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On the 15th of November, a delegation comprising enthusiastic Granite State Ambassador volunteers embarked on an enlightening journey to Dover, New Hampshire. Our purpose was to explore two distinguished institutions that adorn the cultural and educational landscape of the region: the Woodman Museum and the Children’s Museum of NH. Both are members of the NH Heritage Museum Trail.
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Available to GSAs and the general public Statewide, NH—May 10, 2021— Comprised of museums throughout eastern New Hampshire, the New Hampshire Heritage Museum Trail will launch a Trail Passport Program on June 1, which will provide access to all 18 member institutions. “We are excited to launch this program,” said
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by GSA Roberta Wells, The Hotel Concord Class of 2019 If you have not yet had the opportunity to visit the Libby Museum, you may now have to wait until 2021. This small Natural History Museum with a lovely view of Lake Winnipesaukee is about to undergo a major renovation
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by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class 0f 2011 The Libby Museum of Natural History is an eclectic mix of taxidermy, oddities, and specimens from around the world. For example they have a display case with birds eggs, a finger from an Egyptian mummy, and art works from native peoples
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by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 Built by Thomas and Olive Plant in 1914, the property was known as Lucknow. This Arts and Crafts mansion is perched on a mountaintop with spectacular views of Lake Winnipesaukee. It had all the latest amenities like needle showers in
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by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 Tamworth is a quintessential New England town and the Remick County Doctor Museum is only one of the attractions for visitors. More on that later. The museum is open year round and does a lot of school group activities. There are
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by GSA Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Class of 2011 The Wright Museum is paean to all aspects of World War Two. You can’t miss the building, there’s tank breaking through the wall facing the street! When you enter the lobby you are faced with a life size diorama of a
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by GSA Roberta Wells,The Hotel Concord Class of 2019 Today my husband and I had the opportunity to visit the NH State Historical Society Museum in Concord as we were heading north into the lakes region. We arrived in time to join a tour already in progress with just one
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by GSA Roberta Wells, The Hotel Concord Class of 2019 I have often wanted to stop in at the Aviation Museum before or after one of my shifts at MHT, however this small gem is only open on Friday, Saturday, and Sundays. But it was a bustling place when my
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by GSA Margaret Minnon, Comfort Inn Concord Class of 2011 MILLYARD MUSEUM HOURS Tuesday – Saturday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. LOCATION 200 Bedford St., Manchester, NH Historic Amoskeag Millyard Admission Charged On a late August sultry day, I visited the Millyard Museum. Using my GSA 2019 Explore NH Passport,
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By: Sarah Brown, Comfort Inn Concord, Class of 2011 Although we had been before, the exhibits change each year, so everything was new to us. The theme this year is racing boats and there are some beauts on display. There’s an introductory movie about boating on Lake Winnipesaukee and then
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By: Pam Magrath, Radisson Hotel Manchester Class of 2006 Yesterday, Tony and I headed off with my 2019 Explore NH Passport to visit the USS Albacore Park. We had driven by many times, when visiting Portsmouth; but, we had never stopped to take the tour. WOW! what a surprise! We
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by GSA Marty Wagner, Comfort Inn Concord Class of 2011 I spent a couple hours exploring the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society Museum in Weirs Beach. What a neat place! The Museum has an abundance of historical material focusing on the towns all around the lake, steamship travel, islands of the
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by GSA Roberta Wells, The Hotel Concord Class of 2019 The lovely cool, crisp fall air on a summer Sunday gave my husband and I the incentive to take a drive and we ended up at the Canterbury Shaker Village. We arrived in between the two tour times of 11
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by GSA Marty Wagner No matter how many times I visit the Canterbury Shaker Village, I am always in awe of its beautiful old buildings and grounds, as well as the sense of peacefulness there. The Village is a National Historic Landmark of 25 original Shaker buildings, 4 reconstructed Shaker
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by GSA Sarah Brown What else to do during mud season but explore some of New Hampshire’s hidden treasures? We headed north this time to visit the Museum of the White Mountains. I was surprised to discover that the museum is part of the university rather than a separate non-profit.
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by GSA Sarah Brown The New Hampshire Historical Society is an architectural as well as historical gem located on Park Street in Concord. Sandwiched between the NH State Library and the Concord City Library, the Society building houses both exhibition spaces and a research library. The main draw is the permanent
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by Kathryn Segreti, League of NH Craftsmen Class of 2012 We visited the WWII Wright Museum in Wolfeboro yesterday. So much more than the war. An excellent history lesson about the war and a great time capsule about American life between 1939-1945. Sang along with the music and enjoyed reviewing
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by Roberta Wells, Hotel Concord Class of 2019 Today I went with my husband and some friends to Castle In The Clouds. In the northern end of the Lakes Region sitting at 1300 foot elevation on the Ossipee Mountain Caldera in Moultonborough, NH, you will find the Arts & Crafts
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by Norma A, Winter Class of 2001 My daughter, a middle school teacher, and I visited the NH Historical Society Museum in Concord on June 26th. This was her 1st time inside the building and was quite amazed at the architecture’s condition and beauty. A volunteer for the society welcomed
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