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Volume 56, Nos. 2 & 3 Fall 2019

Afternoon in Autumn, White Mountains, painted in 1856 by Jasper F. Cropsey (1823–1900), is on view in the exhibition White Mountains in the Parlor: The Art of Bringing Nature Indoors. New Hampshire Historical Society, gift of Catherine H. Campbell. Bringing Nature Indoors Even after the autumn leaves fall, visitors to the Society can still enjoy New Hampshire’s foliage in the exhibition White Mountains in the Parlor: The Art of Bringing Nature Indoors. On long-term display in the Governor John McLane Gallery, the exhibition of 36 paintings showcases the Society’s collection of White Mountain art by artists Benjamin Champney, Edward Hill, Thomas Hill, and Albert Bierstadt, among others. Since the early 1900s the Society has collected the most wide-ranging collections of objects, archives, and photographs related to the White Mountains that The signature of artist Albert Bierstadt (1830–1902) appears in this can be found anywhere. Information about these vast register for the first guest house for visitors to the top of Mount holdings, including thousands of digital images, is Washington. The register records the names, hometowns, and other observations of people who visited the Mount Washington Summit accessible online via the Society’s collections catalog House from 1852 to 1853. New Hampshire Historical Society, gift at nhhistory.org. of Martha Abbott Hill and Bartlett Cushman Hill. New Hampshire Historical Society Newsletter Page 2 Fall 2019

Volunteer of the Year Dana A. Hamel of Tuftonboro and North Palm Beach, Florida, has a long and distinguished record of involvement with the New 30 Park Street Hampshire Historical Society. He Concord, New Hampshire 03301 was first introduced to the Society 603-228-6688 by his late brother, Stanley A. Hamel, a longtime trustee who nhhistory.org also served as treasurer for many years. Although Stanley led the way, Dana became personally Newsletter interested in the Society’s mission Volume 56, Nos. 2 & 3 and goals in his own right. Fall 2019 Since 1988 Dana has been an influential voice on the Society’s President investment committee, which

William H. Dunlap has the important responsibility Courtesy of Perry Smith/University New Hampshire. of overseeing the endowment. In Editors 1994 Dana spearheaded a family gift, along with Stanley, that enabled the Joan E. Desmarais Society to purchase and renovate the Stone Warehouse at Eagle Square, Donna-Belle Garvin which was named the Hamel Center in their honor. The Hamel Center, which has housed gallery space, collections storage, and curatorial space, Contributors Wesley G. Balla continues to be a key part of the Society’s facilities today. Dana has Douglas R. Copeley continued to generously support other Society initiatives over the past Korrena Cowing three decades and has been a consistent member of the Leaders Circle of Elizabeth Dubrulle the Annual Fund. Sarah E. Galligan Kirsten Hildonen In recognition of Dana’s longstanding and continuing service to the Melanie Porter Society, it is with great appreciation that we honor him as the 2019 Jennifer Walton Volunteer of the Year. Thank you, Dana!

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nhhistory.org Hand-colored photograph by Charles H. Sawyer (1868–1954), Concord, 1928. Overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee at the Weirs is one of 70 photographs from a two- volume set the Society purchased from Charles Sawyer in 1928. The entire set is available for viewing via the Society’s online collections catalog at nhhistory.org. New Hampshire Historical Society Newsletter Page 3 Fall 2019

Society Welcomes New Trustees David B. Clark of Amherst and Carol M. Rymes of now run by their three sons, Carol has the time and Center Ossipee are new members of the Society’s opportunity to pursue her personal passions and other board of trustees. interests, including the restoration of their historic home on Ossipee Mountain, genealogical research, and A native of Nashua, Dave Clark has an abiding interest volunteer community service. in history, graduating from Colby College with a degree in British history. Dave co-founded Amherst Computer Products and was the company’s vice president of sales and marketing until his retirement. He has served as a trustee of the Historical Society of Amherst, New Hampshire, and as its treasurer and president. He also served on the board of trustees of Camp Belknap in Wolfeboro and is an active supporter of and volunteer for youth sports. Dave and his wife, Sue, longtime residents of Amherst, will soon have the White Mountains in their backyard when they relocate to Glen.

In 1969, Carol Rymes and her husband, Jim, started a small business in Antrim, delivering propane to local homes and commercial properties. In the five decades since, Rymes Propane & Oil has grown to become one of the largest providers of home heating fuels and services in the northeast. With the business

New Object on Display Maude L. Robinson (1880–1960) of Manchester was a frugal and resourceful homemaker. Her husband, Lew F. Robinson (1885–1955), worked for more than 30 years making cigars at factories in Manchester, including the iconic R. G. Sullivan Cigar Factory. Silk ribbons were used to bundle freshly made cigars together for packaging and sale. According to family tradition, Maude and Lew worked together to create this log cabin pattern quilt from silk cigar ribbons they had accumulated over time. Maude sewed the ribbons into groups of visually attractive geometric designs, showing the brand names of many popular cigars sold in the United States during the early 20th century. This creative 1920s-era quilt is currently on display in the Society’s Discovering New Hampshire exhibition. New Hampshire Historical Society, gift of George G. Robinson. New Hampshire Historical Society Newsletter Page 4 Fall 2019

Expanded Programs for Homeschool Learners In September the Society kicked off another year of programming for homeschool learners, offering new programs, as well as old favorites. Children attend monthly sessions where they explore New Hampshire’s history through quality hands-on activities and the Society’s library and museum collections.

The popular Exploring New Hampshire program, now in its third year, focuses on a different theme in Granite State history each month, such as the world of the Abenaki and the first-in-the nation presidential primary. Learners explore the themes through maps, stories, games, and museum objects.

The Society has expanded its offerings for older children with National History Day for Homeschool Learners. This program will mentor learners between the ages of 11 and 18 who wish to participate in National History Day. With the help of one of the Society’s educators, participants pick topics that inspire them, then dive deeply into research so they become experts, and finally explore different ways to present their findings.

In the program Redcoats and Rebels: New Hampshire and the American Revolution, kids will experience the war’s history in a whole new way as they play out eight conflicts over the course of the program. Using characters they create, participants will gain insight into the motivations of both patriots and loyalists.

With the painting of famed orator Daniel Webster as a backdrop, Dot, a homeschool learner, gives a campaign speech in a mock primary election held as part of the Society’s Exploring New Hampshire program.

After holding a mock primary election, enthusiastic homeschool learners and Museum Educator Mary Morris pose with their campaign posters.

For more information about the Society’s homeschool programming, visit the Society’s website at nhhistory.org or contact Assistant Director of Education and Public Programs Jenn Walton at [email protected] or 603-856-0645. 2 0 1 8 A N N U A L R E P O R T

The independent nonprofit that saves, preserves, and shares New Hampshire history. New Hampshire Historical Society Page 2 2018 Annual Report

President’s Report

The past year was an eventful one at the Society, as once again our talented and dedicated staff, volunteers, and trustees 30 Park Street delivered stellar results. We couldn’t do what Concord, New Hampshire 03301 we do without the interest and generosity of our 603-228-6688 members and donors—thank you all!

nhhistory.org Last year marked a milestone event, when we sold one of our two buildings located in 2018 Annual Report Concord’s Eagle Square. In the fall we sold A complete audited financial report 7 Eagle Square and agreed to lease out our for the New Hampshire Historical adjacent parking lot. The building (originally a Society’s 2018 fiscal year is available at nhhistory.org or by contacting stable for the historic Eagle Hotel) and parking Director of Finance Michael Marr at lot were purchased by the Society in 1993, in part, as income producing 603-856-0602. investments, and they proved to be very successful, generating substantial income for the Society over more than two decades. However, in recent years our board of trustees and I became increasingly concerned about the long-term risk of owning the building, both in terms of potential tenant vacancies as well as costly maintenance needs. We were receptive to the idea of selling the building, but there was a catch: we would need to find a way to replace the rental income that would no longer be coming in after its sale. Several offers on the building were received over the last couple of years, but we rejected them due to the fact that we couldn’t fully replace the lost income. Finally, we got an offer at a price that made sense: by investing the proceeds from the building’s sale in our endowment, leasing out the parking lot, and paying off debt incurred for the building’s recent heating-system conversion, we could come out whole financially and reduce our future risk.

In the critical area of education, the Society has assumed a leadership role in helping to halt the marginalization of social studies and promoting the shared cultural and political heritage that social studies cultivates. Our very successful education programs, which serve more than 10,000 students each year, made us uniquely well suited to take on this issue.

