Program Schedule
2017/2018
All meetings are free and opened to the public with the exception of
the June Reception which is for members only.
Monday,
October 16, 2017
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Topic:
"An Evening
With The USS Constitution's Naval Surgeon Circa 1812"
Speaker:
Jack Richman, portraying Dr. Amos Evans
Location: Wigwam Museum (Corner of Middle &
Cross Streets)
Step back in time to the War
of 1812 and meet the Naval Surgeon once responsible for the care of the sailors
who served on Old Ironsides. Dr. Amos Evans will introduce us to the incredible
world of early 19th century military medicine. This was an era when
anesthesia, knowledge of germ theory, antibiotics, professional nurses and other
advances were unknown. Instead Navy Surgeons and Surgeon's Mates practiced their
"healing craft" with an ample supply of antiquated knowledge, mixed medicines
from scratch, practiced amputations and blood lettings, and work miracles with a
combination of tireless work and sheer will. Jack Richman will show us how it
was done.
All are welcome to this free
event and refreshments will be served.
Monday,
December 11, 2017
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Topic: "Finding a Fallen Hero: The Death of a Ball
Turret Gunner"
Speaker: Bob Korkuc
Location: Congregational Church of Amherst (Village Green)
Tony
Korkuc never returned from a B-17 Flying Fortress mission over
Nazi Germany in 1944. His nephew, Amherst resident Bob Korkuc,
spent seven years trying to find out what happened.
Bob's
book, Finding a Fallen Hero: The Death of a Ball Turret Gunner,
was hailed by PBS filmmaker Ken Burns as a "riveting tale." Join
him for a slideshow presentation celebrating his Uncle Tony's
life and telling the tale of his death and aerial combat, from
American and German perspectives, the fates of his crew, and his
eventual journey to rest in Arlington National Cemetery.
All are welcome to this free
event and refreshments will be served.
Monday,
February 12, 2018
7:30 to 9:00 pm
Topic: "The Grand Resort Hotels of the White
Mountains - Architecture, History and the Preservation Record"
Speaker: Bryant Tolles, Jr.
Location: Congregational Church of Amherst (Village Green)
Architectural
historian Bryant Tolles, Jr. shares the history and architecture
of the grand resort hotel phenomenon and hospitality tourism in
the White Mountains of New Hampshire from the pre-Civil War era
to the present. The primary focus is on the surviving grand
resort hotels: The Mount Washington Resort, the Mountain View
Grand, the Balsams, the Eagle Mountain House and Wentworth Hall
and Cottages. Extensive illustrations document these buildings
and others no longer in existence.
All are welcome to this free
event and refreshments will be served.
Monday,
April 9, 2018
6:00 to 7:30 pm
Topic: "Antique Bike Show, History of Cycling"
Speaker: Zip Zamarchi
Location: Congregational Church of Amherst (Village Green)
Just
in time for cycling season, join the Historical Society of Amherst
and antique bike expert Zip Zamarchi for a trip into the history of
transportation on two wheels. Zip boasts an incredible collection of
antique bicycles from the late 1800s through the early 1900s and
he's bringing many of them to the Congregational Church on Monday,
April 9th at 6:00 pm. Zip will explain the features and differences
between each of these classic models, and share his knowledge about
the history of biking and how it became one of the world's favorite
ways to get around. Bring pictures of your own antique bikes and Zip
will also be happy to answer questions about the pieces of cycling
history hiding in your own garage! All are welcome to this free
event and refreshments will be served, so please join the Historical
Society on April on Monday, April 9th at 6:00 pm at the
Congregational Church of Amherst on the Village Green
All are welcome to this free
event and refreshments will be served.
Monday,
June 11, 2018
6:00 - 8:00 pm
Annual Membership Meeting
Speaker:
Society President with special
presentations and refreshments
Location:
Wigwam Museum
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