The Old Man of the Mountain: Substance and Symbol
		Contact: David Ruell 968-7716
		The story of the Old Man of the Mountain in Franconia Notch is a story of New Hampshire itself, reflecting history, the arts, literature, geography, philosophy and public policy. Maggie Stier's illustrated talk reveals the ways that this iconic place has sparked observers' imaginations, attracted intense personal commitment, and symbolized changing public sentiment. Stier details the threats to the Old Man and Franconia Notch that led to protection as a State Park and, later, to the construction of the Franconia Notch Parkway. She concludes with an analysis of what caused the fall of the Old Man in 2003, a summary of private efforts to create a memorial, and a discussion of how this unique natural phenomenon may be remembered by future generations. The audience is invited to bring souvenirs, memorabilia or other artifacts of the Old Man of the Mountain for a shared display before and after the program, and to share their own experiences and memories on this topic.
		Location: Ashland Railroad Station Museum, 69 Depot St., Ashland
Thursday August 22, 2013			Go To Top
	6:00 PM	Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines A Region
		Contact: Colin Lacy 448-4213
		Baked Beans, fried clams, fish chowder, Indian pudding - so many foods are distinctive to New England. This talk offers a celebration of these regional favorites along with an examination of how contemporary life has distanced us from these classics. What makes them special and how do these foods define our region? Edie Clark draws from such diverse resources as Fannie Farmer, Julia Child, and Haydn S. Pearson for enlightenment and amusement as well as on her own experiences, writing and traveling for Yankee magazine over the past thirty years to places where baked beans are still featured prominently on the menu.
		Location: Upper Valley Senior Ctr., 10 Campbell St., Lebanon

	7:00 PM	Putting Human Faces on the Textile Industry: The Workers of the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company
		Contact: Joan Bilodeau 463-5560
		Daily life for the Amoskeag Manufacturing Company's textile worker was not easy. Robert Perreault sheds light on how people from a variety of European countries as well as from French Canada made the transition from an agrarian to an industrial society and how that change affected families, cultures, the nature of work, and relationships among workers themselves.
		Location: Deerfield Historic Town Hall, 10 Church St., Deerfield

	7:00 PM	The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?
		Contact: Anne Crutchfield 224-4654
		In 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to address a wide variety of crises facing the young United States of America and produced a charter for a new government. In modern times, competing political and legal claims are frequently based on what those delegates intended. Mythology about the founders and their work at the 1787 Convention has obscured both fact and legitimate analysis of the events leading to the agreement called the Constitution. Richard Hesse explores the cast of characters called "founders," the problems they faced, and the solutions they fashioned.
		Location: The Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord
Thursday August 29, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State Dog, the Chinook
		Contact: Weeks State Park Association 788-4004
		This program looks at how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story. Explaining how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions, Bob Cottrell covers the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire. Inquire whether the speaker's dog will accompany him.
		Location: Weeks State Park (Summit Lodge), Route 3, Lancaster
Wednesday September 4, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Linda Foerderer 968-7487
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Holderness Historical Society, Curry Place (Rte 3), Holderness
Thursday September 5, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Exemplary Country Estates of New Hampshire
		Contact: Franklin Public Library Information Desk 934-2911
		In the early 20th Century, the New Hampshire Board of Agriculture launched a program to boost the rural economy and promote tourism through the sale of abandoned farms to summer residents. After introducing the country house movement, Cristina Ashjian focuses attention on some of the great country estates featured in the NH program between 1902 and 1913. Which private estates were recognized as exemplary, and who were their owners? Using historic images and texts, Ashjian discusses well-known estates now open to the public such as The Fells on Lake Sunapee, The Rocks in Bethlehem, and Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish.
		Location: Franklin Public Library (2nd Fl.), 310 Central St., Franklin
Friday September 6, 2013			Go To Top
	7:30 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Stephen Griffin 547-8346
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: Old Meeting House, 1 New Boston Rd., Francestown
Monday September 9, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Dissent among the Puritans
		Contact: Silsby Free Public Library 826-7793
		The year is 1637. Ann Vassall, wife of William Vassall of Essex, England, one of the founders of the Massachusetts Bay Company, welcomes you to your new home in the Bay. Her words of advice and narration of events going on in town might make you wish you had stayed in England or looked toward New Hampshire or Connecticut as a place of settlement. Living historian Linda Palmer follows up her portrayal of Ann Vassall with a colorful slide presentations which shatters some of our commonly-held stereotypes about the Puritans and chronicles the dissent of her husband, who was despised by minister and magistrate alike for his liberal ideas about civil liberty and religion.
		Location: Silsby Free Public Library, 226 Main St., Charlestown

	7:15 PM	Saving the Mountains: NH & the Creation of the National Forests
		Contact: Nancy McCue 476-8895
		New Hampshire's White Mountains played a leading role in events leading to the Weeks Act, the law that created the eastern national forests. Focusing on Concord's Joseph B. Walker and the Forest Society's Philip Ayres, Marcia Schmidt Blaine explores the relationship between our mountains and the economic, environmental and aesthetic questions posed by the individuals involved in the creation of the National Forest.
		Location: Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland St.
Tuesday September 10, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Angling in the Smile of the Great Spirit
		Contact: Dennis Herman 522-5332
		Anyone who ever posted a Gone Fishin' sign on the door during business hours will appreciate this native fisherman's glimpse in to the habits, rituals, and lore of some of the more colorful members of the not-so-exclusive "Liars' Club." Hal Lyon shares tales, secrets, folklore, and history of fishing in New Hampshire's big lakes -- especially Lake Winnipesaukee which translates into "Smile of the Great Spirit."
		Location: Wakefield Brookfield Historical Society, 2851 Wakefield Rd., Sanbornville


	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Jan Cote 783-4090
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Elkins Public Library, 9 Center Road, Canterbury

	7:00 PM	The Arab Springs: Diverse Societies in Revolt
		Contact: Pease Public Library 536-2616
		The Arab Spring has been widely hailed as a broad democratic movement rebelling against long-standing authoritarian regimes. It is not a single movement, however, but a diverse collection of important political and social protests and revolts with significant impacts on American interests. Mark Willis inspects the movement against the political and social backgrounds of the different countries involved, revealing a kaleidoscope of motivations, results and challenges.
		Location: Pease Public Library, 1 Russell St., Plymouth
Wednesday September 11, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	12,000 Years Ago in the Granite State
		Contact: Charles Brault 878-1105
		The native Abenaki people played a central role in the history of the Monadnock region, defending it against English settlement and forcing the abandonment of Keene and other Monadnock area towns during the French and Indian Wars. Despite this, little is known about the Abenaki, and conventional histories often depict the first Europeans entering an untamed, uninhabited wilderness, rather than the homeland of people who had been there for hundreds of generations. Robert Goodby discusses how the real depth of Native history was revealed when an archaeological study prior to construction of the new Keene Middle School discovered traces of four structures dating to the end of the Ice Age. Undisturbed for 12,000 years, the site revealed information about the economy, gender roles, and household organization of the Granite State's very first inhabitants, as well as evidence of social networks that extended for hundreds of miles across northern New England.
		Location: Chamberlin Free Public Library, 46 Main St., Greenville

