​​WED | APRIL 2 | 5:30 PM

Pease Public Library

 

PARTNER PRESENTATION

A SOLDIER'S MOTHER

TELLS HER STORY

presented by Sharon Wood

Sponsored by Pease Public Library

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Speaking as Betsey Phelps, the mother of a Union soldier from Amherst, New Hampshire who died heroically at the Battle of Gettysburg, Ms. Wood offers an informative and sensitive reflection on that sacrifice from a mother's perspective. Wood blends the Phelps boy's story with those of other men who left their New Hampshire homes to fight for the Union cause and of the families who supported them on the home front.

 

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WED | APRIL 16| 5:30 PM

Old Webster Courthouse

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PRESENTATION

THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE & HISTORY OF LIVERMORE FALLS, PEMI VALLEY, NH

presented by

Nadine Miller, Deputy Historic Preservation Officer, DHR

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Ms. Miller will share historical information about the history of Livermore Falls, an important cultural landscape at the junction of Campton, Plymouth, and Holderness, New Hampshire.

 

The milling activity at Livermore falls in the late 1700s spawned a small village on the east bank of the river, south of the falls. Located in the river bottom, the community came to be known as the "Hollow." The Hollow was the site of numerous mills, a tannery, and a state fish hatchery. These industries fostered the construction of dwellings, a boarding house, stores, a schoolhouse, and many outbuildings. Fires, floods, and the decline of the pulp milling industry resulted in the decline of the village by the mid-twentieth century and today all that is left are the remnants of a once-thriving mill village. Through historical research, oral history, and archaeological investigations, the NH Division of Historical Resources and NH Parks and Recreation are working to document, preserve and celebrate this important cultural resource for future generations.