, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Bartlett Historical Website Visitors Guest Book Here is what others have shared: Sign Our Guestbook Now NOTE: Posts are shown here exactly as originally written. No corrections are made for punctuation, lower & upper case letters, spelling or readability. u View Submissions July 20, 2026: Subject: Bartlett Childhood Name: Kurt M Hicks Email: cabinbeautician@gmail.com Your Message for Guestbook: Hi, My father and grandfather built what I believe was the first A-frame house in NH in Bartlett in 1961 0r 1962. A few years latter John Whitesides built one next store. ( he owned the Sears store in N. Conway. I spent every summer in Bartlett swimming at 1st and 2nd iron and learned to swim at Sky valley. Was friends with Alan and Dale Mallett and remember the raccoons they had. Some of my best childhood memories took place in Bartlett in summertime! Looking back I was blessed to spend time at such a wonderful and enchanting place and time! I remember the Shultz Robert and Tony and their Mom Eltzie across 302 from us. Things change but the carefree beauty and pleasure of Bartlett remain etched in my memory forever! Kurt March 07 2026 Name: Rona Doyle Hamilton Email: ronahamilton4@gmail.com Phone: 5625724435 Message: The Linderhof Motor Inn next to Storyland was built by my dad Ronald Richard Doyle and his half brother Ernie Mallett. My Dad brought his brother into real estate in Ma before they moved to NH. We bought our house on Kearsarge st in North Conway from Mr Morrell who owed Storyland. I caught the bus everyday with his son Stoney Morrell. September 23, 2025 Name: Kenneth Eckhardt 10 Foster St - Bartlett, NH 03812 Very nice website. I will have to come in and look at the exhibits July 27, 2025 Name: (Richard) Bruce Perkins Address (optional): 32 Station Rd, Denville, NJ 07834 Email: bruperk@verizon.net Message: Our grandfather, ‘Fred’ Perkins was an Engineer on the Boston & Maine. His home was sold and the Bartlett Elementary School is on his former property. He was also President of the Board of Education. He died in early 1950s and buried in the cemetery across from Attitash-Bear Peak Resort. Editor's Note: The cemetery is (depending who you ask) Garland Ridge Cemetery (AKA Bartlett Village Cemetery) North side of 302, 2 mi east of Bartlett. The Perkins house was located on the south side of Rte 302 where the Bartlett Village School athletic field is today. January 31, 2023: Kevin Gary Burdwood kburdwood10@yahoo.com Phone: 6095581059 Message: Many fond memories of Bartlett. Dad's grow-up and grandparents' home near the 302 RR crossing. 1st, 2nd and 4th irons truly gifts for a lifetime. Fun playing on the tracks too. Mallet's store and Georges = great. Kanka and the notch exciting in an old MGB. Jan 16, 2023: Greg Burdwood - Dover, nh: Subject: Fond Memories from the 60s - 70s: message: I love seeing these pictures and reading the history here, along with the memories. My father ("Billy" to the village) was born in 1928 and grew up there with his 3 brothers and sister (Alan, Bobby, Roger, Janice). Bartlett was a magical place to my siblings and me, who grew up in NJ. There were our grandparents, (Bud and Darnie), the incredible beauty of the valley, the store on the corner that had ACTUAL penny candy, and the interesting dialect spoken by the natives that was always new to us flatlanders, by godfrey. We loved visiting our extended family, several of whom had worked on the railroad. The 2nd Iron was the best... going down the 'slippery slide,' swimming in the giant 'pool,' jumping off the rocks, or swinging from the rope. I think it wasn't until I was 10 that I mustered the courage to jump off the bridge, but what an achievement! When I was in high school, I climbed up to the top of the trapezoid. My stomach flips at that thought of it, now.My most harrowing memory was around 11 years old, standing on one of the girders and dropping pebbles on my sister's head, as any self-respecting little brother would have done, when suddenly I heard the diesel engines and then the loud blast of the horns. "Jump!" Pat said, but I was over rocks, not water. I sat down on the girder and felt like the size of one of my pebbles as those giant engines and swaying box cars went by overhead. I can still hear them, click-click, click-click. It had been a fairly routine experience of my father when he was a kid, so he was pretty cool about it. My mother, however... And now I have lived down the road in the southeastern corner of this wonderful state for 40 years and I enjoyed bringing my wife and children to Bartlett to enjoy the special places of my youth as they were growing up. Thank you, historical society, for preserving the history and memories of Bartlett NH, a place that feels like an old friend, one that I am always happy to visit. Dec 11, 2019: Terry Anthony: Message: I lived in Bartlett until 1990 when I got remarried and moved to Maine. Now a widower again. !st wife died from cancer in 1987 and 2nd wife died in 2017 from heart attack and massive stroke. Now live in Florida. November 22, 2019: Donna chappee 13380 Morgantown rd, bowling green, ky. 42101 --- hello everyone. message me on facebook. June 20, 2018: William burdwood, jr - c/o amals deli - 1416 Haight st - san francisco, ca 94117 In heart and mind I travel often to the village of my birth; it's stones and waters and leaves; it's good and simple people as much a part of me as breath. I'm trying to write some history myself with a serious proposal to Amend the Constitution. It is presented in "The Amendment; Revised, Corrected and Refined " available on Amazon Love you; see you soon. aug 6, 2017 - Matthew - 382 Cairo Jct Rd - Catskill, ny 12414 Having spent the better part of 45 years worth of summers, in the lake regions of NH, I was always interested in the local history. When i came upon the book, Life by the tracks, I was delighted. I have since read it many times, alway fasinated with the stories. Ive taken the Conway train up to the old station, where the Crawford hotel stood and dreamed as we drove by the Evan sectionhouse. Soon I will hike to its location, as i recently found that the trail they, themselves use to get to the house from down below is still a hiking trail. nov 30, 2016 - Gary Roy 322 Old Ayer Road - groton, ma 01450 It's great to see the old st.josephs church being used for something besides storage. november 20, 2016 - kathleen mulkern Hi. I'm sending my check today to become a member and thank you for your site. i enjoy all the photos you post. I came across this photo of Maple Cottage in Bartlett on eBay today while researching Maplehurst cottage in Jackson (AKA Shannon Door Pub if anyone ever comes across photos of that or of the lake Lee Lodge because I'm trying to find out when the name changed from Maplehurst to Oak Lee Lodge). The photo says 1916 so I thought you might want it for your page. It shows a nice lady in white sitting on the porch. I'll have to go see if that house wis still there. Thanks Kathleen Mulkern september 26, 2016 - bethany pike; Thank you for all you do to preserve the history of Bartlett NH. I would appreciate someone getting in touch with me about the Bartlett Boulder on Route 302. My family has ownership and a lot of history with this site and I'd like to discus how to preserve this monument with your historical society. Thank you, Bethany september 7, 2016 - Greg Tully; Saugus, MA I miss Bartlett February 12, 2016 Rick Garon When I was kid I spent my summers with my grandparents Adalbert and Olive (Drown) Garon. I chummed around with Merle Burke, Frank Trecarten and others. We got into our share of trouble, but I remember "breaking in" to an old red shed that was behind a building that was across from the Thermostat. There was an old horse drawn hearse in that shed that we dared each other to spend some time laying in it. It probably isn't there anymore, but if it is it would be a nice piece of history for the society. Just heard about the Peg Mill. Such an awful disaster. I remember as a kid hearing that whistle every day at 7am and 5pm. I used to go and watch Sanford Trecarten in the boiler room shoveling all the scraps into the boiler. It must have been 120 degrees in there. My great grandfather Samuel Drown and my grandmother Olive worked there. But I guess half of Bartlett worked there at one time or another. So sad. Dec 30 2015: roger K. Burdwood 5152 SW Old Clifton Rd, Port Orchard, WA 98367 Hi There ------------------- may 18, 2015: david r. sleeper 184 Napa Ridge Rd East, Naples, FL 34119 We lived on Route 302 in the house just to the west of Richard Jones home. We lived in Bartlett from 1946 to 1952 where my Sister Martha and I attended school. Lucille Garland was my teacher in first and second grades. I still cherish a photo I have of our 2nd Grade Class standing next to a gingerbread house. Dale Trecarten, Judy Cook, Chuck Garland, Bert George and a couple of others made up our class. My best to all of you. I have great memories of living in Bartlett and all our wonderful neighbors and friends. Thanks to all of the efforts of the Bartlett Historical Society I have learned so much about your small parcel of paradise. December 12 2014: Rick Garon 8 Hollis Drive - Hampstead, NH 03841 i Spent my summers with my grandparents, Adalbert Garon, (who was station agent in Bartlett, Sawyer River, and Crawford Notch) and Olive Drown. This was in the 50's and early 60's. Always loved Bartlett. Still do. My grandmother Olive Drown was born in Albany, NH in 1903. She attended school in Bartlett. Her father, James William Drown and grandfather Samuel William Drown were both Bartlett residents in the 1800's. Her ancestor Leonard Drowne came from England and died in Boston in 1729 and buried in the Copp's Hill Burial Ground. Leonard's son Shem was a coppersmith and made the grasshopper on top of Faneuil Hall. , December 11 2014:Val (Tebbetts) Miller - Bridgton, Me 04009 Hi, I've been researching on Ancestry for a few years, found nothing about my grandfather Everett Tebbetts' service with MCRR. Something I was researching showed me the link to this site. It's awesome! I'll have to dig deep to find something to send you for this site. I do have a few pics of my grandmother, Evelyn, who managed the Bartlett Hotel. I spent MANY days with free reign of the place. Huge fun for a kid! December 6 2014: Patricia Adams - Allenstown Library Hello, As an avid local history buff and an assistant librarian at Allenstown Public Library, I must say that I am so impressed by your website. The information and photos that you provide are great! I now have a new resource for myself and for any library patrons who are looking for historical information for the area. Keep up the good work! Patricia Adams. November 3 2014: Christina Coole My grandparents,Senter and Kathleen Stanley, along with my parents, Gordon and Kathleen Coole, ran the Bartlett Inn during the above years. A fire burned it to the ground (I don t know when but it had an el off to the right, as well as a small garage. Last I knew it was a ski lodge. Franklin George's store was about a mile north of this. Does anyone remember this? I am at the above email or phone of 207 703 0700 in Maine. I was born in 1952 and I do remember John Cook, older than me by about 8 years. Brothers were Stephen Lauckner and Gordon Coole. August 25 2014: Donald & Nicole Medeiros - 1295 Rte 302 - Bartlett, NH 03812 We are new homeowners in Bartlett. We love the town and everything about it. Donald & I grew up knowing and experiencing many great things about the area. Donald and his family camped throughout this area and snowmobiled and my family and I had a home off of West Side Road but always skied at Attitash in the days of Thaddeus Thorne and before snowmaking was ever introduced. We now live in the Victorian next to the school part time. Our son is still in school back in Massachusetts. We hope to become full time residents in a couple more years July 14 2014: Susan Nickel Greetings Bartlett Historical Society! Bartlett is an incredibly beautiful area! I have enjoyed your online web pages immensely! Especially the pictures and information regarding the Pendexter Mansion. It was built by my ancestors and subsequently it is of great interest to me. Please share if you would any other findings from your Bartlett Historical Society. Are there any pictures from within the mansion? Any portraits? It would be wonderful to see anything you wish to share and much appreciated! Again,thank you so much! Blessings to you! -Susan June 16 2014: Ted Houghton - Charlton MA. What a great job David has done building this site. I've only scratched its surface so far, but already it has given me quite a nostalgic trip back in time, as I grew up in Lower Bartlett (Intervale) in the 1950's and 1960's. My folks owned what was then Holiday Inn from 1950 to 1976.You folks have put together a fantastic site and I have thoroughly enjoyed perusing it. Having grown up at Holiday Inn in Intervale in the 50's, I particularly enjoyed the section on the Intervale inns. I remember the fires that claimed many of them. A few years ago, when Linda and Mitch took over what is now the Glen Oaks B&B, my sister Patsy and I put together a small booklet for them that contained the history of the Inn. If you're interested, I'd be happy to email you a copy. I was five years old when my parents bought