	7:00 PM	Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Or Did She?
		Contact: Elizabeth Thompson 466-2525
		In 1892 Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old single woman, was officially charged with the murder of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The events that followed the murder would stir the curiosity of people across the nation. After four official criminal proceedings, Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murder but the case was not officially reinvestigated by the authorities. To this day the case of Lizzie Borden is a mystery that has inspired television movies, documentaries, cinematic offerings, plays, musicals, poems, websites, blogs, a scholarly journal, college courses, and law school case studies. Annette Holba reviews the facts of the case and explores the evidence that some experts suggest points to Lizzie's guilt and others believe points to Lizzie's innocence. Lizzie's connections to New Hampshire are also discussed.
		Location: Gorham Public Library, 35 Railroad St., Gorham

	7:00 PM	The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?
		Contact: Susan Amann 673-2408
		In 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to address a wide variety of crises facing the young United States of America and produced a charter for a new government. In modern times, competing political and legal claims are frequently based on what those delegates intended. Mythology about the founders and their work at the 1787 Convention has obscured both fact and legitimate analysis of the events leading to the agreement called the Constitution. Richard Hesse explores the cast of characters called "founders," the problems they faced, and the solutions they fashioned.
		Location: Wadleigh Memorial Library, 49 Nashua St., Milford
Thursday September 12, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	An Armchair Tour of New Hampshire's Black History Sites
		Contact: Martha Fowler 330-3099
		Valerie Cunningham's "tour" covers more than a dozen cities and towns from the Seacoast to the North Country, with stories about Africans and African Americans who have lived and worked in the state since the 17th century. Additional information will be available for attendees who would like to learn more about specific places and people.
		Location: Rochester Historical Society, 58 Hanson St., Rochester

	7:30 PM	Native American History of New Hampshire: Beyond Boundaries, circa 1700-1850
		Contact: Lisa Rothman 487-3867
		The northern frontier of New England was a risky place during the Colonial Period. Maine was nearly lost due to a series of Indian wars. New Hampshire only succeeded in settling the coast and as the frontier moved inland, both settlers and Indians found that their cultures had changed. Another set of wars to wrest Canada away from the French gave rise to several attempts by the Indians to assert their autonomy and stewardship over the land. By the time of Ethan Allen Crawford, the New Hampshire frontier had become a place for reflection on a new relationship with the environment, and tourism into the mountains was born. David Stewart-Smith muses that as the "last" Indians died off in the 1830s, perhaps a legacy was born that would insure a place for the landscape and the spirit of the Indians in New Hampshire's future.
		Location: New Boston Historical Society (Wason Mem. Bldg), 2 Central Square, New Boston
Friday September 13, 2013			Go To Top
	6:00 PM	Witches, Pop Culture, and the Past
		Contact: Colin Lacy 448-4213
		"Hang her!" cries the raucous spectator. In 1692, nineteen people were executed in Salem and hundreds imprisoned during a witch hunt we still discuss today. Robin DeRosa explains that when Salem tells its witch stories, history, tourism, and performance collide, and "truth," both moral and macabre, vies with spooky thrills for its authentic place in history.
		Location: Upper Valley Senior Ctr., 10 Campbell St., Lebanon

	7:00 PM	Cows and Communities: How the Lowly Bovine Has Nurtured New Hampshire
		Contact: Kathie Bonor 747-3372
		Cattle were essential to the survival of the earliest New Hampshire settlements, and their contributions have been central to the life and culture of the state ever since. From providing human dietary sustenance to basic motive power for agriculture, forestry and transport, bovines have had a deep and enduring bond with their keepers, one that lingers today and is a vital part of the iconography of rural New Hampshire, even as dairy farming becomes ever more reliant on intensive modern science and technology. Where are New Hampshire's cows today and what are are they doing? Steve Taylor provides answers -- some will prove surprising.
		Location: Bath Village School, 61 Lisbon Rd., Bath
Saturday September 14, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	African American Soldiers and Sailors of New Hampshire During the American Revolution
		Contact: Kelvin Edwards 380-0193
		One of the most interesting aspects of the American Revolution is the role played by African Americans in the fight for independence. Both free Blacks and those that were enslaved were key elements in manning state militias and Continental Army units, as well as serving on the high seas in the Navy and on privately armed ships. Indeed, their service to New Hampshire, as well as the other New England colonies, was crucial in a conflict that lasted nearly seven years. Prohibited by existing laws from serving in military units and largely considered "undesirable elements" by southern patriots and even many in New England, how is it that these Black soldiers came to fight for the cause of liberty, even when their own personal liberty was not guaranteed? Glenn Knoblock examines the history of Black soldiers' service during the war, including how and why they enlisted, their interaction with white soldiers, service on the battlefields, how they were perceived by the enemy and the officers under whom they served, and their treatment after the war.
		Location: Discover Portsmouth Ctr., 10 Middle St., Portsmouth
Sunday September 15, 2013			Go To Top
	11:30 AM	World War Two New Hampshire
		Contact: Donald Johnson 529-7764
		This documentary tells the story of life in New Hampshire during the Second World War. Through interviews, historic news film, photos, and radio reports from the battlefields, this documentary and discussion facilitated by John Gfroerer chronicles how a nation, a state, and the citizens of New Hampshire mobilized for war.
		Location: Deering Community Church, 763 Deering Center Road, Deering

	1:00 PM	Vanished Veterans - NH's Civil War Monuments and Memorials
		Contact: Sandra Cleary 588-2343
		New Hampshire towns did not erect monuments to prior wars, but the emotional and family toll, unprecedented in American history, drove the decision to honor our local soldiers and sailors of the War of Rebellion. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to Hinsdale, along Main Streets and 19th century dirt roads, in city parks and on town greens, in libraries and town halls, and in cemeteries prominent and obscure, George Morrison located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH's Civil War memorials. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks, to statuary and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s.
		Location: Bennington Historical Museum, 38 Main St., Bennington

Tuesday September 17, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	J.R.R. Tolkien and the Uses of Fantasy
		Contact: Jessica Sheehan 497-2102
		Fantasy literature is enjoying a new surge of interest sparked by the popularity of the Harry Potter series and the film version of The Lord of the Rings. While fantasy has always made for popular reading or listening, what accounts for its special appeal? Clia Goodwin explains how Tolkien's world has a mythic structure that reveals much about the human condition.
		Location: Goffstown Public Library, 2 High St., Goffstown

