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A New Hampshire Family in the Civil War
Presentation at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum

(July 9, 2007 – Weirs, NH) The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society welcomes Dr. Alan Fraser Houston who will present “A New Hampshire Family in the Civil War” on Wednesday, July 25 at 7:00pm at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Route 3, Weirs, NH. Admission is free.

The subject matter focuses on the 14th Regiment of NH Volunteers, based on the 1864 diary of Sandwich, New Hampshire’s Corporal Lewis Quimby Smith and his family’s correspondence. The program will share some of the struggles of the entire family, both on the battlefield and on the farm, providing the history of a soldier, his company and regiment, as well as his family, town and state.

Dr. Houston partnered with the Sandwich Historical Society to publish his new book on this subject entitled “Keep Up Good Courage” and will be available for book signing that evening. Light refreshments will be served after the presentation.

Houston graduated from Amherst College and Boston University School of Medicine. He served in the United States Navy as a flight surgeon from 1970 to 1972. He and his family settled in Sandwich, NH, near the family homestead, where they lived for over two decades before moving to Durango, Colorado. Dr. Houston is the author of a variety of historical articles and maintains a lecture schedule throughout the country. For more information, visit his website at www.alanfraserhouston.com. For further information about the Sandwich Historical Society, visit their website at www.sandwichhistorical.org or call 284-6269.

Winnipesaukee Wednesdays is a free lecture program sponsored by the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society. The next program will be held on Wednesday, August 15 at 7:00 p.m. about wooden boat racing on the lake in the early 1900’s presented by the NH Boat Museum. For a complete list of upcoming events, including the Weirs Summer Arts & Crafts Fair on July 28 & 29, visit their website at www.LakeWinnipesaukeeMuseum.org.













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