Franklin Historical Society, at the Webster/Tay House
On Thursday night, June 5, at 7 PM at the Webster/Tay House (Webster Place, off Route 3; directions at FranklinNHHistoricalSociety.org), the Franklin Historical Society proudly presents, through the graces of a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council, speaker Maggie Stier and her topic The Old Man of the Mountain: Substance and Symbol, recalling the […]
Before he passed away, Ev Woodman allowed us to run this moving remembrance in the Beacon. It seems fitting to add it to the Beacon’s Web site on this, the 70th anniversary of D-Day. Our top secret Navy orders at US Naval Advanced Amphibious Base 11 in South England took us on May 20 to […]
Gardens destroyed by a hard frost
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. June 2, 1964 Private David Newton, son of Mrs. Mildred Newton, arrived home the first of the week from Germany. David has been in the Army for three years and has […]
Newly discovered Andover School Registers on display
Sunday, June 8, from 1 to 3 PM marks the first Open House of the year at the Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse. The one-room schoolhouse, built in 1837, will be open the second Sunday of each month through October Among the artifacts on exhibit this month will be five of the ten Andover School Registers (dated […]
Donated to Wilmot Historical Society
Margaret Campbell of Wilmot recently donated five 19th-century diaries written by Isaac B. Youngman to the Wilmot Historical Society (WHS). Youngman, a life-long Wilmot resident who lived from 1811 to 1892, lived on Teel Hill in North Wilmot and later moved to Wilmot Center. He was a farmer and served the town of Wilmot as a […]
New volunteers seek people to interview
Here’s an update on what’s happening with the Andover Oral History Project begun in 1985 by Barbara Upton: It is alive and well! Recently, Donna Blinn has joined forces with us. She is currently in the process of transcribing our considerable library of oral histories (a Herculean task) as well as tending to the technological […]
A presentation about traditional music
On Thursday, June 26, at 7 PM at the Highland Lake Grange Hall, the Andover Historical Society and the New Hampshire Council on the Humanities will host its first program of the year: Jeff Warner and his presentation “Banjos, Bones, and Ballads.” The evening’s entertainment is free and open to everyone. Jeff is one of […]
Sunday, May 18, at 2 PM
The Wilmot Historical Society (WHS) will host a New Hampshire Humanities Council program about one-room schoolhouses presented by Steve Taylor at 2 PM on Sunday, May 18, at the historic Wilmot Town Hall in Wilmot Center. Steve’s program will explore the lasting legacies of the one-room school era and how they echo today. “In some […]
Dalphond Brothers' new mill opens on the Plains
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. May 7, 1964 Proctor raised $1,250 in its Annual Chest Week. This year’s chair, Rick Rust, announced that next year’s student council will determine how the money will be divided amongst […]
North Road Schoolhouse opens May 4
North Road Schoolhouse Museum Open House Schedule Sun, May 4 ~ 1-3 PM Sat, July 12 ~ 1-3 PM Sat, Aug. 2 ~ 9 am-3 PM Sat, Sept. 6 ~ 2-4 PM A circa 1853 one-room schoolhouse museum with many interesting historical displays. Free admission. Located on 440 North Road, Danbury, New Hampshire ~ Hope […]