Chester hosts cemetery workshop
On Friday, July 10, the New Hampshire Humanities Council will sponsor an all-day workshop on "Teaching Local History with Cemetery Walks" on July 10. The workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Chester Historical Society, located in Stevens Memorial Hall. The cost is $25 per person, and includes lunch.
In this workshop, historical society staff and volunteers will learn cemetery history and the mechanics of creating a cemetery walk—from start to finish. Workshop presenters Sharon Wood and Colin Sanborn of the Claremont Historical Society, and David Watters, Professor of English and American Studies at the University of New Hampshire, will show participants how to understand the social history of families and communities as revealed in graveyards, work with primary source documents, write up the stories, create a mini-walk for the Chester cemetery, and present that walk to each other (weather permitting).¬
Space is limited.¬ Please contact New Hampshire Historical Society Director of Education Stephanie Skenyon at 856-0611 or sskenyon@nhhistory.org to reserve a spot.
Visit the Chester Historical Society online at chesterhistorical.org
The workshop in Chester is part of a series of workshops planned with the New Hampshire Archives Group, the New Hampshire Humanities Council, and the New Hampshire Historical Society to better serve the practical needs of local historical societies in the state.¬ Workshops will occur in the different regions of New Hampshire throughout 2009 and 2010. For a schedule of upcoming workshops, visit the New Hampshire Historical Society's online calendar at nhhistory.org.
Students receive NELMS Scholar Leader Awards
Two Chester Academy eighth-graders were honored at the New England League of Middle Schools Sholar Leader banquet, held on June 4 at the Center of New Hampshire in Manchester.
Haley Wahl and Tyler Thibodeau were honored along with 300 others as NELMS scholar leaders. The pair were nominated by the eight-grade team at Chester Academy for their demonstration of academic initiative and scholarship, service to classmates and school, and citizenship. The awards banquet is a chance for families, school staff members, and state educators to applaud the achievements of these students.
Chester College welcomes newest trustee
Chester College of New England welcomes Bob Varney as the newest member of its Board of Trustees.
Varney is senior vice president of Normandeau Associates, Inc. From 2001-2009 he served as Regional Administrator for the United States Environmental Protection Administration for Region I, Boston, Mass., and from 1989-2001, he was commissioner of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services. He also has served as director of the New Hampshire Office of State Planning and Executive Director of the Nashua Regional Planning Commission.
Varney received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1977 in economics from the University of New Hampshire and his Master of Science degree in urban planning from Michigan State University.
