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 now located in the Littleton Community House, 120 Main Street, Littleton, NH 03561. We are on the second floor. 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@verizon.net.
UPCOMING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
APRIL 9, 2008: "The Curran and McAvoy Causeway" with speaker George McAvoy
MAY 14, 2008: "Pine Hill and Hiking Trails" with speaker Bill Nichols
JUNE 11, 2008: "Town Government" with speaker Brien Ward
AUGUST 13: "Founders Day Program "Dam the Connecticut, Full Speed Ahead" with speaker Martha Hill (to be held at the Moore Dam Visitor's Area)
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008: "The Cog Railroad" with speaker Cathy Bedor
OCTOBER 8: "The Yankee Flyer" with speaker Wayne Ruggles
NOVEMBER 12, 2008: "The Civil War at Home" with speaker Fran Lavoie
JANUARY 14, 2009: "Collectibles...What is it? 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. One interesting item is the news that Trailways Bus, on beginning their service in Littleton, gave out several little models of their buses. Does anyone have one of them? We'd be interested in finding out more about this advertising promotion.
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 to temporary quarters when the time is right. The hoped-for money from Judd Gregg's office has come through, so we now have close to one and a half million to put into the restoration of the Town Building. While nothing is set in stone at this point, we are hopeful that things will move forward smoothly.
Vi, the Board, and the volunteers continue to expect the Museum to open with newly remodeled displays and better access for the public to enjoy the many artifacts that represent Littleton's history. In the meantime, the Research Office is open Wednesdays with a wealth of information available for those exploring their family and other history of the area.
INFORMATION SOUGHT FOR THE NEXT NEWSLETTER
We will be featuring Littleton's lost hotels in the next quarterly newsletter which will be out in early April. If you have any information, anecdotes or family history related to the old hotels, such as the Oak Hill House, the Northern Hotel, Lee's Hotel or others, please contact LAHS at lahs@verizon.net, or Fran Lavoie at franlavoie1@juno.com.
BOOKS FOR SALE
The following BOOKS FOR SALE contain much valuable history of the local area, and are available for sale at the LAHS office:
LITTLETON - Crossroads of Northern New Hampshire, John H. Colby, Editor, 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@verizon.net