We have convened educators, administrators, and statewide partners in a sustained and productive dialogue about the issues that are currently A Catalogue of the Sawyer Pictures, published by Charles H. Sawyer undermining social studies in our schools. This discussion, which is a (1868–1954), Concord, January 1924. model for a broader national discourse, has identified core areas in which New Hampshire Historical Society, the Society is concentrating its resources: the development of a statewide gift of Harold Yeaton. social studies curriculum for upper elementary students; delivery of high- Cover: Flume Falls, Franconia Notch, quality teacher training programs; and advocacy at state and local levels hand-colored photograph by for better social studies education. Through this work and partnerships Charles H. Sawyer, Concord, 1928. with both public and private organizations, the Society hopes to “move New Hampshire Historical Society. the needle” toward improved social studies education for all Granite State children, regardless of socio-economic background, through our initiative “The Democracy Project: Renewing History and Civics in New Hampshire Schools.” New Hampshire Historical Society Page 3 2018 Annual Report

Board of Trustees Launched in 2017, the Democracy Project is a four-year initiative Chair with a $1 million total budget; to date we have raised nearly $750,000 Kurt M. Swenson toward that goal. The response from donors and educators has exceeded Hopkinton expectations. This undertaking is perfectly aligned with our mission to Vice Chair save, preserve, and share New Hampshire history, and I believe we are David B. Ruedig meeting a desperate need in society at large. Concord

The past year was one of peak activity in the curriculum development Treasurer phase of the Democracy Project. A powerful new website—the delivery Michael R. Reopel vehicle for the curriculum—has been developed; teacher training Hillsborough workshops were offered this summer; and the first curriculum units will be Secretary piloted in 15 school districts this fall. James L. Garvin Pembroke The heart of the Society is its collections, and each year brings important and interesting additions. In 2018 we added 174 museum objects, 178 David B. Clark books, and 82 manuscript, photographic, and other special collections. Amherst Among these are the Stone Family Papers, including documents and photographs that chronicle this Dunbarton family’s service in the Civil Helen H. Frink War and trips west during the Gold Rush; the World War I diary of a South Acworth Manchester soldier; a whip, dated 1925, from the New England Sled Dog Sylvia B. Larsen Club, whose team was composed of dogs sired by the legendary Chinook; Concord an original model for the New Hampshire Marine Memorial at Hampton Beach; and records of the New Hampshire Asylum for the Insane. Howard Mansfield Hancock A major acquisition highlight last year was the purchase of a rare copper printing plate, used to print money to help pay for New Hampshire’s Rebecca Weeks Sherrill More Lancaster participation in the American Revolution. The plate was engraved by Providence, Rhode Island Exeter metalsmith John Ward Gilman in June 1775, just two months after the battles of Lexington and Concord. Adding to the interest surrounding Mike Pride the plate was its odyssey away from New Hampshire; it was in private Bow hands outside of the state for at least the past 150 years. Through some Paul C. Remus good detective work by Society staff and colleagues at the StateArchives, Bedford we were able to identify and subsequently acquire the plate using a combination of museum acquisition funds and generous trustee Carol M. Rymes contributions. The plate’s rightful home is here in New Hampshire, and we Center Ossipee are pleased to have made that happen. Edward E. Shumaker Concord All that we do is possible because the Society is on firm financial footing. This past fiscal year our operating results again showed a surplus, as our Joseph L. Taggart expenses were tightly managed and our members continued their generous Amherst support of our work. William W. Upton On behalf of all of us at the Society, thank you for your membership and Concord support. Robert A. Wells Hopkinton

Philip Zea Bill Dunlap Norwich, Vermont President New Hampshire Historical Society Page 4 2018 Annual Report

Gifts to the annual fund and program-specific projects are vital to the Society’s work to save, preserve, and share New Hampshire’s history. The Society is grateful to all of its members and supporters, including these leadership donors.

1823 Society Trustees Circle Leaders Circle Giving of $10,000 or greater Giving of $3,500 or greater Giving of $1,200 or greater Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Catherine L. & Joel J. Bedor § David B. & Susan E. Clark Janet Pitman Anderson * Q. David & Christine Bowers ‡ William H. & Susan Y. Dunlap † Merwyn & Carol J. Bagan James L. & Donna-Belle Garvin † Stephen M. & Susan Duprey William N. Banks § Dana A. Hamel § Sylvia B. & Robert M. Larsen Robert W. Bermudes Jr. Paul M. & Sandra G. Montrone † Barbara A. & Larry H. Pitsch § F. Colin & Paula J. Cabot David B. & Mary H. Ruedig * Mike & Monique M. Pride Cotton M. Cleveland & John B. Garvey David M. & Christine Sundman † Carol M. & James T. Rymes Hilary P. Cleveland § Kurt M. & Elaine H. Swenson † Robert A. & Binney Wells Glenn K. & Susanne G. Currie † William P. & Tracy W. Veillette ‡ Helen H. Frink Sustainer Level Sarah E. Galligan & Jeremiah S. Gould Founder Level Giving of $2,000 or greater Anne L. & William L. Hamilton Jr. † Giving of $5,000 or greater Anonymous Marion C. & Richard S. Hazelton * Anonymous Martha Fuller Clark & Geoffrey E. Clark, MD § John J. & Joan R. Henderson § Joan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. Copeley § Jere R. & Elena L. Daniell § Harold & Betsy Janeway P. Andrews & Linda H. McLane ‡ Charles G. Douglas III & Debra M. Douglas Barbara M. Jones Paul & Ann Remus * Howard Mansfield & Sy Montgomery William W. Lane Michael R. & Gloria Reopel * Patricia S. Meyers ‡ Rebecca W. S. & Timothy T. More John S. & Olga G. Robinson § Jane C. & Richard C. Nylander † William B. & Nancy A. Morrison Susan P. Sloan & Arthur D. Clarke † Bob P. Odell Jr. † Command Sgt. Maj. R. A. Oram, US Army, Ret. Kevin C. & Lynda S. Swenson * Michael C. & Amy H. Sununu ‡ John Douglas Peters & Christine K. Consales Joseph L. & Wendy B. Taggart * Priscilla M. Tapley James A. & Judith Putnam † William W. Upton † Richard & Ann Thorner Barbara D. & David M. Roby † Gilbert Verney Foundation † Carolyn & Bryant Tolles § Fred B. & Katharine L. Roedel ‡ Robert O. & Jill Wilson § Pamela Van Arsdale & Robert Dewey * Peter B. & Susan R. Rotch Sherilyn B. & Gary R. Young ‡ Stella J. Scheckter § Ambassador Terry Shumaker * Judith B. Solberg John F. Swope * Frances Veillette * David H. Watters ‡ Marily Wilson Philip & Betsy Zea Consecutive years of Leaders Circle membership are acknowledged as follows: § 20+ years ‡ 15+ years † 10+ years * 5+ years

To become a member of the Leaders Circle, please contact Melanie Porter at 603-856-0607 or [email protected], or join online at nhhistory.org. New Hampshire Historical Society Page 5 2018 Annual Report

Annual Fund Contributors

Gifts to the annual fund support day-to-day operations and are vital to the Society’s ongoing work to save, preserve, and share New Hampshire history.

Anonymous Richard D. & Nancy C. Bartlett William & Elaine Blaylock William G. & Alicia Abbott Wesley A. & Marilyn Bartlett Betsy C. Bogner Anne E. Agura Mr. & Mrs. William S. Bartlett Jr. Christopher & Carolyn Boldt Charles E. & Dolores Albee John W. & Nancy M. Barto Betty A. & Robert L. Bond Jr. Barbara L. Albrecht Robert S. Bast Philip J. & Karen H. Boodey Virginia L. Aldrich Philip R. Bastedo Christopher Borum J. Heywood Alexander Martha J. Bates & Michael A. Mazzaschi Robert P. Boucher Merna T. Alexander Dorothy A. Bauer & James R. Gardner Doretta & Fred Boudreau Peter A. & Ellen M. Allen Barbara B. Beal Nathaniel R. & Margaret P. Bowditch Janet Pitman Anderson Dorothy A. Bean Q. David & Christine Bowers Volker Antoni Walter & Carolyn Beaulieu Michael L. & Becky Bradley James C. Arnold Jr. Carter A. Beck & Marco Protano Daniel Brand Maureen E. & John W. Arsenault Catherine L. & Joel J. Bedor Ann N. Brown Sandra M. Axton Kathleen Beliveau Bruce G. & Cynthia L. Brown Steve Bachand Roger E. Belson & Grace D. Cohen C. Thomas & Margaret Hayes Brown Ann S.N. Backus Randall H. Bennett Christine H. Brown Merwyn & Carol J. Bagan Roxanne L. & Thomas W. Benzel Donald P. Brown Robin R. & John Bagley Larry C. Berkson Jerald E. & Sheila J. Brown Charles T. Baker Kathy M. Berman Susann F. & Lawrence D. Brown Thomas Baldvins Robert W. Bermudes Jr. Linda & Fred Brownson Suellen T. Balestra James P. Better & Linda G. Kemner Eleanor Bryan David Ball Charles G. & Barbara H. Bickford Kim E. Bryan Janet H. Ball Kevin Biersack & James Fulk William Bryk & Mimi Kramer-Bryk Wesley G. Balla Carolyn S. Bingham Jay Buckley William N. Banks William H. & Suzanne C. Birchard Louise A. Buckley Bruce W. & Janice L. Barker Nancy Birkrem Tom A. & Leslie A. Bullock Patricia A. Barker F. Gordon Bitter Brian Nelson Burford Bruce A. Barmby John & Pamela Blackford Jack & Diane Burnett Alan M. Barnard Marcia Schmidt Blaine & Quentin Blaine Katy & Don Burns Win I. Barnard Ann G. Blair Burton E. Burton H. Peter & Martha S. Bartlett Ronald P. Blais Joan Bussiere

