Meet the Author on March 18 at 3 PM at Proctor's Stone Chapel
A 318-page biography entitled Richard Potter: America’s First Black Celebrity, written by Andover scholar John A. Hodgson and published in February by the University of Virginia Press, will be the focus of a “meet the author” event to be held on Sunday, March 18, at 3 PM in the Stone Chapel on the Village Green […]
Part 4 of a series on the Robie Family
INTRODUCTION My next two articles will be the last in a series of five articles which give a glimpse into the life and times of the Robie family of East Andover, NH. In my April & May articles, the year was 1902, and Nannie Robie (my grandmother) was writing to her brother, Robert Robie, who […]
Taken from The Andover History by Ralph Chaffee
Andover Town Hall from History of Andover, New Hampshire 1900-1965 By Ralph H. Chaffee published in 1966 by Equity Publishing Corp., Orford, N.H. (A number of area residents have expressed curiosity about the history of the building at 157 Main Street, now called The Andover Hub. The following tells the story from its beginnings in […]
Will speak about Andover's Richard Potter
Andover resident and author, John A. Hodgson, will be speaking about his new book, Richard Potter: America’s First Black Celebrity at a special event sponsored by Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire in Portsmouth on Sunday, March 4. Hodgson’s new book, on the life of former Andover resident and showman, Richard Potter, is available for […]
Opera House
John Bryant won patents in textile manufacturing
Today we tend to think of the Industrial Revolution as an urban phenomenon, a great social and cultural change associated with the rise of the “mill towns” of New England. The places that epitomize that revolution in our regional landscape would then seem to be the planned factory cities on the Merrimack River, preeminently Manchester, […]
1916 DIARY OF AN ANDOVER HOUSEWIFE BACKGROUND INFORMATION The author of this diary was my great aunt, Blanche Hersey Robie. She and her husband, Robert Robie, were married in 1906. They took over the Robie Farm on Cilley Hill Road (Sam Hill Road) from Robert’s father in 1912. They lived there and farmed the […]
Four properties added
The New Hampshire Division of Historical Resources is pleased to announce that the State Historical Resources Council has added four properties to the New Hampshire State Register of Historic Places. The State Register has helped to promote the significance of many historic properties across New Hampshire. Benefits of being listed on the State Register include: […]
Through December 14 at Cleveland Library
The Cleveland Colby Colgate Archives, in conjunction with the Town of New London, presents an exhibit of materials commemorating the centennial of the United States’ involvement in WWI. Items on display include memorabilia from Mather Cleveland’s two tours of duty; Colby Academy student newspapers and the town’s service banner. The exhibition is in the Archives […]