Volume 52, Nos. 1 & 2 Summer 2015 N E W S L E T T E R MAKING COLLECTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE One of the most exciting aspects of making catalog records and digital images available online is that many more people throughout New Hampshire and the world will learn about and have access to the Society’s collections. This is especially true for some of the Society’s less well-known treasures. A case in point is the Hibbard Collection, created by Sarah King (Hale) Hibbard (Mrs. Harry) of Bath and donated to the Society in 1881 by her brother George S. Hale of Boston. At the time of her death in 1879, she was described as having been “for several years interested in the study of history, and that of her own state in particular; and was very successful in preserving and rescuing from destruction old papers and memorials of past time.” Sarah Hibbard was the daughter of Salma Hale of Keene, one of the earliest members of the Society and its president from 1830 to 1832. The Hibbard Collection holds many interesting pieces of correspondence written by and to New Hampshire citizens. Among the more outstanding items are an 1818 letter from Thomas Jefferson to Salma Hale wherein Jefferson states his thoughts regarding Calvinism and faith and a 1799 letter written by Abigail Adams to her sister relating the news of George Washington’s death. A finding aid to the Hibbard Collection is available on the Society’s website (nhhistory.org), and images and transcriptions of the Jefferson and Adams letters will be accessible this fall in the new online collections catalog.
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Volume 52, Nos. 1 & 2 Summer 2015
N E W S L E T T E R
MAKING COLLECTIONS MORE ACCESSIBLE
One of the most exciting aspects of making catalog records and digitalimages available online is that many more people throughout NewHampshire and the world will learnabout and have access to theSociety’s collections. This isespecially true for some of theSociety’s less well-known treasures.A case in point is the HibbardCollection, created by Sarah King(Hale) Hibbard (Mrs. Harry) ofBath and donated to the Society in1881 by her brother George S. Haleof Boston. At the time of her deathin 1879, she was described ashaving been “for several yearsinterested in the study of history,and that of her own state in
particular; and was very successfulin preserving and rescuing fromdestruction old papers andmemorials of past time.” SarahHibbard was the daughter ofSalma Hale of Keene, one of theearliest members of the Societyand its president from 1830 to1832.
The Hibbard Collection holdsmany interesting pieces ofcorrespondence written by and toNew Hampshire citizens. Amongthe more outstanding items are an1818 letter from Thomas Jeffersonto Salma Hale wherein Jeffersonstates his thoughts regardingCalvinism and faith and a 1799letter written by Abigail Adams toher sister relating the news ofGeorge Washington’s death.
A finding aid to the HibbardCollection is available on theSociety’s website (nhhistory.org),and images and transcriptions ofthe Jefferson and Adams letterswill be accessible this fall in thenew online collections catalog.
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PresidentWilliam H. Dunlap
EditorsJoan E. Desmarais
Donna-Belle Garvin
ContributorsWesley G. Balla
Douglas R. CopeleyJoan E. DesmaraisBrenda L. French
Donna-Belle GarvinSarah E. GalliganAnne L. HamiltonWendy J. Olcott
Katelynn R. Vance
NewsletterVolume 52, Nos. 1 & 2
Summer 2015
30 Park StreetConcord, New Hampshire 03301
603-228-6688
nhhistory.org
PRESERVING COLLECTIONS AND SAVING ENERGY
If you’ve stopped by the Society’s Park Street headquarters lately,you’ve surely seen the parking lot full of trucks and a myriad of workersin and around the building, including HVAC engineers, plumbers,lighting designers, electricians,and painters—all coordinatedby Milestone Engineering andConstruction. You also mayhave seen a large crane in theparking lot used by roofingcrews to work on the build-ing’s skylights. All of thisactivity, made possible byfunds raised through thecapital campaign, will betterprotect the collections andimprove the building’s energyefficiency and heating andcooling systems. The upgrades,designed to be invisible to theeye and respectful of thebuilding’s historic fabric, areexpected to result in a 50percent reduction in theSociety’s annual energy costsand a 75 percent reduction inour carbon footprint.
A key part of the Society’s energy efficiency plan involves the building’s 11 skylightscovering 40 percent of the roof area. The objectives are to eliminate light that isdamaging to the collections, better manage temperature levels (also to benefit thecollections), and reduce heating and air conditioning expense. These benefits will beachieved by constructing within each skylight a barrier that is invisible from the exteriorand interior of the building. New LED lighting, installed in each skylight, will mimicnatural light.
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30 Park StreetConcord, New Hampshire 03301
603-228-6688
nhhistory.org
PRESIDENT’S REPORT
2014 Annual ReportA complete audited financial reportfor the New Hampshire HistoricalSociety’s 2014 fiscal year is availableat nhhistory.org or by contacting theSociety’s Director of Finance Ann-Marie Miller at 603-856-0602.
Cover: Promotional brochure forPeckett’s-on-Sugar Hill, undated.Gift of Patricia S. Meyers, in memoryof Mary Carpenter Manning.
Touting the beauty of winter, theexhilaration of winter sports, and alocation “on the great slope of SugarHill . . . with a panorama of the ever-changing Presidential and Franconiaranges,” Peckett’s-on-Sugar Hill,which helped popularize skiing in the1930s, lured guests with the promise:“Here, if you seek rest, you’ll find it.There’s peace in the hills, a quiet,never-ending delight in their snow-blanketed beauty, in the loveliness ofthe blue skies and the changingcolors on the unbroken snow. There’shealth in the crisp, invigorating air.Hours of comfort indoors by thecrackling fireplaces—hours ofcompanionable ease, reading andplaying. Nights of deep unbrokensleep under the frosty stars.”
It is my pleasure to report that the Society hadanother eventful and successful year.
We closed fiscal year 2014 with total net assetsof $21,415,057, an increase of $2.4 millionover the prior year. This increase was largelythe result of two factors: favorable investmentresults for our endowment funds and thecontinued success of our capital campaign.During the year capital campaign gifts andpledges totaled nearly $1.8 million. Thisgenerosity is extraordinary, and we arehumbled by it. Noteworthy campaign successes
were grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and LCHIP(the state’s Land and Community Heritage Investment Program).
