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The Andover Lions Club, long the proud caretaker of a classic Concord Stagecoach, is now planning to showcase this treasure permanently in a new storage building on the grounds of the Andover Historical Society in Potter Place. For many decades, the Lions Club stagecoach has been a main feature of Andover’s Fourth of July Celebrations, […]
First in a series of "Andover Memories" articles
Editor’s Note: The Beacon is encouraging residents to submit a significant memory of life in Andover, or from one of the surrounding towns that perhaps has some connection to Andover. For more information, contact Articles@nullAndoverBeacon.com, or call 603 735-6099. We’d love to hear from you! It was late summer of 1945. World War II had […]
Land, freight shed, school house
The second half of the Andover Historical Society’s 40 years began with the addition of three new properties. In 2003, the Historical Society accepted a gift of a tract of land on Route 11 from Dalbello Sports Company near what is now the Millennium Moving Company. Two months later, the Historical Society officially accepted the […]
The Andover Historical Society recently received a donation of 50 journals written by Wendell Elkins, the son of Hervey Elkins, who is the focus of the Beech Hill story. Wendell Elkins grew up on a farm on Beech Hill in Andover. Beech Hill was a closely knit farming community overlooking Mount Kearsarge. The farm was […]
Request for cards for surprise card shower
Note: This article about Florence Clarke Gove was written by Dorothy O. Ford in January of 1997. Florence Gove’s daughter, Beryl Gove Sanborn, asked that it be reprinted in honor of her mother’s 100th birthday this month. At the end, there is information about sending cards to Florence. Florence Clarke was born in North Raynham, […]
A review of the first 20 years
In Potter Place lies a classic Victorian Style rural passenger train station built by the Northern Railroad in 1874. It was an important link to other communities and businesses during its time of operation. Today, the station serves as the headquarters and museum for the Andover Historical Society. This Railroad Station complex is the heart […]
Book for sale at Andover Historical Society
Beech Hill follows the Elkins family who lived on Beech Hill in Andover for five generations. Much of the information in the book is taken from a set of 50 journals written by Wendell P. Elkins and recently donated to the Andover Historical Society. Captain Samuel Elkins, a Revolutionary soldier, settled on Beech Hill in […]
Cabin project required lots of local help
A group of Elbo-Edge guests, employees, descendants of employees, family members, and the great-grandson of the real estate agent who arranged a big sale in 1922 joined Bill Bardsley at the corner of Elbow Pond Road and Franklin Highway at 5 PM on May 3. It was the 100th anniversary of the first ride on […]
In Potter Place from Memorial Day to Columbus Day
The Andover Historical Society will present an exhibit of photos, memorabilia, furniture, and household items from Weare Drake Tuttle and his descendants, as well as paintings and crafts by his daughter, Stella Tuttle Thompson. The exhibit will be on display in the JC Emons Store Museum at the Andover Historical Society in Potter Place from […]
Legal shenanigans thwart daughter's intentions
Ralph Chaffee, in his book “East Andover and Its People Fifty Years Ago and Today,” includes a history of one of Andover’s very earliest settlers, Captain William Emery in 1764-65. His settlement has become known as the William B. Emery place at 363 Chase Hill Road (formerly known as Emery Road). Chaffee stated that […]