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The Thompson-Ames Historical Society writes a regular weekly news release. Click each title to view the article.


Date
Article
12/20/07 End of Year Approaching
12/6/07 Local Photographer Captures the Essence of Gilford Village
11/29/07 Rowe House Decorations
11/22/07 December is a Busy Month!
11/15/07 Thompson-Ames Historical Society Meetinghouse
11/8/07 Local Veteran "A Hero Walking Among Us"
11/1/07 Historical Society Seeks History of Early Families
10/25/07 November Meeting / December Plans
10/18/07 The PTA “Gaslight Players” of Gilford Do It Again!
10/11/07 Bolduc Park - A History of Giving to Local Communities
10/4/07 Gilford Physician Appointed Ass't Surgeon in NH 12th Regiment
9/27/07 Gilford's Role in the New England Silk Industry
9/20/07 Gust and Jennie Copp and the Union Meetinghouse
9/13/07 Dave Emerson shares historical highlights of Laconia Airport
9/6/07 Visit Gilford Historical Society’s Heritage Arts Festival
8/23/07 After 70 Years, WPA Worker Returns to Gunstock
8/16/07 Alive Today Are Some Old-Fashioned Crafts
8/9/07 Summertime Haying Missed by Many in Gilford
7/12/07 Sunny Slope Poultry Farm - a Jewel in Gilford's History
7/5/07 Gilford Village Home of Milo Bacon preserved by niece
6/21/07 Gilford’s Historical Society Explores New Opportunities
6/14/07 Gilford’s Lake Shore Park Has Long, Illustrious History
6/7/07 Gilford Third Graders enjoy their visit to Meetinghouse
5/24/07 Gilford’s Third Grade Classes Visit the Grange Building
5/17/07 Lady of the Lake Revisited
5/10/07 A Glimpse Into Old-Time Gilford
5/3/07 American Folk Toys
4/19/07 Where Do Signs Go When They're Retired?
4/12/07 Gary Allen Remembers the Gilford Outing Club
4/5/07 Memories of Glendale
3/29/07 Travel in History with the 4th Grade
3/22/07 Rowe House Chimneys
2/25/07 Gilford's Village Store
2/11/07 Labonte Family Has Rich Gilford History
1/30/07 Apron Strings Tie Generations Together
1/25/07 The Search for Benjamin Rowe
1/18/07 Rug Braiding Bees
Date
Article
12/28/06 Thompson-Ames Welcomes Family Histories
12/21/06 A Winter Vacation - Five Weeks and Five Hundred Miles by Sleigh
12/7/06 Living Nativity
11/30/06 A Gilford Boyhood – Fishing Gilford's Brooks and Ponds in the 1850s
11/2/06 History of the Gunstock Ski Area
10/19/06 When Gilford Was Larger Than Laconia
10/8/06 Getting Ready for a New Hampshire Winter
10/3/06 Gilford's Historical Society Begins Its Autumn Fund Drive
9/26/06 Always-Popular Wooden Folk Toys
9/19/06 Thompson-Ames Historical Society Hosts Joint Meeting with Laconia Historical Society
9/12/06 “Now we can cook on all four burners…”
9/2/06 THOMPSON-AMES CELEBRATES ITS HISTORY WITH FIRST ANNUAL HERITAGE DAY
8/27/06 Sept. 11th Historical Society Meeting
8/24/06 The Games People Play - And Still Do
8/13/06 Gilford's Historical Society Gets Ready for Old Home Day
8/6/06 Hooray for "Fairs"
7/30/06 Thompson-Ames Historical Society’s Raffle Items are on display at Grange
7/23/06 August 7th Meeting to Feature Wright Museum
7/20/06 Collectors and Characters
7/16/06 Third Grade Students’ Reflections on their Fieldtrips
7/9/06 First Hand Observations of a Gilford Museum Volunteer
7/3/06 "Strong As an Ox" Program
7/2/06 “Meet Jane Pierce” Tea
6/26/06 July Program Grant-Funded
6/19/06 Caring for Vintage Quilts” - Demonstration/Workshop
6/15/06 July 4th Celebration in Gilford Village, 1913
6/11/06 Vintage Activities To Be Spot Lighted in Gilford on Saturday
6/4/06 Historic Out-Reach Program Planned for Gilford’s 4th Graders
5/28/06 “Living with Bees” Program - Sat. morning, June 10th
5/14/06 Remembering Memorial Day
5/7/06 May 20th “Plant and Bake Sale”
4/30/06 Spot-Lighting TAHS's Volunteers
4/23/06 Random Observations on Earth Day
4/17/06 Winter Mountaineering in New Hampshire's White Mountains
4/10/06 SPRING IS TRANSITIONING IN -- at last!
4/3//06 Lawrence Bacon Presentation scheduled for 4/25
3/26/06 NH QUILT DOCUMENTATION DAY
3/19/06 Signs of Spring Abound
3/12/06 The Delight of Maple Sugaring Time at Bolduc Farm
3/5/06 The Naming of Gilford
2/20/06 Rug-Hooking Bee on March 4th
2/12/06 Gilford’s Historical Society Reaches Out
2/5/06 Getting Back to Basics
1/22/06 Gilford’s Historical Society Shares End of Year Reports
1/20/06 Preserving Gilford’s History – Part 3
1/2/06 Preserving the Memory of a Community’s History – Part 2
Date
Article
12/26/05 Featuring the Heritage Art of Rug Hooking
12/18/05 Historically the Lights Have Been Kept Burning in Gilford
12/11/05 Thompson-Ames Historical Society Looks Back and Ahead
12/4/05 Gilford Village Events Scheduled for Sun., Dec. 11th
11/27/05 Thompson-Ames Historical Society’s Annual Meeting on Mon., Dec. 5th
11/20/05 Thompson-Ames Historical Society to Participate in Annual Gilford Holiday Craft Fair on Sat., Dec. 3rd
11/15/05 An Opportunity to Share Gilford's Cultural History
11/8/05 If You Don't Like the Weather...
