19+ hour, 18+ min ago   (325+ words) Keene native Peter M. Hanrahan has released “Dead Man’s Ridge: The Bravery of American Paratroopers at the Battle of the Bulge,” published Aug. 4 by Stackpole Books. Now a resident of Topsham, Maine, Hanrahan based the book on a full-day interview conducted…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (434+ words) At the top of the hill on Welch Family Farm and Forest in Hancock, a boulder bears two plaques on either side: One details the history of the Welch family, who lived on the property between 1862 and 2000. The other shares…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (161+ words) Monadnock Ledger-Transcript Historic New England hosted a Regency-era garden party Saturday on the lawn of the Barrett House, featuring period dancing, lawn games, and afternoon tea across the 70-acre estate. Barrett House, also known as Forest Hall, was built in…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (247+ words) Lyndeborough dedicated a new Revolutionary War monument last Sunday, honoring more than 200 local men who served in the American Revolution and celebrating the nation’s semiquincentennial. Town Historian Jessie Salisbury cut the ribbon before a crowd of roughly 100 residents at Memorial…...