the Holiday Inn, just old enough to spend the month of May 1950 attending kindergarten at the old Intervale Schoolhouse, diagonally across the road and the brook from the Inn. That fall I began first grade at the Lower Bartlett School, later the town hall. Mrs James, Miss Lord and Mr Walker were the three teachers; a year or two later I think it was Miss Lord that left, making it a two-room school. The Maple Villa was directly across the street from Holiday Inn, where I grew up. When we moved there in 1950, the Maple Villa was then called Hampshire House and was an annex to the New England Inn (NEI). At that time, NEI was owned by Tom and Anna Martin, who had a daughter Suzie (now Nickerson). Suzie was about halfway in age between my sister Patsy and me, and we used to play together a lot. Back then, before they built a home beside the NEI tennis court, the Martins lived in part of the Hampshire House and it was a great place to explore with lots of stairways and a great attic. The other thing I remember about the Martins was that Tom smoked cigars. He would occasionally drop in to chat with my folks, Winnie & Ed Houghton, and the smell from that cigar would linger quite a while. I read with interest the story of Storyland. Back in the 50's, the inn business was a lot more seasonal, with things pretty quiet in the spring and fall. My folks were the owners of Holiday Inn in Intervale, and like many innkeepers, my Dad, Ed, had a variety of off-season jobs to help make ends meet. One of my Dad's job was working for Bob Morrell when Storyland was being built. He mostly did painting along with some carpentry, and he always recalled having painted the Crooked Little House, the Old Woman's Shoe and others. may 27 2014: Larrie Upton 4 Oak Hill Drive Dover, NH 03820 - 603 742 0617 I am seeking a photo for a historic preservation project in Dover NH. On Feb.9,1893 there was a fire that burned The Strafford County Insane Asylum to the ground killing 43 people that were locked in the building. Please suggest any resources that may help me. Reward! may 26 2014: Anna Hatch PearE I am looking for information on the Brookside house on 16a it is located on the left heading north .I grew up there and my father said that in the cellar there were items that seemed to be from a store .Myrian Eastman told my dad that it was a store and they sold gas there .Which made sense because he found an old gas sign.We however have never seen anything talking about it in any of the history .Thank you for your time.Sincerely Anna Peare may 19 2014: doug temple 415 Camp creek road greeneville, tn 37743 I enjoyed looking at the picture of General Thermostat Corp. My friend Gordon Reingruber and I spent several summers in Bartlett (early 1960's). His father, Frank, was the owner of General Thermostat, not just the manager. may 19 2014: Marion ritcey Love the Bartlett area. Looking for information on Livermore Logging. this has been helpful. thank you jan 27 2014: sue magro, portsmouth nh Hello, I just have a question! I was referred to you by the Bartlett Public Library. My sister and I were in your charming town this past weekend, cross-country skiing on the railroad track groomed trails. I have been trying since to find out information about those abandoned passenger train cars (I think they say "Lackawana" or something on the sides). There are window blinds and padded seats and overhead compartments - I am fascinated and would love to know how long the cars have been there, when that train last carried passengers, and why the cars are just left on the tracks (unfortunately found by graffiti 'artists'). What a great website! Found out everything I could want to know about Bartlett except info on those train cars. Thanks for anything you can tell me! Sincerely, Sue Magro, Portsmouth, NH dec 11, 2013: Mark Hired hand from the Willey Slide is buried in Bartlett. Could you tell me which cemetary and where in town that cemetary is located? Thanks. REPLY: Birth: 1789Death: Aug. 28, 1826 David was 37 years old and worked as a hired hand for Samuel Willey, Jr. at the Willey House Inn in Crawford Notch. He died, along with the Willey family and another hired man, from a landslide triggered by violent thunderstorms. They were most likely attempting to escape rising floods from the Saco River when they were caught in the landslide. Inscription: Killed at Willey Slide 1826 Burial: Garland Ridge Cemetery Bartlett Carroll County New Hampshire, USA Created by: AuntieJ Record added: Sep 02, 2013 Find A Grave Memorial# 116456101 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=116456101 dec 09, 2013: rick desmarais So about 45 years ago, my parents took my sister and I to the Whites, mostly to see Story Land and Six Gun City I think. I have a picture of us standing in front a cabin we occupied when we were vacationing, but my parents' can't remember much more. I do remember as a kid being simply amazed by the Whites; it wasn't for another 12 years or so that I would make it back to do occasional hikes. But I do remember the astonishment I felt at the mountains specifically. So fast forward 45 years and I'm 50, an avid hiker, trip leader and chapter treasurer for the AMC and I'm still trying to find this place that so excited me. I remember we stayed in a white cabin and there was a restaurant where we went for breakfast and I think we could walk there. My hazy memory recalls a matchbook with a grandma in a rocking chair, but I'm not sure I can trust that. We were staying near StoryLand so I'm betting it's Glen or Jackson. I took the only picture I have from that time over to Steve Smith in Lincoln who edits the White Mountain guide, but the roughly 2200-2500 foot hill in the background (my guess) is not distinctive enough. I've been purchasing online tourist guides of the Whites from about 1965 to 1971 but no luck. I think the old Meadowbrook Motel (Will's Inn) might be a possibility, but not sure. Any other ideas? Thanks! nov 24, 2013: Steve lambert bernerhof inn We love reading and seeing these archives. We should meet for a cup of coffee and get to know each other! Steve and Katey Innkeepers Bernerhof Inn nov 10, 2013: valerie calabraro 150 Yvonne Rd - Bellingham, MA 02019 I will always cherish my memories of Bartlett, There are times it feels like it was just yesterday and happy thoughts surface. My grandmother was knowN as Nunny in the town. The swimming who can forget... The Rock, and Second Iron and yes I did jump from the bridge. There were the summer crushes and the best white Christmas a child could wish for. There was that cool diving board at SKY VALLEY oh how I first froze up there and then you could never get me off. There were those cool dances at the VF. Many names I have never forgotten. I have a hard time seeing her house and yard for it has never been the same since her death. I still get up there however, it feels more like I come into town like a thief in the night. Bartlett you will always have a place in my heart, Valerie Sep 15, 2013: Rob Schrull Greetings from Tokyo, Japan. I was reading something the other day that brought my attention to Livermore. Googling Livermore, I found your series of pages. Fascinating stuff. Thanks for putting it up. As a young boy I would work at a camp in the Lakes region, and while now living in Tokyo for over 10 years, I still have a home in Vermont to which I go in summers. For sure, next trip, I want to hike up and see the old foundations and enjoy the mountains. Reading these has given me a lot of enthusiasm to do this. Thanks! _______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aug 31, 2013: Pamela burdwood - 2431 Sunset Blvd - Steubenville, oh 43952 My Grandfather and father's family are all from Bartlett. I consider it my hometown, as far as "roots" go.They Lived right on the main road, and a favorite childhood memory is hearing Uncle Alan Burdwood Blow the train Whistle just for us! ______________________________________________________________________________ Aug 27, 2013: Patricia Blodget - I Just found these websites and got interested as I see the name levi bartlett. My uncle levi russel bartlett was named after his uncle levi, he was the brother to my grandfather, fred g. bartlett. levi and fred were born in fond du lac,wi. and came to california. they had bartlett brothers, harvesting company in the stockton,california area. Their mother's name was Elizabeth. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aug 4, 2013: Lori Wilson - PO Box 1401 - Salem, NH 03079 My sister and I spent alot of time with our dad Ray Wilson in the 60's, 70's and early 8o's at our A-frame on Dundee Road in Intervale. I attended Josiah Bartlett school for the first half of 8th grade, 1974ish. skiing at Attitash and Black Mtn. Intervale will always be 'home' to me. July 25, 2013: Debra Quinton - 1343 Eppinger Dr - Port Charlotte, FL 33952 For many years my family and I have stayed at the Mountain Home Cabins. We have always enjoyed ourselves. The river is breath taking. John & Diane and Linsey have always made our long trip a real pleasure! _________________________________________________________________________________________ May 28, 2013: Barbara Johnson (Behm) - 4380 Tunnel Hill Rd, Tunnel Hill, Illinois 62972 all of my family were krunfuss, brandt, schult and behm. and the husbands of some of the krunfuss girls, wendler, coffey, and obrien. we lived at 136 eastern ave. all my life, went to bartlett grade school from 1956 to 1962, then ellis jr high and elgin high school. ________________________________________________________________________________ May 22, 2013: Alden Francis Rosbrook/Rosebrook - 34472 N Goldmine Gulch Trail - Queen Creek AZ 85142 I am a Direct Descendent of Captain Elazer Rosebrook. ____________________________________________________________________________ May 15, 2013: Jack Boudreau: RE; Ray Evans My family owned The Crawford House, from about 1870 until it was sold along with The Twin Mountain House in 1948. I was lucky enough to meet Raymond Willard Evans on several occasions up at Twin Mountain on Evans Drive. He told me stories about my Great Great Grandfather,for whom he had worked at Crawfords. I was pretty young, but I remember he had the wooden sign for Crawford House in his back yard, and many other fine photographs and ephemera. We hiked from Crawford Station to the site of his long gone family home, the Mt. Willard Section House. Built in the 1880's it was torn down by the R.R. in the late 70's, and all that remains is the foundation and furnace, but also a magnificent view. I remember Ray telling me of his Father who was killed in a R.R. accident when Ray was young, and that his mother Hattie raised her family all alone astride a Mountain, and she herself became the Station Agent for Mt. Willard. People often remember the men of history, but often not the women who kept them going, and carried on after them. For instance my relative Oscar G. Barron of The Fabyan House, died in 1913, and his wife Jennie Lane Barron ran the huge hotel by herself until 1933. From most accounts she improved things, and ran a tight ship. Her Father Dennis Lane of Montpelier Vt invented the Circular Saw (Industrial), so she came of sound stock. Ray Evans was a treasure, and I will never forget him. Feb 2, 2013: Merle Burke - Bedford, NH 03110 This is a very good website and a fine tribute to the Town of Bartlett. To those people who have worked so hard to put this together and to all of its contributors, congratulations and thank you.. I notice that you refer to Mrs. Florence Morey, my former employer as, "Madam Morey." Rather than identifying Mrs. Morey by a name that might have been meant as a derogatory nickname (used disrespectfully behind one's back) maybe you should be more respectful and use her real name. When I was twelve, I called Mrs Morey 'Madam' -- not knowing any better. Luckily she didn't hear me. But, after I said it, I thought my two Uncles, Pep and Jake and my grandfather Joe were going to snatch me bald-headed and pull my ears out. I learned a lesson that day! I read one time in the Conway Daily Sun, where someone said that she liked to be called 'Madam.' Well, I knew her for a long time and, I never knew of anyone ever calling her Madam to her face!! Editors note: The term 'madam' is defined as a polite form of address for a woman, or a courtesy title. also the mistress of a household. The usage is consistant with historical articles. In Marion Varney's "Harts Location in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire's Smallest town", published 1997, there is reference to the title "Madam" on page 136: "She commenced her long reign as the Madam of Harts Location, as she preferred to be known, in 1928 when she was elected Town Clerk and Selectman." Since the author, Marion Varney, was a neighbor of Florence Morey there must be some truth to this statement. There may have been some folks who thought "Madam" referred to the operator of a brothel, however I, for one, never assumed the title to impy any more than one of respect. But, since most of history is what people remember, I have added this bit of information to the page where Madam Morey is mentioned. It can be found under the picture of Mrs. Morey's Inn Unique. http://www.bartletthistory.org/bartletthistory/crawfordnotch.html Dec 30 2012: Judith Garland Miller - 128 N Lakeview Drive - Lake Helen, FL 32744 On April 23, 2012 