	7:00 PM	Crime and Punishment on the Isles of Shoals: The Ballad of Louis Wagner
		Contact: Bartlett Public Library 374-2755
		Louis Wagner was accused of murdering Anethe and Karen Christenson on Smuttynose Island, Isles of Shoals, in March of 1873. He was convicted on the first charge and executed in 1875. Although sentiment against Wagner was at a fever pitch immediately following the murders, time and reflection have generated an ongoing debate as to the fairness of the trial and the validity of the verdict. John Perrault invites you to examine the judgment of Louis Wagner. Perrault weaves his "Ballad of Louis Wagner" through the course of the program with guitar and vocal.
		Location: Bartlett Public Library, 1 Main Street, Bartlett

	7:00 PM	Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State Dog, the Chinook
		Contact: Nancy Thomas 387-1544
		This program looks at how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story. Explaining how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions, Bob Cottrell covers the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire. Inquire whether the speaker's dog will accompany him.
		Location: Gilman Library, 100 Main St., Alton

	7:00 PM	Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History
		Contact: Paul Memorial Library 778-8169
		There is treasure here but not the pirate kind. Scientific "digs" on Smuttynose Island are changing New England history. Archaeologist Nathan Hamilton has unearthed 300,000 artifacts to date on this largely uninhabited rock at the Isles of Shoals. Evidence proves prehistoric Native Americans hunted New Hampshire's only offshore islands 6,000 years ago. Hundreds of European fishermen split, salted, and dried valuable Atlantic cod here from the 1620s. "King Haley" ruled a survivalist kingdom here before Thomas Laighton struck tourist gold when his family took over the region's first hotel on Smuttynose. Laighton's daughter Celia Thaxter spun poetic tales of ghosts and pirates. J. Dennis Robinson, a longtime Smuttynose steward, explores the truth behind the romantic legends of Gosport Harbor in this colorful show-and-tell presentation.
		Location: Paul Memorial Library, 76 Main St., Newfields

	7:30 PM	Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them
		Contact: Nancy Paquette 524-8813
		Telling personal and family stories is fun - and much more. Storytelling connects strangers, strengthens links between generations, and gives children the self-knowledge to carry them through hard times. Knowledge of family history has even been linked to better teen behavior and mental health. In this active and interactive program, storyteller Jo Radner shares foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories. Participants practices finding, developing, and telling their own tales.
		Location: The Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia
Wednesday September 18, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Or Did She?
		Contact: Sally Woodman 382-7475
		In 1892 Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old single woman, was officially charged with the murder of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The events that followed the murder would stir the curiosity of people across the nation. After four official criminal proceedings, Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murder but the case was not officially reinvestigated by the authorities. To this day the case of Lizzie Borden is a mystery that has inspired television movies, documentaries, cinematic offerings, plays, musicals, poems, websites, blogs, a scholarly journal, college courses, and law school case studies. Annette Holba reviews the facts of the case and explores the evidence that some experts suggest points to Lizzie's guilt and others believe points to Lizzie's innocence. Lizzie's connections to New Hampshire are also discussed.
		Location: Newton Town Hall, 2 Town Hall Rd., Newton

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: John Shipman 539-5799
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Freedom Town Hall, 33 Old Portland Rd, Freedom

	8:00 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story: Yankee Humor and the New England Storytelling Tradition
		Contact: Bill Earnshaw 472-3866
		Good stories never die, they evolve from teller to teller. New England has a rich and ongoing storytelling tradition from folklore to "Bert and I" to stories about your family, your life, or the town you live in. Humorist Rebecca Rule will prime the pump with stories she's collected at small-town gatherings, often at historical societies and libraries, over the last ten years, plus a classic or two. Our "discussion" will be the stories that listeners offer up, and as one story leads to another -- humorous, serious, thought-provoking, or just plain entertaining -- we practice and preserve our stories and tradition. And laugh, a lot.
		Location: Bedford Public Library, 3 Meetinghouse Road, Bedford
Thursday September 19, 2013			Go To Top
	2:30 PM	All Aboard the Titanic
		Contact: Susan Belanger 229-1266
		"All Aboard the Titanic" responds to people's enduring fascination with this historic, and very human, event. Including and moving beyond the physical facts of the story, Ted Zalewski explores the personal experiences of selected passengers and crew, including those with New Hampshire affiliations, emphasizing examples of individual courage and triumph.
		Location: Heritage Heights - Tad's Place, 149 East Side Drive, Concord

	6:30 PM	Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
		Contact: Freedom Public Library 539-5176
		Covered wooden bridges have been a vital part of the NH transportation network, dating back to the early 1800s. Given NH's myriad streams, brooks, and rivers, it's unsurprising that 400 covered bridges have been documented. Often viewed as quaint relics of a simpler past, they were technological marvels of their day. It may be native ingenuity and NH's woodworking tradition that account for the fact that a number of nationally-noted covered bridge truss designers were NH natives. Glenn Knoblock discusses covered bridge design and technology, and their designers, builders, and associated folklore.
		Location: Freedom Town Hall, 16 Elm St., Freedom

	7:00 PM	Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines A Region
		Contact: Rosanna Dude 526-6804
		Baked Beans, fried clams, fish chowder, Indian pudding - so many foods are distinctive to New England. This talk offers a celebration of these regional favorites along with an examination of how contemporary life has distanced us from these classics. What makes them special and how do these foods define our region? Edie Clark draws from such diverse resources as Fannie Farmer, Julia Child, and Haydn S. Pearson for enlightenment and amusement as well as on her own experiences, writing and traveling for Yankee magazine over the past thirty years to places where baked beans are still featured prominently on the menu.
		Location: Wilmot Public Library, 11 N. Wilmot Rd., Wilmot

	7:00 PM	Native American History of New Hampshire: Alliance and Survival, circa 1400-1700
		Contact: David Ruell 968-7716
		David Stewart-Smith begins this program with the last part of the Woodland Period, when Indians in northern New England were faced with several challenges. By the time of French and English exploration in the region, strong tribal alliances had begun to center along southeastern Maine, coastal and central New Hampshire, and the north shore of Massachusetts. These relationships became known as the Pennacook alliance; a confederacy of about 16 tribal and family groups that held together through severe climate change, European colonization, devastating epidemic disease, and intertribal warfare. Here we see Passaconaway, the chief of the Pennacook, rise to power and place his family in the mainstream of colonial interaction. The program concludes with King Philip's War and subsequent events just prior to the turn of the 18th century.
		Location: Ashland Elementary School (cafeteria), 16 Education Dr., Ashland


