Buried New Hampshire with Rick and Bill
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Join us for a spooky presentation about NH cemeteries: Buried New Hampshire vol. 1 & 2 Saturday, October 31st at 11:00am
From the colonial seacoast to the White Mountains to the Great North Woods, New Hampshire burial grounds vary from urban park-like cemeteries to simple family plots. One might find a single lonely marker hidden deep in the back woods with nothing to suggest that anyone ever lived nearby. Each tombstone has its own story. All tell of the past and may speak of heroic deeds, heartfelt emotions, or great tragedies. Personal histories often become forgotten, but some survive in local lore, and some are reputed to be haunted.
To create "Buried New Hampshire, Historical Graves of New Hampshire's Famous, Infamous and the Odd and Unusual Vol. 1 & 2," authors and photographers Rick Davidson and Bill Thompson spent a year investigating fascinating legends, following clues, and photographing granite state cemeteries. What they found is contained in this intriguing book. Original white settlers, black people both respected as citizens and enslaved people, native Americans, heroes, murder victims, murderers, and famous historical personage can be found in New Hampshire's final resting places. Veterans of every war going as far back as the earliest colonial conflicts with Native Americans, the French and Indian War, and the Revolutionary War are among those lying beneath New Hampshire's soil. Engraved names, epitaphs, artistic cryptology on tombstones, and memorial monuments can't help but pique one's imagination. These things trigger a desire to learn more about those remembered in stone.
From the colonial seacoast to the White Mountains to the Great North Woods, New Hampshire burial grounds vary from urban park-like cemeteries to simple family plots. One might find a single lonely marker hidden deep in the back woods with nothing to suggest that anyone ever lived nearby. Each tombstone has its own story. All tell of the past and may speak of heroic deeds, heartfelt emotions, or great tragedies. Personal histories often become forgotten, but some survive in local lore, and some are reputed to be haunted.
To create "Buried New Hampshire, Historical Graves of New Hampshire's Famous, Infamous and the Odd and Unusual Vol. 1 & 2," authors and photographers Rick Davidson and Bill Thompson spent a year investigating fascinating legends, following clues, and photographing granite state cemeteries. What they found is contained in this intriguing book. Original white settlers, black people both respected as citizens and enslaved people, native Americans, heroes, murder victims, murderers, and famous historical personage can be found in New Hampshire's final resting places. Veterans of every war going as far back as the earliest colonial conflicts with Native Americans, the French and Indian War, and the Revolutionary War are among those lying beneath New Hampshire's soil. Engraved names, epitaphs, artistic cryptology on tombstones, and memorial monuments can't help but pique one's imagination. These things trigger a desire to learn more about those remembered in stone.
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