From the Historical Society
POOR FARMS WERE COUNTY- OR TOWN-RUN RESIDENCES WHERE paupers (mainly elderly and disabled people) were supported through town and county government expense. Poor farms were common in the United States from about the middle of the nineteenth century and provided social services for the needy. The need for poor farms declined after the Social...
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Greetings all, Just off the phone with Wally Brown. Both, Old Home Day and the Wolf Rockers’ Chicken BBQ have been postponed to Sunday, September 11th. There will be a meeting next week to determine the events and new schedule. Stay tuned for an announcement on this website regarding the September 11th schedule. Be...
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Mason Old Home Day August 28, 2011 11 am – 4 pm To be held on the Town Common Contact Wally Brown at 878-1481 for more info. Donations Accepted to Benefit the Gazebo Project. Music Festival (from 11 – 4 pm) The Over Easy Band, the Hurricane Hill Band and others! Annual Wolf Rockers Chicken BBQ <- follow...
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April 12, 2011 marked the sesquicentennial of the start of the Civil War when Confederate soldiers opened fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861. President Lincoln responded by calling for a volunteer army made up of citizens from each state. By war’s end on April 9, 1865, 1,030,000 Americans had died, making...
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Mason Gazebo Project L’Esperance Mandolin Ensemble Benefit Saturday, May 7th Mason, NH – The Mason Recreation Commission and the Mason Historical Society are pleased to announce a concert by the Providence, Rhode Island based L’Esperance Mandolin Ensemble to benefit the Gazebo being built in the center of Mason. The concert will be held Saturday,...
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THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY DID NOT MEET IN MARCH. THE next meeting is cheduled for 7:00 pm on Tuesday, April 5, at the Mann House. Members, prospective members, and interested persons are invited to attend. Bring your enthusiasm and ideas! Charlie Moser, president
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THE MASON HISTORICAL SOCIETY MET AT THE MANN HOUSE on February 15. The members present discussed having an annual Old Home Day, probably in early September. The gazebo project is almost fully funded and Wally Brown said he is ready to start construction in the spring. We still need about $1,000 to complete the...
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THE MASON HISTORICAL SOCIETY IS STARTING A NEW YEAR with Charlie Moser as president. Linda O’Grady has stepped down, giving others the opportunity for new ideas and to stimulate the education of our local history. We have had a great group of people working with us over the years. Each person contributes his or...
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THE MASON HISTORICAL SOCIETY WOULD LIKE TO THANK everyone who came out and participated in the Mason Craft and Music Festival and Farmers Market. It is great to see a small town pull together for a common purpose. The Gazebo Project is coming right along. Thanks to Wally Brown, Jeannine Phalon, Cheryl Williams, Jen...
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The annual dues for the Mason Historical Society are due. Yearly dues are $20.00 and Life Membership is $100. Please make checks payable to the Mason Historical Society, Mason Historical Society, 16 Darling Hill Road, Mason, NH 03048. For further information call Sue Wolpert, Secretary 878-5002.
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