	7:00 PM	The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?
		Contact: Rye Public Library 964-8401
		In 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to address a wide variety of crises facing the young United States of America and produced a charter for a new government. In modern times, competing political and legal claims are frequently based on what those delegates intended. Mythology about the founders and their work at the 1787 Convention has obscured both fact and legitimate analysis of the events leading to the agreement called the Constitution. Richard Hesse explores the cast of characters called "founders," the problems they faced, and the solutions they fashioned.
		Location: Rye Public Library, 581 Washington Rd., Rye
Friday September 20, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Music in my Pockets: Family Fun in Folk Music
		Contact: Lisa Prizio 798-5613
		Singing games, accessible "pocket instruments" like spoons and dancing puppets, tall tales, funny songs, old songs and songs kids teach each other in the playground are all traditional in that they have been passed down the generations by word of mouth. They will all be seen, heard and learned as Jeff Warner visits 1850 or 1910 in a New England town, with families gathered around the figurative hearth, participating in timeless, hearty entertainment and, almost without the audience knowing it, teaches how America amused itself before electricity.
		Location: Chichester Library, 161 Main St., Chichester

	7:00 PM	Wit and Wisdom: Humor in 19th Century New England
		Contact: Christine Fogg 524-8268
		Whatever did New Englanders do on long winter evenings before cable, satellite and the internet? In the decades before and after the Civil War, our rural ancestors used to create neighborhood events to improve their minds. Community members male and female would compose and read aloud homegrown, handwritten literary "newspapers" full of keen verbal wit. Sometimes serious, sometimes sentimental but mostly very funny, these "newspapers" were common in villages across Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont and revealed the hopes, fears, humor and surprisingly daring behavior of our forebears. Jo Radner shares excerpts from her forthcoming book about hundreds of these "newspapers" and provides examples from villages in your region.
		Location: Belmont Corner Meeting House, 16 Sargent Rd., Belmont
Tuesday September 24, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	Baked Beans and Fried Clams: How Food Defines A Region
		Contact: Leslie Vogt 435-8482
		Baked Beans, fried clams, fish chowder, Indian pudding - so many foods are distinctive to New England. This talk offers a celebration of these regional favorites along with an examination of how contemporary life has distanced us from these classics. What makes them special and how do these foods define our region? Edie Clark draws from such diverse resources as Fannie Farmer, Julia Child, and Haydn S. Pearson for enlightenment and amusement as well as on her own experiences, writing and traveling for Yankee magazine over the past thirty years to places where baked beans are still featured prominently on the menu.
		Location: Pittsfield Community Ctr., 74 Main St., Pittsfield

	6:30 PM	Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them
		Contact: Erin Kennedy 673-3330
		Telling personal and family stories is fun - and much more. Storytelling connects strangers, strengthens links between generations, and gives children the self-knowledge to carry them through hard times. Knowledge of family history has even been linked to better teen behavior and mental health. In this active and interactive program, storyteller Jo Radner shares foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories. Participants practices finding, developing, and telling their own tales.
		Location: Brookline Public Library, 16 Main St., Brookline

	6:30 PM	Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History
		Contact: Weeks Public Library 436-8548
		There is treasure here but not the pirate kind. Scientific "digs" on Smuttynose Island are changing New England history. Archaeologist Nathan Hamilton has unearthed 300,000 artifacts to date on this largely uninhabited rock at the Isles of Shoals. Evidence proves prehistoric Native Americans hunted New Hampshire's only offshore islands 6,000 years ago. Hundreds of European fishermen split, salted, and dried valuable Atlantic cod here from the 1620s. "King Haley" ruled a survivalist kingdom here before Thomas Laighton struck tourist gold when his family took over the region's first hotel on Smuttynose. Laighton's daughter Celia Thaxter spun poetic tales of ghosts and pirates. J. Dennis Robinson, a longtime Smuttynose steward, explores the truth behind the romantic legends of Gosport Harbor in this colorful show-and-tell presentation.
		Location: Weeks Public Library, 36 Post Road, Greenland

	7:30 PM	New Hampshire and the American Clipper Ship Era
		Contact: John Dickey 267-6098
		Glenn Knoblock explores our nation's maritime past with this exciting look at the fastest sailing ships ever built in America. Learn how the clippers evolved, who built them and why, as well as New Hampshire's important role in supplying these unique ships. Though New Hampshire's coastline is only seventeen miles long, the state produced more clippers, all built at Portsmouth, than many other cities, bested only by New York and Boston. Learn also about the exciting voyages these ships made, the cargos they carried, the men and, in a few cases, the women, who sailed them, and why the ships' reign, lasting from 1844-1860, was so short. Whether you're a boating or nautical enthusiast, or simply have an interest in salt-water history, this lecture will fill your sails.
		Location: Gilmanton Old Town Hall, 1800 Rt. 140, Gilmanton Iron Works
Wednesday September 25, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes
		Contact: Rhoda Capron 679-8484
		Northern New England is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places? Adair Mulligan explores the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind. See how one town has set out to create an inventory of its cellar holes, piecing together the clues in the landscape. Such a project can help landowners know what to do if they have archaeological sites on their land and help stimulate interest in a town's future through its past.
		Location: Blaisdell Memorial Library, 129 Stage Road, Nottingham

	7:00 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story
		Contact: Bradford Historical Society 938-5372
		Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of New Hampshire, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories - her favorites are the funny ones - and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own.
		Location: Bradford Area Community Center, 134 East Main Street, Bradford
Thursday September 26, 2013			Go To Top
	12:00 PM	Banjos, Bones, and Ballads
		Contact: Emily Whalen 228-6630
		Traditional songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, present the latest news from the distant past. They help us to interpret present-day life with an understanding of the working people who built our country. Tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th century New England hymns, sailor songs, and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs highlight this informative program by Jeff Warner.
		Location: Centennial Senior Center, 254 N. State St. (Smokestack Ctr.), Concord

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's Grange Movement: Its Rise, Triumphs and Decline
		Contact: Seth Stearns 279-1236
		Much of rural New Hampshire in the late 19th century was locked in a downward spiral of population decline, abandonment of farms, reversion of cleared land to forest and widespread feelings of melancholy and loss. The development of the Grange movement in the 1880s and 1890s was aided greatly by hunger for social interaction, entertainment and mutual support. As membership surged it became a major force in policymaking in Concord, and its agenda aligned closely with the Progressive politics that swept the state in early 20th century. Many Grange initiatives became law, placing the state at the leading edge in several areas of reform. Steve Taylor analyzes the rapid social and economic changes that would eventually force the steep decline of the once-powerful movement.
		Location: Old School House Museum, 94 Dane Rd., Center Harbor

	7:00 PM	Teddy Roosevelt's Nobel Prize: New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Peace Treaty
		Contact: Anne Crutchfield 224-4654
		Teddy Roosevelt chose Portsmouth to be the site of the 1905 peace treaty negotiations between Russian and Japanese delegations to end the Russo-Japanese war. Charles Doleac's program first focuses on Roosevelt's multi-track diplomacy that included other world powers, the Russian and Japanese delegations, the US Navy, and New Hampshire hosts in 30 days of negotiations that resulted in the Portsmouth Peace Treaty and earned Roosevelt the 1906 Nobel Peace Prize. The program then focuses on how ordinary people from throughout New Hampshire positively affected the Portsmouth negotiations. The program customizes each presentation to the program site's local history at the time of the treaty to encourage audiences to join the annual statewide commemoration of "Portsmouth Peace Treaty Day" on September 5.
		Location: The Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Lane, Concord

