Canoeing on the Souhegan

New Ipswich Historical Society

Three young men canoeing along the Souhegan River in Bank Village. Pritchard Farm (Packard) is visible in the background.

A Hayride

Robert Walker, Philip Brown, Helen Hardison, George Keyser, Gertude Holland, Susan Brown, Elizabeth Preston, Mrs. Peacock, Fred Lillcand, Leon Farwell, Frances Ames, Philip Taylor, Donald Eifferr, Bertha Holman, Lenna Walker, Ruth Ames, Ethel Farwell, Allen Brown.

Reminder Virtual Genealogy Series - May 11th

Session 3:  What’s the History of Your House?     (May 11, 2022 at 7:00 p.m.)

The best thing about tracking down the history of a house is that your research subject usually stays in one place! And yet, house history projects give us the opportunity to access and explore records we also see in genealogical projects: newspapers, land deeds, city directories and more. Join us to delve into the history that is underfoot each day.

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On this day - May 9, 1908

James Roger diary entry

9th (Saturday)

Dull and cloudy.  Wind west.  Rain in forenoon.  David and Jim went over mountain for wood.  D. took horses to Chandler’s in afternoon to get feet fixed.  Jim went at 630 to meet Hamish.  John Preston went on 11thto Boston this afternoon.  Hamish came at 830 pm all well in Ayer.  Mr. Sampson died at Topald.(?)

On this day - May 9, 1897

William Jurian Kaula diary - “forbidden ground”

The sketching trips around Paris have not turned out to be the amount of fun that I had anticipated.  There are so many obstacles that are not so common in the country.  There is so much forbidden ground and "permissions" to obtain from the police and other important officials.

Now for something completely different

If you can explain this, please leave a comment, From the NIHS archives.

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