Warner, Lane, Contoocook, and Merrimack Rivers
New Hampshire’s people settled along its rivers and built communities for over 10,000 years. They found shelter, food, water power, paths for travel and communication, and places to work and play that connected their lives. Eight local organizations explore the fluid relationships between natural and human communities along the Warner, Lane, Contoocook, and Merrimack Rivers […]
Too much appendicitis going around!
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. April 2, 1964 Quick action on the part of a pair of Franklin oil delivery men early yesterday afternoon forestalled what could have been a destructive fire at the farm and […]
East Andover marvel traveled the country
In the 1840s, Mary Weston, the artistic daughter of a Hebron, New Hampshire Baptist minister, moved to East Andover with her new husband, 30 years her senior. Her husband Valentine had just retired from a successful business career in New York City. He was proud of his wife’s artistic prowess, and upon their arrival in […]
Town Meeting votes to sell the old Town Hall
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. March 7, 1964 Richard Powers, Jr., of Potter Place, had the misfortune to dislocate his shoulder while skiing at King Ridge last week, and Sandra Nelson of Andover broke her ankle […]
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. February 6, 1964: Services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Florence (Ross) Morgan, 83, who died Saturday after a long illness. Mrs. Morgan was born in Quebec City and had lived in […]
Funds support the Society's mission
The 2013 calendar was a sell-out, and we hope the 2014 issue will do the same. This is the fourth year for the calendar, which has proven to be a well-supported fundraiser for the Society. It is made possible by generous citizens and local businesses that make publication possible by sponsoring a month. We thank […]
Ragged Mountain skiing planned for 1964
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. December 5, 1963 The new Ragged Mountain Corporation has started trail and slope construction and expects to be in operation for 1964 Fall foliage season. Richard S. Guild, Corporation President, reports […]
Andover's Blackwater Grange #152 gave up its charter on November 8
The Blackwater Grange # 152 held its last meeting on November 8, 2013. I wrote an article about the Grange several years ago and it appears in my book Halfway Up The Hill. I felt that I should rewrite this article as it applies to current times as we honor the many years that the […]
Thursday, November 7 at 7 PM
The Franklin Historical Society’s (FHS) monthly offering for November is a slight departure from the norm. On Thursday night, November 7 at 7 PM, the speaker will be Bonnie Randall to discuss the book she co-authored with Carol Stone entitled Around Tilton from the Images of America series of books. As a rule, programs for […]
October 25 in South Danbury
The South Danbury Christian Church will continue its speaker series on Friday evenings throughout the fall months. “Our summer series included a different talk or performance every week, which seemed appropriate for the season, but now we’re looking forward to a more relaxed rhythm of a second- and fourth-Friday schedule,” says Kathy Neustadt, one of […]