a Beth Gaudette signed the guest book. We are cousins and have been separated a long time. I remember Bethany when she was about 5-6 yrs old. Her Mother, Pauline Garland Gaudette was my father's, Eben Garland, sister. I would like for Beth to get in touch with me as I have a lot of family history already done and would love to share it with her. Judith Garland Miller of Lake Helen Florida . August 19, 2012: Barbara Bartlett Sost - Plainsboro, NJ I have begun my personal search of my wonderful ancesters as a cousin I have since lost conact with indicated we were direct descendants of Josiah. I have traced some of us to parts of Massachusetts and of course NJ. I know I have many cousins out there and would love to connect with them. My father was George D. Bartlett born in Asbury Park, NJ. Feel free to reach out to me if you think we are connected. Looking forward to coming to Bartlett in the very near future. MAY 25, 2012: STEPHEN J. TAYLOR 5 Cardiff Court - ALGONQUIN, IL 60102 Many thanks for showing the Silver Springs Lodge place-mat. I worked there during the summer of 1968 at age 14 as my uncle, Emil Hansen owned the place at the time. By then, the gas station was a Mobil station. I checked people into the cabins and campground area, pumped gas and washed windshields, waited on tables in the restaurant, made pizzas and sandwiches for the counter service, and sold groceries in the store. My uncle was also the part-time town constable and I recall directing traffic on US Highway 302 when there was an accident near a railroad crossing --- I thought that it was kind of funny with my uncle in his flannel checkered shirt, a constable's badge pinned to the shirt pocket, and a handgun tucked into a holster directing traffic --- no uniform at all! Great memories of my summer in Bartlett... MAY 19, 2012: KIM B. KITSOS 6 ROSE ST HAVERHILL MA My family is from the are and I am looking forward to visiting this summer. May 18, 2012: Dave Davidson - Society of Manufacturing Engineers: I noticed the references to Kearsarge Peg Co. on your home page. An expanded PowerPoint style presentation on the company's background and history can be viewed by following this link: https://www.box.net/s/uxzqti7l1dfe7qh1j4i1 Regards, Dave Davidson SOCIETY OF MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS Deburring/Surface Finishing Technical Group dryfinish@gmail.com April 23, 2012: Beth Gaudette, Tamworth, NH 03886 This is a great website! I am working on the family genealogy and this is very informative. Memories of Bartlett, there are many. My grandparents were Grover Garland and Sadie Burke. The family goes back many generations in Bartlett. My parents: Dell and Pauline(Garland)Gaudette also made Bartlett their home. My grandmother, Sadie Garland owned two restaurants, one in Glen beside her home on RT. 16 and Allen Rd where the old Harriets Diner used to be and then again in Bartlett Village across from the old Thermostat Factory and the railroad tracks. Both of my parents worked at the Kearsarge Peg Mill, my mom for 30 years. My dad worked at the CC Camps in Livermore in the early years. I went to Bartlett Elementary. Mrs. Garland, Mrs. Manna, Mrs. Jones, Mr.Walker and Mrs. Davis. If anyone had Mr. Walker they will remember the afternoon square dance lessons that we had every day. (fun but didn't help much) Nothing can compare to the childhood memories, close school friendships (most of which were related) and small town closeness that we had as children. Our graduating class consisted of 12, that was closeness. Dec 29, 2011: Kim (Dinsmore) Kitsos; 6 Rose Street, Haverhill, Ma 01830 I have been trying to find my family history and so far it leads me to Elijah Dinsmore. He is buried in the Dinsmore Cemetary at Intervale, as also his son, Elijah Dinsmore, Jr. I was hoping to find a grave of his son Colonel Stephen Dinsmore as well. Thank you, Kim (Dinsmore) Kitsos. Oct 12, 2011: Robert J. Girouard, 96 Main St, Acushnet, Ma. Love your area. Here I am living in Ma. and loving your area. Bartlett..Livermore.. My Grandfather Pierre Girouard came from Canada into the USA on 3/11/1912. Wish he went to Bartlett or Livermore. Livermore was known for Canadian woodsmen. But in my research I find no Girouard's in Bartlett or Livermore. My Grandfather and Grandmother came to New Bedford Ma. to work in the Cotton Factories..oh well Shh!! My wife thinks in my past life I lived in your area..Bartlett..Livermore..or Carrigain....Mmm I think she could be right!!! OCT 12, 2011: Cheryl Alander, 25 River Street, Bartlett I love this website. Wonderful to be able to view the past. Thank you! Sept 30, 2011: Candy Brassard - WASHINGTON. DC My dad, Lawrence C. DuPont is buried in the Garland Ridge Cemetery. He was a WWII veteran, served at Omaha Beach, Normandy on D Day and liberated a concentration camp in Germany. He was absolutely amazing as a husband and as a father to us 3 kids. He was also wonderful to his parents. Any history on the cemetery would be greatly appreciated. My grandfather Angus MacDonald is also buried there. A beautiful place. September 24, 2011: Rick Garon - 8 Hollis Drive - Hampstead, NH: Although I only spent my summers and school vacations with my grandparent Adalbert and Olive Garon, I feel somewhat connected with Bartlett. My father Raymond graduated from BHS in the 40's. My grandfather worked for the RR as station agent in Bartlett, Crawford's, Sawyer River and Whitefield. The Drowns of Bartlett are my ancestors on my grandmother's side. I have many great memories hanging around with the kids of Bartlett: Roger Clemons, Merle Burke, the Trecartens, Diane Dudley, etc. Haying with Dale Trecarten, 2nd Iron. Keep up the good work. I'll visit the site often. September 21, 2011: Liz Pace, 41 Puddingstone lane, Bellingham, Mass: It was so nice to see the pictures of the flood on River Street from 1967 with my grandparents Betty & Win Whitman. Would love to get a copy of those pictures. (Note: the pictures referred to are here ) Aug 23, 2011: Rick Garon 8 Hollis Dr. Hampstead, NH I have many fond memories of Bartlett from 6yrs old to 14yrs old. I used to spend my summers in Bartlett with my grandparents, Albert and Olive (Drown) Garon. My father graduated from BHS around 1943. I'm seeing names on the website that I knew in the 60's. My great-great grandmother was Mary Abigail Cook, born in Porter ME in 1830 and died in Bartlett (West Side Rd.) Buried at Hill Cemetary. Can never seem to find it. Anyway, Dave, great job on the new look of the web site. I'll come back often. Rick Garon Ask Constance Dudley if she remembers me. I had a summer crush on her sister Diane back in the 50's and 60's. Aug 1, 2011: Lois A Mullen 6688 Dabney street Fort meyers fl I learned (to love)so much here!!! My heart aches for 'the Village'. Dec 1, 2010: Wanda Abbott Langford Edgewater, Florida 32132I have so many fond memories of growing up in Bartlett; how lucky we were! Thank you, David, for putting this together and allowing us all a peek at the past. Editor note: you're welcome...some of us are still here, AND still "growing-up" Sept 6, 2010: Cherry: 107 Seboeis Road; howland maine 04448 I am very interested in your Web-site as my Great grandparents- Archibald & Rebecca (Haddock) Allan lived in Bartlett/Glen & am Pleased to find this on-line! JULY 31 2010: I am doing some research on the Knight Family. George Washington Knight and George Lincoln Knight came to Bartlett as permanent residents in or about 1881. They both lived the rest of thier lives in Bartlett. George W's daughter and husband also were in Bartlett or Hart's Location from 1881 to 1883. During that time Nellie J and Myrtle F Rich were born. The on-line Bartlett Town Report of 1892 does not list either one. Does some one have access to the 1890 and 1891 Town Report for Bartlett and the 1889-1892 Reports for Hart's Location or Livermore? Could they either e-mail a copy of the appropriate pages or send me copies? George C Rich was the father and Viola Knight Rich the mother. After they were in Bartlett, George Rich moved to Lancaster where he worked for the MEC until 1914 when he opened a butcher market on Main St. Charles Curtis Rich, George and Viola's son, came back to Bartlett with the MEC around 1909. He was a car inspector and then went to Rhode Island and Connecticut for the rest of his life. He is buried in Lancaster. While they were here they had Myrtle B in 1916. Please see if there is a record in the 1917 Bartlett Town Record also. Thank you for your help Dave Flewelling (REPLIES CAN BE SENT USING THE 'contact us' form here at the website) AUG 2, 2010: SYLVIA GRAY, Wausau, Florida 32463 My Grandparents John G. Markley and Mary W. Markley bought 80 acres on Jericho rd. around 1959 from Mr. Cannell. I spent my summers there as a child for 16 years. I still dream of being there quite often. I have never seen such a beautiful place since. The wonderful memories of swimming in the rocky Branch River and the trips to Silver Springs after dinner with my Grandfather to get penny candy.There was a small farm across the street from my Grandparents owned by Everett and Nellie Towle and Earnest and Isabelle Grey. That is where I fell in love with cows. I spent many hours playing in their barn and pasture with their grandchildren. I remember going to the Post Office with my Grandfather. It was in a house on 302 and I believe the postmasters name was Mrs. Chandler.I went to bibl! e school at a little white church across the street from what is now the Red Parka Pub. I still have my diploma. I just loved looking at your old photos. I have copies of some very old photos of the Rocky Branch that I will dig out and send you AUGUST 10, 2010: Lorraine Judd Holt Divide, Co. 80814: This is a great website, found it by accident. I love Bartlett, both my mother's family, the Ainsworths, and my father's family, the Judds, lived there when I was growing up. It was a special town, no better place to grow up. AUGUST 26, 2010: RALPH CLEMONS, RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA: David has done a superb job in putting together some of the history of Barlett. Having spent my first nineteen years theRE and exploring, hunting, fishing, education, and just plain fun there are a lot of memories. The town today does not resemble the town as I remember it. Thanks for the memories. May 24, 2010: Linda Suzanne Chapman Rademacher - 12819 Longleaf Lane- Herndon, Va 20170 Adam Barttelot (1046-1100) was my 27th Great Grandfather. The Barrtelot/Bartlett name was in my family up to the birth of my Great Grandmother, Frances Bartlett born 1880. My Grandmother\'s name was Frances Bartlett Prest born 1898. I have been working with tree maker and Ancestry.com. I haven\'t quit figured out what number Josiah Bartlett is but he is either my cousin or Uncle. Thank you for having the Bartlett History on the internet. Jan 19, 2010: Peter and Lis Boucher Box: 1817 Orchard Rd. Berlin, CT. 06037 We have been visitors to the area for 30 yrs., residents (part time) for 4 yrs. at Bartlett Place; and soon to be owners of a new home on Parker Ridge Rd. We love Bartlett and the whole Mt. Washington Valley and hope to eventually spend ALL of our time here. We hope to get acquainted with alot of those connected with the Historical Society and Bartlett in general... November 14, 2009 Clint Burke Jr 9945 saw mill road charlotte, nc 28278 It always seems we come home for a funeral and remember how much we enjoyed growing up in Bartlett October 30, 2009 Larry Chase po box 514 Conway, NH, 03818 October 21, 2009 Dave Flewelling 104 Main St Orono, Me 04473 Great addition for genealogists to have the link to the Town Reports. Nice layout and pretty easy to navigate throughout. Good Job. October 20, 2009: The new Bartlett web site is great. I'll be exploring it frequently. I wish I could be at the annual meeting to hear Mr. Peter Crane talk about Livermore. My grandparents, Charles and Martha Knight used to live in Livermore. Grandpa Knight was the train engineer on the steam train that hauled logs out to the main line in Crawford Notch. My association with Livermore is that my dad, Edward Boynton Knight, used to take me deer hunting around Livermore during the mid 1950s. Brian A. Knight Great-great-grandson of George Washington Knight; Great-grandson of George Lincoln and Lillias (Sarson) Knight; Grandson of Charles Edward and Martha (Boynton) Knight; Son of Edward Boynton and Sophie Knight Citizen of Bartlett, NH (years ago and still in heart) October 20, 2009: Brian A. Knight PO Box: Box 184 Ringwood, IL 60072 One of my many fond memories of Bartlett is being in first grade (1944-45 school year) with Mrs. Lucielle Garland as teacher. She would line us up every morning and have us hold our hands in front of us. She then checked to make sure we had clean hands and clean fingernails. She was a wonderful person and teacher. Oct 18, 2009 Bert George PO Box 188 Bartlett, NH 03812 This is the next generation of the Bartlett Historical Society's web site and our web master, David Eliason, is doing a great job making it interactive. Hopefully members and friends will provide input that will further enhance the site and make Bartlett history more personal and interesting. Thanks David! PS Don't forget to send your message by using the link in at the top of this page. Oct 18, 2009 Deb Alpstrusse Intervale, NH A Bartlett Historical website is a wonderful idea.

