Imagine a sweater so white it sparkles, like sunlight on new fallen snow, not easy on the eyes. Long sleeved, V-neck cardigan, three buttons, two pockets, resting gently on one’s hips. That very sweater over a collared blouse, with a pleated skirt, socks, and penny loafers — the pièce de résistance for we girls at […]
Basketball games, dances, high school, town meetings
The snow-covered roofs of cars and pick-up trucks, jam-packed into the Town Hall parking lot, shine brightly under the full moon of this freezing February night. Despite sub-zero temperatures, the townspeople will likely fill the hall to capacity for this last home game of the season for both the girls’ and boys’ high school basketball […]
She lived in Andover from 1899 to the 1940s
I am writing an essay about Mary N. Chase (1863-1959) and am asking for information about her and those who knew her. She lived in Andover from 1899 through the 1940s and had a significant place in New Hampshire history. She was president of the New Hampshire Suffrage Association (1902-1912), working for the passage of […]
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The Andover Lions Club, long the proud caretaker of a classic Concord Stagecoach, is now planning to showcase this treasure permanently in a new storage building on the grounds of the Andover Historical Society in Potter Place. For many decades, the Lions Club stagecoach has been a main feature of Andover’s Fourth of July Celebrations, […]
First in a series of "Andover Memories" articles
Editor’s Note: The Beacon is encouraging residents to submit a significant memory of life in Andover, or from one of the surrounding towns that perhaps has some connection to Andover. For more information, contact Articles@nullAndoverBeacon.com, or call 603 735-6099. We’d love to hear from you! It was late summer of 1945. World War II had […]
Land, freight shed, school house
The second half of the Andover Historical Society’s 40 years began with the addition of three new properties. In 2003, the Historical Society accepted a gift of a tract of land on Route 11 from Dalbello Sports Company near what is now the Millennium Moving Company. Two months later, the Historical Society officially accepted the […]
The Andover Historical Society recently received a donation of 50 journals written by Wendell Elkins, the son of Hervey Elkins, who is the focus of the Beech Hill story. Wendell Elkins grew up on a farm on Beech Hill in Andover. Beech Hill was a closely knit farming community overlooking Mount Kearsarge. The farm was […]