Seventh-grade students at the Society for the program Revolutionary and Early American History. The multi-day program serves 350 students annually and has been generously underwritten by the Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation for the past several years. New Hampshire Historical Society Page 6 2018 Annual Report

Annual Fund Contributors Carolyn M. Byrne John W. Davidge III & Deborah M. Lott Cedric H. Dustin III F. Colin & Paula J. Cabot John & Susan Davies Duston-Dustin Family Association, Inc. Jack Callahan Marc S. & Ann W. Davis Vivian L. Duval Stephen Camann Rebecca J. Dean & Pamela J. Sidmore Ingeborg S. Eddy Mark T. Campbell Deborah Dearborn Ronald H. Emery David A. & Susan Canada Robert N. Dearborn Jr. Stephen W. Ensign Richard M. Candee Alice M. DeLucia Walter & Elaine Ensign David L. & Rosamond C. Carlson Jeff & Blair Demers Eppes-Jefferson Foundation, Inc. Tracie L. & Herbert S. Carpenter IV Wynne S. DeMille Peter R. & Mary D. F. Eppig Charles & Tracey Carrier Todd A. & Terri A. DeMitchell Paul L. & Gisela B. Estes Charles A. Carroll Robert B. Dennett & Helen L. Smith Donald R. & Glenda M. Evans Lucy & Kevin Carroll Elizabeth M. Derby Douglas E. & Martha M. Evelyn Shaun P. & Sandra Carroll Major General Susan Desjardins, USAF, Ret. & Robert F. Faircloth Leslie S. Casey Peter Lennon Jane B. Fant John C. Chadbourne Joan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. Copeley Gloria Faretra, MD Nancy I. Chaddock Philip C. & Marylou T. Desmarais Leila Farnum Jean & Cindy Chagnon Dawn W. Dever Robert & Jeananna Farrar Shannon Chandley & Tom Silvia George A. & Janet F. DeVito Charles S. & Charlotte F. Faulkner Elizabeth J. & William D. Chapin Jr. Nuvia L. Dighello Thomas A. Febraio Aggy & Philip R. Chase Jr. Mathew A. Dipilato William B. Feldmann Robert A. & Libby Chase Joseph DiStefano Andrew G. & Juliete C. Fenrich Robert S. Chase Bonnie & Virginia Doherty Isabel Ferguson Frederick H. Chormann Jr. Joan B. Doty Edward A. Feustel Cary P. Clark Duane R. Downey Richard S. Field & Lesley K. Baier David B. & Susan E. Clark Miles E. Drake & Joanne M. Smith Timothy J. & Patricia Finn Faith Clark Penelope & Michael Drooker Toby J. Finnegan Robert E. & Janet Story Clark Richard C. & Pauline M. Ducharme Thomas G. & Gail E. Fisk Martha Clark & Geoffrey E. Clark, MD Jean H. Duffett Jeffrey & Melissa Fitzgerald Stephen Clark Sean R. Dugan Terry F. & Bronwen W. Flahive Hilary P. Cleveland William H. & Susan Y. Dunlap Cindy L. Flanagan Amy E. Coddington Donna Dunlop & P. Andrew Spahr Dick A. Flanders Prof. Sheldon Cohen Donna M. & Andrew D. Dunn Lisa H. & George Foote Richard J. Colwell Stephen M. & Susan Duprey Kathryn S. Forbush Lance & Kelly Connolly Jennifer R. Durgin Maggie & John Ford John C. & Constance B. Cooke Mary E. Durgin Henry N. Forrest Nathaniel S. Coolidge Joseph A. Dussault Edward & Ruth Fowler Mr. & Mrs. Peter J. Coolidge Anne M. Dustin Barbara G. Francis William N. & Pauline M. Copeley Wilma C. & Rupert E. Corrigan George C. Corson Jr. Veda S. Cox Charlotte Crane & Eric R. Fox Daniel D. & Dianne E. Crean Bruce A. Cronhardt James G. Cronin Jr. Alison E. Cullen Glenn K. & Susanne G. Currie Philip R. & Priscilla Currier Judith A. Curtis Richard Czarnec Jere R. & Elena L. Daniell Deborah David & Deborah L. Bronson

Participants in the Society’s 2018 member tour, including Vivien Dubrulle, spent a picture-perfect day on an excursion to the top of New Hampshire’s highest peak via the Mount Washington Cog Railway, followed by lunch and guided tours at the Mount Washington Resort. New Hampshire Historical Society Page 7 2018 Annual Report

Annual Fund Contributors Linda M. Frawley Werner J. & Stella U. Heinrich Jeannine T. Levesque David E. French Jack Helie Susanne H. & Richard J. Lewis Jameson S. & Priscilla French John J. & Joan R. Henderson Timothy R. Lewis Shirley S. French Richard & Shirley Hesse Thomas & Stephanie Lewry Jack & Ginny Friberg Nancy W. Heywood Harold J. Liberty Jr. & Valerie A. Owen-Liberty Helen H. Frink James & Susan Higgins Alice M. Locke Christine M. Frost Peggy F. Hodges Linda Longley Stanley & Cheryl Fry Jon A. Hodgkins Nicholas A. Longo Mary K. Furber Paul Hoff & Selma Naccach-Hoff Kimball S. Loomis Phyllis M. Gagnon Marilyn F. & Alan R. Hoffman Robert K. Lord Sarah E. Galligan & Jeremiah S. Gould Gwenneth M. Hogg Steven I. & Ann W. Lord Edith Gambee Harry H. Holgate William B. & Diana Hill Lowenthal William S. & Barbara G. Gannon Brad Holmes Howie N. Lund Jr. James L. & Donna-Belle Garvin Barbara J. Holt Sylvia A. Lundberg Elizabeth Y. Geers Stephen D. Hoyt Kenneth G. & Diane P. Lurvey Patricia M. & Charles F. Gerhan Jr. Steven R. & Dorothy J. Hufft Norma Jane Lyman Peter Gifford Patricia W. Hume Neil S. Lynch Robert H. & Mary Stuart Gile Beatty & Susan Hunter Anne E. Macdonald & Sean M. Fisher Meredith H. Gisness Mr. & Mrs. William F. Hunting Jr. Gloria MacVane Wilbur & Hansi Glahn John H. Hutchinson Bruce Newell MacWilliams David D. Gobbi Margaret Ives John C. & Cynthia H. Madden Nancy C. Goff Fred Jackson Louise G. Malcolm Jennifer Goodman & Fred Richards Gordon S. & Pamela L. Jackson Robert Manchester & Katherine Manchester Judith V. Goodnow Ronald A. & Grace Jager Howard Mansfield & Sy Montgomery Kathie Jillson Goodwin Harold & Betsy Janeway Stefanie C. & William M. Marsh Laurence E. Goss Jr. Cornelia Jenness David & Cynthia Marshall Louise B. Graham David A. & Dorothea G. Jensen Philip C. Marshall Alexander B. Granok & April E. Shaw Greta Johansson Raymond J. Martel Doug Grant & Patsy Kendall Donna M. & Peter N. Johnson John K. Martin Delmon B. Grapes & Sherry Grapes Marilyn P. Johnson Pearl I. Martin Eben W. Graves Suzanne M. Johnson Robert Martineau Lloyd T. Graves Barbara M. Jones William E. & Ann W. Marvin Warren H. Greene Jr. Cynthia A. Jones Francis M. Mason Jack & Hannah Grove Nancy W. Kaplan Missy N. Mason Ann W. Hackl Carolyn M. Kelley Alan & Kathleen Matthews Peter & Carol A. Haebler Virginia G. Kelley Elizabeth Rollins Mauran Dennis S. & Elizabeth S. Hager Gail H. & Edward S. Kelly James C. Mayhew & Ellen K. Stone Ronald K. & Nancy C. Haigh Anne L. Kenney Steven J. & Kathleen C. McAuliffe Craig B. Haines Jr. Susan B. Kettinger Maureen E. McCanty & Dennis J. Card Joan S. Hall & Jeffrey Mullin Roger A. Kieffer Stephanie G. McCusker Leonard A. & Joan F. Hall Jeffrey F. King James McDowell Jean M. Halloran Donald J. & Margarita Klug George S. McElhinney & Suzanne B. Repasky Christian & Cynthia Hallowell Bonnie Y. & Thomas J. Knott Mary Strayer McGowan & Lew Feldstein Marilyn W. Ham David M. Knowles Kathleen A. McGuire Dana A. Hamel Family Charitable Trust Terry M. Knowles Douglas & Nancy McIninch Anne L. & William L. Hamilton Jr. Margaret M. Koehler P. Andrews & Linda H. McLane Richard A. Hammond Rosmarie Krosch Prudence Pease Meader Collier M. Hands Kevin G. Lafond Barri-Lynn & Steve Medeiros Martin J. & Denise Harman Regina Lalumiere Karen E. Merriam John & Fernanda Harrington William W. Lane Marie Metoyer Michael Harvell Andrew P. Langlois Patricia S. Meyers Theresa E. Harwood Mark V. & Diane M. LaPorte Barbara M. Meyn John Hawes Jr. & Emily Barclay Elizabeth L. LaRocca Jack B. Middleton Brian J. & Ellen M. Hawkins Sylvia B. & Robert M. Larsen Jonathan Miller Susan M. Haydock Rear Admiral (Ret.) Arthur J. Lawrence Kenneth E. & Linda Miller Douglas E. Haynes Loring M. Lawrence Kathleen Mirabile Marion C. & Richard S. Hazelton Mary Susan Leahy Sylvia S. Miskoe Trica Willey Hazelton Ann M. LeClair Rebecca Mitchell Nathan & Helen Hazen Henry Lee Howard M. Moffett & Lois Scribner Richard W. Head & Melinda S. Gehris W. Brewster Lee III & Vicky West Daniel Moore Tom & Joanne C. Head Jeffrey R. Leich Peter B. Moore & Sharon Jenkins David J. & Joan M. Healy Michael & Elizabeth B. Lenehan Stephen C. Moore Arthur M. and Patricia L. Heard Fund Kirk B. & Judith A. Leoni Rebecca W. S. & Timothy T. More of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation The Honorable Samuel K. Lessey Jr. Richard B. & Barbara Morgan Roger C. Heath Judith P. Letchworth William B. & Nancy A. Morrison New Hampshire Historical Society Page 8 2018 Annual Report