BARTLETT FAMILIES submitted by Marcia Clemons Dolley Early this spring, (2010) Deborah Tasker Sena contacted the Bartlett Historical Society website asking for help with her genealogical search. She had been working on her family genealogy and was planning a summer visit to New England in search of her roots. Dave Eliason asked if I could help her with her search of the Bartlett Taskers, and so we began an email conversation which lasted for many months. Bartlett was added to her “must see” places to visit once we were able to supply her with gravestone information for Taskers of Bartlett. Then on Thursday, July 22, Gary and I drove over to the University of New Hampshire library and enjoyed an ever-so-brief visit with Deborah and her niece, Kim as they were finishing up their day of genealogical research there. She has compiled an amazing amount of thoroughly documented research on the Tasker family. Deborah is descended through her father, George Waldemere Tasker; her grandfather, Frederick W. Tasker; her great grandfather, George Frederick Tasker; her great, great grandfather, James Bassett Tasker; and, her great, great, great, grandfather, Jonathan Tasker who was married to Belinda Bassett; and, her great, great, great, great grandfather Jonathan Tasker who was married Comfort Seavey and settled in Bartlett on what is now known as the Rogers farm. Jonathan Tasker, Sr. was a descendant of John Tasker who emigrated from England and settled in Madbury, NH. The Tasker family was located in Bartlett in the late 1700’s, possibly settling there between 1780-1790. Jonathan, the elder, was moderator at the first town meeting held in Bartlett on July 9, 1790. Along with John Pendexter and Enoch Emery, Jonathan served as the first board of Selectmen. In addition to selectman, he also served as town clerk for many years as well as on a committee with Enoch Emery and Samuel Cotton “to look out and locate roads.” Jonathan is believed to have died ca. 1805 in Bartlett. The Tasker family of Bartlett married into the Rogers family and the George family of Bartlett as well as the Bassett family of Jackson, among others. Deborah was delighted to be able to photograph the gravestones of her early ancestors at the Garland Ridge Cemetery (also known throughout the years as the Village Cemetery and the Tasker Cemetery.) She also photographed the site of the Tasker homestead, more recently known as the Rogers homestead. However, since fire destroyed the Harry Rogers house several years ago, her research of the Bartlett Taskers will not be complete until she has a photo of the original homestead. If any of our members and friends has a photo which they would care to share, Deborah will be ever so grateful. The two Tasker descendants concluded their genealogical journey with a drive through Crawford’s Notch to view the location were David Bassett (father of Belinda Bassett who married Jonathan Tasker) was located in 1790. Deborah’s research can be seen at www.noyesgenealogy.net . Another Tasker family website can be found at http://taskerfamilyhistory.org/country/usa-willad.html. Here is an interesting account of the 1834 Willey Slide and Rescue as told by Ebenezer Tasker, who was the son of a member of the rescue party. Names mentioned are Edward Melcher, Jonathan Rogers, Samuel Tuttle, Abram Allen, Samuel Stillings and Isaac Fall as members of the group. Reference to Judge Hall's Tavern and Tasker's 116 acre farm. This article was published in The New York Times, August 20, 1894. Here is a link to a PDF version of the story: New York Times Article Ebenezer is buried in the Intervale Cemetery. He is the brother of Jonathan. Deborah Sena sent us this picture of the cemetery site. Ebenezer is buried in the Intervale Cemetery. He is the brother of Jonathan. Deborah Sena sent us this picture of the cemetery site. THIS INFORMATION WAS OBTAINED FROM THE CONWAY PUBLIC LIBRARY WEBSITE: WILLIAM D. TASKER, propiertor of the Fairview house, at Intervale, Carroll County, was born January 28 1852, at lower Bartlett, a son of the late Cyrus A. Tasker. The following is a brief review of his line of descent. John Tasker, the founder of the Tasker family of America, emigrated from England to this country at an early day, settling in Madbury, N.H., where his four sons - Evenezer, Samuel, John, and William - lived for some time. Ebenezer Tasker served in the French and Indian war. At one time, when out on scout duty, he stumbled on a camp of Indians, and was discovered by them. With great courage and presence of mind, he shouted, "Come on, boys!" as though leading an attack, at which the indians took flight and fled. Settling in Bartlett, about two miles below the present village, he cleared a farm, and there reared his two sons - Ebenezer and Jonathon. Seargent Jonathan Tasker, the next in his line of descent, served in the War of the Revolution, being in Colonel Reed's regiment and Captain Clay's company. He reared six children two sons, Jonathan and Ebenezer; and four daughters, namely: Polly, who became the wife of Elder Hazeltine; Lucrieta and Lurana, twins, who married two brothers, Daniel Rogers and Joshua Rogers; and Comfort, who married Benjamin F. George. Ebenezer Tasker was a lifelong farmer and one of the leading citizens of Bartlett during the greater part of his long life of eighty-four years. His worth and ability were fully appreciated by his fellow townsmen, who elected him to numerous offices of trust, including those of Selectman, Tax Collector, and Representative to the State Legislature. He married a Miss Hussum, and their children were: William, Cyrus A. Ebenezer, Eliza, John, Mary, Andrew, and Martha. William, born in 1813, for nine summers led a horse over the bridle path across Mount Washington, giving to his father the money thus earned, sixty dollars. Then going to West Newbury, Mass., he began mercantile business on a small scale by peddling combs, in which occupation he soon acquired sufficient capital to open a store there. The extent of his operations subsequently became so great that he was enabled to corner the comb market and to exchange his stock for the land on which Kansas City now stands, thus acquiring a large fortune. During the Civil War he suffered financial ruin; but, starting again with a capital of three hundred dollars, he made another fortune. Eliza, daughter of Ebenezer Tasker, married Hazen Pitman, proprietor of the Pequawket House, at Lower Bartlett. She died April 22, 1899. John, who was educated by his brother William, was Quartermaster in the War Department at Washington, D.C. He married, and reared three children: Herbert Delman, a resident of Providence, R.I.; Ida, now Mrs. Ida Avis, who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Jennie, wife of Charles McCutcheon, of New York. Mary, daughter of Ebenezer Tasker, is the wife of Thomas M. Chase, a comb manufacturer, of West Newbury, Mass. They have two children: Elwood N., who married Anna Noyes; and Emma M., who is the wife of Ezekiel Whitman. Martha Tasker married, first, W. Silver, and after his death became the wife of George Bennett. Ebenezer Tasker was a merchant and business man of Bartlett. He married KeziaLaighton, who bore him five children - Ida, John, Sarah, Mary, and Lydia.John reisded in Newburyport. Sarah, who is a tailoress at Manchester, N.H., has made a coat for every Governor of the state for the past fifteen years. Lydia married Frank Locke. Subject: William D. Tasker bio on society site Contributed by: Deborah Tasker Sena 9/1/11 Noted you posted this bio. I have seen it elsewhere and believe its from one of the 'Who Who' books about important people in the state. I believe it relies heavily on family contributed stories and lineages without any further documentation or verification. You will note that my ancestor, Jonathan- brother to Wm's father Ebenezer- is barely mentioned. Some day I will investigate that and why the family property ended up in the female line (Rodgers) instead of going to one of the sons. Anyway, there is a more documented source for the early Taskers in Madbury which has the first Nh documented Tasker as William (probably the father of the John they are referring to) although it is not clear if he was the 1st immigrant or born in the colonies. The earliest documented Tasker is a John referred to in court proceedings in Salem MA in 1647. He could have been William's father (who was born in about 1656), but that is PURE speculation, no other documentation exists to date. For anyone wanting to read about the early Taskers in Madbury, they can read it online at: http://www.archive.org/details/historyoftownofd02stac History of the town of Durham, New Hampshire : (Oyster River Plantation) with genealogical notes ([1913]) Author: Stackpole, Everett Schermerhorn, 1850-1927 ; Thompson, Lucien, b. 1859 ; Meserve, Winthrop Smith, 1838- starting p. 353 Contributed by: Deborah Tasker Sena 10/4/2013 Deborah sent us this update to the Tasker Family Tree in the form of a letter. It mentions their origins in France and three brothers coming to the United States in the early 1800's. One settled in Dover and the other two went to Bartlett and one operated a hotel in Intervale, NH. (Correction: "one operated a hotel in Intervale, NH" is actually referring to a contemporary cousin of the author, not one of the 3 brothers. Rather the descendants who stayed in Barlett. She is referring to the Taskers who owned Fairview Cottage in the Intervale. Author of letter: Bernice (Tasker) Harris- daughter of Millard Tasker and Annie Barrows, Millard was the son of James Bassett Tasker. One of the five brothers who walked from Bartlett to Haverhill. Bernice was born and lived her whole life in Haverhill. So Elijah Tasker was her uncle to operated the shoe business with her father as mentioned in the letter. (I am descended from Millard's brother, George F.) Although not completely confirmed, we believe the letter was sent to Charles Worthen, son of Lillian (Tasker) Worthen and her husband Herbert, also of Haverhill. Lillian was a daughter of the above mentioned George F. Read the letter in this PDF attached file: HERE _______________________________________________________ Deborah also wanted to share/comment on the content and claims in the letter and how she has researched them to date. Tasker arrival in Bartlett- This is later than the known facts such as Jonathan Tasker being present for the formation of the town government in 1790. 3 brothers, Dover and Bartlett- Elements of what others have determined but a big generational difference with Dover and Bartlett being simultaneously settled. The more accepted version is that we are descended from William Tasker who arrived in the then called Dover area (Madbury) in the late 1600s. His great grandsons, Ebenezer and Jonathan moved to Bartlett (although there are some versions that start with John, grand father of the pair). Huguenot orgins- There are assumptions that the Taskers were of English origin but no documentation to that effect. While Tasker is a fairly known English name it is often explained as coming from the Norman French when they invaded and, therefore, has the same root as the French equivalent name, Tascher. I found online another researcher claiming the Hugeunot connection but with a timeline more fitting to the Wm Tasker of Madbury origin. He has not responed to many requests by me and others for the documentation of the claims. I suspect it has some of the same sources as Berenice's. Is it possible, yes. Wm's arrival in Dover is very close to the date when the Edict of Nantes was revoked, and its not hard to imagine that conditions were bad just prior to the official revocation. But he would have to had come to the colonies from France, not via England (unless a transient stopover). Also there are records of Huguenot Taschers being in England in the early 1700's. I did check with the American Huguenot Society and they say some did come directly to the colonies. They do not, however, have any record in the US of a Tasker/Tascher Huguenot line. Also of interest is that Wm.'s granddson married into another Madbury family, the Demerrits, whose first immigrant Eli has been hotly debated as to his origins, including that he was Huguenot. It would make sense that coming to the colonies with no resources they would find their way to the new/cheaper land opening up, such as rural NH, and also would settle near/marry into other Huguenot families. But in the end I have more or less concluded its unlikely and possibly the result of skewed/prejudicial genealogy trying to meet people preferences as anglophiles or francophiles. Possibly with an anti-catholic overlay which makes the Huguenot connection the more acceptable. 5 brothers - Berenice is correct, there is no record anywhere for a Joshua or Joseph Tasker (others of that name have other established ancestry in Nh) including Civil War service/death, etc. Although I have not probably searched that as thoroughly as possible. Elijah on the other hand clearly existed and shows up in Haverhill directories as partner with Millard Tasker. I also found a California state census that recorded an E. Tasker in gold country. One of these days I will see if I can find a death cert to verify his parents. He certainly was not buried near any of the other Tasker graves in Haverhill. That summarizes my research to date. Hope you enjoy the document. Please let me know when it arrives. Deborah Tasker Sena October 2013 January 2014 - Deborah Tasker Sena sent this update to her research: Despite seeming to be pretty obvious, born-married-had children (or not)- died, genealogy is never that straight a path and often leads you astray on side roads or you miss a sign for a significant change of direction! This happened to me lately and I wanted to pass on my updated knowledge to anyone interested in the Taskers of Bartlett, particularly my lineage from Jonathan Tasker, son of Jonathan Tasker. In the article posted on this website by Marcia Dolley on her research for me on the Taskers of Bartlett, she mentioned my website where the lineage has been posted. For anyone who may have visited that site, this is an update on the parents of Belinda Bassett, wife of Jonathan Tasker. When I was new to genealogy back in 2010 I worked with the genealogist for the Bassett Family to determine Belinda's parentage and ancestry. The information was added to my website and indeed helped to form my first genealogical trip to the White Mtn area. The ancestry we had said her father was David Bassett who was in Hart's Location in the 1790 census. His wife Suzannah Copp was the daughter Benjamin Copp, the first settler of Jackson. Pretty impressive, I duly visited Jackson (see my pic in the gazebo) as well as Crawford's Notch/Willey house site. The only problem was Belinda was born in 1795, so not on the census, and there is no other record of David or his family. But understanding the lack of documentation in rural NH, I figured that was as good as it gets. Fast forward to this week, somehow in searching for other information I may have had on the Bassett ancestry, I came across another email (2010) from the Bassett researcher flagging me that there were alternative parents for Belinda. How I missed this or why I didn't do something with it earlier, I don't recall, all I know is I am glad I kept it. It was a signifcant change that made much more sense and has more circumstantial documentation (again, as good as it gets). This update proposes, therefore, that Belinda Bassett was the daughter of James Bassett and Ann Walker Durgin (widow of Silas Durgin). James Bassett was in the 1790 census in Bartlett, but he died in 1797. The 1800 census for Bartlett has his wife enumerated as 'wid. Ann Basset'. More importantly, it shows her with 2 daughters 5-10 years old which fits Belinda's age at the time of the census. The other confirming 'evidence'? Something I had wondered about as there were no Davids in my Tasker line. But Belinda and Jonathan Tasker's son and my ancestor, was named James Bassett Tasker. Another interesting point is that as the daughter of James, Belinda had a brother Joseph. This Joseph Bassett named one of his daughters Belinda Tasker Bassett. In fact, the next generation of that family also had a Belinda T. Bassett. So for now, unless better evidence emerges otherwise, and I welcome all comments, I am adding James and Ann as my ancestors. A bit sad, as it means I have to say goodbye to all those wonderful local history stories associated with David and Suzannah, although I can still say I am related as a cousin by marriage as David was James' brother. I do have added respect for Belinda, who lost her father at about 2 years of age, died young at 39 (Garland Ridge Cemetary gravestone picture attached) and her relatives who kept her memory alive through others bearing her name (my Tasker line also had 2 generations of Belinda Bassett Tasker). Not to mention the challenge her mother faced who was 2xs widowed and left with a young family to raise. I do owe Jeffrey Bassett(Bassett Family Historian, www.bassettbranches.org thanks for his ongoing efforts to trace the family as well as a Walker family researcher, Eugene Walker ( Eugene Walker, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~walkerdesc/b241.htm#P241 ) who clued me into Ann's 1800 census. Now I am off to explore all my new Walker ancestors. Deborah Tasker Sena The Tasker Family - All We Know Jonathan and Belinda Tasker at the GARLAND RIDGE CEMETERY Ebenezer is buried in the Intervale Cemetery. He is the brother of Jonathan. Deborah Sena sent us this picture of the cemetery site.

