Events start on Sunday, June 2
Danbury North Road Schoolhouse Museum Open Houses: 440 North Road, Danbury. Sunday, June 2, 1 to 3 PM Sunday, August 4, 1 to 3 PM Saturday, September 7, 2 to 4 PM Free admission. A circa 1853 one-room Schoolhouse Museum with interesting artifacts, photos, and historical displays. Special Events and Fundraisers Bake Sale and Grilling […]
Tim Frost remembers pranks from days gone by.
Back in the day, three or four of us, anywhere from age 12 to 14 or so, did an East Andover “patrol” on a Friday or Saturday night. Of course, we didn’t have snowmobiles, trail bikes, or other “stuff” that kids have today. One Saturday night, we noticed the Log Cabin Association from Webster Lake […]
Second Sundays, June through October, from 1 to 3 PM
The Andover Historical Society announces that the Tucker Mountain School House will be open for visitors on Sunday, June 9 from 1 to 3 PM. Monthly “Open Houses” will be held on the second Sunday of the month through October. Visits may also be arranged by calling Pat Cutter at 735-5628 or Donna Baker-Hartwell at […]
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 6, 1963 Miss Frances Parks of Andover and Wayne Wheeler of Sutton were married in a simple single-ring ceremony at the Unitarian Church in Andover on Saturday. The service was […]
Thursday, June 20 in East Andover
On Thursday, June 20, Steve Taylor is going to speak about One-Room Rural Schools: The Romance and the Reality. He will explore the lasting legacies of the one-room school and how they echo today. The event is free. It will be held at the Highland Lake Grange Hall at 7 PM. One-Room Rural Schools: The […]
Saving today's "living history" for the future
On Thursday, May 2 at 7 PM at the Society’s Webster Place building, (21 Holy Cross Road — directions available on our Web site, FranklinNHHistoricalSociety.org) Dan Darling will present Getting Personal With History. Dan is a Certified Legacy Advisor and a member of the International Association of Storykeepers and Association of Personal Historians. As such, […]
Minding the Potter Place museum is fascinating work.
Interested visitors and exciting stories drive experienced Andover Historical Society volunteers to work as stationmasters at the Society’s Potter Place museum during the summer months, but more volunteers are desperately needed to keep the museum open. The village of Potter Place used to be one of the hubs of Andover, home of a general store, […]
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 2, 1963 Andover Man Escapes Explosion: Reginald Matana of Andover escaped with his life and without injury when he instinctively jumped from his car just before it exploded last […]
The program Songs of Old New Hampshire, presented by the Wilmot Historical Society (WHS) and sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities Council, will take place at 2 PM on Sunday, May 5 in the Wilmot Town Hall in Wilmot Center. It is free and open to the public. Drawing heavily on the repertoire of traditional singer […]
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 4, 1963 Miss Betty-Jean Basset has been inspired by the great work of Leonardo da Vinci, his painting The Last Supper, to paint that now-famous subject herself. She presented […]