By Donna Baker-Hartwell, Andover Historical Society
At last month’s Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse open house, held on September 11, Tina Cotton graciously agreed to videotape one-room schoolhouse alumni. Helen Duchesne, author of In Our Time, shared her memories of attending the Dyer Crossing one-room schoolhouse in East Andover. Her sister Rita Norander, a trustee of the Andover Historical Society and contributing writer […]
More good old news from the Andover, West Andover, East Andover, Potter Place, and Cilleyville ““ Gossip ““ columns of the Franklin Journal Transcript collected by Mrs. Gerald Walker, transcribed by Virginia Edwards. October 6, 1966: Andover News and Notes George Martin is attending a Postal Convention in Puerto Rico. Elizabeth Dodge who is in […]
By Donna Baker-Hartwell, Andover Historical Society
Spread the word! We are looking for people with personal stories of attending a one-room schoolhouse. For history’s sake, please come! The Tucker Mountain One-Room Schoolhouse will be open for visitors on Sunday, September 11, from 1 to 3 PM. If you or someone you know attended a one-room schoolhouse, please come and share your […]
The field across from Lake View Cemetery corner has been a landmark for travelers coming into East Andover for generations. It might just be one of the oldest consistently farmed fields in town. It has been in the Thompson family since the late 1800s. Ernest Bertelle and Stella Thompson, who lived at the Homestead on […]
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 Virginia Edwards. Martin Feuerstein has been elected to the position of teaching principal at the Andover Elementary School. Mr. Feuerstein is a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, where he […]
Sibbel and Frank Cellini of Carving by Cellini, a popular vendor at Andover Historical Society’s (AHS) Old Time Fair every year, have donated a new sign to AHS to point the way to the Secret Garden that Ken Reid and Bob Hamilton created several years ago in the foundation of Richard Potter’s former home in Potter […]
By Donna Baker-Hartwell, Andover Historical Society
Tucker Mountain School House will be open on Sunday, August 14, from 1 to 3 PM. The new-old iron hitching ring has been installed thanks to Jay Boynton and Luan Clark. Luan says, “The ring probably is from ‘AA Clark and Son, Hotel Potter Livery,’ which set back from the road in Potter Place, to the right […]
What is more fitting than a mobile tour app at a Telephone Museum? That is what the New Hampshire Telephone Museum (NHTM) staff thought when they embarked on this project. Originally, museum visitors were provided the option of taking a guided tour or looking around on their own. Most people opted for the tour, but […]