The home of Dave's Collected Bartlett NH History. Everything you wanted to know about the history of Bartlett, NH. Dave Eliason is your website editor. Dave's Collected History of Bartlett, N.H. and other topics Front Page Bartletthistory.net This address you landed on is the previous Bartlett Historical Society Website. The Historical Society website that Dave Eliason created and edited since 2009 has relocated to a new address at https://bartletthistory.org and Dave is no longer the editor of their website. The new site's focus is different than Dave's version (that you are now viewing). Their new site relies on the "Past Perfect" software application for you to search for topics. There are no navigable menus of historical topics It has good and not so good features. Its search function finds lots of things, often not in a logical order or even what you wanted to find. The pictures presented have been defaced with a garish "Bartlett Historical Society" emblem plastered on them and the informational details are often disappointing. It's good at telling you which folder at the museum you can go to for the information but that involves a trip to their museum to see it. It's excellent at finding basic details about people but usually with little detail. Despite all that I'd still encourage folks to use it, Dave Eliason has rebranded this site to "Dave's Collected History of Bartlett, NH" BartlettHistory.net in partnership with BartlettNHheritage.org Considering that Dave has been accumulating material and building this version for more than 20 years it didn't seem appropriate to just dump it in the scrap heap. So, it lives on with a new name and NO affiliation with the Bartlett Historical Society. You don't have to know what you're looking for. Check our extensive index...There is something for everyone! 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Let's Get Started Check this menu for topics that may be of interest Front Pages Bartlett Heritage Front Page Bartlett History Front Page New BHS Website Critique Find Topic Index Index A to D (Item) Index E to H Index I to P Index Q to Z Search This Site Historic Inns Lodging Index First Page Lodging Glen Area Lodging Intervale1 (All) Lodging Village Area (Item) Bellvue Hotel - Barnes Holiday Inn Story Howard Bartlett Hotel Cave Mtn House People Beginnings-1000 years ago First Settlers of Bartlett Frankenstein Godfrey George Family Hall Ancestry HEBB REMEMBERS Obituaries Monahan Family at Willey House Station People Stories Tasker Family Trecarten Stanton Genealogy Places THE 8 VILLAGE AREAS Bartlett Land Lumber Co COMMERCE VILLAGE 1890-1960 Crawford Notch & Livermore Experimental Forest Hill Cemetery HOW PLACES GOT THEIR NAMES Kearsarge Area LIVERMORE Introduction Livermore Howarth Cards Notch Discovery Seavey Ward House - Oldest SKI AREAS IN BARTLETT STANTON SLOPES Storyland & Morrell History Willey Slide Education Library History 1932 High School Demolition 1940 BHS Reunion - 1960 SCHOOLS Sports Sports & Skiing Things Aerial Photos - 1952 Bartlett Boulder BIBLIOGRAPHY Cemeteries & Collections Covered Bridges at Bartlett Eastern Slope Signal Fires Floods Disasters Garland's Store Demolition Happy Hunting Grounds (Item) Interesting Tales MAPS / old and new Newspapers & Publications Roads and Routes Snowroller Stage coach & tavern Days Storyland Book Signing Event 2010 Video Things to Watch Railroads Bridges & Trestles Railroad Beginnings Railroad Historic Significance RR Stations Rolling Stock Sawyer River Railroad Section Houses Wrecks and Disasters Contact New Content - October 2026 See a short video about the history of Bartlett by the Facebook folks at Granite Whispers. He did some research to find his topic. History of three covered bridges at Bartlett. The Glen and Goodrich Falls bridges over the Ellis River and the Bartlett Bridge over the Saco ...the only remaining bridge at Bartlett. Also, some biographical data about Leander Nute, a known bridgebuilder. Click the pic to go there... I added a few items to the Dundee Page concerning the Ham House, a Conservation Easement and the 1250 Acre Dundee Community Forest. Old Time Newspapers and Publications: Newspapers: The White Mountain Reporter, later it was the Reporter Press. 1895 to 1978. Searchable by keyword: See 1895 TO 1993 Here TOWN REPORTS We were asked where to find the Town Reports from previous years. This link will show the most recent report and others going back to 1880. See 1880 to 2025 Here Remembering the Signal The SIGNAL featured winter adventures in the Eastern Slope Region during the 1960's. Ski areas, people and events are all covered in a light hearted format. If you are of sufficient age you can re-live part of your youth. The advertising is almost as interesting as the topics. TAKE A LOOK - It's Free The Ear was published fron 1976 until 2005. It lives on as The Mountain Ear Chronicles. A wealth of excellent local stories. Mountain Ear Chronicles Have You Seen the Video Collection ? VIDEO STUFF 1966 - Skiing, Jumping, Installing a Monorail; And a Parade. Flying Around in 1950 and a talk by Peter Limmer in 2022.

Maps: historic and current Do You Like Old Maps? If you like old maps this page is for you. The David Rumsey Collection includes high resolution maps for many areas and many time periods. I have also found other historic maps from various sources. The Harts Location Website has included an Axis-Gis map which is current. It shows property lines, owners, water and soil resources. It's a fascinating experience. THESE WILL KEEP YOU BUSY FOR A WHILE: 1. High Quality Map of Bartlett (and other places) from the David Rumsey Map Collection; This one shows The Town of Bartlett in 1892 with many residences identified by occupant name. It shows present day Cobb Farm Road crossing the river in the area of Sawyers Rock and joining Rte 302. It shows the location of the Garland Ridge School on Stony Brook, The Hilltown School on West Side Road. Take a look and see who lived in your general area before you. This link will take you there. (unpredictable off site link, slow at times) Bartlett Historical Society Museum has a copy of the entire Atlas from which the above map was derived...donated by George Howard of Glen. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. This 1796 Map shows Vere Royse and Tho Chadbourne as the principal owners of the majority of the Upper Bartlett and Harts Location Area. Click Here to see the 1796 Map. Very good resolution, zoom in to see the trees (almost). Captain Vere Royse was a soldier and surveyor and at one time served as surveyor-general of the Province of New Hampshire. He made charter maps for many White Mountains towns, including Chatham, Bartlett and Bretton Woods. In 1769 He was granted 2000 acres near the Saco river between Glen and Bartlett; This encompassed the area from present Day Harts Location Town Line and Rogers Crossing. The land was given for his services "during the late war in North America," but Captain Royse never settled here. The peak west of Evan Notch and nearby East Royse were named for him. The name Royse Mountain appeared on Samuel Holland's 1784 map. Thomas Chadbourne was born in Berwick Maine,March 26, 1736, the son of William and Mary Chadbourne. His Grant of 3000 acres is part of the area today know as Harts Location. Between 1772 and 1775 Mr Chadbourne sold his grant to Richard Hart . Mr Chadbourne was also granted acreage in Conway in 1773, where he settled and built the first framed house in that town. He married Hannah Long of Portsmouth in January 1758 and fathered eight children. He died on March 7, 1810. More Information can be obtained from the book "Harts Location in Crawford Notch " by Marion L Varney published in 1997. List of Maps I Have Found: Map, Bartlett 1892, high resolution, Rumsey Map GO sometimes this site is a bit persnickety Map, Historic Lodging Establishments, Some From 200 Years Ago GO Map, State, 1796 high resolution - Rumsey Map Collection. Very detailed GO AXIS GIS MAP _ HARTS LOCATION - INCLUDES BARTLETT. THIS IS A HIGH RESOLUTION MAP SHOWING PROPERTY LINES, WATER RESOURCES, SOIL TYPES AND MORE. IT CAN EVEN TELL YOU WHO OWNS VARIOUS ADDRESSES. A FASCINATING EXPERIENCE. THIS MAP IS PART OF THE HARTS LOCATION WEBSITE WHICH CAN BE FOUND AT THIS LINK. MapCarta offers a large collection of satellite maps that are both zoomable and have good resolution. Carroll County Map - 1980 - Library of Congress Chadbourne Anchor 2 MT Royse Hart Ryce Bartlett Area - 1892 - collection Click the map for a large size you can see Bartlett Village to West Side Road - 1892 Rogers Crossing to Glen and West Side Road -1892- Glen to the Jackson Town Line - 1892 - Thorn Hill Road and Dundee - 1892 - Intervale Area -1892- Albany Area at Bear Notch Road Terminus - 1892 - Cobb Farm Road Showing bridge across the Saco out to route 302 - 1892 - Bartlett Area Royse and Chadbourne Received Land Grants, 5000 acres - There Wasn't Much in the way of Neighbors...or Residents 1796 Peg Mill Area - 1910 - Saco Valley Railroad 1892 Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad Network - not dated - Bartlett Map with Points of Interest...Part of map is missing Library of Congress: Image 1 and 2 of Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bartlett, Carroll County, New Hampshire 1897. Click the image to go to the library and view the "zoomable" maps fire map There's always more to find

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James Howarth Post Card Collection - 1919. PAGE 2 Bob Girouard obtained this collection of Post Cards and has also done some research on the cards author, James Frederick Howarth. Bob writes, "Boy, am I excited on what I'm sending you. Cost me a leg and an arm but they are mine and I get to share them with Bartlett, New Hampshire. These are postcards. Most pictures everyone has seen but what is totally fantastic is the writing on the backs of these cards." "They are written by James Frederick Howarth. Born Sept. 21,1872 in Boston Mass. He was the Clerk at the company store in Livermore who went on to become Manager of the Company store. On his Service registration card that he filled out on Sept. 12,1918 we find this information. He was 45 years old. Worked as a clerk at Livermore Mills (Livermore company store). His wife is Alice M. Howarth." "James, I noticed, likes to go by his middle name. He signs his name J. Fred Howarth. You will see this on the postcards. He was of medium height and of medium built. Has grey eyes and light brown hair. In my research of J. Fred I find this out. In a 1880 census he is 8 years old and has two other brothers. His father William is 34 and is a watch engraver. No information on J. Fred Howarth until 1900. The 1900 census says Boston but I believe as Fred writes on the postcards he is living in Roslindale Ma. This is right outside of Boston." "In 1900 we find J. Fred at his house on 100 Aldrich St. living with his wife Alice, his mother in law Mary E. Getchull, brother in law Frederick E. Getchull and sister in law Jennie F. Getchull. Boy seems J.Fred had a lot of patience. J. Fred is now a treasurer at a corporation." "In 1910 we find J. Fred still at the same house living with his wife, son Lawrence B. who is 3 years old, a daughter Marjorie who is 10 months old, and mother in law and sister in law. J. Fred is now a clerk at a food company." "In 1920 we have J. Fred Howarth on two census 1920 in Roslindale, Ma.in the same house and also in Livermore NH. On the 1920 Roslindale census J. Fred is with his family and mother in law and sister in law on occupation he is down as store manager. The Livermore census of 1920 J. Fed Howarth in living as a boarder. He is a boarder at 11 High St. in Livermore NH. On occupation he is down as Manager Grocery store." "You will see on the cards that he writes to his son, daughter and sister in law and wife. Some postcards were not mailed. These cards are from 1919. Two cards which weren't sent I would say were a little later than 1920. Wish they were dated. Seems the J. Fred Howarth family lived in Livermore at one time in the St. George's hall. After all this research you seem to get to know James Frederick Howarth a little. When the information trail ends...you kind of wonder whatever happened to Good Ole J. Fred?. These postcards and the 1920 census is about all we have left." "One last bit of Information we have is in the1930 census which I hated to see. The Howarth family is living at the 100 Aldrich St. Alice M. Howarth now 56 years old is widowed. Seems J. Fred passed away sometime between 1920 and 1930. Living with Alice M. Howarth are her son Lawrence B. at 23 years old,daughter Marjorie at 20 years old, Alice sister Jennie F. Gethull who is 45 years old and Alice mother Mary E. Gethull now 80 years old in 1930." "Well Enjoy the cards and information on the backs of these cards. It's a Husband, Father, Store Manager also a person who worked, lived, and explains in first had account to his family "Livermore New Hampshire" Enjoy!! Bob Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces James Howarth - Page 1 James Howarth - Page 2 May 7, 1919: This card addressed to Howarth's son, Lawrence, asks "How would you like to sail your boat here?" Reference to the Scudler House and Store visible in distance. St. Georges Hall. Mr Howarth describes the various sleeping arrangements and identifies his room above the bay window. May 7, 1919: Village Store at Livermore. Mr Howarth describes this as "where he has been straightening out things." May 7, 1919: Mt Tremont and Saunders House May 7, 1919: The Village Store with men hanging out on porch. Mr. Howarth refers to "a store being burnt before they built this last one." This photo is not part of the Howarth collection, but here it is anyway, Whiteface Road, Livermore NH In Peter Cranes dissertation about Livermore he asked Robert Shackford (In the 1960's he owned the Livermore tract of land that included the Saunders Mansion) if he knew where Whiteface Road was located. Shackford did not know. This postcard shows Whiteface Road and with the mountain reference points in the background one might be able to find the approximate location of this road that existed 100 years ago. The peak on the left, which is very faint behind the trees, has a shape very similar to Mt. Tremont. Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces James Howarth - Page 1 James Howarth - Page 2

, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , SECTION T - U - V Rita A. Tibbetts, 74, passed away at the Charleston Nursing Home in Danville, Ky. on March 15, 2011 after a long illness. Rita was born in Bartlett and spent her childhood years there. She attended the Bartlett School system and graduated in 1955 as the valedictorian of her class. After high school she remained in Bartlett for the next 20 years where she was employed by the Kearsage Peg Mill. After her marriage to Robert she left Bartlett and moved to Lexington, Ky. and with a few moves in the interim finally settled in Danville, Kentucky where she lived out the remainder of her life. Rita was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt. Her family meant the world to her and she would display that at all times by making sure they felt loved and were happy. She was beloved by all that knew her and will sorely be missed by all. She is survived by her husband of 38 years, Robert S. Tibbetts; a son, Jonathan A. Mulkern and his wife, Rochelle, of Bartlett; a daughter, Tricia J. Beckham and her husband, William, of Lexington, Ky.; four grandsons, Jackson and Grant Beckham and Shea and Finnian Mulkern; two sisters, Gloria C. Grant, of Houston, Texas, and Brenda J. Stoner, of Gilford; two brothers, Richard E. Clemons, of Capon Bridge, W. Va., and Ralph C. Clemons Jr., of Raleigh, N.C., along with several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her father, Ralph C. Clemons Sr., mother, Floris M. Clemons, and brother, John G. Clemons. The funeral and committal services will be on Saturday, March 26, at 11 a.m. in the Bartlett Union Congregational Church in Bartlett with refreshments after in the church basement. The family requests that in lieu of flowers that donations are made to the Bartlett Union Congregational Church P.O. Box 132 Bartlett, NH, 03812. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. -------------------------------------------- Robert (Bob) Simon Tibbetts Jr., 77, of Danville, Ky., took his final ride on his beloved Harley Davidson on June 25, 2025. Born on April 14, 1948, in North Conway, N.H., Bob was the son of the late Robert and Althea Tibbetts . He proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1967-70, an experience that shaped his deep respect for service and camaraderie. After returning home, Bob began his career as a lineman with Bell Telephone in Conway, N.H. When layoffs hit, Bob showed his trademark resilience, working for a time at Clinton Guptill ’s Shell station in Glen, N.H. He then found his calling in law enforcement, serving with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department. After graduating from the New Hampshire Police Academy, he began his career as a deputy sheriff, a role he took great pride in. In the mid-1970s, Bob and his family made a new home in Lexington, Ky ., where he embarked on a long and fulfilling career in telecommunications with Bell South (now AT& T) as a Staff Manager Engineer. He remained there until his retirement in 2008, grateful for the professional challenges and friendships he found along the way. Bob was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Rita Tibbetts . He leaves behind his daughter, Tricia (William) Beckham of Nicholasville, Ky., and his son, Jonathan (Rochelle) Mulkern of Bartlett, N.H. He was a proud and loving grandfather to Jackson and Grant Beckham of Lexington, Ky., and Shea and Finnian Mulkern of Bartlett, N.H. Bob is also survived by his brother, Scott Tibbetts (Lori) of Denmark, Maine . An outdoorsman at heart, Bob loved hiking, skiing, fishing, hunting and especially riding his motorcycle. He was a dedicated member of the Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association (CVMA) , where he earned the road name “Crash.” Through countless rides and events, Bob found purpose supporting fellow veterans and giving back to the community he cherished. He will be deeply missed by his family, friends, and all his brothers and sisters in arms. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Bob “Crash” Tibbetts’ name to the CVMA scholarship fund at tinyurl.com/vvwc6a6y or by cash/ check to: CVMA KY 1-1 102 Browning Dr., Georgetown, KY 40324 (please note donation is in his name). Memorial Visitation: Kerr Brothers, 3421 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, Ky., July 9, 2025, 5-8 p.m. Memorial Visitation: Furber Funeral Home, 2925 White Mountain Highway, North Conway, N.H., July 16, 2025, 10 a.m.-noon. Family graveside burial to follow at 1 p.m. Final resting place: Garland Ridge Cemetery, Route 302, Bartlett, N.H. ======================================== Thaddeus Thorne, surveyor, businessman, forester, fisherman, community leader, ski industry pioneer, entrepreneur, and beloved patriarch, died on Saturday, June 25, 2011, at his home in South Conway, with many of his large family at his bedside. ( Photo below, 1983 at Attitash) Born May 25, 1924, in Pasadena, Calif., Thad was the eldest child of Harold W. and Margaret Comstock Thorne. He grew up in New Canaan, Conn., and spent his summers on Conway Lake in New Hampshire. When the U.S. entered World War II, Thad enlisted in the newly activated 10th Mountain Division, training on skis at Camp Hale in Colorado. As an army lieutenant, Thad saw action in the Pacific and was involved in the occupation of Japan. In 1951, he was recalled to duty and stationed in Germany. After World War II, Thad graduated from the forestry program at the University of New Hampshire, where he met his future wife, Virginia Chandler. They were married in 1949. He went on to earn a master's degree in forestry from the University of Michigan and then moved back to South Conway, where he and Virginia bought an old farmhouse and raised seven children. Thad enjoyed physical labor, clearing fields around his house, often pulling out the logs with his team of oxen. When Thad first moved to South Conway in the early 1950s, he opened his own survey business, Thaddeus Thorne Surveys. One of his earliest projects took him to Panama, where he explored and surveyed an extensive tract of land. Throughout his life Thad was involved in many aspects of the ski business. He ran the ski patrol at Wildcat, took part in the original planning of Attitash Mountain, served as president and general manager of the Attitash Ski Area for over 20 years, and designed ski trails for many resorts throughout New England. When Thad retired from the ski business he began a lumber milling business, which he enjoyed running for the next fifteen years. In addition, he spent many summers working as a commercial salmon fisherman in Alaska. (Photo at Camp Hale Dormitories) For numerous years he also served the Conway community as both a selectman and member of the Planning Board. More recently, he took pride in his role as chair of the fundraising campaign to build the Ham Ice Arena in the Mount Washington Valley. Thad loved his large family. He cherished time spent with his many grandchildren. He traveled to places like Fiji, China, and Costa Rica with his adventurous relatives. He climbed Mount Kilimanjaro, skied the Haute Route across the Alps from France to Italy, and explored the jungles of Samoa. He especially loved fly-fishing in the New Hampshire lakes and rivers. As an outdoorsman and nature lover, Thad believed strongly in permanently protecting the lands and waters that enriched his life. Before he died, he placed most of his land in conservation easement. (Photo above, selling tickets at Attitash 1973) Thad Thorne will be remembered for his accomplishments, about which he was most humble, but also for his strong, persuasive and engaging personality. His was always a hearty greeting and firm handshake. He told a great story. He had an iron sense of ethics, unswayed by money or position. He was accepting of everyone, and formed strong bonds with the people he met through his many pursuits. All who knew him will miss his extraordinary presence. (photo above, training exercise at Camp Hale) He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Virginia Chandler Thorne; his two sisters, Mary Thorne Gould and Lydia Thorne Lucy and their husbands, Kingdon Gould, Jr. and Chester Lucy; his brother, Harold Thorne and wife, Evelyn McKinstry; his seven children, September Thorne Neville and husband, Richard, Halorie Thorne Rintel and husband, Theodor, Harvest Thorne Doucette and husband, James, Debony Thorne, Trillium Thorne Evans and husband, Mark, Thaddeus C. Thorne and wife, Elizabeth, and Jason Thorne; 22 grandchildren; and one great grandson. A celebration of Thad Thorne’s life will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 30, , at the Thorne Residence at 312 Gulf Road in South Conway. (Photo at South Conway 2011) In lieu of flowers, donations in Thad’s memory may be made to: The Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, PO Box 424, North Conway, NH, 03860 or The Ham Ice Arena, 87 West Main Street, Conway, NH, 03818. Related Tom Eastman Article ... UNH Magazine Winter 2011 "Mountain Men" ---------------------------------------------------------- (Thad's Brother) Harold "Harry" Wooster Thorne Jr. (1927- 2016) of Oakland, Calif., and South Conway died at home on Nov. 25, 2016, a few hours after Thanksgiving Day. Born in Pasadena, Calif., Harry was the son of Harold Wooster Thorne and Margaret Comstock Thorne. His family moved to New Canaan, Conn., where Harry grew up. He graduated from Middlesex School in Concord, Mass., served in the Army until the end of World War II, and graduated from Yale in 1949. Harry drove from New Hampshire to San Francisco in 1950 and began working for the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Co., leaving three years later to begin his career as an insurance broker with Johnson and Higgins. He was head of their international department when he retired in 1988. Harry and Evelyn (Muffy) McKinstry were married in 1952 and lived in Oakland, where their three children were born and raised. Their house of 40 years was destroyed in the 1991 Oakland fire. They rebuilt on the same property and lived there until 2014 when they moved to an apartment on Lake Merritt. Harry enjoyed all aspects of the great outdoors, especially fishing, backpacking, and whitewater canoeing. He and a great friend went steelhead fishing on the Klamath River every fall for three decades. Harry loved playing all sports and was able to play tennis until he was 88. While he relished competition, sportsmanship and giving his opponent a good experience were always his top priorities. Harry and Muffy spent parts of 18 summer vacations bicycling in Europe and the last 30 summers in South Conway, where Harry visited as a young boy and where his parents retired. Harry looked forward to spending holidays and the summer in South Conway with his immediate and extended family. Conway Lake and its preservation were particularly close to his heart. He loved fishing in a canoe alone or with a family member and came to know every rock, and perhaps every fish, along the shoreline near his house. Harry will be remembered for his huge, genuine smile, his respect for all people and his planet, and his absolute devotion to his family, his friends and the loons on Conway Lake. He set an extraordinary example of humility, generosity and civility. Harry is survived by his wife, Muffy; sons, Charles and his wife, Alisa, and Nathan and his wife, Margaret; daughter, Ann Whalen and her husband, Timothy; six grandchildren, Wells, Nathan and his wife, Natalie, Nicholas and his wife, Alexandra, Andrew, Harry, and Ellen Whalen; sisters, Mary Gould and her husband, Kingdon, Lydia Lucy and her husband, Chester; and sister-in-law, Virginia. Harry was predeceased by his brother, Thaddeus Thorne. Harry was devoted to environmental causes, particularly those dedicated to rivers and freshwater. Gifts in his memory may be made to Friends of the Earth, 1101-15th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20005, Friends of the River,1418 20th Street, Suite 100, Sacramento, CA 95811 or The Conway Lake Association, P.O. Box 803, Center Conway, NH 03813. At Harry's request, there will be no service. Dale W. Trecarten, 75, of Bartlett, N.H., died Aug. 24, 2019, at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway. Born in Lewiston, Maine, the son of Sanford and Gertrude (Stanton) Trecarten, he was a lifelong resident of Bartlett, N.H. He was a graduate of Kennett High School, Class of 1963 in Conway. Dale had worked on the family farm for many years and had been employed at the former Peg Mill in Bartlett and he also worked at Attitash and Cranmore ski areas and at Story Land in Glen, N.H. He had been a member of the Grange and a former Boy Scout leader. The family includes his wife, Catherine (Johnson) Trecarten of Bartlett; three stepchildren, Jennie, Heidi and Lori and their families and many cousins. Graveside services will be held Thursday, Aug. 29, at 11 a.m. in the Bartlett Village Cemetery in Bartlett. Visiting hours will be Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway. Donations may be sent to the Bartlett Jackson Ambulance Service in Glen. To send a message of condolence or for more information, go to furberandwhite.com . __________________________________ Geraldine Disbrow Tilton, affectionately known as “Gerry” or “Gram” passed away on July 10, 2024, in North Conway, N.H., surrounded by her family. Gerry was born in Binghamton, N.Y., on Dec. 14, 1937, to Clarence and Viola Disbrow. She moved to the Mount Washington Valley in the 1960s, quickly fitting right into the area. She lived a life marked by kindness, devotion and service to the community. Gerry dedicated 25 years as a secretary to the Josiah Bartlett Elementary School. Many have spoken of how she was such an important part of their childhoods and have fond memories of her during their formative school years. She also served as a minister in many different roles for over 20 years. You could say she wore many hats. She spent countless hours every year laboring to make the best blueberry crisp which could be found at the church booth at the Fryeburg Fair. She was also a Justice of the Peace, Notary and had her own daycare while her children were young. She was a fierce advocate for victims of domestic and sexual violence and was an integral part of the creation of the Conway division of the organization Starting Point. Known for her caring nature and ever present willingness to lend a listening ear, she was often called an earth angel by those who knew her. Her love for the Lord was profound and she set an example of it every day. She found pleasure in the little things in life such as crossword puzzles and bird watching; both reflecting her peaceful and thoughtful nature. She leaves behind her legacy of kindness and service and will be cherished and remembered by all that knew her. Her family will especially miss her unique home made coleslaw as it was always a crowd favorite and requested at all family gatherings. Preceded in death by her husband of 22 years Richard Tilton ; daughter Colleen Allen ; grandson Ethan Allen; and stepson David Tilton. She is survived by her son Craig France and his wife, Nancy; son Charles Thompson and his wife, Kimberlee; stepson Dickie Tilton and wife, Linda; stepdaughter Kathleen Turner and her husband, Kenneth; stepdaughter Mary; stepson Jeffery Tilton and wife, Tracy; granddaughters, Melissa Rendleman and Jenny France; step-granddaughters, Alleson Huckaby and Sarah Talbot; grandsons, Dustin Allen, Seth Allen and Liam Thompson; great-grandsons, Jordan Devon Jackson, Ryan Rendleman, Ryon Pandora-Allen and Rhett Walker; great-granddaughters, Marilyn Allen, Beatrice Allen and Colleen Allen; and many more nieces and nephews. Every winter Gram would do a “snow dance” to hurry along winter as it was her favorite season. This winter when the first snowflakes falls, we are sure it will be her dancing up in Heaven. She will be missed by many, but she will live on in the hearts of all those whose lives have been touched by her. The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. on Aug. 10 at the First Church of Christ UCC at 2521 White Mountain Highway in North Conway. Following the funeral, the family would like to invite you to her celebration of life at the Red Parka Pub in Glen, N.H., from noon to 2 p.m. Both the funeral and celebration of life will be open to the public. