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Devotion: Long-serving Library Trustees

Some Library Trustees have stood out by the length of their service - Edward M. Smith, 30 years; Fred L. Dow, 34 years; Margaret B. Seavey, 13 years as trustee, 6 years as Librarian; Dorothy E. Hobbs, 41 years; Gordon S. Dow, 26 years; and Frances Chase Leavitt, 32 years. Here are their stories and what happened during their tenures.

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The "Dearborn of Dearborn Park"

The Dearborn of Dearborn Park is General Henry Dearborn. He was born in North Hampton in 1751 and participated in the Revolutionary War and in early Presidential administrations.

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Perceptions

How do you perceive yourself? How do others perceive you?

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Musings - Part 3: Remember the Ladies

There are several thousand graves at Center Cemetery. Some will catch your eye, some with interesting markers like the Knights of Pythias, some veterans, both men and women.

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Let's Do Some Family History Projects

While we’re hunkering down, staying at home and trying to keep ourselves, our family and others safe, there are family history projects we can all undertake.

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Tale of a Logo

North Hampton Historical Society needed a logo. What to do? Read Cynthia Swank’s thoughts on our efforts to create one.

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A Patchwork History of Lafayette Road

Blogmaster Cynthia Swank discusses the recent history of Lafayette Road. The blog provides some interesting related information to the work of the Economic Development Commission.

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Preserving our collection

The North Hampton Historical Society may not have a logo but we do have a tagline that appears on our website’s homepage and on our membership brochure.

Collecting, preserving, and sharing the community’s history.

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Sharing

Our tagline keeps us on mission. Collecting, preserving, and sharing the community’s history.

This blog focuses on sharing our collection.

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Our Library - the Early Years

The Historical Society has installed a pop-up exhibit in the Library’s vertical display case for this year’s Old Home Day entitled “Levi the Librarian.”  Not to waste some of the historical tidbits we learned,  here are a few more words about those early years in the Library’s history.  The exhibit itself will be up until the second week in September.


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Collecting

The North Hampton Historical Society may not have a logo but we do have a tagline that appears on our home page and brochure. Collecting, preserving, and sharing the community's history.

How do we go about living up to that tagline which summarizes our mission.

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Centennial Hall

The blog focuses on the history of Centennial Hall from its construction in 1876 to present day. Centennial Hall included Center School from 1876 - 1949 for grades 1 - 8. See the North Hampton Schools exhibit at the Stone Building (Clerk’s Office).

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