As always, there are nuances behind the numbers. Despite the healthyincrease in net assets our annual operating budget remained tight, consis-tent with the experience of recent years. As usual we are intent onmanaging our expenses as closely as possible, and I am pleased to reportlast year’s operating expenses were modestly reduced versus the yearbefore. Yet we were able to maintain programs at prior levels.
The heart of the Society is the collection, and last year we added 215museum objects, 107 books and pamphlets, and 109 archival collections(including manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera). These materials addto our capacity to preserve and share the history of our state. While it isdifficult to single out specific acquisitions, a few deserve mention.
Notable additions include a Franklin Pierce peace medal, generouslyacquired for the Society by trustee Q. David Bowers, and 105 drawingsby White Mountain artist Benjamin Champney, funded through thegenerosity of 17 individual donors. The Society purchased at auctionpaintings and prints from the Sawtelle Collection, a private collectionwhich helped document the maritime history of Portsmouth and thePiscataqua River region. The papers of Nathaniel and Armenia S. White,which chronicle the activities of a prominent Concord family, includingtheir participation in abolition, temperance, and women’s suffrage move-ments, were donated by family members of late trustee Stephen W.Winship, a White descendent. The family also has provided funds tocatalog and digitize the papers to make them available online.
Our education programs once again thrived, as we served a total of 16,261elementary students from 291 schools in group visits or classroom out-reach programs. Our Advanced Placement Conference for U.S. History,held annually in March, was attended by 152 high school students. Andour spring history course, Eyewitness to History: First Person Accounts,featured eight prominent New Hampshire people sharing recollections oftheir roles in important public events over recent decades.
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Board of Trustees
ChairJoel J. Bedor
Littleton
Vice ChairDavid H. Souter
Hopkinton
TreasurerKurt M. Swenson
Hopkinton
SecretaryKathleen A. Belko
New London
Q. David BowersWolfeboro
James L. GarvinPembroke
Margaret MarshallConway
Barbara A. PitschBedford
Paul C. RemusBedford
Michael R. ReopelHillsborough
Edward E. ShumakerConcord
Susan P. SloanBoston, MA & Hopkinton
Marilyn Goodwin SoperNewbury
David M. SundmanLittleton
Pamela D. VanArsdaleBedford
William P. VeilletteAmherst
Bert R. WhittemoreConcord
Phil ZeaNorwich, VT
Last year we closed the galleries at the Hamel Center in Eagle Square andbegan the transition to make our Park Street building the public hub forexhibitions and educational programs. The Hamel Center continues toserve as our primary facility for museum collections management, and aportion of the building, designated for commercial rental, will generateadditional revenue for the Society beginning in fiscal year 2016.
As of this writing the capital campaign, led by trustees Bill Veillette andKurt Swenson, has raised $6.6 million from our members, trustees, staff,volunteers, corporate donors, and foundations. The campaign is under-writing key priorities: digitization of the Society’s collections to makethem more widely available; implementation of the online New Hamp-shire History Network to facilitate sharing of collections by localhistorical societies around the state; additions to endowment; installationof new exhibitions; and climate control and energy efficiency renovationsat our Park Street headquarters to help preserve both the building and theirreplaceable collections housed here. Since the start of the campaign inSeptember 2011 my references to these goals have been made mostly inthe future tense, so it is very gratifying now to be able to report that theprojects are fully underway. All will be completed by calendar year-end.
On-site work for the climate control and energy efficiency renovationscommenced in March. At the outset the archival collections were sealedfor their protection, exhibitions were removed, and office areas relocated.Demolition of the old infrastructure (ductwork, air-handling equipment,steam piping, etc.) marked the beginning of the construction. As construc-tion concludes, new exhibitions will be installed and opened this fall.
Development of the New Hampshire History Network, a project of bitsand bytes rather than bricks and mortar, is nearing completion after morethan two years of work. It is exciting to be seeing actual web-page designsand formatting on a computer screen. We are grateful to the ten localhistorical societies that are the network’s initial participating organiza-tions for their enthusiasm and commitment.
From the beginning a key component of the capital campaign has been thegoal to secure $2 million in new additions to our endowment. Helping usto meet this goal was former trustee Stanley A. Hamel’s substantialbequest. As the Society’s longtime treasurer and someone who took thelong view, Stanley understood the importance of the endowment to theSociety’s strength and stability. Due largely to Stanley’s foresight andgenerosity, this campaign goal has been met.
Thanks to thoughtful planning, the generosity of members and donors,and the efforts of staff, trustees, and volunteers, the Society’s ability tofulfill its mission is greatly strengthened. On behalf of the Society, ourprofound thanks to all of you for your contributions and support.
Bill Dunlap, President
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SUSTAINERSBank of New HampshireConcord Group Insurance CompaniesLincoln Financial GroupMerrimack County Savings BankSilverTech, Inc.Swenson Granite Company
LEADERSNathan Wechsler & Company, P.A.Q. David Bowers, L.L.C.
BENEFACTORSCambridge Trust Company of New Hampshire
CONTRIBUTORSEldred’s Auction Gallery
PATRONSWeb-sites.com
SPONSORSEdvestinUOmni Mount Washington ResortPurity Spring ResortStar Island CorporationThe Inn at Thorn Hill & SpaThe Mountain View Grand Resort and SpaThe Wentworth
MEMBERSCastle in the CloudsCommon Man FamilyGrappone Automotive GroupHampton Inn & Suites ExeterHarrisville Inn Bed & BreakfastHarvest Capital ManagementThe Inn at Valley FarmsThe Inns & Spa at Mill FallsMount Washington Cog RailwayNew Hampshire Distributors, Inc.New Hampshire Federal Credit Union
Merrimack County Savings Bank President and CEO Paul Rizzi visits with studentsparticipating in a colonial history program at the Society. The program, created incollaboration with teachers at Rundlett Middle School in Concord and underwritten bythe Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation, serves four hundred students annually.