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Gerry’s name to Jen’s Friends. === =================================================== Richard D. Tilton, 79, of Bartlett died on Jan. 25, 2005 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway from complications of emphysema. Born in Haverhill, Mass., the son of Sewall and Elizabeth (McGall) Tilton, he moved to Jackson in 1965 and later to Bartlett. He was a corpsman in the U.S. Navy during World War II and worked for Thomas & Betts, an electrical equipment company, for many years as a salesman. Later he owned and operated a doughnut shop in Laconia and then moved back to the Bartlett-Jackson area and did maintenance at the former Barnabys Restaurant in North Conway. He also operated Grandpas Toy Shop and sold his toys at area craft fairs.Dick was a member of the Bartlett and Jackson yoked churches and served as Moderator and Deacon in the Jackson Community Church. He was an avid fisherman and loved to sing. He is survived by his wife of 23 years, Gerry (Disbrow) Tilton of Bartlett; three sons, Dick Tilton of Maui, Jeff Tilton of Intervale, and David Tilton and his wife Nancy of North Conway; two daughters, Kathleen Turner and her husband Kenneth of Concord and Mary Tilton of Madison; three step-children, Colleen Allen of Bartlett, Craig France and his wife Nancy of North Conway, and Charles Thompson of Glen; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and a brother, Kenneth Tilton of Dunnellon, FL. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m. in the First Church of Christ Congregational in North Conway with the Rev. Dr. Donald F. Derse, pastor, officiating. There will be no visiting hours. Donations may be sent to the First Church of Christ Congregational, P.O. Box 401, North Conway, NH 03860 or to the Bartlett-Jackson Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 422, Glen, NH 03838-0422.The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements.==== HarryThorne RitaTibbetts ThadThorne DaleTrecarten GerryTilton DickTilton BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE BACK TO CONTENTS PAGE Tilton Richard BobTibbetts Anchor 2

LIVERMORE, NH - A TOWN LOST TO TIME There is no better place to get a sense of life at Livermore than by perusing the Doctoral thesis written by Peter Crane. We have received his permission to present this book to you here on these pages. "Glimpses of Livermore: Life and Lore of an Abandoned White Mountain Woods Community". Find it HERE (or find it later in the "Livermore Menu" at the top right of each Livermore page). BARTLETT HISTORIC SOCIETY PO Box 514 - 13 School St. Bartlett, NH 03812 603 374 5037 Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces AN INTRODUCTION TO LIVERMORE: Cellar holes and pottery shards hint at once-thriving communities By Fred Durso, Jr. The roar of the Sawyer River nearly drowns out Karl Roenke’s voice. While he walks along the water’s bank, the morning sun peeks through the birch and spruce trees and casts light on a world that has lain dormant for decades. The waterway seems to be the only constant in the area; once occupied by nearly 200 people, the land is now heavily wooded. It’s hard to believe that people—not just trees—once dominated this area. Yet Roenke knows a closer look will reveal pieces of the past. He takes a few more steps—and disappears into the brush. “We walk on this land now and the regrowth is just phenomenal,” says Roenke, a heritage resource program leader for the White Mountain National Forest, speaking above the river’s gush. “People don’t know the vibrant history of it all.” Roenke notices a gleam in the mud and points out a white ceramic piece. A few feet away near a fallen trunk, he discovers a black, glasslike shard that fits in the palm of his hand. “It was probably part of a vase or whiskey bottle,” he deduces before placing it back on the ground. The most easily discerned sign of life is a few yards in front of him. The 61-year-old leads the way to a nearby clearing, site of a building foundation where a grocery store once stood. A black cast-iron safe sits within the foundation’s perimeter, another artifact that tells a story of life here long ago. Time has concealed many signs of human activity. Situated in the south end of New Hampshire’s Crawford Notch (directly off of Route 302), the mill town of Livermore was shaped by the surrounding timber industry—its lifeblood—and the former Sawyer River Railroad. The town was officially dissolved in 1951, and Mother Nature has since moved in. But it’s hard to forget or ignore the past. While towns like Livermore have gradually died, Roenke and likeminded individuals with a passion for such hidden, historicalgems believe their stories are worth resurrecting. These advocates are discussing how to highlight historical sites in the White Mountains of New Hampshire such as Livermore and Thornton Gore, a former farming community. Though in its infancy, their “interpretive plan” could lead to the installation of informative signs at the sites. In the meantime, curious hikers can take their own trips through time, once they know where to look. “All of these abandoned towns have a tremendous story to tell,” Roenke says. “Livermore is one of the better ones.” Driving onto Sawyer River Road from Route 302, Rick Russack is surrounded by lands that have become, in his words, his obsession. The 68-year-old curator of the Upper Pemigewasset Historical Society has researched and gathered more than 8,000 photos of about eight former towns in the Granite State. He eagerly approaches the path leading to Livermore, about 2 miles up Sawyer River Road on the left. “These places talk to me,” says Russack as he walks past the former grocery store foundation on his way to the Sawyer River. “If we don’t tell their story, it’s gone.” Next to the river are two slender concrete beams 6 feet high. Skinny copper tubing—once enclosed within the concrete—is now partially exposed. The dilapidated structures once served as a water piping system for the town. Russack accesses Livermore’s other life source—its lumber mill—by making a right into the brush. Hidden within the dense forest is the mill’s foundation, 150 feet by 30 feet. Scattered bricks covered in moss and shrubbery fill the center. “Brick says powerhouse,” Russack explains, also noting that the mill housed steam engines. The mill was the last of three within the town; previous mills burned in 1876 and 1920 and were rebuilt. Logging was the predominant activity when Livermore was incorporated in the late 1800s, and its railroad spurred new life into the region. Lumbermen, who used waterways to transport logs from forests to mills, saw the potential of the new transportation system. But they had one hurdle—land ownership. Much of the North Country and White Mountains region was state land. According to C. Francis Belcher’s book, Logging Railroads of the White Mountains, New Hampshire Gov. Walter Harriman passed a law in 1867 that “sold and disposed of public lands” for practically nothing. The powerful Saunders family incorporated the Grafton County Lumber Co. and in 1877 began construction of the 8-mile Sawyer River Railroad, one of the smaller routes of the time since it stretched only from the Sawyer River Valley above Bartlett to the south end of Crawford Notch. Livermore became the Saunders’ part-time home; the family owned 30,000 of the town’s 75,000 acres, as well as a lavish, 26-room mansion. The town’s population increased over the years (census records report 160 residents in 1890), but the Saunders kept close tab on its occupants; their family’s permission was needed before any individual could reside there. Today, the area shows few signs of the 2 1/2 story houses with porches that lined the river. Yet Russack can tell where land was altered. Following the river downstream, he notices non-native flora. “The lilac bushes would say to me, ‘This was a cultivated area,’” he says. Birch trees, found near the mill site, also offer clues of habitation, since they grow in disturbed areas. An icehouse, engine house, blacksmith shop, grocery store, boarding house, school, and large barn dotted the area. (The school’s foundation is still present a mile past Livermore’s main site on the right side of Sawyer River Road.) Some of the mill workers lived on the opposite side of the river in the area dubbed “Little Canada.” “Very little is known about Little Canada,” says Peter Crane, who wrote his doctoral dissertation on Livermore and is director of programs for the Mount Washington Observatory. “There are no company records that have been uncovered. The earliest mill workers, loggers, etc., were from the Northeast and New Hampshire. As the decades went on, more came from Canada and overseas and changed the demographics of Northern New England.” Though Livermore’s inhabitants lacked the amenities of city life, they made the most of their surroundings. “Times were tough,” says Crane, who interviewed nearly 15 former residents for his dissertation, completed in 1993. “It was a hard life. They were in a very remote area, had very limited medical care, and had many discomforts. But many looked fondly back on growing up in the area, their families, and being close to nature.” According to a 1982 article in The Reporter, a now-defunct newspaper based in North Conway, N.H., some workers weren’t comfortable with the hard labor of the logging camps and sawmill. Unable to tolerate the homesickness and physical exertion, they fled—that is, until the company hired a man named Sidney White to keep the recruits from escaping. During one incident, White shot an escapee in the leg, which resulted in a court case and a $3,000 fine to the lumber company. Other residents recounted rosier experiences. James F. Morrow recalled in a 1969 Yankee Magazine article “sliding in the moonlight down the hill on Main Street without worrying about the traffic, the big thrill of riding with my mother on the cow-catcher of ‘Peggy,’ the old locomotive of the line, into the woods to visit my father.” Some local people explored the surrounding area through AMC-sponsored trips, including one to Mount Carrigain documented in an 1879 Appalachia article. Using the already established railroad line, passengers would ride in flat cars with wooden benches during these excursions. However, the railroad was predominantly used to boost the lumber company’s bottom line. The Saunders carefully husbanded their timber resources: Though clearcutting was a common practice of the day, Livermore’s operation used “selective cutting.” “Striking down trees of a certain size was more conservative,” Crane explains. “It helped prevent forest fires because not a lot of slash was left behind, and it helped retain water better than areas that have been wiped clean. The Saunders represented the new age that was dawning—some greater sensitivity to the environment and looking toward sustainable yields, which is similar to the [USFS] forest management philosophy.” The mill was a prosperous operation. (Belcher notes that loggers were able to cut over the area three times.) But a series of devastating events sealed the town’s fate. After a 1920 fire that burned the mill (which was later rebuilt), a heavy flood in 1927 damaged parts of the railroad bed and bridges. “Looking at census records, Livermore was well on the decline by the time the flood hit,” Crane says. The mill officially closed in 1928. Many of the dwellings were sold for salvage, destroyed, or left to rot. The mansion burned down in 1965. The land, part of the White Mountain National Forest, is now under USFS control and uses include timber harvesting, recreation, and wildlife and watershed management. Only one private residence remains. For Russack, Livermore’s history lies not only in personal accounts and crucial dates, but also in the landscape itself. “You can read a book about Livermore, but to get out here and step on the spot, it’s a different experience,” he says. “Each time you visit, you see something you didn’t see before.” SOURCE MATERIAL: AMC Outdoors, October 2008 Livermore Main Street in the late 1800's. The Sawyer River would be flowing along behind these houses. The Saunder's Mansion is at the top of the hill. GENEALOGY OF LIVERMORE, GRAFTON COUNTY, NEW HAMPSHIRE - ---------------------------- ---- Information located at www . nh . searchroots. com On a web site about GENEALOGY AND HISTORY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE and its counties TRA NSCRIBED BY JANICE BROWN ---- The original source of this information is in the public domain, however use of this text file, other than for personal use, is restricted without written permission from the transcriber (who has edited, compiled and added new copyrighted text to same). ====== SOURCE: Gazeteer of Grafton County NH, 1709-1886, compiled and published by Hamilton Child; Syracuse NY, The Syracuse Journal Company, Printers and Binders, June 1886 page 511 LIVERMORE is a large wilderness township located in the northeastern part of the county, in lat. 44 degrees 5 minutes, and long 71 degrees 30' bounded north by Bethlehem and a part of the county line, east by the county line, south by Waterville, and west by Thornton, Lincoln and Franconia. It was incorporated in 1876. The surface of the township is rough, wild and picturesque, many of its solitudes even apprroaching the sublime. Among its mountain valleys spring the headwaters of the East and Hancock branches of the Pemigewasset river, flowing a westerly course through the township, Mad river, flowing south, and Sawyer river, flowing east. Upon this latter stream is located the lumber mills of the Saunders Brothers, of Massachusetts, the only industry carried on in the township, and who own the larger part of the territory. At present Livermore's only value is derived from its forests, the land being uncleared, and even if it was would doubtless prove too rough for purposes of cultivation. DESCRIPTION OF LIVERMORE NH in 1885: In 1880 Livermore had a population of 153 souls. In 1885 the town had one school district and one common school. Its school-house was valued, including furniture, etc. at $151.00. There were twenty-eight children attending school, taught during the year by two female teachers, at an average monthly salary of $26.00. The entire amount raised for school purposes during the year was $145.12, while the expenditures were $130.00, with W. G. Hull and O.P. Gilman, committee. VILLAGES Livermore (p.o.) is the name given the little village clustered about the lumber mills on the Sawyer river. In 1877 a track was laid from about four miles beyond this point to the Portland & Ogdensburg road, for the purpose of transporting lumber and timber. It is known as the Sawyer River railroad. The village has about twenty dwellings. William G. Hull is the postmaster and manager of the company store. BUSINESSES THE GRAFTON LUMBER CO.