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After conducting a nationwide search, New Hampshire Humanities is proud to announce Michael Haley Goldman as our new Executive Director. Read more about Michael
Rubbings, photographs, and slides illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods, but they also tell long-forgotten s...
From the 1920s to the 1960s, adult American theatergoers could anticipate a cartoon before each feature film. From Mickey Mouse to Donald Duck, Popeye...
Glenn Knoblock explores the fascinating history of New Hampshire's beer and ale brewing industry from Colonial days, when it was home- and tavern-...
The term "Middle East" is a changing geopolitical concept. Throughout recent history, this term referred to a political, a cultural, and a g...
Join us for a special program presented by Robert Goodby who will discuss his new book, A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History....
Abenaki history has been reduced to near-invisibility as a result of conquest, a conquering culture that placed little value on the Indian experience,...
On first impression, the witchcraft trials of the Colonial era may seem to have been nothing but a free-for-all, fraught with hysterics. Margo Burns e...
Traditional songs, rich in local history and a sense of place, present the latest news from the distant past. They help us to interpret present-day li...
Why are we so fascinated with stone walls? Kevin Gardner, author of The Granite Kiss, explains how and why New England came to acquire its thousands o...
The campaign for women's right to vote was a long one, from the 1848 Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, New York to ratification of th...
Jose Lezcano presents a multi-media musical program that showcases the guitar in Latin America as an instrument that speaks many languages. Lezcano pr...
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Join us this Friday for a special HTG Online program with author Robert Goodby, who will discuss his new book, 'A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History.'Please register in advance for this free, online program at: https://t.co/B660rpgLeA pic.twitter.com/zJZlJwZYoH— New Hampshire Humanities (@NHHumanities) October 19, 2021
Join us this Friday for a special HTG Online program with author Robert Goodby, who will discuss his new book, 'A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History.'Please register in advance for this free, online program at: https://t.co/B660rpgLeA pic.twitter.com/zJZlJwZYoH
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Posted: September 15th, 2021
The Board of Directors and staff of New Hampshire Humanities are proud to announce the arrival of Michael Haley Goldman as our new Executive Director.
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