The Society’s annual Advanced Placement Conference for U.S. History provides highschool students with an opportunity to meet together for a day of presentations andactivities using primary sources. Last year’s conference was funded, in part, by EdvestinUand the Society’s John L. Frisbee Education Fund.
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IN MEMORY OF KENNETH D. ROBERTSJane W. Roberts
IN MEMORY OF DR. DAVID G. STAHLJoan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. CopeleyBarbara A. & Larry H. PitschWilliam W. Upton
IN MEMORY OF ELEANOR H. STARKJanet Pitman AndersonMargaret AsselinNancy Jo Chabot & Parker B. PotterHilary P. ClevelandGlenn K. & Susanne G. CurrieBetty B. EberhartEMC CorporationHeather J. & Ronald J. FailleJoan K. Farrel (deceased)Allwynne E. FineBrenda L. French & Gary GagneMartin L. Gross & Deirdre M. Sheerr-GrossAnne L. & William L. Hamilton Jr.Paul W. & Mary King HoffBarbara C. HumphreyFrank & Pamela KenisonSharon A. KingPatricia S. MeyersDale K. MillsJane C. & Richard C. NylanderWin H. & Mary E. RobinsonRoss J. & Virginia C. SeymourJanet H. ShawLynn WarshowLucy H. Winship
IN HONOR OF SUSAN P. SLOAN & ARTHUR D.CLARKE
Anne B. & Jonathan Nute
IN HONOR OF ANNE L. HAMILTONDarcy Walton
IN MEMORY OF HARRY BRYANTAnne B. & Jonathan Nute
IN MEMORY OF BARBARA S. DANIELSONAlan Danielson
IN MEMORY OF CONRAD B. DESMARAISAmerican Legion Post 21H. Dana & Barbara H. AbbottRichard A. & Connie BerrymanElaine BoucherJack CallahanWilliam N. & Pauline M. CopeleyBrenda L. French & Gary GagneDonna-Belle & James L. GarvinAnne L. & William L. Hamilton Jr.John J. & Joan R. HendersonAnn HouriganRenee A. LaBonteTriplet Computers, L.L.C.
IN MEMORY OF JOAN K. FARRELHilary & James Cleveland Fund of the
New Hampshire Charitable Foundation
IN MEMORY OF DOUGLAS D. FIFE
Seacoast Mental Health Center, Inc.
IN MEMORY OF JOHN L. FRISBEEThe Rev. Harold E. (deceased) & Kathleen
Beliveau
IN MEMORY OF JOHN W. HARRISPhilip R. BastedoJerald E. & Sheila J. BrownJoan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. CopeleyMary Jo & Charles MarvinPat PayneBarbara A. & Larry H. PitschWilliam P. & Tracy W. Veillette
TRIBUTE GIFTS
Anonymous (6)Elizabeth Rhoades Aykroyd*Wesley G. BallaWilliam N. BanksMichael J. Birkner*Marcia Schmidt BlaineMary BoswellRichard M. Candee*Lynn Clark & Ruby Fogg*William N. Copeley*Rebecca L. CourserStephen L. CoxValerie CunninghamJere R. Daniell*Robert B. DishmanDavid DixonMary B. Dupre*Toby FinneganDonna-Belle & James L. Garvin*Christine HadselPeter Haebler*Jeffrey R. LeichRobert L. McCulloughFrank C. Mevers*Jane C. NylanderJ. Douglas PetersWalter A. RyanBeth A. Salerno*Hilary A. Stelling*David F. TathamBryant F. Tolles Jr.*Laurel Thatcher UlrichR. Stuart WallacePeter A. Wallner*David H. WattersPaul W. Wilderson III*
AUTHORS FUND
Gifts to the Authors Fund support theSociety’s journal Historical New Hamp-shire. Past and current authors are invitedto contribute, as well as everyone whovalues and benefits from the publication.
*consecutive giving
New Hampshire Capitol Dome by Melissa A. Miller (b. 1960), 1999. Bequest of Joan K.Farrel. This panoramic view, looking north from Concord’s Durgin Block ParkingGarage, includes buildings along Capitol Street in Concord, from the State House Annexon the left to North Main Street buildings on the right.
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To become a member of the LeadersCircle please contact the Society’sPresident Bill Dunlap at 603-856-0601 or join online at nhhistory.org.
Portraits of Daniel Moulton (1808–36) ofSandwich, and his wife Jemima PrescottMoulton (1810–85), painted by anunidentified artist around 1833, weredonated to the Society in 2012 by thefamily of Hugh S. Wallace, descendants ofthe Moultons. Conservation of theportraits, completed last year, was madepossible by the Katharine Prentis MurphyFund, an endowment fund to support theacquisition and conservation of theSociety’s museum collections.
Mary Louise Billings Trust, RBS Citizens,N.A. Trustee
Arthur Getz Charitable Trust, RBS Citizens,N.A Trustee
Merrimack County Savings Bank FoundationNew Hampshire Humanities Council
FOUNDATION SUPPORT
Unrestricted gifts to the annual fund, made in addition to membershipdues, are vital to the Society’s work to save, preserve, and share NewHampshire’s history. The Society is grateful to all of its donors and isfortunate to have loyal supporters who are leaders in unrestrictedannual giving beginning at the $1,200 level.
25+ YEARSWilliam N. Banks
Dana A. HamelKlaudia S. Shepard
Dr. & Mrs. Robert O. Wilson
20 – 24 YEARSHilary P. Cleveland
Joan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. Copeley
15 – 19 YEARS Dr. Geoffrey E. & Martha Fuller Clark
Jere R. & Elena L. Daniell Elizabeth Harris
John J. & Joan R. HendersonBarbara A. & Larry H. Pitsch
Stella J. ScheckterCarolyn K. & Bryant F. Tolles
10 – 14 YEARSQ. David Bowers
John A. & Julie CarterJane S. & Bruce W. Keough
P. Andrews & Linda H. McLanePatricia S. Meyers
John S. & Olga G. RobinsonFred B. & Katharine L. Roedel
Michael & Amy SununuWilliam P. & Tracy W. Veillette
David H. WattersLucy H. Winship
5 – 9 YEARSPatricia Gibson Baker
Catherine L. & Joel J. BedorKathleen A. Belko
Charles C. CornelioGlenn K. & Susanne G. CurrieWilliam H. & Susan Dunlap
Donna-Belle & James L. GarvinAnne L. & William L. Hamilton Jr.
