Tuesday, December 13 at 7 PM; free
The South Danbury Church and At Eagle Pond, Inc. invite you to be with us at the church on Tuesday, December 13, for Pontine Theatre’s presentation of “Christmas Snow,” adapted from a short story by Donald Hall. The church has a special connection to Don – In 1866, his forebears were among the founders of […]
Agnes Marshall was a beloved resident of Boscawen
The Grande Dame of Peabody Place, Agnes McNeil Marshall, celebrated her 102nd birthday and was presented with the Boston Post Cane on November 12 at Peabody Place Senior Living Community in Franklin, New Hampshire. The day was marked with a party of Boscawen town officials and Agnes’ family joining her to observe this momentous occasion. […]
NHTI Maker's Club fabricates steel tie-rod
The intersection of the future and the past was on full display at NHTI – Concord’s Community College recently as NHTI’s Maker’s Club, a student-run group highlighting industrial design and fabrication, assisted in the restoration of the signal board at Potter Place Railroad Station in Andover, New Hampshire, which was built in 1874. Fred Nystrom, […]
Gives immediate help; addresses underlying issues
Three years ago, Kearsarge Neighborhood Partners was born as an organization where neighbors can help each other flourish, and where people in need have some hope of moving away from crisis and toward wholeness and stability in their lives. A group in the Kearsarge region realized that much of the charity available to people deals […]
Thursday, December 1 Indoor Walking at Proctor Academy’s Field House, Andover, 8:30 AM – 10 AM Enjoy year-round walking without worrying about the weather. Please walk in clean, dry footwear. You are encouraged to walk with a partner. Please visit the COA registration area in the field house to complete a waiver form (first time […]
Tuesday, December 13, at South Danbury Church
On the evening of Tuesday, December 13, the South Danbury Church and At Eagle Pond, Inc. will present Pontine Theatre of Portsmouth in their adaptation of poet Donald Hall’s short story, “Christmas Snow.” The story is an imagined Christmas at Eagle Pond Farm in 1938, the year that Don was ten. All the time that […]
Many items, old and new, are available for gifts
Thank you for supporting the non-profit Andover Thrift and Gift Shop. If you’ve shopped at The Andover Thrift and Gift Shop, have donated or consigned clothing and accessories, or are one of our truly valued shop volunteers, the Andover Thrift and Gift Shop Committee and the Andover Service Club would like to say Thank You! […]
An AHS "gift membership" is a great gift
The Andover Historical Society’s Emons Store has a wealth of holiday gifts for sale this season! You can find Christmas ornaments, books by local authors, t-shirts and sweatshirts, tote bags, 2023 AHS Calendars, art prints, historic maps, historic postcards, and other fun items for sale! You can also give the gift of history to a […]
Militia and Town Papers from 1820 to 1939
In 2017, the Town did some reconstruction work on the cellar of the Town Office. During this work, a small wooden chest full of papers was found in the old vault. It was marked “MILITARY” in black stencil on the side. It was transferred to the Andover Historical Society for its preservation. A detailed examination […]