Annual Fund Contributors Henry H. Moulton Tyler B. Phillips Sr. Stella J. Scheckter John T. B. Mudge Dawn Phippard Patricia P. Schlesinger James R. & Kathryn Muirhead Jennifer Pina Carl W. Schmidt James & Jennifer Mullins Bette Jean Plant Jean Schmucker Sandra G. Munsey Richard M. Plusch David G. Schumann John Munson Sharon T. Poole Daniel V. Scully Jeffrey & Jacqueline Myrdek William J. Poole John G. Senter Jeremy R. & Heather K. Nadeau Margaret & H. Boone Porter III Patricia E. Sewall & Kevin Marshall Kevin P. Natwick Frederick L. Pratt Carol M. Shelton Mike Nawoj Marilyn J. Pratt-Holmquist G. Dudley Shepard Charles D. & Joan M. Neal Fernand J. & Myrna B. Prevost Cy Sherman Gloria J. Neary Mike & Monique M. Pride James Q. & Sara B. Shirley Charles A. Nelson James A. & Judith Putnam Wayne D. Shirley & Mary Adebonojo Harold B. Nelson & Bernard Jazzar Nancy Putnam & Ed Blanchard Kenneth S. Shores New Hampshire Land and Community Heritage Thomas P. & Barbara Putnam Ambassador Terry Shumaker Investment Program Charles M. & Sarah H. Pyle Ralph P. & Dorothy F. Sidore New Hampshire Daughters of Founders & Peter E. Randall Marilyn Simleness Patriots of America John C. & Judith D. Ransmeier Karen Simms & Tom Quarles Jr. Mason & Catharine S. Newick Katherine F. & Peter Ransmeier David L. Simpson Jr. William V. P. Newlin Jacqueline J. Ray James C. & Iris L. Sindelar Joyce C. Newman Edward L. & Laura H. Reboul George & Jennifer Fay Six David Norris Ronald W. & Kathryn L. Reed Susan P. Sloan & Arthur D. Clarke David P. Norton & Ellie Harding John P. Reid Joseph P. & Judith L. Smaldone Alice J. Noyes David W. Reilly Eric N. Small George W. Noyes David F. Reinke Michele J. Small Jean F. Nudd Paul & Ann Remus Dorothy M. Smith Anne B. Nute Kenneth W. Rendell Francis H. Smith Jane C. & Richard C. Nylander Michael R. & Gloria Reopel Gregory Hayes Smith & Yliana Rivas Picon Bob Odell Jr. John P. Resch Michael P. & Jeanne Smith Patricia L. & Harold J. Odiorne Fred W. Richardson Jr. Stuart V. Smith Jr. Michael & Elizabeth O’Donnell Louise P. Richardson Judith B. Solberg Michael & Cindy O’Leary Stewart & Carolyn Richmond Patricia O. Spencer Paul E. O’Neil Mary Lougee Ripley Freda Spiro Regis O’Neill Stephen H. & Julia L. Roberts James W. Squires, MD Command Sgt. Maj. R. A. Oram, US Army, Ret. Win H. & Mary E. Robinson Walter B. Stahr Richard R. Osgood Barbara D. & David M. Roby James C. Starke Stephen R. & Carole A. Osmer Fred B. & Katharine L. Roedel Rob F. Steady Hank S. Otto Jr. Teresa R. & Eric H. Rosenberger Nancy W. Stearns William W. Owens Jr. Barbara Rosenfield Bruce R. & Betsy A. Stefany Priscilla Page Louis E. & Mary S. Rosenthall Robert B. Stephenson Philip M. Pahl Peter B. Rotch & Susan R. Rotch John H. Stevens Steven & Maria Manus Painchaud Cynthia J. & Mark C. Rouvalis Jane Stieglitz Catherine L. Pappas Eugene G. Rudolph William D. Stone, MD & Judith Parker Stone Mr. & Mrs. Henry W. Parker David B. & Mary H. Ruedig Michael Strack & Mary M. Leadbeater Ruth M. Parker Reagan B. & Adam Ruedig Barbara A. Sullivan Richard G. Pascoe Wayne B. Ruggles David M. & Christine Sundman Carolyn L. & Rodney B. Patenaude John & Rebecca Rule Michael C. & Amy H. Sununu Robert Patenaude Reverend Richard L. Rush Kurt M. & Elaine H. Swenson Justine B. Paul Jim & Mary Russell John F. Swope Mike J. Paulin Diana C. Ryan Kevin A. Swope Elizabeth B. Payne Walter A. & Laura M. Ryan Joseph L. & Wendy B. Taggart Bruce A. & Diane J. Pearl Harold D. & Barbara J. Ryea Frederick C. Tahk John B. & Alice W. Pepper Carol M. & James T. Rymes Priscilla M. Tapley Nick P. & Ruth C. Perencevich Gary Samson Edmund C. Tarbell James M. & Beth L. Perkins E. Charles Sanborn Laurence Tarica Michael J. Perkins & Margaret S. Blacker Jonathan R. Sanborn John R. Taylor John N. & Laura Pernokas Elisabeth N. Sanders Stephen H. Taylor Brenda Miles Perry David & Eleonore P. Sanderson Lorely E. Temple Clara Ellen Yeaton Perry Pamela A. Sanderson Rodney & Roberta Tenney John Douglas Peters & Christine K. Consales Beth Sargent & Richard Eichhorn John Terninko Henry H. & Jean-Marie Peterson Sheafe Satterthwaite Eileen F. Thatcher Jane W. Peth Peter J. Sawyer Greg & Kathy Thesing Augusta H. Petrone Richard D. & Mary G. Sawyer Stephen D. Thomas D. James Philbrick Marie Scalisi Jim Thompson Francine C. Philippe Robert L. Scamman Kate T. Thompson New Hampshire Historical Society Page 9 2018 Annual Report