Mildred S. Kopperl
Paul M. & Sandra G. MontroneJane C. & Richard C. Nylander
Bob OdellJames A. & Judith Putnam
Barbara D. RobySusan P. Sloan & Arthur D. Clarke
David H. SouterJay W. & Michela Stewart
David M. & Christine SundmanKurt M. & Elaine Swenson
Vivian B. TreatWilliam W. UptonRichard G. Verney
1 – 4 YEARSJanet Pitman Anderson
F. Colin & Paula J. CabotShannon E. Chandley & Thomas J. Silva
Philip & Aggy ChasePatricia M. & Gregory I. Flowers
Jean & John E. Hoffman Jr.Margaret & Sut Marshall
Thomas P. & Barbara PutnamPaul C. & Ann Remus
Ambassador Terry ShumakerBruce C. & Marilyn G. Soper
John F. SwopeJoseph & Wendy Taggart
Pamela VanArsdale & Robert DeweyAnne R. Wardwell
Warren B. Weeks Jr.Bert R. Whittemore
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LIFE MEMBERS
George H. & Barbara M. AbbottCarl Anderson IIIJanet Pitman AndersonCarolyn AndrewsKathryn A. & Richard F. AskinsMerwyn & Carol BaganWilliam N. BanksAllan BarkerBruce A. BarmbyDorothy A. BeanRoger E. Belson & Grace D. CohenLarry C. BerksonRobert W. Bermudes Jr.Quentin Blaine & Marcia Schmidt BlaineDr. Horace S. BloodSara F. BranchVincent J. BroderickHollis BrodrickMrs. William E. C. BulkeleyKaty & Don BurnsDorothy ByrneF. Colin & Paula J. CabotCarl Cameron & Adrienne M. HopkinsPhyllis H. CareyMark A. ChamberlainRobert N. & Mary L. ChaseJean L. ChesterFrederick H. Chormann Jr.G. Brad CilleyJason ClarkCotton M. Cleveland & John B. GarveyHilary P. ClevelandAnn M. & George W. Cook IVJohn C. & Constance B. CookeWilliam N. CopeleyMartha M. CoxAlison E. CullenGlenn K. & Susanne G. CurrieWilliam R. CushingRaymond P. & Cinda L. D'AmanteBonnie A. D’OrlandoJames L. & Edith R. DimickTyson Dines IIIJoseph DiStefanoNancee DonovanChristopher DoucetteDonald A. & Joan L. DunlapMrs. Thomas C. DunningtonCedric H. Dustin IIIWilliam K. & Anne M. DustinAlbert B. & Christine W. DwyerJere & Yvonne EamesRichard S. & Barbara B. EatonRobert W. EllisRonald H. EmeryNorman C. FarrarLouis Fink & Pam GrichKen & Sue FooteBarbara & Thomas M. FrancisCaroline L. FrenchShirley S. FrenchThomas C. & Susan GalliganDonna-Belle & James L. GarvinPatricia M. & Charles F. Gerhan Jr.William J. & Kathleen Gillett
Bryan K. & Elizabeth M. GouldLloyd T. GravesMartin L. Gross & Deirdre M. Sheerr-GrossAnn G. HaggartDana A. HamelDelbert L. Harris IIIElizabeth HarrisJill & Philip M. HastingsMarion C. & Richard S. HazeltonRichard W. Head & Melinda S. GehrisJohn J. & Joan R. HendersonLinda C. HouchinJ. Parker HuberStephanie F. JacksonBarbara M. JonesThomas F. KehrAnn KelleySusan B. KettingerDuane & Kathleen KimballHarry S. & Sarah A. KinterRoger W. Lamson Jr.Susan LeidyThe Honorable Samuel K. Lessey Jr.Jeannine T. LevesqueDiana LevyJim J. ManhartE. Nicholl MarshallDiane S. MatherElizabeth Rollins MauranMaureen E. McCanty & Dennis J. CardDouglas McVicar & Frumie E. SelchenJoan MerrimanBrent MichielsPeter B. Moore & Sharon JenkinsParker MorganBradley P. & Gail NoyesJane C. & Richard C. NylanderJohn H. O’ConnorPaul E. O’NeilColleen O’NeillCommand Sergeant Major R. A. Oram U.S.
Army (Ret.)Theodore OsgoodNorman C. & Melinda PaysonRobert E. PearsonMary Ann PellerinAlice W. PepperCarl L. & Nancy B. PetersonAugusta H. PetroneWilliam G. & Doris P. PhippenBarbara A. & Larry H. PitschPaul D. RainvilleRonald W. & Kathryn L. ReedMichael R. ReopelThomas F. RichardsonJohn S. & Olga G. RobinsonBarbara D. RobyFred B. & Katharine L. RoedelAlden M. RollinsTeresa R. & Eric H. RosenbergerDavid L RuellWilliam B. Ruger Jr.Carol M. RymesLorraine G. Sanborn & Elizabeth M. GilbertGrace Morse Sargent
Sheafe SatterthwaiteRobert J. Scott Jr.Klaudia S. ShepardCharles F. Sheridan Jr.Marilyn G. & Bruce C. SoperJohn P. SpeightsApril L. SprinkleHenry & Alison StebbinsFrank B. StevensMark B. StevensDavid M. & Christine SundmanJohn H. & Nancy H. SununuMichael & Amy SununuKevin C. & Lynda S. SwensonJohn F. SwopeGinny SzymanowskiPriscilla M. TapleyElizabeth & William TroughtMrs. Harry N. TuftsWilliam W. UptonWilliam P. & Tracy W. VeilletteKarlene WadleighPeter A. WallnerLeigh A. Webb & Annette AndreozziJanice A. Webster BrownPatricia & John F. Weeks Jr.Pamela WeeksHowie & Sue WemyssMarily WilsonDr. & Mrs. Robert O. WilsonPhilip H. WinterJames & Susan WrightLaura J. WrightPamela R. & Oglesby H. Young, M.D.Sherilyn B. & Gary R. YoungPhil Zea
A Hopkinton Old Home Day broadsideannounces that Old Home Day badges witha “picture of the old sign which hung infront of Benjamin Wiggin’s Tavern whereLafayette dined when passing throughHopkinton in 1825, can be had at thesecretary’s table.” New HampshireHistorical Society purchase.
