Today we think of Ragged Mountain’s small population of black bears as an important sign of vestigial wildness, part of what keeps Andover a very special place. In the early nineteenth century, however, as the surrounding countryside became increasingly settled and agricultural, bears were regarded as marauding varmints, a bane especially to the sheep that […]
You could be related to original builders
The names of those listed below are identified in the Andover Town Report for the year ending March 1, 1880, as helping to build the “Town House” (aka the Old Town Hall) the year before. Of these, the 2016 Andover-area telephone directory has listings for local residents named Baker (Andover, Salisbury, Webster, and Wilmot), Brown […]
Excerpts from letters written by Nannie Robie to her brother, Robert Robie
One of my winter projects this year was to better organize my family pictures, genealogical material, and historical information. While doing so, I re-discovered several interesting, family-related items which I enjoyed reading once again. I hope you will enjoy reading this one, too. BACKGROUND INFORMATION My previous two articles used information relating to my […]
Good old news from Andover, East Andover, Cilleyville, Potter Place, West Andover ““““GOSSIP ““““ columns from the Franklin Journal Transcripts Transcribed by VIRGINIA EDWARDS ANDOVER: APRIL 6, 1967 Jokes, Riddles, Puns, and Poems If April showers bring May flowers, what do May flowers Bring? Answer: Pilgrims What do you get when you plant kisses? Answer: […]
Andover Community Space (ACS), the organization that now owns the Old Town Hall, at 157 Main Street in Andover, has begun a series of meetings to engage local groups and individuals interested in making the building’s 5,000 plus square feet of interior space available for use by the local community. According to Deb Brower, […]
More good old news and “Gossip’’ from the Journal Transcripts covering: Andover, East Andover, West Andover, Cilleyville, and Potter Place. Transcribed by Virginia Edwards. ANDOVER: March 2, 1967 JOKES, RIDDLES, or POEMS Winds of March, we welcome you, There is much work for you to do, Work and play and blow all day, Blow these […]
More good old news from the Franklin Journal-Transcript covering: Andover, East Andover, Potter Place, and Cilleyville ““GOSSIP’’’’ columns February Jokes and Riddles: What do squirrels give for Valentines Day? Forget-me-nuts. Do skunks celebrate Valentines Day? Sure, they’re very scent-i-mental. February 2, 1967 Congratulations to the 10 and 11 year old boys who received their Lions pins, […]
Continued from last month’s issue
Introduction The material for this article continues to be taken from a journal written by my great aunt, Ellen Hersey Schoolcraft Taylor, who was born in 1885 and died in 1975. Ellen grew up on Chase Hill Road in East Andover, along with three sisters and a brother, Guy, who was my grandfather. My previous […]
Starting at 1:30 PM on Sunday, February 5
The Wilmot Historical Society will host a program by Steve Gasiorowski who will speak about band music from the Civil War and give demonstrations on some of the brass instruments. The program will begin at 2 PM with refreshments being served at 1:30 PM Sunday, February 5, 2017 at the Wilmot Community Center’s Red Barn […]
EAFD pays off new fire truck
50 YEARS AGO IN ANDOVER January 1967 More good news from the Journal Transcripts covering: Andover, East Andover, Potter Place, and Cilleyville “‘GOSSIP ‘‘‘ columns. Transcribed by Virginia Edwards NEW YEAR JOKES & RIDDLES: If 1967 was a person, I’d sue him for pain and suffering of lost wages. Keep the smile, leave the team, […]