MEREDITH — The Meredith Historical Society is busy with plans for their 2020 program series. Eight programs are scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month beginning in April and running through Nov. 2020. All programs are free and open to the public, and will be held at the Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for light refreshments and the programs begin at 7 p.m. The full schedule includes:

April 7 - Songs of Old New Hampshire

May 5 - NH Stonewall Mapping Project- Using Technology to Honor the Past

June 2 - Exploring Selected Topics in Meredith’s History

July 7 - Digging into Native American History in New Hampshire

Aug. 4 - Votes for Women- A History of the Suffrage Movement

Sept. 1 - Main Street Museum Open House and Exhibit Tours at 45 Main Street, 5-7 p.m.

Oct. 6 - George Sanborn- Meredith’s Progressive Democrat

Nov. 10 - The History of Meredith Village

Karen Thorndike, society president, said, "The program series is one way that we try to expand individual and collective knowledge about our town history.” This year students, from Inter-Lakes High School will present on June 2. The April 7 and July 7 programs are available through New Hampshire Humanities.

For more information about the Meredith Historical Society, visit www.mhsweb.org, or email meredithhistoricalsocietynh@gmail.com.

(0) comments

Welcome to the discussion.

Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.