The Society provides an active education program of talks, slide shows, and discussions featuring guest lecturers; these programs are open to the public. At least four educational programs are scheduled throughout the year.
2009 Programs
February 12, 7:00 p.m. - Gordon-Nash Library
"Covered Bridges of New Hampshire" with presenter Glenn Knoblock. A New Hampshire Humanities Council program.
March 5, 7:00 p.m. - Gordon-Nash Library.
"Meet Eleanor Roosevelt, Part II, 1905-1945, Wife, Mother and First Lady" with historical interpreter/actress Elena Dodd. A New Hampshire Humanities Council program.
May 7, 7:00 p.m. - Gordon Nash Library.
"Old and Tell" Do you have something in your home, garage, or barn that recalls the past and has a story to tell? Bring it to this event to discuss.
July 1, 6:30 p.m. - New Hampton Town House.
"Sprightly Steps: New Hampshire Contra and Square Dance Traditions." A New Hampshire Humanities Council program. New Hampton Historical Society Annual Meeting precedes this special presentation. All are welcome.
2008 Programs
The Great Americans series began in the fall of 2007 with “The Long and the Short of It: Meet Mary Todd & Abraham Lincoln,” portrayed by Steve and Sharon Wood.
It was followed in November by Aurore Eaton of Manchester presenting her research on Rogers Rangers and the family of John Stark in “Brothers At War: the Stark & Rogers Families in the French & Indian War and the American Revolution.”
In February 2008, Kenneth Shewmaker of Dartmouth College presented his biographical program on the life and career of Daniel Webster, one of the nation’s greatest orators and statesmen.
In April, Eleanor Roosevelt stopped by to discuss her work as an advocate for universal human rights. Performer Elena Dodd, of Boston, offers this program as one of four parts of her well-researched “Meet Eleanor Roosevelt” presentations.
2007 Programs
In 2007, Dr. Fred Hartman and his wife Mary presented an enlightening talk entitled “Windows on Afghanistan.” Fred Hartman, a family physician with training in public health and infectious diseases, and his wife Mary, a nurse with a degree in education, returned in 2006 from a two-and-half year commitment to help rebuild the healthcare system of Afghanistan, destroyed by 23 years of war.
In March 2007, “The History of the Ancestral Acres Farm and Maple Sugaring in New Hampshire,” held at the Moulton family farm in New Hampton, allowed participants a first-hand view of the processing of sap into maple products, including syrup and maple sugar candies. Along with Bob and Charlie’s able knowledge of maple farming, participants were treated to Betty’s famous donuts and leather aprons.
The May 2007 program featured historian Warren Sommers speaking about New Hampshire’s 5th Regiment in the Civil War. Mr. Sommers brought along numerous artifacts, documents, and props as well as slides to illustrate his talk.
