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 […]
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Walking Tours Over the years, a number of self-guided walking tours of Concord have been offered by various organizations. The pamphlets that were prepared for these tours provide fascinating background on many of the city’s historic neighborhoods, but they need to be revised and scanned. Brochures describing “A Walking Tour of Concord” can be obtained […]
Concord Historical Society Time Capsule Committee News The Concord Historical Society’s Time Capsule Committee, chaired by Rebecca Lougee, Merrimack County Savings Bank, has been charged with unearthing the 1965 Time Capsule sited at City Plaza, Downtown Concord; research and select content to be placed in the 2015 time capsule and burying the same. The 1965 […]
RESEARCHING THE HISTORY OF A BUILDING IN CONCORD, NH Prepared by Elizabeth Durfee Hengen, Historic Preservation Consultant, 2004, rev. 2011, 2015 Finding out more about the history of your building – when it was built and who has owned it – can be a fascinating process. Since many of the city’s older buildings have been […]
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 […]
Clio Goes House-Hunting Two of Concord’s most historic houses still in private ownership were listed for sale in the spring of 2013. The eight-bedroom home of Col. William Austin Kent at 24 South Spring St. was priced at $685,000 by Sotheby Four Seasons International Realty of New London. The seven-bedroom Victorian at 5 Auburn Street […]
Matt Bonner and 3-Point Shooting! The San Antonio Spurs were part of the American Basketball Association in the 1970s, and so was the three-point shot, made from a half-circle 23 feet and 9 inches away from the basket. In April 2013, the Spurs began the playoffs by sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers, a championship-winning stalwart […]
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 […]
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