Worcester Webster, a cousin of Daniel Webster, served as postmaster in Boscawen from February 5, 1841 to January 15, 1852. In 1846 he created a “Provisional” postage stamp that was […]
Author: sgreen
Weir Family Farm
In March 1969, Mr. Elmer Carl Anderson, husband of Isabel Weir, compiled this brief history of the Weir family’s arrival in Boscawen. Their story begins in 1854 when James Weir […]
Moses Gerrish Farmer
by Steven Green Born February 9, 1820 to Colonel John and Sally (Gerrish) Farmer in Boscawen, New Hampshire, Moses Gerrish Farmer was an inventor and pioneer in the field of […]
Foote, Brown & Co.
by Steve Green One of the most successful businesses in the village of Penacook, it was built in 1855 by brothers, H.H. and J.S. Brown. The store was located on […]
Stone Porch Lodge
by Elaine Clow The Marshall family owned a large poultry farm, and with it a guest house called Stone Porch Lodge, where they […]
Charles Carleton Coffin
Boscawen’s Historical Author, and more By: Elaine Clow The stone and bronze plaque at the front of Jim and Sue Richardson’s Ice Cream Emporium reads: “Birthplace of Charles […]
Who is E. G. Cate?
Written by Willard E. Flanders in 1912, Grandson of Josiah Flanders Erwin G. Cate was a Civil War veteran. He was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg. After a partial […]
Mattie Pillsbury
Martha Susan Pillsbury (Mattie) was born in Boscawen on February 15, 1836, the daughter of Deacon Joseph Pillsbury, who had just moved to Mount Pleasant Farm (still standing on Goodhue […]
The Boscawen 1913 Guy Lowell Library
By: Elaine Clow, Trustee Boscawen Public LibraryLibrarian, Boscawen Historical SocietyRecording Secretary, 1913 Library Restoration Committee The Town of Boscawen voted to adopt the Public Library Act at Town Meeting in […]
Panama Hat’s in Boscawen N.H.?
A Standard Panama Hat – Elaine Clow, Librarian, Boscawen Historical Society A request came in from a descendant of the Raymond family that owned the Tannery at the intersection of […]