Program Schedule
2014/2015
All meetings are free and opened to the public with the exception of
the June Reception which is for members only.
Monday,
October 20, 2014
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Topic:
"History in Your Hands!"
Speaker:
Michael Warren
Location: Congregational Church of Amherst (Village Green)
Mont Vernon resident and
history enthusiast, Michael Warren, will share his experiences metal detecting
in this area and showcase the many fascinating historical treasures he has
uncovered. These long-lost items include 18th century buttons and coins
including a 1775 British Half Penny and Fugio Copper. These and many other items
will be on display as Mr. Warren presents this fascinating program.
Monday,
December 8, 2014
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Topic: "NH on Skis"
Speaker: John Allen
Location: Congregational Church of Amherst (Village Green)
Take Scandinavian and
Austrian immigrants, the Dartmouth Outing Club, the Cannon Mountain Tramway, the
muscular Christian, amateur tinkers and Professor E. John B. Allen. Cover it
with snow and shake, and you have all the makings of a unique New Hampshire
history.
This program is
made possible through a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Monday,
March 16, 2015
Originally scheduled for February 9th - postponed due to
weather.
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Topic:
"George Washington Spied Here: Spies and Spying in the
American Revolutionary War (1776-1783)"
Speaker:
Douglas Wheeler
Location: Congregational Church of Amherst (Village Green)
This program
is an inquiry into the life an death of America's first spy, the patriot-martyr,
Nathan Hale, of Coventry, Connecticut. Wheeler takes audiences on a journey
through the spy world of the Culper Spy Ring of New York, Long Island and
Connecticut, the most secret of the American spy rings and the most successful
in getting useful intelligence to General George Washington.
This program is
made possible through a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Monday,
April 13, 2015
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Topic:
"The Great Sheep Boom and its Enduring Legacy on the NH
Landscape"
Speaker:
Steve Taylor
Location: Congregational Church of Amherst (Village Green)
In a brief
30-year period in the early 19th century the New Hampshire countryside became
home to hundreds of thousands of sheep. Production of wool became a lucrative
business, generating fortunes and providing the only time of true agricultural
prosperity in the state's history. It left behind a legacy of fine architecture
and thousands of miles of rugged stonewalls. Steve Taylor discusses how farmers
overcame enormous challenges to make sheep husbandry succeed, but forces from
beyond New Hampshire were to doom the industry, with social consequences that
would last a century.
This program is
made possible through a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council.
Monday,
June 8, 2015
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Annual Membership Meeting
Speaker:
Society President with special
presentations and refreshments
Location:
Wigwam Museum
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