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“Center Harbor – From Then ‘til Now”

Presentation at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum

 

(August 28, 2007 – Weirs, NH) The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society welcomes Roger Kelley of the Centre Harbor Historical Society for a presentation entitled “Center Harbor – From Then ‘til Now.” The program will be held on Wednesday, September 12 at 7:00pm at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Route 3, Weirs, NH. Admission is free.

Mr. Kelley, who has lived all his life “so far” in Center Harbor and Moultonboro, will share his Yankee wit and wisdom about the beautiful lakeside town of Center Harbor. His presentation will include a wide array of history, from the days of the steamers and stagecoaches when the town was a popular summer resort and visitors stayed at such places as the Colonial or the Garnett Inn, to more recent times, and will include a slide show.

If you have any photos, stories, or home videos on Center Harbor that you would like to share, please bring them. The first 20 guests will receive a goodie bag filled with free gifts, including a Funspot Gift Card, LWHS Bingo gift certificate, and special coupons from local restaurants. Refreshments will be served after the presentation.

Center Harbor acquired its name from two sources: its location, centered between Meredith and Moultonboro harbors, and also for the Senter family, who owned a large amount of property in the area. It was a favorite spot of John Greenleaf Whittier, the home of Dudley Leavitt (author of the first Farmer’s Almanac in 1797), and, more recently, the location of Belknap College and the New Hampshire Music Festival headquarters.

Mr. Kelley and his wife, Nancy, are active members of the Centre Harbor Historical Society that operates the Village Schoolhouse Museum on Dane Road (Rte. 25B), Center Harbor. For more information about the Centre Harbor Historical Society, visit www.historicalsocietiesnh.org/drbelk.htm.

Winnipesaukee Wednesdays is a free lecture series presented by the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society. The next program is scheduled just in time for Halloween to explore your local history through area cemeteries and headstones. “Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee,” presented by Mr. Glenn Knoblock and based on his book of the same title, will be held on Wednesday, October 10th at 1:00pm in the afternoon, sponsored in part by the NH Humanities Council.

The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society was established to preserve and promote the history of Lake Winnipesaukee and vicinity. The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. all year and is located directly on Route 3 in the Weirs, just south of Funspot. For further information, please contact Ann W. Sprague, Executive Director, at ann@lwhs.us.











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