Award of Merit for excellence in printing
Echo Communications of New London, the publisher of The Kearsarge Shopper, and a popular local print shop, is an award winner in the Printing Industry of New England’s (PINE) regional Awards of Excellence Competition. The announcement was made with hundreds of industry professionals in attendance at PINE’s Industry Awards Gala, held at the Boston Marriott […]
The Wilmot Historical Society is lucky to have acquired two early signature quilts that are stored in archival boxes in the History Room at the town offices. Signature quilts were sometimes created as a fundraiser, other times sewn by friends for the fun of it. As a church fundraiser, for instance, squares were sold to […]
The Franklin Animal Shelter of Franklin continues its busy schedule with its 5K walk/race in May and the Golf Tournament in June. In May we are planning the shelter’s sixth annual US track & field certified 5k race/walk. The race/walk, being sponsored by WATTS Water Technologies also of Franklin, will be held on Sunday, […]
Saturday, May 11th
Colby-Sawyer College will celebrate its 181st Commencement on Saturday, May 11, graduating approximately 180 undergraduate students and recognizing them and other individuals for academic excellence, outstanding contributions to society, and service to the college and community. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 AM on the college’s Quad. Community Awards Colby-Sawyer will recognize these members of […]
Saturday, May 4th
The 15th Annual Granite State Story Swap produced by the New Hampshire Storytelling Alliance (NHSA) will be held at Canterbury Shaker Village, 288 Shaker Road, Canterbury, NH on Saturday May 4 from 8 to 5 PM. Storytellers and story listeners are invited to attend the event, which is devoted to promoting the oral tradition of […]
Saturday, May 4th
The Danbury Historical Society is holding a free presentation on the “The History of Lumbering” on Saturday, May 4 from 1 to 3 PM at the Danbury Blazing Star Grange Hall. This free presentation, offered by Harry Prouty for our non-profit charitable organization, enables our organization to offer this interesting and informative program. We […]
Saturday, May 25th
There will be a Community wide yard sale in Franklin, New Hampshire, Memorial Day Weekend Rain or Shine Saturday, May 25 from 8 AM to 2 PM Maps will be available for $2.00 starting at 7:45 AM the day of the event in front of Franklin High School, 115 Central Street, Franklin. Proceeds from registration […]
Why to Stop Being Afraid of the "H" Word
Hospice. For some, the word is synonymous with our dying breath, a person receiving Hospice services has “given up,” or will be given drugs to hasten death. None of those things are true. Not. A. Single. One. If you are receiving Hospice services, or have ever had a loved one receive them, you are probably […]
Modifications to Your Home
For many people, the home they live in now is the home they intend to stay in, for better or for worse much like a marriage, till death do they part. But while New England is blessed with many beautiful colonial homes, often times these historic homes, or even homes built before 2010, were merely […]
Without question, the telephone has taken center stage in most people’s lives – studies show that the average person spends 4 hours per day on their phones – but long before the telephone played such a big role in our personal lives, it became a budding star in other ways. The New Hampshire Telephone Museum’s […]