Annual Fund Contributors Sustaining Members Sarah C. Thorne & Thomas A. Howe Jeffrey B. & Kathryn M. Wheeler Sustaining members provide ongoing monthly Roy Tilsley Sandra L. & Maynard B. Wheeler support to the Society. To become a sustaining Carolyn & Bryant Tolles Norma M. Whitcomb member, visit nhhistory.org or call 603-856-0607. Edith M. Tucker Major M. White & Holli Y. Jones-White John H. Tucker Marc & Tracy Whitehead Volker Antoni William C. & Susan Tucker John E. & Ann Wilcox Carl Ashby Jeanne C. Turner Betsy L. Wilder Wesley A. & Marilyn Bartlett Diane Upham-Fisk Paul W. Wilderson III Deborah A. & David Blanchet William W. Upton Susanna S. Wilkens Mavis R. & David R. Brittelli Pamela Van Arsdale & Robert Dewey Martha Dodge Wilkerson David A. & Emily B. Chapin James C. Van Dongen & Nicola L. Whitley Annie E. Williams Marcy Charette Jan M. Van Kort Christopher P. Williams Thomas E. & Valerie A. Chase Wilberta L. Veale Marion I. Willis Robert P. Cheney Frances Veillette Mark W. Willis Karen L. Cote William P. & Tracy W. Veillette Graham Wilson & Virginia Sapiro Scott & Judy Crandall Gilbert Verney Foundation Marily Wilson Dana K. Davidson Martha E. Verville & John Sheehy Raymond T. Wilson Elizabeth H. & Hugh F. Dubrulle Karen O. Wadsworth Robert O. & Jill Wilson Bonnie Findley R. Stuart & Ruth Wallace Scott C. Wilson Maria & James Finnegan III Thomas A. Wallace Penny Wing Nancy Hammond William D. Wallace Marshall & Janice Winokur Rebecca L. Harris & Michael K. Jones Peter A. Wallner Cynthia Wojcicki Ann M. Hebert Victoria Ward Dick J. & Mary Lou Wollmar Gary E. Hicks Don & Susan Ware Douglas M. & Linda K. Wood David G. Johnson John B. & Mary P. Watkins Elizabeth C. Woodcock David P. Johnson & Kathleen A. Sternenberg David H. Watters Nancy J. Woodward Kelsey Kerr Rodney & Susan Watterson Conrad E. Wright Timothy M. & Phyllis M. Mayville Peter G. Webb David W. Wright Inez McDermott & Paul Barbadoro Patricia & John F. Weeks Jr. James & Susan Wright Linda Michelsen Patricia & John W. Weeks Jr. Robert W. Wright Jr. Ann-Marie & Harry J. Miller Frederick H. & Mary L. Weismann Kathy M. Yackanin Daniel Moore Peter F. Wells Yankee Publishing, Inc. Gail Morrison & Pauline Chabot Robert A. & Binney Wells Tim Yarnall & Christina Ferrari Jeremy R. & Heather K. Nadeau Blair M. & Deborah C. Wentworth Sherilyn B. & Gary R. Young Kathryne Natale Mary M. West & Kevin G. Belval Thomas & Amy Zacaroli Marianne W. Nevelson Ellena N. Weston Cynthia F. Zanne Richard C. Pickwick Priscilla A. Weston Philip & Betsy Zea Thomas P. & Barbara Putnam Alan Clement Wheeler Elizabeth D. Zinn Brian & Jennifer Roff Brett W. Rouleau Laura E. Ruttle & Todd H. Miller Susan J. Siggelakis Project Support Joseph P. & Judith L. Smaldone Joanne L. St. Hilaire These gifts for project-specific initiatives were made between October 1, 2017, and September 30, Constance M. Steiner 2018. Kurt & Rebecca Stephens Anonymous McIninch Foundation Jim Thompson Janet Pitman Anderson Meredith Village Savings Bank Fund of the Douglas M. & Linda K. Wood Maud V. Ayson New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Bagan Foundation Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation Wesley G. Balla Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc. Norwin S. & Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies Q. David & Christine Bowers New Hampshire Society of Colonial Wars Cotton M. Cleveland & John B. Garvey New Hampshire State Organization Daughters of Cogswell Benevolent Trust the American Revolution Concord Group Insurance Companies Northeast Delta Dental Concord Pediatric Dentistry, PA Parker Nelson Foundation, Citizens Bank, NA, Debra D. Donaldson Trustee Charles G. Douglas III & Debra M. Douglas Rath, Young and Pignatelli, PC Eppes-Jefferson Foundation, Inc. Savings Bank of Walpole Celeste A. Foose Robert C. & Janet A. Simmonds James L. & Donna-Belle Garvin David M. & Christine Sundman General Society of Colonial Wars Gilbert Verney Foundation Samuel P. Hunt Foundation Madelaine G. von Weber Trust Jane’s Trust Robert O. & Jill Wilson Terry M. & Craig E. Knowles New Hampshire Historical Society Page 10 2018 Annual Report

Life Members

Life members invest their one-time membership contribution in the endowment of the New Hampshire Historical Society, creating income to support their lifetime member benefits while also contributing to the long-term stability of the Society. To become a life member, visit nhhistory.org or call 603-856-0607.

Anonymous F. Colin & Paula J. Cabot Richard W. Head & Melinda S. Gehris George H. & Barbara M. Abbott Carl Cameron & Adrienne M. Hopkins John J. & Joan R. Henderson Carl Anderson III Mark A. Chamberlain Lucy C. Hodder & Robert D. Thomson, MD Janet Pitman Anderson Leslie K. Chapman John A. Hodgson Carolyn Andrews Robert N. & Mary L. Chase Linda C. Houchin Patricia A. Andrews Jean L. Chester J. Parker Huber Kathryn A. & Richard F. Askins Alan Chong Stephanie F. Jackson Merwyn & Carol J. Bagan Frederick H. Chormann Jr. Barbara M. Jones William N. Banks G. Bradley Cilley Thomas F. Kehr Allan Barker Jason Clark Ann Kelley Bruce A. Barmby Alan P. Cleveland Jeffrey F. & Laura M. Kessler Dorothy A. Bean Cotton M. Cleveland & John B. Garvey Susan B. Kettinger Kathleen A. Belko Hilary P. Cleveland Duane & Kathleen Kimball Roger E. Belson & Grace D. Cohen Ann M. & George W. Cook IV Harry S. & Sarah A. Kinter Larry C. Berkson John C. & Constance B. Cooke Terry M. Knowles Robert W. Bermudes Jr. William N. Copeley Roger W. Lamson Jr. Marcia Schmidt Blaine & Quentin Blaine Mary Cove & Rebecca Skyes William W. Lane Mark W. & Kathy Blanchard Martha M. Cox Susan Leidy Dr. Horace S. Blood Alison E. Cullen Michael & Elizabeth B. Lenehan Dave & Christie Bowers Glenn K. & Susanne G. Currie The Honorable Samuel K. Lessey Jr. Vincent J. Broderick William R. Cushing Jeannine T. Levesque Hollis Brodrick Raymond P. & Cinda L. D’Amante Diana Levy Mrs. William E. C. Bulkeley Bonnie A. D’Orlando David B. & Lynn E. Littlefield Nathaniel Burgess Major General Susan Desjardins, USAF, Ret. & Kimball S. Loomis Katy & Don Burns Peter Lennon Eugene M. Lorenz Dorothy Byrne James L. & Edith R. Dimick John C. & Cynthia H. Madden Tyson Dines III Jim J. Manhart Joseph DiStefano E. Nicholl Marshall Alan D. & Sara A. Dobrowolski Diane S. Mather Nancee Donovan Elizabeth Rollins Mauran Christopher Doucette Maureen E. McCanty & Dennis J. Card Judith A. Durgin Douglas McVicar & Frumie E. Selchen Anne M. Dustin Prudence Pease Meader Cedric H. Dustin III Joan Merriman Albert B. & Christine W. Dwyer Jonathan Miller Jere & Yvonne Eames Norma M. Milne Richard S. & Barbara B. Eaton Rebecca Mitchell Scott & Terri Ellis Lynne E. Monroe & Frank Whittemore Ronald H. Emery Peter B. Moore & Sharon Jenkins Louis Fink & Pam Grich Parker Morgan Terry F. & Bronwen W. Flahive David L. & Jackie K. Mueckenheim Ken & Sue Foote Moors & Tom Myers Barbara G. Francis Alice J. Noyes David Frechette Bradley P. & Gail Noyes Caroline L. French Jane C. & Richard C. Nylander Shirley S. French John H. O’Connor Thomas C. & Susan Galligan Michael & Elizabeth O’Donnell James L. & Donna-Belle Garvin Paul E. O’Neil Patricia M. & Charles F. Gerhan Jr. Colleen O’Neill William J. & Kathleen Gillett Command Sgt. Maj. R. A. Oram, US Army, Ret. Joshua L. Gordon Theodore Osgood Bryan K. & Elizabeth M. Gould Susan B. Parker Lloyd T. Graves Norman C. & Melinda Payson Dennis S. & Elizabeth S. Hager Robert E. Pearson Homeschool learners explore the exhibition Joan S. Hall & Jeffrey Mullin Mary Ann Pellerin Signs of the Times. The Society’s highly Dana A. Hamel John B. & Alice W. Pepper successful homeschool program, now in Anne L. & William L. Hamilton Jr. John N. & Laura Pernokas its third year, provides opportunities for Delbert L. Harris III Brenda Miles Perry Elizabeth Harris John Douglas Peters & Christine K. Consales hands-on learning and access to primary Philip M. & Jill Hastings Carl L. & Nancy B. Peterson sources in the museum and library Douglas E. Haynes Augusta H. Petrone collections. Marion C. & Richard S. Hazelton William G. & Doris P. Phippen New Hampshire Historical Society Page 11 2018 Annual Report

