Rare view: Artist Samuel L. Gerry helped shape how the world saw N.H.
In a multi-faceted project developed over the past five years, the New Hampshire Historical Society offers an unprecedented look at the life and art of Samuel L. Gerry, one of the most prolific White Mountain artists. “A Faithful Student of Nature: The Life and Art of...
Creature comforts: Michelle Lovely shares a special connection with an assortment of animals
The first thing you notice when entering Michelle Lovely’s home is a bubbling, 75-gallon saltwater tank filled with fish. Then, you’ll see four cats scamper by. Eventually, you’ll be introduced to seven other animals. The current occupants of Michelle Lovely’s house...

Eyes ahead: Clinton Mungeta’s story is one of journey, education, and self-expression
Clinton Mungeta’s story, evolving as it might be, is a fascinating tapestry — colorful threads that reflect a life of journey, challenge, individuality, and unequivocal accomplishment. His is a story of perseverance. The youngest of seven children in a family that...

The sit-down: Q&A with Tom Raffio
Like most of us, Tom Raffio was a little slow to recognize COVID-19 for what it ultimately became – a pandemic that would challenge our businesses and our institutions like never before. In fact, Raffio, an avid basketball fan, was at a packed TD Garden watching the...

Off the shelf: New books by New Hampshire authors
New Hampshire authors have not slowed their pace in releasing new books. In fact, some have utilized extra time spent at home during the last two years of pandemic waves to work more fervently on their writing, some publishing their very first novel. Here are some of...

Fast faves with Julianne Gadoury
As the executive director of Kimball Jenkins, it’s no surprise that Julianne Gadoury of Concord loves the arts. So we asked about her favorite ways to enjoy all kinds of art — both indoors and outdoors — in the springtime, either with her husband, David Shore, and...

A thousand words: For florist, a shining example
Lorrie Carey, who runs Marshall’s Florist in Boscawen, recounts how the family business started amid tragedy 65 years ago. Carey’s grandfather, Sumner, was helping a driver who broke down on the side of the road when he was struck by another vehicle. Sumner spent a...

Poem: The Old Way
Sugaring in the north woods, frosty nights and a warm day, placing taps and buckets, horse drawn wagon the old way. Gathering the sweet sap to boil, memories now sepia-toned and old, maple sugaring with grandfather, in another time doing as I was told. The fire...

Spring 2022
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Annual Art & Bloom exhibit always brightens the mood
By GENA COHEN MOSES The Concord Garden Club’s annual Art & Bloom exhibit is a Concord mid-winter tradition attracting art and flower lovers to enjoy creative floral arrangements paired with works of art. After a year’s hiatus, the Garden Club is returning with the...

Excerpt of ‘Behind the Smile’: The face of a doll empire
Behind the Smile: The Story of Annalee Thorndike is the first-ever illustrated biography of the legendary doll maker. Her story is a tale of self-sufficiency, live-free-or-die resiliency, and a life-long passion to create. Her dolls would define her life, and many say...

Off the shelf
‘Chasing Eden: A Book of Seekers’ Seekers are all around us. They are seeking God, seeking freedom, seeking peace. “Chasing Eden: A Book of Seekers” (Bauhan Publishing) by Howard Mansfield is about this pursuit, about Americans seeking their Promised Land, their...

Giving the gift of connection
By CASSIDY JENSEN During the second winter of a pandemic that has increased isolation for many older people, a long-standing program that provides holiday gifts to seniors has taken on new significance. As shoppers search for gifts for friends and family this holiday...

Fast faves with Liz Short
As the executive director of Five Rivers Conservation Trust, the Concord area’s nonprofit land trust, Liz Short knows the importance of conserving wild places, open spaces and working lands in local communities. So we asked Liz to tell us some of her favorite outdoor...
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