History Alive! The River That Runs Through Our Towns

History Alive! The River That Runs Through Our Towns

Join us May 29-30 in Kemp Park, downtown Hillsborough.

Features include:

  • "Paddling thru Time: The Long History of Canoes in NH"-Robert Goodby
  • "History of the Contoocook River"- by Marian Baker
  • "Hurricane of 1938 in Hillsboro- Ken Matthews
  • Walking Tour of Railroad that ran right through our town!
  • Contoocook River- 3D map model and scavenger hunt
  • Antique Trucks- Mack Truck Display and Kemp Museum
  • Abenaki culture and history-Drumming and singing and storytelling
  • Canoes, Baskets, Pottery, Use of plants, Buffalo,
  • Pierce BBQ Oven and Hillsboro Heritage Museum display
  • 250th NH Tapestry - Celebrating US Independence
  • Woolen mills- Stories from locals who worked at the mill

Learn more at historyalivenh.org.

This program is made possible in part by a Civic Life and Belonging grant from New Hampshire Humanities, with support from New Hampshire Charitable Foundation. 

History Alive! The River That Runs Through Our Towns
Friday, May 29, 2026
Hillsborough, NH
History Alive! The River That Runs Through Our Towns

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