A long walk to school ... up-hill both ways!
Pond School near Webster Lake at the eastern end of today’s Hoyt Road. My mother, Dorothy Hersey (age 13), is in the back on the left, and her brother Samuel (age 11), is in front of her. They attended the Pond School in 1921 and 1922, walking all the way from the Hersey Farm in […]
Nearly a full house at the Grange Hall
Andover considers schooling with Franklin or New London
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. November 4, 1965 Downes – Keyser The East Andover Congregational Church was the scene of the marriage of Kathleen Ann Keyser, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Keyser of Shaw […]
Route 11 now bypasses the Hogback
My previous article talked about the Center Road, which reached from the western side of the Pemigawasset River to Loon Lake (Highland Lake) in East Andover. My next two articles will be about a small section of the Center Road, known today as Hoyt Road. This road begins at Route 11 and goes to the […]
Madras is the latest fashion trend for back-to-school
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. October 7, 1965 An eight-town Co-operative School District Study will continue, with a final decision by member towns scheduled for this coming January, 1966. A unanimous vote to this […]
Last open house of the season
Sunday, October 11, from 1-3, the Tucker Mountain School will hold its last Open House of the season. Other visits may be arranged through the Andover Historical Society by calling Pat Cutter at 735-5628 or Donna Baker-Hartwell at 735-5586. The two mile drive up Tucker Mountain Road should be brilliant with the glow […]
Historical society presents living history program
Steve and Sharon Wood of Claremont will present Abraham and Mary Lincoln: the Long and Short of It, a living history set in 1861, on Thursday, October 15, at 7 PM at the Highland Lake Grange Hall. Their stories tell of the distinctly different paths that led each of the Lincolns to Springfield, Illlinois, where […]
September 3 at 7 PM in Franklin
The Franklin Historical Society’s next program occurs on Thursday, September 3, at 7 PM, when Glenn Knoblock, noted local author and New Hampshire Humanities Council lecturer, will present his talk on “New Hampshire Cemeteries and Gravestones.” Please note that this lecture will take place at the Franklin Public Library, 310 Central Street, in the […]
Big water ski show held in tough conditions at Highland Lake
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. Andover Fire Chief Honored by Fireman – A testimonial dinner was given by the Andover Citizen Fire Company and Auxiliary for Victor E Phelps of Andover, Wednesday, August 25, […]
Please help get it back to the schoolhouse
The iron hitching ring attached to the corner of the Tucker Mountain School House has been taken! This ring was donated by Ken Reid in 2010 for the re-enactment video. It is a close match to the one in the 1887 photo. Back in the days when the school was in session, the hitching ring […]