Sunday September 29, 2013			Go To Top
	3:00 PM	Brewing in New Hampshire: An Informal History of Beer in the Granite State
		Contact: Strawbery Banke Museum 422-7526
		Glenn Knoblock explores the fascinating history of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-based, to today's modern breweries and brew pubs. Unusual and rare photos and advertisements document this changing industry and the state's earliest brewers, including the renowned Frank Jones. A number of lesser-known brewers and breweries that operated in the state are also discussed, including the only brewery owned and operated by a woman before the modern era. Illustrations present evidence of society's changing attitudes towards beer and alcohol consumption over the years. Whether you're a beer connoisseur or a "tea-totaler", this lecture will be enjoyed by adults of all ages.
		Location: Strawbery Banke Museum (Tyce Visitors Ctr.), 14 Hancock St. Portsmouth
Tuesday October 1, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	A Woman That Keeps Good Orders: Women, Tavern Keeping, and Public Approval
		Contact: Jan Phillips 279-4617
		Government regulations, licensing, handling drunks, controlling the flow of information --why would the Colonial-era government allow women to run a tavern? When her husband died in 1736, Ann Jose Harvey became the owner of a prominent Portsmouth tavern and sole guardian of seven small children. For at least twenty years, Harvey ran the increasingly prosperous establishment. Using documents related to Harvey's venue, Marcia Schmidt Blaine explores the world of female tavern keepers. A tavern was potentially the most disruptive spot in town. Why would a woman want to keep one?
		Location: Meredith Public Library, 91 Main St., Meredith
Friday October 4, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Salisbury Free Library 648-2278
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Salisbury Free Library, 641 Old Trnpk. Rd., Salisbury
Monday October 7, 2013			Go To Top
	7:15 PM	Margaret Bourke-White, America's Eyes
		Contact: Chris Bower 557-4128
		Did you know that photographer Margaret Bourke-White had to make Stalin laugh to get his picture, and she was told by Patton to hide his jowls? Letters and tender WWII-era V-mails found at Syracuse University form the basis for this living history program. Sally Matson's lifetime in theatre began with acting and directing at Northwestern University, and her fascination with history provides the audience with an entertaining lesson.
		Location: Bishop Guertin High School, 194 Lund Rd., Nashua

	7:30 PM	Vanished Veterans - NH's Civil War Monuments and Memorials
		Contact: Barbara Krueger 569-6491
		New Hampshire towns did not erect monuments to prior wars, but the emotional and family toll, unprecedented in American history, drove the decision to honor our local soldiers and sailors of the War of Rebellion. From Seabrook to Colebrook, Berlin to Hinsdale, along Main Streets and 19th century dirt roads, in city parks and on town greens, in libraries and town halls, and in cemeteries prominent and obscure, George Morrison located, inventoried and photographed the fascinating variety of NH's Civil War memorials. He shares his discoveries, from the earliest obelisks, to statuary and artillery, to murals, cast iron, stained glass and buildings from the 1860s through the 1920s.
		Location: Wolfeboro Community Ctr., 22 Lehner St., Wolfeboro
Tuesday October 8, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Family Stories: How and Why to Remember and Tell Them
		Contact: Pease Public Library 536-2616
		Telling personal and family stories is fun - and much more. Storytelling connects strangers, strengthens links between generations, and gives children the self-knowledge to carry them through hard times. Knowledge of family history has even been linked to better teen behavior and mental health. In this active and interactive program, storyteller Jo Radner shares foolproof ways to mine memories and interview relatives for meaningful stories. Participants practices finding, developing, and telling their own tales.
		Location: Pease Public Library, 1 Russell St., Plymouth

	7:00 PM	Lizzie Borden Took an Axe, Or Did She?
		Contact: Paul Martin 545-7846
		In 1892 Lizzie Borden, a 32-year-old single woman, was officially charged with the murder of her father and stepmother in Fall River, Massachusetts. The events that followed the murder would stir the curiosity of people across the nation. After four official criminal proceedings, Lizzie Borden was acquitted of the murder but the case was not officially reinvestigated by the authorities. To this day the case of Lizzie Borden is a mystery that has inspired television movies, documentaries, cinematic offerings, plays, musicals, poems, websites, blogs, a scholarly journal, college courses, and law school case studies. Annette Holba reviews the facts of the case and explores the evidence that some experts suggest points to Lizzie's guilt and others believe points to Lizzie's innocence. Lizzie's connections to New Hampshire are also discussed.
		Location: Baptist Meeting House, Old Turnpike Rd., Salisbury

	7:00 PM	The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us
		Contact: Susan LeClair 783-4386
		On first impression, the witchcraft trials of the Colonial era may seem to have been nothing but a free-for-all, fraught with hysterics. Margo Burns explores an array of prosecutions in seventeenth century New England, using facsimiles of primary source manuscripts, from first formal complaints to arrest warrants, indictments of formal charges to death warrants, and the reversals of attainder and rescinding of excommunications years after the fact; demonstrating how methodically and logically the Salem Court worked. This program focuses on the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and 1693, when nineteen people were hanged and one crushed to death, but also examines a variety of other cases against women in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
		Location: Elkins Public Library, 9 Center Road, Canterbury

	7:00 PM	The Case of the Detective Who Refused to Die: Arthur Conan Doyle and Sherlock Holmes
		Contact: Dennis Herman 522-5332
		In one of the most famous reincarnations of all time, Arthur Conan Doyle killed off his world-renowned detective Sherlock Holmes, only to bring him back to life several years later. What caused Doyle's disenchantment with his creation and what led to his resurrection? Ingrid Graff discusses Doyle's life and writings and above all his relationship with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson. She looks at several of the Sherlock Holmes stories to investigate the intense attraction of the prose, the plots, the places, and especially the undying fascination of the public with the man who became the world's most famous detective.
		Location: Wakefield Brookfield Historical Society, 2851 Wakefield Rd., Sanbornville

	7:00 PM	The Other Side of the Midnight Ride: A Visit with Rachel Revere
		Contact: Ann LeClair 893-6783
		This living history program by Joan Gatturna tells a remarkable story of tea, trouble and revolution related by the woman who rode through life with Paul Revere. Rachel Revere tells of the Boston Tea Party, the Midnight Ride and the Siege of Boston. See these events through the eyes of a woman who engineered the escape of her family from occupied Boston and smuggled money to the Sons of Liberty. Meet the woman who kept the home fires burning while her husband fanned the flames of Revolution!
		Location: Salem Historical Museum, 310 Main St., Salem
Wednesday October 9, 2013			Go To Top
	6:00 PM	Witches, Pop Culture, and the Past
		Contact: Amy Inglis 664-9715
		"Hang her!" cries the raucous spectator. In 1692, nineteen people were executed in Salem and hundreds imprisoned during a witch hunt we still discuss today. Robin DeRosa explains that when Salem tells its witch stories, history, tourism, and performance collide, and "truth," both moral and macabre, vies with spooky thrills for its authentic place in history.
		Location: Barrington Public Library, 105 Ramsdell Ln., Barrington