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Anonymous (5)Patricia Gibson BakerWilliam N. BanksDr. Horace S. BloodDee Dee M. BondRichard M. Candee & Robert S. ChaseTracie L. & Herbert S. Carpenter IVDarryl I. CathersJere R. & Elena L. DaniellNancy L. DodgeSean DuganDonald A. & Joan L. DunlapDonna-Belle & James L. GarvinLloyd T. GravesPeter & Carol A. HaeblerAnne L. HamiltonJohn J. & Joan R. HendersonSusan LeidyWendy MacGregorDavid L. MannMary Strayer McGowan
in memory of Duncan S. McGowan
EDWARD & JULIA TUCK SOCIETY
Edward Tuck (1842–1938) and his wife Julia (1850–1928) financed thecreation of the Society’s landmark building at Park Street (completed in 1911)and made additional gifts that laid the foundation for the Society’s endowment.Photograph (right) by Desgranges of Nice, France, April 1928, gift of MiriamGardner Dunnan; (below) by Fiona Boyd, courtesy of New Hampshire Home.
Paul & Leann MocciaD. Bruce MontgomeryDouglas Nelson & Karin Cullity NelsonJane C. & Richard C. NylanderBob OdellCarl L. & Nancy B. PetersonAlden M. RollinsTeresa R. & Eric H. RosenbergerMarian Cannon SchlesingerJanet H. ShawBruce C. & Marilyn G. SoperDavid H. SouterAnne Felton SpencerMarguerite SutcliffeBryant F. & Carolyn K. TollesWilliam P. & Tracy W. VeillettePeter A. WallnerPamela WeeksDr. & Mrs. Robert O. Wilson
The Edward & JuliaTuck Society recognizesthose who have includedthe New HampshireHistorical Society intheir estate plans.
To discuss making aplanned gift to theSociety, please contactPresident Bill Dunlap at603-856-0601 [email protected].
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UNA MASON COLLINS FUND IN MEMORY OF THE SAMUEL BURLEY
MASON FAMILYto acquire New Hampshire-related artifacts, memorabilia, and similaritems
CONCORD TOWER CLOCK FUNDto support the care and preservation of the Society’s tower clock onNorth Main Street, Concord, New Hampshire
JERE R. DANIELL PUBLICATIONS FUNDto support New Hampshire Historical Society publications
LEONARD K. DODGE FUNDfor the acquisition of genealogical material
EDITH SHEPARD FREEMAN/MARGARET H. JEWELL FUNDto support the library and the acquisition of books, papers of interest, ormanuscripts
JOHN L. FRISBEE EDUCATION FUNDto support programs and services that fulfill the Society’s educationalmission
STANLEY A. HAMEL CAR FUNDto support the care, storage, and exhibition of the 1946 Mercury StationWagon in the Society’s museum collection
PHILIP B. & NELLE L. HOLMES FUNDto support the library and/or any program related to Portsmouth,New Hampshire
EDWARD C. & ELIZABETH F. LATHEM FUNDto support the acquisition of books, manuscripts, and associatedresources
LIFE MEMBERSHIP FUNDto provide annual funding of the Society’s life memberships and to growthe permanent endowment
DUNCAN S. MCGOWAN MEMORIAL FUNDto support the beautification and public enjoyment of Eagle Square,Concord, New Hampshire
KATHARINE PRENTIS MURPHY FUNDto support the acquisition and conservation of museum collections
CHARLES S. PARSONS FUNDto support an internship program for the study of New Hampshiredecorative arts
PERRY-DUDLEY FAMILY ARCHIVE & SHEPARD COLLECTION FUNDto support the Dudley-Shepard Reading Room and/or the Perry-DudleyFamily Archive and Shepard Collection
GEORGE F. SAWYER MEMORIAL FUNDto support the manuscripts collection
ANNALEE THORNDIKE FUNDto support museum operations
Funds for Restricted or Designated Purposes
NAMED ENDOWMENT FUNDS
ASA CURRIER TILTON FUNDto support the acquisition and publication of material related to thehistory of the Colony, Province, and State of New Hampshire
WILLIAM C. TODD FUNDto support the acquisition of town histories, genealogy, and other workson American history
MARY W. VAUGHAN FUNDto purchase genealogical books
RAYMON S. VAUGHAN BASEBALL FUNDto acquire baseball memorabilia
ROBERT O. WILSON, D.D.S., HISTORICAL RESEARCH FUNDto support historical research
Named Funds Providing Unrestricted SupportEVELYN P. & NOAH J. ARELL FUND
EDITH W. ATKINS FUND
LANE DWINELL FUND
STANLEY A. HAMEL FUND
FRANCES M. HEALD FUND
ELIZABETH M. HOYT FUND
JUNE CAMPBELL HOYT FUND
NATALIE HOYT FUND
CHARLES IRELAND FUND
RUTH E. PEARSON FUND
JESSIE H. RABLIN FUND
DAVID G. & BARBARA J. STAHL FUND
MARY H. WOODBURY FUND
ROGER F. WOODMAN FUND
CONNECTIONS THROUGH TIME: CAMPAIGN FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE
HISTORY FUNDJoan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. CopeleyMichael & Amy Sununu
LEONARD K. DODGE FUNDOrder of the First Families of New Hampshire, 1622–1680
DUNCAN S. MCGOWAN MEMORIAL FUNDGeorge C. Corson Jr.
