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 […]
Chicken pox; Santa Claus; and then, JFK
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 7, 1963 John Wadleigh, Jr. died Friday, November 1. He was born in East Andover, December 1, 1909, the son of John and Katharine G. (Manion) Wadleigh. He was a […]
Annual meeting on October 27 at 1 PM
The Wilmot Historical Society (WHS) will hold its annual meeting and program at 1 PM on Sunday, October 27 at the historic Wilmot Town Hall in Wilmot Center on North Wilmot Road off Route 4A next to the Wilmot Public Library. A short meeting will take place prior to the program, during which the election […]
Potluck supper follows the 5 PM talk on October 27
Christine Hadsel, Director of Curtains Without Borders, will give a talk and show slides of New Hampshire’s historic stage scenery at the Blazing Star Grange Hall in Danbury at 5 PM on Sunday, October 27. A potluck supper will follow. The evening is free and open to the public. (Curtains Without Borders will also make […]
Tucker Mountain Schoolhouse and museums closing for the season
For those who will be visiting Andover this weekend, the Andover Historical Society has planned a number of free events that may be of interest. On Sunday, October 13, from 1 to 3 PM, the Society-owned Tucker Mountain one-room schoolhouse in East Andover will be open to the public. This schoolhouse was built in1837 to […]
Apple cider and cookies on October 13
Sunday, October 13, will be the last scheduled open house of the year at the Andover Historical Society’s Tucker Mountain School House on Tucker Mountain Road in East Andover. The 1837 one-room school house will be open from 1 to 3 PM. Hot apple cider and cookies will be served, and a short walk to […]