	7:00 PM	Treasure from the Isles of Shoals: How New Archaeology is Changing Old History
		Contact: Tucker Free Library 428-3471
		There is treasure here but not the pirate kind. Scientific "digs" on Smuttynose Island are changing New England history. Archaeologist Nathan Hamilton has unearthed 300,000 artifacts to date on this largely uninhabited rock at the Isles of Shoals. Evidence proves prehistoric Native Americans hunted New Hampshire's only offshore islands 6,000 years ago. Hundreds of European fishermen split, salted, and dried valuable Atlantic cod here from the 1620s. "King Haley" ruled a survivalist kingdom here before Thomas Laighton struck tourist gold when his family took over the region's first hotel on Smuttynose. Laighton's daughter Celia Thaxter spun poetic tales of ghosts and pirates. J. Dennis Robinson, a longtime Smuttynose steward, explores the truth behind the romantic legends of Gosport Harbor in this colorful show-and-tell presentation.
		Location: Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Ave., Henniker

Thursday October 10, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	Old Time Rules Will Prevail: The Fiddle Contest in New Hampshire and New England
		Contact: Emily Whalen 228-6630
		Fiddle contests evolved from endurance marathons to playing a set number of tunes judged by certain specific criteria. Whether large or small, fiddle contests tried to show who was the "best," as well as preserve old-time fiddling and raise money for local organizations. In recent years, the fiddle contest has declined significantly in New England due to cultural changes and financial viability. The greatest legacies of these contests were recordings made during live competition. A sampling of these tunes is played during the presentation, as well as some live fiddling by the presenter, Adam Boyce.
		Location: Centennial Senior Center, 254 N. State St. (Smokestack Ctr.), Concord

	6:30 PM	Native American History of New Hampshire: Alliance and Survival, circa 1400-1700
		Contact: Ann Robinson 474-2044
		David Stewart-Smith begins this program with the last part of the Woodland Period, when Indians in northern New England were faced with several challenges. By the time of French and English exploration in the region, strong tribal alliances had begun to center along southeastern Maine, coastal and central New Hampshire, and the north shore of Massachusetts. These relationships became known as the Pennacook alliance; a confederacy of about 16 tribal and family groups that held together through severe climate change, European colonization, devastating epidemic disease, and intertribal warfare. Here we see Passaconaway, the chief of the Pennacook, rise to power and place his family in the mainstream of colonial interaction. The program concludes with King Philip's War and subsequent events just prior to the turn of the 18th century.
		Location: Seabrook Library, 25 Liberty Ln., Seabrook

	7:00 PM	Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State Dog, the Chinook
		Contact: Brown Memorial Library 938-5562
		This program looks at how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story. Explaining how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions, Bob Cottrell covers the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire. Inquire whether the speaker's dog will accompany him.
		Location: Brown Memorial Library, 78 W. Main St., Bradford

	7:00 PM	Songs of Old New Hampshire
		Contact: Donna Denniston 496-5462
		Drawing heavily on the repertoire of traditional singer Lena Bourne Fish (1873-1945) of Jaffrey and Temple, New Hampshire, Jeff Warner offers the songs and stories that, in the words of Carl Sandburg, tell us “where we came from and what brought us along.” These ballads, love songs and comic pieces, reveal the experiences and emotions of daily life in the days before movies, sound recordings and, for some, books. Songs from the lumber camps, the decks of sailing ships, the textile mills and the war between the sexes offer views of pre-industrial New England and a chance to hear living artifacts from the 18th and 19th centuries.
		Location: Springfield Town Hall, 23 Four Corners Rd., Springfield
Saturday October 12, 2013			Go To Top
	1:00 PM	New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones
		Contact: Veronica Mueller 764-9072
		Rubbings, photographs, and slides illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods, but they also tell long-forgotten stories of such historical events as the Great Awakening, the Throat Distemper epidemic, and the American Revolution. Find out more about these deeply personal works of art and the craftsmen who carved them with Glenn Knoblock, and learn how to read the stone "pages" that give insight into the vast genealogical book of New Hampshire.
		Location: Joseph Patch Library, 320 NH Rte. 25, Warren
Sunday October 13, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story
		Contact: Harry Vogt 435-7993
		Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of New Hampshire, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories - her favorites are the funny ones - and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own.
		Location: Pittsfield Historical Society, 13 Elm St., Pittsfield
Monday October 14, 2013			Go To Top
	2:15 PM	Banjos, Bones, and Ballads
		Contact: Cathy Herman 229-1185
		Traditional songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, present the latest news from the distant past. They help us to interpret present-day life with an understanding of the working people who built our country. Tavern songs, banjo tunes, 18th century New England hymns, sailor songs, and humorous stories about traditional singers and their songs highlight this informative program by Jeff Warner.
		Location: Havenwood Heritage Heights Auditorium, 33 Christian Ave., Concord

	7:30 PM	New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones
		Contact: Neil Benner 315-8413
		Rubbings, photographs, and slides illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods, but they also tell long-forgotten stories of such historical events as the Great Awakening, the Throat Distemper epidemic, and the American Revolution. Find out more about these deeply personal works of art and the craftsmen who carved them with Glenn Knoblock, and learn how to read the stone "pages" that give insight into the vast genealogical book of New Hampshire.
		Location: Congregational Church of Amherst, 7 Church St., Amherst
Tuesday October 15, 2013			Go To Top
	7:15 PM	Wacky Songs that Made Us Laugh
		Contact: Nancy McCue 476-8895
		Popular songs with humorous lyrics have kept us laughing since Colonial times. We need comic relief, and songs provide some of the best (sometimes unintentionally). Excerpts from hilarious songs help chart the evolution of musical humor from the 1920s to the 1980s. Selections poke fun at WW II enemies, diets, television, sex, Christmas, summer camp, religion, and many other aspects of life. Laugh as you recall wacky moments from the past and discover new ones with Calvin Knickerbocker.
		Location: Moultonborough Public Library, 4 Holland St.