PERRY-DUDLEY FAMILY ARCHIVE & SHEPARD COLLECTION FUNDKlaudia S. Shepard
GIFTS TO THE ENDOWMENT
Estate of Naia L. ConradEstate of Theodore S. Bacon Jr.Estate of Stanley A. HamelEstate of Charles Ireland
BEQUESTS
Estate of Anne MacConnellEstate of Dr. David G. StahlEstate of Eleanor H. Stark
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Anonymous (7)Janet Pitman Anderson
in memory of Eleanor H. StarkVerne S. AtwaterThomas W. BaerThe Bagan FoundationPatricia Gibson BakerWesley G. BallaBank of New Hampshire Charitable Fund of
the New Hampshire Charitable FoundationWesley A. & Marilyn BartlettMr. & Mrs. William S. Bartlett Jr.Dorothy A. Bean
in honor of Donna-Belle GarvinThe Bean Family FoundationNorwin S. & Elizabeth N. Bean FoundationCatherine L. & Joel J. BedorKathleen A. BelkoRandall H. Bennett
in memory of Lester & Bessie Heath BennettRobert W. Bermudes Jr.Polly BerryJames P. & Linda G. BetterNancy BirkremQuentin Blaine & Marcia Schmidt BlaineDavid & Deborah A. BlanchetJulie W. BoardmanThe Borg-Tapley Fund of the Community
Foundation for the National Capital RegionLinda U. & Peter H. BornsteinQ. David BowersCarlton R. BradfordSara F. BranchMargaret Hayes Brown & family
in honor of James H. HayesSarah B. BrownThe Brown Foundation, Inc. of HoustonBurton E. & Marilyn J. BurtonThe Jack and Dorothy Byrne FoundationJudith L. CaldwellColin D. CampbellJohn A. & Julie CarterGabriela & Mitch CaseCharles & Bonnie CasertaPatricia Heath CaswellJohn C. ChadbourneAlan R. & Shirley M. ChandlerWilliam D. Chapin Jr.Barbara A. Clark
in memory of W. Murray ClarkDavid B. & Susan E. ClarkJason ClarkClarke Fund of the Boston FoundationStephen B. & Mary Clare ClarksonCotton M. Cleveland & John B. GarveyHilary & James Cleveland Fund of the New
Hampshire Charitable FoundationVirginia L. Close (deceased)David & Ellie CochranCogswell Benevolent TrustAlan & Ellen CohenEleanor H. ColbyDouglas ColeConcord Garden ClubConcord Group Insurance Companies
William N. & Pauline M. CopeleyCharlotte Crane
in memory of Emily CraneJill CromwellGlenn K. & Susanne G. CurrieLouise and Edward CrossBonnie Ayers D’Orlando & John A. D’OrlandoSandra M. & Paul E. DallaireJere R. & Elena L. DaniellJohn W. Davidge III & Deborah M. Lott
in memory of John Washington Davidge Jr.Marc & Ann DavisVirginia de RochemontJoan E. Desmarais & Douglas R. CopeleySumner A. Dole IIIJoan B. DotyCharles G. Douglas III & Debra M. DouglasWilliam H. & Susan Y. DunlapCedric H. Dustin IIIAlbert B. & Christine W. Dwyer Charitable
Fund of Fidelity Charitable Gift FundScott F. & Aurore M. EatonRonald H. EmeryMichael J. & Perrin EnriquezJames M. & Cynthia A. FarrellCharles S. & Charlotte F. FaulknerLouis Fink & Pam GrichToby J. FinneganLisa & George FooteStephanie FortinAnn E. & Stephen F. FosterFoxfire Property Management, Inc.Anne S. FrantzBrenda L. French & Gary W. GagneJack & Ginny FribergRobert & Kristine FrisbieStanley & Cheryl FryTheresa FultonDonna-Belle & James L. Garvin
in memory of Eleanor L. (Cornell) NelsonPatricia M. & Charles F. Gerhan Jr.Wilbur & Hansi GlahnCharles & Jaye GoodwinRichard N. & Nancy GouldJean L. GrandyGranite Investment AdvisorsGrantham Historical SocietyDelmon & Sherry GrapesPaul T. GrimstadJames P. HackettPeter & Carol A. HaeblerDana A. & Karol HamelDouglas P. HamelAnne L. & William L. Hamilton Jr.Collier M. HandsHarriett P. HarperSusan M. HaydockMarion C. & Richard S. HazeltonJoanne C. HeadJohn D. & Terry HeinzmannJoyce C. HillDouglas E. HinmanMarilyn F. & Alan R. HoffmanGwenneth M. HoggFraser & Jourdan Houston
Stuart G. & Gwen HoytJ. Parker Huber
in honor of Bill CopeleyBetsy L. HumphreysSamuel P. Hunt FoundationDr. & Mrs. Beatty HunterInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesNancy Hammond Isaacson
in memory of David & Maxine HammondMargaret & Elizabeth IvesPeter F. & Jeanne F. JeffriesCornelia & Peter JennessDavid G. JohnsonMary H. Johnson
in memory of Patricia L. HeardMary Ellen JohnsonBarbara M. JonesJoan L. JonesJoanne P. & Kevin JonesRichard D. JonesGail Hayes Kelly & family
in honor of James H. HayesLoretta L. Kenison
in memory of the Honorable Frank R.Kenison
Richard C. & Christina W. Kimballin memory of Robert A. & Helen B. Kimball
Bonnie Y. & Thomas J. KnottMildred S. KopperlTed & Anne D. KrantzJo LairdRoger W. Lamson Jr.William W. & Pamela C. LaneShirley LangPatricia D. LaughlinMary Susan & Charles F. (deceased) LeahyAlfred J. & Ann M. LeClairJeannine T. Levesque
in memory of Louise J. Levesque HillsRichard Locke
in honor of the Locke Family Association,Rye, New Hampshire
Robert K. & Karen S. LordEllen W. LovejoyBernard LuceyCarolyn P. MacDonaldBruce Newell MacWilliamsAnn & Robert MalinHoward Mansfield & Sy MontgomeryBonnie MarshallMarshall Family Fund of the New Hampshire
Charitable FoundationDr. Robert N. MarshallSandra W. Martin & Albert H. MennsDiane S. MatherAlan & Kathleen MatthewsElizabeth Rollins MauranMarianne McDanielJanice B. McDermottHarriet B. McGrawThe McIninch FoundationP. Andrews & Linda H. McLaneJohn P. & Judith McMurrayThomas R. & Joan P. McNamaraDouglas McVicar & Frumie E. Selchen
CONNECTIONS THROUGH TIME: CAMPAIGN FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY
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Barri-Lynn MedeirosMerrimack County Savings BankPatricia S. MeyersAnn-Marie & Harry MillerAnne D. MilneRebecca Mitchell & Benjamin HarrisLynne E. Monroe & Frank WhittemoreJohn & Sue MonsonPaul M. & Sandra G. MontroneDonald M. MoodiePeter B. Moore & Sharon Jenkins
in memory of Lois S. MooreRebecca S. & Timothy T. MoreRobert W. Morgan (deceased)
in memory of Henry V. TittemoreRichard & Leila MoseleyJames R. & Kathryn MuirheadSandra G. MunseyJoseph B. MurdochBarbara M. MyersNational Endowment for the HumanitiesKevin P. NatwickDonald NeimanNew Hampshire Distributors, Inc.
