Contact Wilmot Historical Society by April 20
The Wilmot Historical Society (WHS) is seeking the oldest person currently living in the Town of Wilmot in order to award him or her the Boston Post Cane. Any citizen of Wilmot who was born before December 31, 1930 is asked to get in touch with Liz Kirby at 496-4883 or TheKirbys1@nulltds.net before April 20. The […]
Jewett Scholarship Fund plans first two awards
Here’s some old news from the Andover, East Andover, West Andover, Potter Place, and Cilleyville “gossip” columns of the Franklin Journal Transcript, selected by Heather Makechnie. April 7, 1966: Near Drowning at Potter Place Three little boys, Richard, six, Brett, five, and Warren, three, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Cleaves of Potter Place, owe […]
Sunday, May 8, at 2 PM in Wilmot
On May 8 at 2 PM, the Wilmot Historical Society will host archaeologist Dr. Robert Goodby of Franklin Pierce University, who will speak about Abenaki history in New Hampshire. Reduced to near-invisibility by a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience, many Abenaki went “underground” as a strategy of self-preservation. To avoid […]
Was the crossing named for a musician?
In this article I revisit the Dyers Crossing area of East Andover – an important location which I’ve mentioned briefly in earlier articles. Before the arrival of the railroad, the general area around today’s Dyers Crossing was referred to as “hog-back.” The name has been written many different ways, including hog-back, hog back, Hog back, […]
Andover votes down regional school district ... again!
Here’s some old news from the Andover, East Andover, West Andover, Potter Place, and Cilleyville “gossip” columns of the Franklin Journal Transcript, selected by Heather Makechnie. March 3, 1966 At a meeting of the Regional School Planning Board held in New London on March 2, 1966, it was unanimously voted to approve the request of the […]
Bill Bardsley presents an enlargement for Town Hall
Wilmot Historical Society program on February 7
The Wilmot Historical Society will hold its annual winter program on Sunday, February 7, at 2 PM in the Wilmot Community Association’s Red Barn at 64 Village Road in Wilmot. Storyteller Jo Radner will offer her popular workshop, “Family Stories: How (and Why) to Remember and Tell Them.” Participants will learn foolproof ways to mine their own memories and […]
One vote keeps Andover out of Kearsarge school district
February 3, 1966 Much sympathy goes to the Bernard Miller family in Franklin. Bernard passed away at his home on the weekend. He was born in town and attended schools in Flaghole. February 10, 1966 Miss Judith Adair Boyd, daughter of Mrs. Albert Truman Boyd and the late Mr. Boyd of Andover; and Lawrence Tucker […]
A good year, with new faces and new projects
It was another good year for the Society, our 33rd, and it was a busy one. Financially it was not a banner year, but revenues held fast, we are on solid ground, and visits to the museum are up. Projects and Events The 2016 calendar was entitled “Andover Center Then and Now,” and we appreciate the […]
Massachusetts Web site tells his story
This article is re-printed with kind permission from MetroWestDailyNews.com, where it was posted on December 26, 2015 at 10:25 PM. It begins with an editor’s note that “Mr. Know-It-All is an occasional feature in which we answer reader questions about local history. Got a good question for Mr. Know-It-All? See the e-mail address at […]