Sestercentennial Medallions
Chris Salmon of Old Hancock Glassworks produced these medallions for the town's sestercentennial in 2017
Gordon Peery2020-12-16T16:27:29+00:002000 - present, Celebrations, Cultural Organizations, Karen Tolman, NA|
The Grapevine: An Attempt in Nelson to Keep the Citizens Informed
If an informed citizenry is the best basis for democracy, Nelson has certainly become one of the most democratic places in the world.
Memories of Old Home Day
When I was a kid back in the 1930s, Old Home Day was held in Melville’s Grove – a stand of hardwood trees along Center Pond Road a few hundred yards from the center of Nelson.
Olivia Rodham Library
In 1891 Olivia Rodham bought the Collins place on Lead Mine Road in Nelson, New Hampshire. Her barn there, itself, stood as mute witness to Miss Rodham's influence. She cleaned it, shored it up, shingled it, converted it to bedrooms above the original stalls and tucked her library in one end.
Ladies Braid
After forty years of use, I’ve finally had to discard a braided rug Ma Tolman made at the Ladies Aid. Her workmanship, with its great careless leaping stitches, wasn’t up to the standard of, say, Mrs. Cora Tolman. Besides, Ma had a tendency to use what-came-to-hand, and the section which came from an old pair of Pop’s brown serge trousers was a mistake.