February 20, 2021 John Gfroerer 5 Davis St. Concord, NH 03301 603-224-0364 FOOT OFF THE GAS Progress. There is no one simple definition for progress. Its measure can be different for everyone and everything. Maybe even every circumstance. When driving in my car, progress is easily and quickly defined. The goal is getting there. The […]
At the Annual Meeting of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce in the fall of 2018, Byron Champlin presented a history of the Chamber as it approaches it’s 100th birthday in 2019. Here is Byron’s presentation: The Birth of the Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce © 2018 Byron O. Champlin Nineteen-hundred and nineteen was an […]
By Richard W. Osborne On November 4, 2017, William J. Veroneau, the first chairman of the Concord Historical Society, died at the age of 87 at Hospice House in Concord. We are pleased to honor the memory of Bill with this tribute. Bill Veroneau was unquestionably one of Concord’s most important citizens during the last […]
Nearly a quarter century after “The End” flickered on the Concord Theatre screen for the final time, the old movie house will get a new lease on life, thanks to Concord-based developer Steve Duprey and the Capitol Center for the Arts. After the theatre was closed in 1994 by longtime owner Theresa Cantin, it was […]
Concord Historical Society Connects with Abbot-Downing Historical Society Results in acquisition of Concord Coach No. 306 from Waitsfield, Vermont On August 23, 2017, the following email message was received in the Concord Historical Society general mailbox (info@concordhistoricalsociety.com) : Waitsfield and Champlain Valley Telecom, Waitsfield Vermont: We have the original Concord stage (restored) that was […]
Bipartisan Quadrille Bipartisanship with Styles Bridges and LBJ As politics in the 21st century became characterized by intense, bitter partisanship, Congress degenerated into posturing, bickering and inaction. Some Washington pundits gripe that the 113th Congress was doing less than the “Do-Nothing 80th Congress” of 1946-47 and called for a revival of bipartisanship. Here’s one example […]
A blue card to Rudman’s farewell I put on a suit and tie for Warren Rudman’s memorial service, Jan. 25, 2013, but my greater sense of disconnect was wearing leather shoes with thin socks for the first time since, maybe, Columbus Day. My feet were cold and my heels clacked as I walked the couple […]