in honor of James H. HayesNew Hampshire Land and Community Heritage
Investment ProgramAlice J. & Paul H. NoyesJudith Noyes
in memory of Stanley A. HamelJane C. & Richard C. NylanderBob OdellNorman C. & Melinda PaysonWilliam T. PeakeDiane J. & Bruce A. PearlMary Ann Pellerin
in memory of Cror and Jesse PellerinHerbert & Judith PenceNick P. & Ruth C. PerencevichMichael J. Perkins & Margaret S. BlackerJohn N. PernokasBrenda Miles PerryPauline PerryJ. Douglas Peters & Christine K. ConsalesMark & Juliana PhillipsWilliam G. & Doris P. PhippenBarbara A. & Larry H. PitschSharon Pressly-FieroMike & Monique M. Pride
in memory of Selma Nordstrom
Putnam FoundationCarolyn C. & James Quinn Jr.Jeffery R. & Abby H.S. RandMegan Raymond & Bradley DaigleMichael R. ReopelJack P. ReschBarbara RichardsMary Lougee RipleyStephen H. & Julia L. RobertsJohn S. & Olga G. RobinsonBarbara D. & David M. RobyRoedel Family Fund of the New Hampshire
Charitable FoundationTeresa R. & Eric H. RosenbergerMarilyn G. & Edwards B. RossPeter & Susan RotchCynthia J. & Mark C. RouvalisIrene C. RudolphDavid B. & Mary H. RuedigJohn & Rebecca RuleDavid & Eleonore P. SandersonSanel Auto PartsRobert T. & Sharon SanfordDaniel V. ScullyMildred B. Shaw
in memory of Barbara PowersG. Dudley ShepardKlaudia S. ShepardMartha W. Sherrill
in memory of John Wingate WeeksDiana M. & Stephen C. ShoreGeorge D. & Cynthia S. ShortAmbassador Terry ShumakerSilverTechGeorge & Jennifer Fay SixFavour H. SlaterJohn SpeightsEleanor H. Stark (deceased)Mark B. StevensJay & Michela StewartJane StieglitzWilliam & Judith Stone
in memory of Frank B. StoneMichael Strack & Mary M. LeadbeaterWilliam R. StrattonDavid M. & Christine Sundman
in memory of Fannie & Maynard SundmanMichael & Amy SununuAndrew R. SuppleeKevin C. & Lynda S. Swenson
Kurt M. & Elaine SwensonSwenson Granite CompanyJohn F. SwopeGinny & Joe Szymanowski
in memory of Stanley A. HamelThe Honorable Robert TaftDavid E. TardifRosamond Thaxter FoundationRichard & Ann Thorner
in memory of Anne StackJane S. TibbettsTed & Marietta TocciBryant F. & Carolyn K. TollesEdith M. TuckerMichael B. TuleWilliam W. UptonCynthia J. Van Zandt & James S. RollinsPamela VanArsdale & Robert DeweyWilliam P. & Tracy W. VeilletteVeillette-Nifosi Foundation, Inc.The Gilbert Verney FoundationDavid & Judi VictorThe Madelaine G. von Weber TrustPeter A. WallnerJerry N. & Ann E. WallsCharles L. Ward, Jr.Anne R. WardwellDavid H. WattersJanice A. Webster BrownFrancie Weeks & Scott Shane
in honor of William Dowse WeeksPatricia & John F. Weeks Jr.Katharine C. Weeks (deceased)Stephen D. WeeksBeatrice B. & Leighton B. Welch
in memory of Beatrice Weeks BastBinney & Robert Wells Family Fund of the New
Hampshire Charitable FoundationPriscilla A. WestonSandra L. & Maynard B. WheelerJoan H. White (deceased)
in memory of Patricia L. HeardBert R. WhittemorePaul W. Wilderson III
in memory of Marilyn Bacon WildersonSusanna S. WilkensMartha Dodge WilkersonJim & Cathy WilleyAnnie E. Williams
in memory of Louise Seavey Foss WilliamsRobert W. & Doris M. WilliamsDr. & Mrs. Robert O. WilsonDavid W. & Eleanor M. WrightKenton M. YoungSherilyn B. & Gary R. YoungKimon S. (deceased) & Anne C. ZachosPhil & Elizabeth Zea
in honor of Jane C. Nylander
Page 12New Hampshire Historical Society 2014 Annual Report
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
REVENUES
Contributed supportContributions and membershipsGrants, gifts, and fundraisingContributed goods and services
Total contributed support
Earned revenuesEarned income and special eventsRental income
Total earned revenues
Investment incomeKimball Trust and Watson Trust incomeOther investment incomeEndowment spending draw in accordance with investment policyRelease of endowment draw for satisfaction of program restrictions
Total investment income
TOTAL REVENUES
Net assets released from restrictions:For satisfaction of program restrictions
EXPENSESProgram service expenses
MuseumLibraryEducation, exhibitions, and publicationsMuseum store and visitor servicesBuildings, grounds, and security
Total program service expenses
Library and museum collection items acquired by purchase
Supporting services and general expensesMembership, development, and public relationsAdministrationDepreciation expense from operations
Total supporting services and general expenses
Rental expenses, including depreciation of $44,398
TOTAL EXPENSES
Increase (decrease) in net assets from operating activities
NON-OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Capital campaignCapital campaign contributionsCapital campaign expenses (project-related and fundraising)Reclassification of donor restrictionNet assets released from restrictions for capital campaign expenses
Net capital campaign
Investment returnRealized and unrealized investment gainsInvestment expensesInvestment income, actual dividends and interestChange in present value of charitable remainder unitrustChange in value of beneficial interest in a trust
Total investment returnLess endowment spending draw
Increase in net assets from non-operating activitiesIncrease (decrease) in net assets
