Littleton Town History
Littleton Town History
Above: Old Parker Drug Store van which has been sitting in the woods at Wilber Willey's farm for years. No one knows how it got there....
Littleton Area Historical Society
Littleton Community House
120 Main Street
Littleton, NH 03561
Hours:
Wednesday 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Or by appointment.
Call the Museum at 603-444-6435 during open hours.
For more info call 603-444-5816.
The Littleton Area Historical Society Research Office
The Littleton Area Historical Society Research Office is located in the Littleton Community House, 120 Main Street, Littleton, NH 03561. While the MUSEUM itself is CLOSED, staff and volunteers are available at the office to assist in research and to answer questions. In addition, files of information and photographs are available, and people are encouraged to stop in and visit. Office hours are Wednesday, 10:30am to 4pm, or by appointment. Call 444-6435, or 444-5816, or email at lahs@myfairpoint.net.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
JUNE 10, 2009 - "LITTLETON CO-OP" with speaker Mike Caflin
JULY 8, 2009 - FOUNDER'S DAY PROGRAM "REMICK PARK - OPERA HOUSE" with speaker Chad Stearns, location TBA
AUGUST 12, 2009 - "PHOTOGRAPHS" with speaker Art Tighe
SEPTEMBER 9, 2009 - "CEMETERIES" with speaker Richard Albirini
OCTOBER 14, 2009 - "SCHOOL GOVERNMENT" with speaker Brien Ward
NOVEMBER 12, 2009 - "LITTLETON HOSPITAL RESTORATION" with speaker Warren West
NO MEETING IN DECEMBER
JANUARY 13, 2010 - "COLLECTIBLES and SHOW AND TELL" with speaker Ray Hopkins
All programs are free and open to everyone. Unless otherwise noted, they are held at the Community House at 7pm. Refreshments are available following the program.
WHERE WE ARE NOW
The Research Office is busy as usual responding to requests for information from local folks and those from far away as well.
THE FUTURE
LAHS is looking forward with eager anticipation to the eventual reopening of the Town Building. Although at present we are in "a state of flux", as Curator Vi Hopkins says, we are ready to move our stored artifacts back into our new space in the "sub-basement" floor. Much work will still need to be done and LAHS is hoping that some of this will be accomplished through volunteer time and donation of materials.
We are actively seeking a writer for our quarterly Newsletter. Fran Lavoie has been doing this since its inception, but she will be away several months of the year, basking in Arizona sunshine. Writing skills and a willingness to develop some familiarity with the history of Littleton are all you need. Call Vi Hopkins if you are interested at 444-5816.
BOOKS FOR SALE
The following BOOKS by local authors contain much valuable history of the Littleton area, and are available for sale at the LAHS office:
LITTLETON - Crossroads of Northern New Hampshire, John H. Colby, Editor, (1984) is a record of the town's past two hundred years.
The most comprehensive contemporary history of a North Country town ever written. This is a chronicle which will delight everyone who has ever lived in Littleton, visted Littleton, or is tracing their Grafton County family history. One section of the book is a valuable register of the men and women who have been active in business, cultural, governmental, military, recreational, and social organizations, while another lists many Littleton businesses, making a literal cornucopia of names. Originally named Chiswick (1764), Apthorp (1770), and then Littleton (1784), this lively town is situated on the Ammonoosuc and Connecticut Rivers. This book may be purchased for $25.00 plus S&H. Please call 603-444-6435.
Littleton and the White Mountains - A Glance into the Past is compiled by Paul R. Clay, with an introduction by author Wilbur W. Willey. "A capsule history of the town and its environs, written in 1898 and republished in 1968. A picturesque town with steeples, pleasant homes, smog-free air, pristine water and enterprising business, Littleton ranks high as a beautiful and progressive community. It is now wonder that in 1995 it was designated the ninth best small town in America."
This book may be purchased for for $16.00 plus S&H. Please call 603-444-6435.
Historic Glimpses of a North Country Community, Littleton, NH by Mildred C. Lakeway. Stories that Ms. Lakeway, a teacher, told to her 4th graders over the years.
This book may be purchased for for $10.00 plus S&H. Please call 603-444-6435.
West of Littleton - A Short History of the Rural Communities of Slate Ledge, Partridge Lake, Pattenville, and West Littleton, NH by Wilbur W. Willey.
This book may be purchased for for $11.00 plus S&H. Please call 603-444-6435. Other books by Mr. Willey which may be purchased are as follows: A Life that Mattered - $10.00, A Country Calendar - $12.00
The Littleton Area Historical Society welcomes new members at any time, and encourages people to stop in with questions or concerns, or contact us at lahs@myfairpoint.net.