10/31/05 Preserving the Memory of a Community's History
10/24/05 Styles Bridges: Yankee Senator
to be Nov. 7th program in Gilford Village
10/17/05 Historical Society’s Raffle Quilt Displayed at Expo Show of Belknap Mill Quilters Guild
10/10/05 T-AHS’s October 22nd Heritage Arts Bee
To Feature Carol Dale’s “Rug Hooking”
10/3/05 Autumn Ritual
10/1/05 Fire Towers Program
9/22/05 T-AHS Plans Doll Social in Gilford Village
9/12/05 Waste Not, Want Not
9/5/05 P.O.S.H. - People Organized to Show Horses
9/1/05 Gilford Old Home Day a Huge Success for the Thompson-Ames Historical Society
8/22/05 Recent News from the Thompson-Ames Historical Society
8/15/05 Getting Ready for Gilford's Old Home Day
8/8/05 Blueberry Season is Here Again!
8/4/05 A New Hampshire Boyhood - A Gilford Offering
7/28/05 Thompson-Ames Historical Society presents
a program on the life of a Civil War soldier
7/21/05 Let’s Spot Light Some Behind-the-Scene Efforts
7/14/05 T-AHS Saturday Morning Activities in July
7/4/05 A Visit to the Isle of Shoals
6/29/05 Spot Light on Vintage Wood Working
Saturday Morning, July 9th at Grange
6/23/05 Gilford's Thompson-Ames Historical Society Hosts Gilmanton HIstorical Society, June 28th
6/16/05 Cemetery and Genealogy Research Opportunities Abound
6/9/05 T-AHS’s Sat., June 18th Events
6/2/05 Student History Projects
5/26/05 T-AHS Celebrates History with Dolls
5/21/05 T-AHS’s Sat., May 21st Events
5/9/05  Gilford Historical Society Volunteers Are Busy
5/5/05 Fund Raising for Rowe House Gardens
4/28/05 Coping with the Hurricane of 1938
4/21/05 Preview of Raffle Items Created by Volunteers
4/16/05  Heritage Arts and Crafts Bees
planned for Saturday, April 16
at Gilford’s Historical Society
4/14/05 Albert T. Klyberg will speak on
“Fostering Active Membership”
4/7/05 Wood and Working with Wood Have Timeless Appeal
3/31/05 Volunteers are Busy as Bees at T-AHS
3/24/05 Quilt Documentation Day Scheduled for 4/30
3/10/05 T-AHS Schedules 'Heritage Arts Bees'
3/3/05 More Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces Come to TAHS
2/24/05 T-AHS’s Scrap Books Reflect Gilford’s History
2/17/05 Ski Jump Staged in Summer Heat
2/10/05 Sled dog racing – the “Gilford” connection
2/5/05 Skiing on the West Side
1/27/05 Rug Braiding Bees - off to a good start
1/20/05 Keeping the Home Fires Burning
1/12/05 Waste Not - Want Not
1/6/05 Website Spotlights Gilford's Cultural Heritage
Date
Article
12/30/04 T-AHS Raffle Winners
12/1/04
Gilford Historicy Society's Website is Now Online
11/25/04
A Time for Giving Thanks
11/18/04
Sharing History with Brownie Troop 758
11/11/04
Fulfilling the Timeless Urge to be Creative
11/4/04
Making T-AHS's Collections Accessible to the Public
10/28/04
The Era of the Gilford Outing Club
10/21/04
Like Pieces of a Jigsaw Puzzle
10/14/04
Signs of Autumn
10/7/04
Gilford Blazes with Lights as Townspeople Sign Ode"
9/30/04
Oct. 4th Joint Meeting Will Spotlight "Railroads in the Lakes Region"
9/23/04
T-AHS's Raffle Items Reflect Gilford's History
9/16/04
Making a Difference
9/9/04
A Musical Evening with Thomas Edison
9/2/04
Looking Back, Taking Stock, Making Plans
8/26/04
It's Almost Old Home Day - Hooray!
8/16/04
Care and Organnization of the Thompson-Ames Historical Society Collection
8/12/04
Farmers Recall Olden Days as Blacksmith Demonstrates
8/5/04
Carter Mountain Brass Band at Bandstand August 11th
7/25/04
90th Birthday Sees Old Wish Come True
7/15/04
Children Learn History First Hand
7/8/04
Civil War - Theme of Display and Program
7/1/04
Fund Raising addressed by Thompson-Ames Historical Society
6/24/04
Walking in Gilford's Past
6/17/04
What is the Thompson-Ames Historical Society All About?
6/10/04
It's Time to Celebrate "Founders Day"
6/3/04
Gilford Residents Value Schools and Schooling
5/27/04
Gilford Observes Memorial Day
5/20/04
Flowers are Part of History
5/13/04
Gilford's Old Cemeteries Aid Genealogical Research
5/6/04
Gilford's Old Cemeteries - Part of "Gunstock Parish"