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Best Lecture by a Dam Site

By ADMIN |

On Thursday evening, May 28th, there must have been 80 people gathered in the Chapel by the Lake in Munsonville to hear a talk by Alan Rumrill, who is the director of the Historical Society of Cheshire County. The event was sponsored by the Munsonville Ladies Group. His talk was entitled The Power of Water: [...]

Published on May 31st, 2009 | Category: History, Life in Nelson | 3 comments
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Nelson History: In the Beginning

By Rick Church |

Editors Note: This is the first of what will be a great series of articles about Nelson’s history from Rick Church and David Birchenough.
Nelson likely looked like this to its first settlers. Diorama at the Harvard School of Forestry in Petersham, Massachusetts. Photo courtesy of Eric Aldrich. Click image for larger rendering.
King James I awarded [...]

Published on May 17th, 2009 | Category: Educational, History, Life in Nelson, Rick Church History Articles | Leave a comment
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Library Use Up 25%

By ADMIN |

It’s no secret that the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library is a nice place to hang out. In addition to being a resource for borrowing books, audio and video recordings, there’s a good collection of current issues of a wide variety of magazines, and of course, computers. National trends show folks are spending more time in [...]

Published on May 10th, 2009 | Category: Library, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
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The Apple Hill Chamber Players

By ADMIN |

Capping off a day that had begun with Morris Dancing and a Maypole Dance on the Common (more details and photos shortly), the Apple Hill Chamber Players presented their final program in the 2008 – 2009 Monadnock Region Concert Series in the Nelson Congregational Church, at 3:00 p.m.
The Apple Hill Chamber Players: [...]

Published on May 3rd, 2009 | Category: Concert, Cultural, Entertainment, Life in Nelson, Music | Leave a comment