Life Members Authors Fund

Jennifer Pina Ginny Szymanowski Gifts to the Authors Fund support the Society’s Barbara A. & Larry H. Pitsch Priscilla M. Tapley journal Historical New Hampshire. Past and Paul D. Rainville Elizabeth & William Trought current authors are invited to contribute, as well Ronald W. & Kathryn L. Reed Laurel Thatcher Ulrich & Gael D. Ulrich as everyone who values and benefits from the Michael R. & Gloria Reopel William W. Upton publication. John S. & Olga G. Robinson William P. & Tracy W. Veillette Barbara D. Roby Karlene Wadleigh Elizabeth R. & Douglas S. Aykroyd Fred B. & Katharine L. Roedel Peter A. Wallner Wesley G. Balla Alden M. Rollins Leigh A. Webb & Annette Andreozzi Marcia Schmidt Blaine & Quentin Blaine Teresa R. & Eric H. Rosenberger Janice A. Webster Brown Richard M. Candee David B. & Mary H. Ruedig Patricia & John F. Weeks Jr. William N. Copeley Reagan B. & Adam Ruedig Pamela Weeks Rebecca L. Courser David L. Ruell Robert A. Wells Joan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. Copeley Carol M. Rymes Howie & Sue Wemyss Elizabeth H. & Hugh F. Dubrulle Beth A. Salerno Mary M. West & Kevin G. Belval Mary Dupre Lorraine G. Sanborn Marc & Tracy Whitehead Toby J. Finnegan Elisabeth N. Sanders Marily Wilson Sean B. Furniss Grace Morse Sargent Robert O. & Jill Wilson James L. & Donna-Belle Garvin Sheafe Satterthwaite Penny Wing Christine Hadsel Stella J. Scheckter Philip H. Winter Peter & Carol A. Haebler Susan Schibanoff Bryce Worcester Ronald A. & Grace Jager Robert J. Scott Jr. James & Susan Wright Kelly Kilcrease Deirdre M. Sheerr-Gross Laura J. Wright Jeffrey R. Leich Klaudia S. Shepard Pamela R. & Oglesby H. Young Gary T. & Betty Lord Karen & John F. Simas Sherilyn B. & Gary R. Young Robert Macieski Robert C. & Janet A. Simmonds Philip Zea Howard Mansfield & Sy Montgomery Jonathan S. Skinner & Martha McLafferty Robert L. McCullough Judith B. Solberg Frank C. Mevers Bruce C. & Marilyn G. Soper Jane C. & Richard C. Nylander John P. Speights John Douglas Peters & Christine K. Consales April L. Sprinkle Melanie Porter & Jeffrey O’Brien Sheila M. St. Germain Walter A. & Laura M. Ryan Henry B. & Alison Stebbins Susan J. Siggelakis Robert P. & Patricia A. Steigmeyer Manchester Skyline, painted by Clifford Hilary Anderson Stelling & Olaf Stelling Frank B. Stevens Smith (1951–2014), 1995. Born in New Caroline & Bryant Tolles Jane Stieglitz Jersey, Smith settled in New Hampshire, Peter A. Wallner David M. & Christine Sundman Paul W. Wilderson III working as an artist and teacher. He became Betsy Woodman & William Manton John H. & Nancy H. Sununu known as a realist painter, producing Michael C. & Amy H. Sununu Kevin C. & Lynda S. Swenson large-scale landscapes and seascapes. Kurt M. & Elaine H. Swenson New Hampshire Historical Society, gift of John F. Swope John F. Swope. New Hampshire Historical Society Page 12 2018 Annual Report

Business Partners Business partners provide support for the Society’s day-to-day operations and sponsor specific projects, programs, and publications. Business Sustainers Business Fellows Business Members Gifts of $5,000 or greater Gifts of $1,000 or greater Gifts of $250 or greater Concord Group Insurance Companies Concord Pediatric Dentistry, PA Bonding Source The Duprey Companies McLane Middleton Cambridge Trust Company Granite Investment Advisors Merrimack County Savings Bank Centennial Inn Nathan Wechsler & Company, PA Milestone Engineering & Construction, Inc. Ciborowski Associates Rath, Young and Pignatelli, PC Northeast Delta Dental Grappone Mgmt. Co., Inc. SilverTech, Inc. Rowley Agency H. L. Turner Group, Inc. Triplet Computers, LLC Lamie’s Inn Business Patrons Mason + Rich, PA Business Leaders Gifts of $500 or greater Mill Falls at the Lake Gifts of $2,500 or greater New London Inn Colby Hill Inn Northeast Document Conservation Center Puritan Capital Granite State Plumbing & Heating, LLC R&T Electric, Inc. Savings Bank of Walpole Inn at Valley Farms Sulloway & Hollis, PLLC Swenson Granite Works LandVest Tarbell & Brodich, PA Mount Washington Cog Railway Tasker Landscaping, LLC Mountain View Grand Resort and Spa The Hotel Concord Omni Mount Washington Resort UBS Financial Services, Concord, NH, Office Sanel Auto Parts Co. Vintage Kitchens Star Island Corporation Waterville Valley Resort Tylergraphics, Inc. Wentworth by the Sea

John Swenson’s Granite Works, Concord, c. 1905. This photograph descended in the family of Charles (Carl) E. Forsbert (1861–1923), one of the granite cutters pictured and, like many, a native of Sweden. By the 1890s Swedish immigrants worked in many of the 32 stone businesses in Concord, and a few, like Swenson, owned quarries. New Hampshire Historical Society, gift of Judith F. Mason. New Hampshire Historical Society Page 13 2018 Annual Report

Offering high-quality professional development opportunities for teachers is a priority component of the Democracy Project, a major initiative the Society launched in 2017 to help renew history and civics education in New Hampshire schools. The project’s inaugural training workshops were enthusiastically received, with 125 educators from across the state taking part. The multi- day workshops offered sessions incorporating the Society’s collections, including White Mountain art on view in the Governor John McLane Gallery.

Donors to the Museum & Library Collections

Gifts acknowledged below were made between October 1, 2017, and September 30, 2018.

Anonymous Sarah E. Galligan & Jeremiah S. Gould New Bedford Whaling Museum Alexandria Historical Society James L. & Donna-Belle Garvin Newington-Cropsey Foundation American Independence Museum Patricia Gendreau New Hampshire Department of Transportation Andover Newton Theological Seminary Geological Society of New Hampshire Alice J. Noyes Keith Arbour & Nancy Hallock Mary Rendleman Gilchrist Pejpescot Historical Society Arcadia Publishing Michael & Judith Goldsmith Stephen L. Pinel Cristina M. Ashjian Sharon Gordon Sue Polidura Joann W. Bailey Rita Goulet Mike & Monique M. Pride Wesley G. Balla Gardiner G. Greene Peter J. Sawyer Virginia Batchelder Thomas & Margaret Greene Richard E. Schade Bloomsbury USA Craig Greenman Joel Schroth Charles Blossom Jerry S. & Patricia K. Greer Ambassador Terry Shumaker Julie Boardman Hampton Historical Society/Tuck Museum Phil Somers Linda Brook-Baxter Hebron Historical Society Jay Spaulding Prentiss Carnell Elizabeth Hengen Anne Felton Spencer Forrest Carsten Judith Maddock Hudson Squam Lake Association Nancy B. Chase Jackson Historical Society Kurt M. & Elaine H. Swenson Leah Clement David G. Johnson The Honorable Robert Taft Brenda A. Corbin John A. Leppman Richard & Ann Thorner Pamela Crosby Suzanne LeRoy Vermont Historical Society & Museum Patricia L. & James G. Cummings George H. & Caroline B. Lewis Wardens and Vestry of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Christine M. DeLucia Cynthia Gay Otis Lindemeyer Church Joan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. Copeley Phillip Majewski Warner Historical Society Daniel & Maureen Donovan Howard Mansfield & Sy Montgomery Sandra L. & Maynard B. Wheeler David Doss Nathan A. Marzoli Williamstown Art Conservation Center Elizabeth H. & Hugh F. Dubrulle MaryLou McGuire Winterthur Museum, Garden & Library Clare T. Ebel Frank B. Merrick Cynthia Wojcicki Estate of Mary Louise Hancock Dean Merrill Frank M. Wooten John J. Fennell Jane Merrill Philip & Betsy Zea Brian Fowler Naval Historical Center Margaret Gaertner Patricia Nelson New Hampshire Historical Society Page 14 2018 Annual Report

Edward & Julia Tuck Society

The Edward & Julia Tuck Society honors the legacy of Edward Tuck and his wife, Julia, and recognizes those who have included the New Hampshire Historical Society in their estate plans. The vision and generosity of Edward and Julia Tuck resulted in the creation of the Society’s landmark Park Street building and the establishment of the endowment to help ensure the Society’s long-term stability. Members of the Edward & Julia Tuck Society continue to serve that legacy, leaving their own mark on the Society’s history. To discuss making a planned gift to the Society, please contact President Bill Dunlap at 603-856-0601 or [email protected].