Net assets, beginning of yearNet assets, end of year
PermanentlyRestricted
TemporarilyRestrictedUnrestricted
319,912 73,89718,773
412,582
137,942371,612509,554
88,063331
291,939178,277558,610
1,480,746
20,952
187,905276,285355,168
65,55325,131
910,042
102,180
228,801172,222192,872593,895
337,313
1,943,430
(441,732)
- (461,625)
-514,422
52,797
147,996(26,563)470,732
--
592,165(291,939)
353,023(88,709)
10,609,87610,521,167
-7,451
-7,451
---
--
240,264(178,277)
61,987
69,438
(20,952)
----
---
----
-
-
48,486
1,769,478(11,789)100,000
(514,422)1,343,267
168,721(30,061)415,673(45,372)
-508,961
(240,264)
1,611,9641,660,450
3,879,1615,539,611
-834,062
-834,062
---
-----
834,062
-
----
---
----
-
-
834,062
27,845-
(100,000)-
(72,155)
----
94,80294,802
-
22,647856,709
4,497,5705,354,279
YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
2014Total
319,912915,410
18,7731,254,095
137,942371,612509,554
88,063331
532,203-
620,597
2,384,246
-
187,905276,285355,168
65,55325,131
910,042
102,180
228,801172,222192,872593,895
337,313
1,943,430
440,816
1,797,323(473,414)
--
1,323,909
316,717(56,624)886,405(45,372)
94,8021,195,928(532,203)
1,987,6342,428,450
18,986,60721,415,057
2013Total
STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS
305,157855,390
12,1551,172,702
176,337542,181718,518
80,704133
473,928-
554,765
2,445,985
-
231,561282,727348,418
97,01027,763
987,479
72,799
326,090187,692191,441705,223
370,689
2,136,190
309,795
818,907(259,038)
--
559,869
1,023,028(25,169)469,816
-209,017
1,676,692(473,928)
1,762,6332,072,428
16,914,17918,986,607$ $ $ $ $
$ $ $ $ $
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PERSONNEL NEWS
Sarah Galligan, a member of the Society’s staff sinceOctober 2013, has been promoted to the position oflibrary director. Since joining the staff as projectsarchivist, Sarah has been responsible for catalogingarchival collections, assisting with the development ofdigital resources, and leading the process to updateand expand the Society’s finding aids. In addition tocataloging hundreds of individual manuscripts, maps,and special collections items, Sarah has completed thecataloging of several large and major collectionsincluding the papers of John Stark, Josiah Bartlett,Samuel Lane, and Sarah Low. She also serves as a keymember of the staff working to redesign the Society’swebsite, create the New Hampshire History Network,and develop a new and integrated catalog for theSociety’s archives, library, and museum collections.As library director, Sarah is a member of the Society’ssenior management team, responsible for leading andmanaging the library and overseeing the development,care, use, and interpretation of printed, manuscript,and special collections materials.
Sarah majored in history at Dartmouth College andholds a master’s degree in library and informationscience from Simmons College, with a concentrationin archives management. Prior to joining the Societyshe held internships related to archives, specialcollections, and museum education at the John F.Kennedy Presidential Library, Historic New England,the Museum of Printing, the American Museum ofFinance, and the Fells.
VOLUNTEER OF THE YEAR
Tom Fisk of Concord is the Society’s 2015 Volunteerof the Year. Tom is a man of many talents andinterests, most notably music, teaching, history, andmeeting people. He was the music teacher atMerrimack Middle School, retiring in 2009, and alsoserved as the Commander for the 39th Army Band forthe National Guard.
Tom began volunteering at the Society as a museumdocent in 2009. He says he loves meeting people andoften learns something new from visitors he meets atthe Society. He particularly enjoys talking with thosewho are visiting New Hampshire from other parts ofthe county and world. In addition to serving as adocent, Tom has added to his volunteer duties byhelping to transcribe letters and documents from thearchives collection.
In an email to the Society about Tom, a visitor wrote:“My family and I visited the museum and weregreeted by a gentleman docent volunteer who treatedus just short of the most important people on Earth!He gave us a tour that we will not forget since we’venever been in a museum where we were treated better.I wanted you to know that not only is your museum atreasure, but so is the gentleman who knows so muchabout it and enjoys sharing that knowledge.”
We agree. Tom Fisk is a treasure!
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New air conditioning equipment, part of climate control and energy efficiency renovations underway at theSociety’s Park Street headquarters, became operational in early July. Members of the building renovations teaminclude, from left, Rich Frizzell and Mark Goldstein of Milestone Engineering and Construction, SocietyPresident Bill Dunlap, and Society Trustee Jim Garvin. A noted architectural historian and preservationconsultant, Jim has been an invaluable resource to project staff, engineers, and construction managers. He alsohelped write the application to the National Endowment for the Humanities that resulted in a grant of $350,000for the project. See related story on page 2.
