Friday, October 25th starting at 7:00 p.m.
Harrisville Public Library
Saturday, August 31st
10:00 a.m.
“A Nation Once Again”: Ireland's Road
to Independence, 1169-1999
Presenter: Mary C.
Kelly
Centuries of rebellion and political
turmoil make up Ireland’s long campaign for nationhood. Since the 1100s,
ancient Irish folk traditions and monastic settlements preserved
Gaelic culture through a succession
of Viking, Norman and British colonization waves. This
presentation explores a storied history
of struggle from the Gaelic chieftains to the
Ireland of today, using contemporary texts and colorful
illustrations depicting centuries of leadership,
military confrontation, and political transition. From Strongbow to
the IRA, and from Wolfe Tone’s United Irishmen to the tense drama of the 1916
Rising, we encounter the key players, contending
traditions, and political forces that finally made Ireland
“A Nation Once Again.”
Free! All are welcome!
Harrisville Public
Library
Saturday, March 30th
10:00 a.m.
FREE!
All are welcome!
Harnessing History: On the Trail of New Hampshire's State
Dog, the Chinook
This program looks
at how dog sledding developed in New Hampshire and how the Chinook played a
major role in this story. Explaining how man and his relationship with dogs won
out over machines on several famous polar expeditions, Bob Cottrell covers the history
of Arthur Walden and his Chinooks, the State Dog of New Hampshire.
Bob Cottrell holds an MA from the Winterthur Program in Early
American Culture in Delaware. The founding director of the Remick Country
Doctor Museum in Tamworth, he is now the curator of the Henney History Room at
the Conway Public Library, a board member at the Conway Historical Society, and
president ex-officio of the Tamworth Historical Society. He serves as an
independent history and museum consultant.
Friday, February 23rd at 7:00 p.m.
Movie Night. Friday, January 26th at 7:00 p.m.