	7:30 PM	Family, Memory, Place: Writing Family Stories
		Contact: Nancy Paquette 524-8813
		What family stories do you carry with you? What story do you tell over and over? What landscape do you cherish the most? One of the deepest human instincts is to tell our life stories, to figure out who we are and what it means to be human. This interactive workshop led by Martha Andrews Donovan and Maura MacNeil explores how the landscapes of our lives shape the stories that we tell. Participants explore the themes of family, memory, and place through sample narratives and a series of short writing exercises, gaining a deeper awareness of how their stories can preserve personal, generational, and communal history.
		Location: The Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia
Wednesday October 16, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	Margaret Bourke-White, America's Eyes
		Contact: Rivermead 924-0033 x 201
		Did you know that photographer Margaret Bourke-White had to make Stalin laugh to get his picture, and she was told by Patton to hide his jowls? Letters and tender WWII-era V-mails found at Syracuse University form the basis for this living history program. Sally Matson's lifetime in theatre began with acting and directing at Northwestern University, and her fascination with history provides the audience with an entertaining lesson.
		Location: Rivermead, 150 Rivermead Rd., Peterborough

	7:00 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Bill Marcussen 544-2650
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: Tuftonboro Central School, 205 Middle Rd., Ctr. Tuftonboro


	7:00 PM	The Arab Springs: Diverse Societies in Revolt
		Contact: Elizabeth Thompson 466-2525
		The Arab Spring has been widely hailed as a broad democratic movement rebelling against long-standing authoritarian regimes. It is not a single movement, however, but a diverse collection of important political and social protests and revolts with significant impacts on American interests. Mark Willis inspects the movement against the political and social backgrounds of the different countries involved, revealing a kaleidoscope of motivations, results and challenges.
		Location: Gorham Public Library, 35 Railroad St., Gorham
Saturday October 19, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire
		Contact: Kathie Bonor 747-3372
		Drawing on research from her book, Moved and Seconded: Town Meeting in New Hampshire, the Present, the Past, and the Future, Rebecca Rule regales audiences with stories of the rituals, traditions and history of town meeting, including the perennial characters, the literature, the humor, and the wisdom of this uniquely New England institution.
		Location: Bath Village School, 61 Lisbon Rd., Bath
Sunday October 20, 2013			Go To Top
	3:00 PM	Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
		Contact: Don Brown 887-3842
		Covered wooden bridges have been a vital part of the NH transportation network, dating back to the early 1800s. Given NH's myriad streams, brooks, and rivers, it's unsurprising that 400 covered bridges have been documented. Often viewed as quaint relics of a simpler past, they were technological marvels of their day. It may be native ingenuity and NH's woodworking tradition that account for the fact that a number of nationally-noted covered bridge truss designers were NH natives. Glenn Knoblock discusses covered bridge design and technology, and their designers, builders, and associated folklore.
		Location: Stevens Memorial Hall (Chester Town Hall), Jct NH 121 & NH 102, Chester
Tuesday October 22, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	A Soldier's Mother Tells Her Story
		Contact: Erin Kennedy 673-3330
		Speaking as Betsey Phelps, the mother of a Union soldier from Amherst, New Hampshire who died heroically at the Battle of Gettysburg, Sharon Wood offers an informative and sensitive reflection on that sacrifice from a mother's perspective. Wood blends the Phelps boy's story with those of other men who left their New Hampshire homes to fight for the Union cause and of the families who supported them on the home front.
		Location: Brookline Public Library, 16 Main St., Brookline
Thursday October 24, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	The Capital Crime of Witchcraft: What the Primary Sources Tell Us
		Contact: Minot-Sleeper Library 744-3352
		On first impression, the witchcraft trials of the Colonial era may seem to have been nothing but a free-for-all, fraught with hysterics. Margo Burns explores an array of prosecutions in seventeenth century New England, using facsimiles of primary source manuscripts, from first formal complaints to arrest warrants, indictments of formal charges to death warrants, and the reversals of attainder and rescinding of excommunications years after the fact; demonstrating how methodically and logically the Salem Court worked. This program focuses on the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 and 1693, when nineteen people were hanged and one crushed to death, but also examines a variety of other cases against women in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut.
		Location: Minot-Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant St., Bristol
Saturday October 26, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Witches, Pop Culture, and the Past
		Contact: Lynn Hunt 915-6447
		"Hang her!" cries the raucous spectator. In 1692, nineteen people were executed in Salem and hundreds imprisoned during a witch hunt we still discuss today. Robin DeRosa explains that when Salem tells its witch stories, history, tourism, and performance collide, and "truth," both moral and macabre, vies with spooky thrills for its authentic place in history. THERE WILL BE A HARVEST POT-LUCK SUPPER FROM 5:30PM-6:30PM. PROGRAM TO FOLLOW.
		Location: Randolph Town Hall, 130 Durand Rd., Randolph
Monday October 28, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones
		Contact: Diane Heer 362-5234
		Rubbings, photographs, and slides illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods, but they also tell long-forgotten stories of such historical events as the Great Awakening, the Throat Distemper epidemic, and the American Revolution. Find out more about these deeply personal works of art and the craftsmen who carved them with Glenn Knoblock, and learn how to read the stone "pages" that give insight into the vast genealogical book of New Hampshire.
		Location: Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson
Wednesday November 6, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	A Woman That Keeps Good Orders: Women, Tavern Keeping, and Public Approval
		Contact: Tucker Free Library 428-3471
		Government regulations, licensing, handling drunks, controlling the flow of information --why would the Colonial-era government allow women to run a tavern? When her husband died in 1736, Ann Jose Harvey became the owner of a prominent Portsmouth tavern and sole guardian of seven small children. For at least twenty years, Harvey ran the increasingly prosperous establishment. Using documents related to Harvey's venue, Marcia Schmidt Blaine explores the world of female tavern keepers. A tavern was potentially the most disruptive spot in town. Why would a woman want to keep one?
		Location: Tucker Free Library, 31 Western Ave., Henniker
Thursday November 7, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Not In Front of the Children: The Art and Importance of Fairy Tales
		Contact: Rosanna Dude 526-6804
		"Once upon a time. . ." is a magical phrase that promises the beginning of a memorable story. Where do our fairy tales come from, what do they tell us about ourselves and our history? Why have they been censored and changed and how have they retained their currency and popularity today? Ingrid Graff discusses these fascinating tales and why we should keep telling them to our children. Participants are encouraged to bring their favorite fairy tale to the presentation.
		Location: Wilmot Public Library, 11 N. Wilmot Rd., Wilmot

	7:00 PM	Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale
		Contact: Ridge at Riverwoods 658-1510
		Sarah Josepha Hale, a Newport, NH native, tells the story of her 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. President Abraham Lincoln enters at the end of her tale to read his 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation. Sharon Wood portrays Hale and Steve Wood portrays Lincoln in a living history presentation following background about their characters and the times.
		Location: The Ridge at Riverwoods, 10 White Oak Dr., Exeter
Sunday November 10, 2013			Go To Top
	2:00 PM	Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale
		Contact: Jeanne Menard 463-9869
		Sarah Josepha Hale, a Newport, NH native, tells the story of her 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. President Abraham Lincoln enters at the end of her tale to read his 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation. Sharon Wood portrays Hale and Steve Wood portrays Lincoln in a living history presentation following background about their characters and the times.
		Location: Deerfield Community Church, 15 Church St., Deerfield
Tuesday November 12, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	A Woman That Keeps Good Orders: Women, Tavern Keeping, and Public Approval
		Contact: Betty Tidd 524-6042
		Government regulations, licensing, handling drunks, controlling the flow of information --why would the Colonial-era government allow women to run a tavern? When her husband died in 1736, Ann Jose Harvey became the owner of a prominent Portsmouth tavern and sole guardian of seven small children. For at least twenty years, Harvey ran the increasingly prosperous establishment. Using documents related to Harvey's venue, Marcia Schmidt Blaine explores the world of female tavern keepers. A tavern was potentially the most disruptive spot in town. Why would a woman want to keep one?
		Location: Gilford Public Library, 31 Potter Hill Rd., Gilford