Anonymous Bob P. Odell Jr. Patricia Gibson Baker Carl L. & Nancy B. Peterson William N. Banks Alden M. Rollins Dr. Horace S. Blood Teresa R. & Eric H. Rosenberger Dee Dee M. Bond Janet H. Shaw Richard M. Candee & Robert S. Chase Bruce C. & Marilyn G. Soper Tracie L. & Herbert S. Carpenter IV David H. Souter Darryl I. Cathers Anne Felton Spencer Jere R. & Elena L. Daniell Carolyn & Bryant Tolles Sean R. Dugan William P. & Tracy W. Veillette James L. & Donna-Belle Garvin Peter A. Wallner Lloyd T. Graves Pamela Weeks Peter & Carol A. Haebler Robert O. & Jill Wilson Anne L. Hamilton John J. & Joan R. Henderson Photograph of Edward Tuck (1842–1938) Susan Leidy Wendy MacGregor and his wife, Julia Stell Tuck (1850–1928), David L. Mann by Desgranges of Nice, France, April 1928. Mary S. McGowan New Hampshire Historical Society, gift of in memory of Duncan S. McGowan Miriam Gardner Dunnan. Paul B. & Leann C. Moccia D. Bruce Montgomery Original model for the New Hampshire Douglas & Karin Cullity Nelson Marine Memorial at Hampton Beach by Jane C. & Richard C. Nylander Alice Cosgrove (1909–71), c. 1955. New Hampshire Historical Society, bequest of Mary Louise Hancock. Tribute Gifts Gifts acknowledged below were made between October 1, 2017, and September 30, 2018.

in honor of Jeb & Karen Bradley in memory of Hannah Duston Jay & Cheryl Kahn Duston-Dustin Family Association, Inc.

in honor of Marjorie Carr in memory of John W. Harris Stephen R. Stanley Jerald E. & Sheila J. Brown

in honor of the Democracy Project in memory of Frank Jillson Maud V. Ayson Kathie Jillson Goodwin

in honor of Patricia Pennock in memory of Marian Hodkin Marr Anne F. & Shawn E. Graham Marian F. Wolbers

in honor of Terry Pfaff in memory of Hibbert Vaughn Miles Dermot P. McGowan Brenda Miles Perry

in honor of Marilyn & Bruce Soper in memory of Edwin Herbert Phelps Carolyn H. Benthien Judith P. Letchworth

in honor of Kurt M. Swenson in memory of Virginia M. Ryan Swenson Granite Works Marie Scalisi

in memory of Yvonne Stahr Hilary Anderson Stelling & Olaf Stelling

in memory of Eleanor H. Stark Win H. & Mary E. Robinson New Hampshire Historical Society Page 15 2018 Annual Report

Named Endowment Funds

Una Mason Collins Fund in Memory of the Samuel Burley William C. Todd Fund Mason Family to support the acquisition of town histories, genealogy, and other works on to acquire New Hampshire-related artifacts, memorabilia, and similar items American history

Concord Tower Clock Fund Mary W. Vaughan Fund to support the care and preservation of the Society’s tower clock on North to purchase genealogical books Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire Raymon S. Vaughan Baseball Fund Jere R. Daniell Publications Fund to acquire baseball memorabilia to support New Hampshire Historical Society publications Robert O. Wilson, DDS, Historical Research Fund Leonard K. Dodge Fund to support historical research for the acquisition of genealogical material

Edith Shepard Freeman/Margaret H. Jewell Fund Named Funds Providing Unrestricted Support to support the library and the acquisition of books, papers of interest, or manuscripts Evelyn P. & Noah J. Arell Fund Edith W. Atkins Fund John L. Frisbee Education Fund Lane Dwinell Fund to support programs and services that fulfill the Society’s educational Stanley A. Hamel Fund mission John W. Harris Fund Frances M. Heald Fund Stanley A. Hamel Car Fund Elizabeth M. Hoyt Fund to support the care, storage, and exhibition of the 1946 Mercury Station June Campbell Hoyt Fund Wagon in the Society’s museum collection Natalie Hoyt Fund Philip B. & Nelle L. Holmes Fund Ruth E. Pearson Fund to support the library and/or any program related to Portsmouth, Jessie H. Rablin Fund New Hampshire David G. & Barbara J. Stahl Fund Mary H. Woodbury Fund Edward C. & Elizabeth F. Lathem Fund Roger F. Woodman Fund to support the acquisition of books, manuscripts, and associated resources

Life Membership Fund to provide annual funding of the Society’s life memberships and to grow the permanent endowment

Duncan S. McGowan Memorial Fund Gifts to the Endowment to support the beautification and public enjoyment of Eagle Square, Gifts acknowledged below were made between October 1, 2017, and Concord, New Hampshire September 30, 2018.

Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund Leonard K. Dodge Fund to support the acquisition and conservation of museum collections Order of the First Families of New Hampshire, 1622–80

Charles S. Parsons Fund Library Collections Stewardship Fund to support an internship program for the study of New Hampshire New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies decorative arts Duncan S. McGowan Memorial Fund Perry-Dudley Family Archive & Shepard Collection Fund George C. Corson Jr. to support the Dudley-Shepard Reading Room and/or the Perry-Dudley Family Archive and Shepard Collection Perry-Dudley Family Archive & Shepard Collection Fund Klaudia S. Shepard George F. Sawyer Memorial Fund to support the manuscripts collection Robert O. Wilson, DDS, Historical Research Fund Andrew M. Wilson & Margaret A. Phillips Annalee Thorndike Fund to support museum operations Unrestricted Bequests Anonymous Asa Currier Tilton Fund Estate of Patricia M. Smith to support the acquisition and publication of material related to the history Edward C. Stickney Trust of the Colony, Province, and State of New Hampshire Evelyn B. Stickney Trust New Hampshire Historical Society Page 16 2018 Annual Report

2018 Fiscal Year Financial Report year ended September 30, 2018

Temporarily Permanently 2018 2017 Unrestricted Restricted Restricted Total Total OPERATING ACTIVITIES

REVENUES Contributed support Contributions and memberships $ 321,756 $ - $ - $ 321,756 $ 330,919 Grants, gifts, and fundraising 51,902 464,344 - 516,246 290,803 Contributed goods and services 24,025 - - 24,025 17,921 Total contributed support 397,683 464,344 - 862,027 639,643

Earned revenues Earned income and special events 111,586 - - 111,586 97,093 Rental income 665,236 - - 665,236 584,646 Total earned revenues 776,822 - - 776,822 681,739

Investment income Trust income (Kimball Trust, Watson Fund, and Hubbard Fund) 112,840 - - 112,840 112,832 Other investment income 54 - - 54 41 Endowment spending draw in accordance with spending policy 332,576 330,603 - 663,179 649,750 Release of current-year endowment draw for satisfaction of program restrictions 283,009 (283,009) - - - Total investment income 728,479 47,594 - 776,073 762,623

TOTAL REVENUES 1,902,984 511,938 - 2,414,922 2,084,005

Net assets released from restrictions: For satisfaction of program restrictions 43,993 (43,993) - - -

EXPENSES Program service expenses Library and Museum 587,818 - - 587,818 556,522 Education, Publications, and Exhibitions 298,041 - - 298,041 270,717 Democracy Project 91,132 - - 91,132 2,775 Buildings, grounds, and security 47,789 - - 47,789 44,454 Museum store 8,323 - - 8,323 7,036 Total program service expenses 1,033,103 - - 1,033,103 881,504

Collection items acquired by purchase: museum and library 58,783 - - 58,783 41,791

Supporting services and general expenses Membership, development, and public relations 282,404 - - 282,404 264,358 Administration 254,159 - - 254,159 202,042 Depreciation expense from operations 411,563 - - 411,563 405,740 Total supporting services and general expenses 948,126 - - 948,126 872,140

Rental expenses, including depreciation of $57,878 385,676 - - 385,676 394,249

TOTAL EXPENSES 2,425,688 - - 2,425,688 2,189,684

Increase (decrease) in net assets from operating activities (478,711) 467,945 - (10,766) (105,679)

NON-OPERATING ACTIVITIES Gifts and fundraising (life memberships) - - 29,775 29,775 20,858

Capital campaign Capital campaign contributions - 9,265 - 9,265 43,309 Capital campaign project related and fundraising expenses (17,856) - - (17,856) (188,345) Net assets released from restrictions for capital campaign expenses and reclassification of donor gift 32,856 (32,856) - - - Net capital campaign 15,000 (23,591) - (8,591) (145,036)

