Monthly Archives: June, 2010

Fiddle-Faddle

The evening program was entitled, “Old Rules Prevail: Fiddling contests in New Hampshire and New England”. It was given by Adam Boyce of West Windsor, Vt., and sponsored by the NH Humanities Council. The earliest contests recorded were held in 1736, and were usually a one day affair.  As the years went by, a hard and [...]

New Hampshire Fiddle Contest

New Hampshire Fiddle Contest presented by Adam Boyce special thanks to the New Hampshire Humanities Program originally recorded June 6, 2010 48:25 – download HERE (file size 77.6 MB) 15:11 – download HERE (file size 24.4 MB)

New Hampshire Foods

Barbara spoke about New Hampshire foods from early days through to the present. She and her daughter had done exhaustive research on the subject and she was brimming with interesting facts such as plain cooking was pious, shellfish was regarded with suspicion, fiddleheads were unknown – foods that were later used, but in the early [...]

2010 Plant Sale a Success!

 A big thank you goes out to Matthew Stearns for taking pictures of our annual plant sale.  Thanks to everyone who purchased flowers (which in turn supports Centre Harbor Historical Society).

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