	6:30 PM	Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale
		Contact: Diane Heer 362-5234
		Sarah Josepha Hale, a Newport, NH native, tells the story of her 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. President Abraham Lincoln enters at the end of her tale to read his 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation. Sharon Wood portrays Hale and Steve Wood portrays Lincoln in a living history presentation following background about their characters and the times.
		Location: Kimball Public Library, 5 Academy Avenue, Atkinson

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones
		Contact: Richard Erickson 749-9011
		Rubbings, photographs, and slides illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods, but they also tell long-forgotten stories of such historical events as the Great Awakening, the Throat Distemper epidemic, and the American Revolution. Find out more about these deeply personal works of art and the craftsmen who carved them with Glenn Knoblock, and learn how to read the stone "pages" that give insight into the vast genealogical book of New Hampshire.
		Location: Madbury Town Hall, 13 Town Hall Rd., Madbury

	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Pease Public Library 536-2616
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Pease Public Library, 1 Russell St., Plymouth
Wednesday November 13, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State Dog, the Chinook
		Contact: Alex Robinson 424-4044
		This program looks at how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a major role in this story. Explaining how man and his relationship with dogs won out over machines on several famous polar expeditions, Bob Cottrell covers the history of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire. Inquire whether the speaker's dog will accompany him.
		Location: Litchfield Middle School, 19 McElwain Dr., Litchfield
Thursday November 14, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	All Aboard the Titanic
		Contact: Tasha Leroux 364-2400
		"All Aboard the Titanic" responds to people's enduring fascination with this historic, and very human, event. Including and moving beyond the physical facts of the story, Ted Zalewski explores the personal experiences of selected passengers and crew, including those with New Hampshire affiliations, emphasizing examples of individual courage and triumph.
		Location: Gilmanton Year-Round Library, 1385 NH Rte. 140, Gilmanton Iron Works
Friday November 15, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	Our National Thanksgiving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale
		Contact: Sheila T. Jones 539-4071
		Sarah Josepha Hale, a Newport, NH native, tells the story of her 30 year effort to have Thanksgiving declared a national holiday. President Abraham Lincoln enters at the end of her tale to read his 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation. Sharon Wood portrays Hale and Steve Wood portrays Lincoln in a living history presentation following background about their characters and the times.
		Location: Effingham Historical Society Bldg., 1014 Province Lake Rd. (Rte. 153), Ctr. Effingham
Monday November 18, 2013			Go To Top
	7:00 PM	New Hampshire's One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality
		Contact: Judy Landry 726-3081
		Hundreds of one-room schools dotted the landscape of New Hampshire a century ago and were the backbone of primary education for generations of children. Revered in literature and lore, they actually were beset with problems, some of which are little changed today. The greatest issue was financing the local school and the vast differences between taxing districts in ability to support education. Other concerns included teacher preparation and quality, curriculum, discipline, student achievement and community involvement in the educational process. Steve Taylor explores the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today.
		Location: Campton Historical Society, Route 175, Campton
Tuesday November 19, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Sennett, Chaplin, Keaton and the Art of Silent Film Comedy
		Contact: Denise Grimse 436-8548
		Film was birthed in silence during the first three decades of the 20th century. Patrick Anderson shows how the social and cultural history of the United States is reflected in the celluloid strips that captured it, especially as the art was developed by these three filmmakers.
		Location: Weeks Public Library, 36 Post Road, Greenland

	7:30 PM	That Reminds Me of a Story
		Contact: Nancy Paquette 524-8813
		Stories speak to us of community. They hold our history and reflect our identity. Rebecca Rule has made it her mission over the last 20 years to collect stories of New Hampshire, especially those that reflect what's special about this rocky old place. She'll tell some of those stories - her favorites are the funny ones - and invite audience members to contribute a few stories of their own.
		Location: The Belknap Mill, 25 Beacon St. East, Laconia
Thursday November 21, 2013			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	Mary Todd Lincoln: Wife and Widow
		Contact: Erin Kennedy 673-3330
		Living historian Sally Mummey portrays Mary Todd Lincoln as she muses on her life from her dreams as a girl to her years as First Lady during the Civil War. Mrs. Lincoln shares stories of her life with President Lincoln and the events of that evening in Ford's Theatre when the assassin's bullet not only changed the course of the nation but destroyed her life as well. From the opulence of the White House to the dregs of obscurity, Mrs. Lincoln lived out her life struggling with affliction and tragedy. With wit and heartbreak, seasoned with abiding love for her husband and her children, Mrs. Lincoln reveals the passionate humanity of a misunderstood woman.
		Location: Brookline Public Library, 16 Main St., Brookline
Saturday December 14, 2013			Go To Top
	6:00 PM	Music in my Pockets: Family Fun in Folk Music
		Contact: Kathy Lacroix 524-3390
		Singing games, accessible "pocket instruments" like spoons and dancing puppets, tall tales, funny songs, old songs and songs kids teach each other in the playground are all traditional in that they have been passed down the generations by word of mouth. They will all be seen, heard and learned as Jeff Warner visits 1850 or 1910 in a New England town, with families gathered around the figurative hearth, participating in timeless, hearty entertainment and, almost without the audience knowing it, teaches how America amused itself before electricity. EVENT IS PART OF GILFORD'S CANDLELIGHT STROLL.
		Location: Gilford's Union Meetinghouse, 24 Belknap Mtn. Road, Gilford
Wednesday March 12, 2014			Go To Top
	6:30 PM	A Night of Music with Two Old Friends
		Contact: Naella MaCloughlin 279-1500
		Over the centuries immigrants from the British Isles have come to the Americas bringing with them their musical styles and tastes as well as their instruments. With the concertina, bodhran, mandolin, octave mandolin, guitar, and banjo, Emery Hutchins and Jim Prendergast sing and play this traditional Celtic music, but they also perform American country music in the way it was conceived in the early twentieth century. Through stories, songs and instrumental melodies, they demonstrate how old time American mountain tunes are often derived directly from the songs of the Irish, yet are influenced by other cultural groups to create a new American sound.
		Location: Meredith Bay Colony Club, 21 Upper Mile Point Dr., Meredith

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