Investment return Realized and unrealized investment gains 220,209 194,148 - 414,357 1,264,769 Investment expenses (43,600) (33,372) - (76,972) (71,736) Investment income, actual dividends and interest 404,661 445,502 - 850,163 468,355 Change in present value of charitable remainder unitrust - (40,372) - (40,372) (37,447) Change in value of beneficial interest in a trust - - 51,888 51,888 84,203 Total investment return 581,270 565,906 51,888 1,199,064 1,708,144 Less endowment spending draw (332,576) (330,603) - (663,179) (649,750) Total investment income 248,694 235,303 51,888 535,885 1,058,394

Loss on disposal of equipment (1,867) - - (1,867) -

Increase in net assets from non-operating activities 261,827 211,712 81,663 555,202 934,216 Increase (decrease) in net assets (216,884) 679,657 81,663 544,436 828,537

Net assets, beginning of year 11,831,163 3,470,901 6,280,640 21,582,704 20,754,167 Net assets, end of year $ 11,614,279 $ 4,150,558 $ 6,362,303 $ 22,127,140 $ 21,582,704 New Hampshire Historical Society Newsletter Page 5 Fall 2019

Fall Programs & Events Saturday, October 12, 2019, 2 p.m. Saturday, October 19, 2019, 2 p.m. Lecture: “A History of the New Hampshire Lecture: “300 Years Ago: The Scots-Irish in Presidential Primary” Provincial New Hampshire” This program, presented by documentary producer 2019 marks the 300th anniversary of the Scots-Irish John Gfroerer, presents a brief history of the New migration to New Hampshire. The Scots-Irish would Hampshire presidential primary, from its origins during become the largest group of non-English immigrants to the Progressive era of the early 20th century through the colony. Originally based in Londonderry, the Scots- its evolution to the most important step in a candidate’s Irish brought much to the province, including potatoes, being elected president of the United States. Built linen, and a hearty, stubborn quality that would around segments from Gfroerer’s filmThe Premier become quintessential to the Yankee character. In this Primary, New Hampshire and Presidential Elections, lecture by historian R. Stuart Wallace, learn about this program focuses on several memorable moments these early immigrants and how they transformed such as Senator Edmund Muskie crying outside of the New Hampshire. Immediately following the lecture, Union Leader offices and the controversy over who Director of Collections and Exhibitions Wes Balla will paid for Ronald Reagan’s microphone. Clips from be showing the Shute Petition, the 1718 document the documentary are interspersed with discussion and signed by 319 Scots-Irish seeking a new home in questions. This project was made possible with support America. The petition is not normally available for from New Hampshire Humanities, in partnership public viewing. Admission is free for New Hampshire with the National Endowment for the Humanities. Historical Society members; $7 for nonmembers. Admission is free.

Participants at a Scots-Irish genealogy workshop presented by the Society last spring look at the recently conserved Shute Petition. The petition, dated March 26, 1718, is considered the most important document in existence related to the history of the Scots-Irish in New Hampshire. In 2018 the Society arranged for the document to receive conservation treatment at the Northeast Document Conservation Center. Funding for the conservation was provided by the New Hampshire Society of Colonial Wars and a matching grant from the General Society of Colonial Wars.

The goal of the conservation project was to clean, repair, and stabilize the document to ensure its preservation for generations to come. As part of the conservation treatment, the petition is now protected in a custom- made archival box. In addition, high-quality digital images made of the document will enable the Society to provide researchers and the general public with access to all of the historical and genealogical information it contains without the risk of damage that could occur to the original item through handling. A lecture on Scots-Irish history, to be held at the Society on October 19, 2019, will include a showing of the rare document. New Hampshire Historical Society Newsletter Page 6 Fall 2019

Saturday, November 9, 2019, 2 p.m. Saturday, November 16, 2019, 10 a.m. to noon Lecture: “Saving the Inland Waters: Citizen Action Genealogy Workshop: Kids Do Family History in the Granite State” Explore your family’s roots! This workshop will In this lecture author and historian Jim Rousmaniere introduce kids to genealogy basics like creating a explores the vital role of citizen action in protecting family tree, researching family records, and preserving New Hampshire’s inland waters through the years, family memories. This program is geared for kids ages beginning with the founding of the first environmental 5 to 12, but all ages are welcome. The cost is $10 per organization in the state, the Lake Sunapee Protective child for members of the New Hampshire Historical Association, in 1898. With over 1,300 lakes and ponds Society; $12 per child for nonmembers. Children must and 40,000 miles of rivers, New Hampshire’s inland be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited, and waters are important to the state’s economy, ecology, advance registration is required. Register online at history, and culture. Yet Granite Staters often had to Eventbrite.com or call 603-856-0645. band together and form grassroots organizations to preserve or restore waterways damaged by industry and overuse. Learn about the 20th-century history Sand Beach, Blodgett’s Landing, Lake Sunapee, painted by Edward of this precious natural resource in New Hampshire Hill (1843–1923) around 1900. New Hampshire Historical Society, and how groups fought to save it in efforts like the gift of Robert M. Desky, in honor of Catherine H. Campbell. Jim restoration of the Nashua River and the creation of Rousmaniere, author of Water Connections: What Fresh Water Means to Us; What We Mean to Water, will speak at the Society a nationally recognized project in Dover to control on November 9, 2019, about the history of water protection in urban run-off. Admission is free for New Hampshire New Hampshire, including the story of the founding of the Lake Historical Society members; $7 for nonmembers. Sunapee Protective Association. New Hampshire Historical Society Newsletter Page 7 Fall 2019

Saturday, November 23, 2019, 1 to 4 p.m. Genealogy Workshop: Using DNA in Family History Research Advances in DNA research have had huge implications for the field of genealogy. Yet, with the growing number of companies and options, it can be difficult to know what test is best for you. In this workshop Tom Dwyer of the New England Historic Genealogical Society will discuss the types of genetic tests available to family historians, the genealogical problems the tests can—and cannot—assist you with, and ultimately how to choose the right one(s) to further your family history research. The cost is $35 for members of the Society or the New England Historic Genealogical Society; $50 for nonmembers. Space is limited, and advance registration is required. Register online at Eventbrite.com or call 603-856-0621.

Saturday, December 14, 2019, 10 to 11 a.m. Tales of New Hampshire Holiday Family Storytime Bring the family to a free holiday program at the New Hampshire Historical Society. Storytellers will share classic tales about holiday celebrations in the Granite State, and there will be time to play traditional games, make a craft to take home, and visit the Discovering New Hampshire exhibition. This program is geared for kids ages 3 to 8, but all ages are welcome. Registration is not required. This free program is generously sponsored by Concord Pediatric Dentistry. Record of births, marriages, and deaths in the Samuel Lane family, Lane Family Papers, New Hampshire Historical Society, gift of Priscilla Lane Moore Tapley, in memory of her mother, Esther Haynes Lane Moore Borg. Samuel Lane (1718–1806), whose life in and around the town of Stratham spanned much of the 18th century, was truly a “Renaissance man.” He was a shoemaker, tanner, surveyor, clerk, trader, and farmer. He was also a genealogist and diligent record keeper, documenting the history of his family, work, and community in the pages of a diary he kept for over 60 years.

Guided Gallery Tours — Fall 2019 Saturday, October 12, at 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. Fridays, October 18, November 15, and December 20, at noon Saturdays, November 9 and December 14, at 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Enjoy a guided tour of the Society’s Park Street building and exhibitions in a 45-minute tour led by a member of the Society’s education or volunteer docent staff. Included in the price of admission, the tour is appropriate for visitors of all ages. Availability is on a first-come, first-served basis, and tours are capped at 12 people.

Admission to the New Hampshire Historical Society is $7 for adults. Children ages 18 and under and members of the New Hampshire Historical Society are admitted free of charge. Full-time students and active military personnel and their families also are admitted free of charge with a valid ID. New Hampshire Historical Society Newsletter Page 8 Fall 2019 Nonprofit 30 Park Street Organization Concord, NH 03301-6384 US POSTAGE PAID nhhistory.org CONCORD, NH PERMIT #280 The independent nonprofit that saves, preserves, and shares New Hampshire history.

Try the Society’s Audio Tour When you next visit the Society, you can use your smartphone to enjoy an audio tour of the Park Street building, introductions to exhibitions, and interactive activities for kids. Developed by Society education staff Kirsten Hildonen, Jennifer Walton, and Elizabeth Dubrulle, the tour is richly illustrated with images of objects, documents, and photographs. Although designed for use while touring the Society, this new resource can be accessed from anywhere and viewed on a smartphone, tablet, or even a desktop computer. It is available via our website at nhhistory.org, the App Store®, and Google Play.