--The first mill was built by the Saunders Brothers in 1876, and was destroyed by fire the same year. In 1877 they put up the present structure, which is operated by a 150 horse power engine, for which steam is generated in five boilers. It cuts from 3,000,000 to 11,000,000 feet of lumber per annum. C.W. Saunders is the company's agent here. (end) Livermore in 1921. In the early days it was common practice to roll the travelled ways as opposed to the current method of plowing the toads. Pictures of Livermore in August 1963 provided by Ted Houghton. We appreciate getting these photos. Saunder's Mansion at Livermore as it looked in August of 1963. Saunder's Mansion at Livermore, August 1963. Unfortunately, due to increasing vandalism, the mansion was burned to the ground in 1965 by it's new owner, Mr. Shackford. A view out an upstairs window at the Saunder's Mansion in Livermore, August 1963. Saunder's Mansion at Livermore as it appeared in April of 1964. All four photos courtesy of Ted Houghton. Website Editors Note: I have endeavored to collect as much information as is available about Livermore, NH. To that end, I believe this section to be amongst the most complete collection of material about Livermore to be found all in one place. Some of the information is provided by links to other websites and in all cases I have provided Source data for the information. Some items that have been "copied and pasted" from other websites were done in that method only because I have found often times the original material either gets moved or deleted and links to the information "go bad" overtime. If I have "stepped on any toes" that was not my intention. Another favorite website is White Mountain History dot Org. They also have an array of information and pictures of Livermore. I encourage you to check out that site: (it opens in a new window) https://whitemountainhistory.org/Livermore.html If you have any information you would like to contribute please contact me. group photo camp2 Here's a rough looking bunch at Logging Camp #2, all seem to be wearing their toughest faces on this day. Note the guy at right with puppy and guy in back row left with a pet chipmunk. Do YOU know any of these men? We would love to hear from you! Livermore Menu Introduction Timeline 1865-1965 Forever Livermore Article Sawyer River Railroad Saunders Family Nicholas Norcross Shackfords Owners Howarth Card Collection Lumbering Practices Legal Problems Peter Crane Thesis Bits and Pieces Camping gear: Chipmunks 🐶Puppy Hat

Historic Lodging - Intervale Pg 5 Hite o Land Camps - later Castner's Camps Intervale Page 1 Intervale Page 2 Intervale Page 3 Intervale Page 4 Intervale Page 5 hite o land castners Castner's Hite O Land Cabins. These photos (above) from 1920 show the cabins and Route 16 looking East. Later the Restaurant building was added and the name simplified to Castner's Camps. In those days this area was "The Charles Farm". In the 1940's the camps and restaurant burned, but were rebuilt. In the early 1950's the cabins were torn down or removed to other locations and the restaurant building remained in various uses until 2012. It was torn down and replaced with a ski shop in 2012 and a Dunkin Donuts now occupies the space just to the east of this photograph. charlesFarm Castner's closed in the 1960's as the travelling public demanded more upscale accommodations. This trend continued in the 1970's, 80's, and by the 1990's these type of cabins were completely gone as a business model. Since Castner's Closed the site was home to Animal Forest Park, Don Galvin Shoes, The Magic Castle operated out of a tent on the site. Dick Plusch had his first antiques Store here in 1971 and more recently, Boarder Patrol Ski Shop. As of 2013 there is now a Dunkin Donuts at the eastern end of this property. Most recently the main building was demolished and is now home to another ski shop. Cedarcroft Benjamin Pitman's residence Benjamin Pitman's residence built 1800. Ben's son, John, inherited the house in 1848, never married and at his death left the house to a Mr. Howard, the handyman. In 1890 Mr. Howard sold to Uriah Ballard Russell and his wife Ann. By 1892 they were operating it as an Inn, and so it remained until 1953. The next owner was Uriah's son, Thomas C. Russell. The Russell's sold the property in 2014. Photo courtesy Tommy Russell cedarcroft Elmwood Inn The Elmwood Inn and the Intervale Inn Formerly the Solomon Pendexter House, The Elmwood Inn was managed by William and Elizabeth Wyman . They also operated a farm on the property. This postcard dates to about 1900 . The Elmwood was (is) located just across the road from todays scenic vista and east of yesteryears Langdon Hotel. Elmwood was purchased by the Cannell family in 1938 and renamed The Intervale Inn. John Cannell was a youngster at that time and he and his dad would meet the ski trains in North Conway every Friday night to pick up guests. In 1948 most of the Inn was destroyed by fire, but what did not burn is still there today . I have been told if you go into the basement of this building the scars of the fire are still visible. John Cannell has been known to give public talks about his memories of old time lodging in Intervale. To "get your bearings", if you drive west, out of North Conway, this building is across the street from the Scenic Vista just before the railroad crossing. Intervale Inn The Elmwood Becomes The Intervale Inn: The Elmwood was purchased by the Cannell family in 1938 and renamed The Intervale Inn. In 2014 Stephanie Cannell Mullins told this editor: "This is the Intervale Inn, which my grandparents, Ray and Lydia Cannell owned and operated. It burned to the ground on my father, John Cannell's 18th birthday on Feb. 2, 1948. The building next door is now JT Realty. My grandparents also owned this building. People from Boston would come up on the ski trains and stay there. I owned the building from 1978 until 1997. My ex-husband, Scott and I owned Vista Auto and ran it there until he relocated by Aubuchon's. I ran Vista Scoop at our store from 1994 until 2008. My grandparents, also owned the land across the street where the Vista is now. When their Inn burned, they relocated to the building there." The Cannell's started their business life in Glen with an Inn, Cabins, Store and Gas station. Take a look Here. New Intervale Inn The card above is titled "The New Intervale Inn", and below are Lydia and Ray Cannell in the late 1950's, pumping gas, at their store in Intervale opposite today's scenic vista. It shows their "New Intervale Inn" across the street. When it burned the Cannells donated the land to the State to create the scenic vista rest stop. One of the two boys at right is Ray Cannell. Cannell Ray BOY CANNELL LYDIA RAY Intervale Page 1 Intervale Page 2 Intervale Page 3 Intervale Page 4 Intervale Page 5 Anchor 2 Lodging Preface Upper Village Area Glen Area Intervale Area Historic Lodging Map

Share Sports & Skiing History in Bartlett Thad Thorne, 2010 est, Thad was the Gen Manager at Attitash for a couple of decades. Thad Obituary Long before Attitash, there were very popular ski runs on Bear Mountain. This 1941 photo looks north towards Mt Washington. A Few Local Videos Links to skiing stories on our other pages Other Sports Activities on THIS Website: Attitash and Bear Mountain Stanton Slope-Cobb Farm Rd Eastern Slope Signal Various Articles Intervale Ski Area Junior Ski Program ESSC Big Bear Ski Area Articles Signal - Various Winter Topics History of Bartlett Skiing (N.E. Ski Museum) Ski Jump at Intervale Ski Area circa 1962 Do You Have Any Pictures or Stories That Should be on This Page? Tell us Here bannon Mike Bannon - Longtime Ski School Director at Attitash and many other local areas. Ski Areas Promotional Map and Guide - Winter 1953-54 Courtesy Wendy Brown Bridgewater This is about 1957: Front l to r: Audrey Ludgate, Evelyn Sanborn, Donna Chappee, Rita Clemons, Carla Bailey Back l to r: Gail Stewart, Frieda Smith, Celia Lane, Sal Manna, Margaret Taylor, Caroline Johnson, Lois Henry. — chappee Other Sports Activities on THIS Website: Attitash and Bear Mountain Stanton Slope-Cobb Farm Rd Eastern Slope Signal Various Articles Intervale Ski Area Junior Ski Program ESSC Big Bear Ski Area Articles Signal - Various Winter Topics Bartlett High School Girls Basketball 1950 Bartlett High School Boys Basketball 1950 This photo came to us without a date but we estimate it to be 1947 to 1949 era. 1952 Cheerleaders; Clemons, Dorset, Howard 1953-54 Girls Varsity Basketball: 1st Row: Chappee, Ward, Dorset and Bailey 2nd Row: Ludgate, Taylor, Mr Manna, Perkins, Clemons This Photo came to us undated but we estimate it 1948 to 1950 era Other Sports Activities on THIS Website: Attitash and Bear Mountain Stanton Slope-Cobb Farm Rd Eastern Slope Signal Various Articles Intervale Ski Area Junior Ski Program ESSC Big Bear Ski Area Articles Signal - Various Winter Topics Carl Eliason with first snowmobile. (No relation to Dave Eliason) MORE SPORTS ARTICLES & PICTURES

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Bemis NH at Crawford Notch , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , BEMIS at Crawford Notch Article researched by Dave Eliason Idyllic scene on the Roosevelt Highway at Bemis, perhaps 1920's. Dr Bemis's stone house is seen at left. Notchland and Samuel Bemis By Rick Russack From the website "White Mountain History.org" . You can read this article there if you can find it. Since many "off-site links" go bad over time this editor has taken the liberty of copying parts of the story below. By the time Samuel Bemis died in May of 1881, he owned nearly 6,000 acres in Hart's Location. His most visible, and lasting legacy, is Notchland, the granite mansion he designed and built, using granite quarried on his own land along the Sawyer River. He would eventually own Abel Crawford's Mount Crawford Tavern , he allowed the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad to build their railroad through Crawford Notch on his land for one dollar, he was a progressive farmer who won awards for his apples and produce, he owned a sawmill, he gave his name to Mt. Bemis, he named other landmarks for friends, most notably Frankenstein Cliffs for the artist Godfrey Frankenstein, and he will always be remembered as perhaps the first landscape photographer in this country. Samuel Bemis was born in Putney, Vermont in June, 1793. Young Samuel learned clock and watch making from his father. Samuel moved to Boston, in 1812, and found work as a clockmaker. Bemis was of a mechanical and inventive mind. He made a surveying instrument, designed a "painless" tooth extraction tool for a dentist friend, and substantially improved upon the false teeth of the day. He became a dentist in early 1822. He made his first trip to the White Mountain in 1833, staying at Ethan Allen Crawford's Old Moosehead Tavern. Bemis visited the White Mountains every year thereafter, with Abel Crawford's Mt. Crawford Tavern becoming his destination after 1836. As time went on, Bemis frequently loaned money to Crawford, and Crawford's son-in-law, Nathaniel Davis, taking a mortgage on their Mt. Crawford Tavern in return. Abel Crawford died in 1851 and Davis took over running the tavern. By 1855, Davis's health and financial condition had deteriorated to the point where he could not continue running the tavern and he asked Bemis to foreclose on the mortgages, which he did. It was a friendly transaction; Bemis and the Crawford and Davis families remained friends. Bemis was one of the first, if not THE first, American landscape photographer. On April 15, 1840 he purchased one of the first daguerreotype cameras sold in this country and immediately began to experiment with the new process, taking his first image just four days later. He took his first photograph in the White Mountains in June of that year and continued creating photographs in the area until 1843. Roughly half of his surviving daguerreotypes are in the George Eastman House in Rochester, NY with the others are in public and private collections. In addition to being remembered for his photography, he will long be remembered as the builder of the amazing granite mansion, Notchland, in Hart's Location. He designed the building and supervised its construction in the 1860s. It took about a decade to build and he was finally able to move in on Christmas Eve, 1870. The mansion, as Dr. Bemis called it, is entirely of stone. Even the posts in the basement are cut granite and the fireplace is supported on granite lintels supported by granite posts. The sills are granite. Bemis quarried the granite on his own land, from a quarry along the Sawyer River. It's in the woods today, but the evidence of the work done there is clear. A full telling of the Samuel Bemis story could fill a book. In addition to watchmaker, dentist, and daguerreotypist, his list of accomplishments is long. Dr, Bemis was a friend of Godfrey Frankenstein, prominent painter of the White Mountain School of Art. Bemis named the Frankenstein Cliff after his friend. A Frankenstein portrait of Bemis hangs in Notchland today. Bemis was an investor in several railroads and cooperated with the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad when they were building their railroad through Crawford Notch. He gave them a right-of-way over his land and allowing the construction crews to live in the old Mt. Crawford Tavern. Samuel Bemis died a wealthy man in 1881. He owned his mansion and several thousand acres in Crawford Notch. He never married and left all his property to George Morey, his long-time friend, caretaker, and manager of his farm. Dr. Bemis is buried in a small cemetery behind his home. Morey's daughter-in-law, Florence, eventually become the owner of the property. She operated the house as The Inn Unique, a small hotel. After her death, it was vacant for several years, and is now, once again known as Notchland, and open to the public as a Bed and Breakfast Inn and restaurant. The Bemis House in Crawford Notch, Later Madam Morey's Inn Unique, and Now The Notchland Inn. It was constructed from granite quarried on the site over a ten year period beginning in 1860. Read the entire Dr. Bemis story at White Mountain History,Org. HERE (it will open in a new window) (Link OK, Dec 2024) As a side note to the reference "Madam Morey", Merle Burke of Bartlett worked for Florence Morey and said, "When he was twelve, I called Mrs Morey 'Madam' -- not knowing any better. Luckily she didn't hear me. But, after I said it, I thought my two Uncles, Pep and Jake and my grandfather Joe were going to snatch me bald-headed and pull my ears out. I learned a lesson that day! I read one time in the Conway Daily Sun, where someone said that she liked to be called 'Madam.' Well, I knew her for a long time and, I never knew of anyone ever calling her Madam to her face!!" REF: In Marion Varney's "Harts Location in Crawford Notch, New Hampshire's Smallest Town", published 1997, there is reference to the title, "Madam" on page 136: "She commenced her long reign as the Madam of Harts Location, as she preferred to be known, in 1928 when she was elected Town Clerk and Selectman." Since the author, Marion Varney, was a neighbor of Florence Morey there must be some truth to this statement. Two Paintings by Godfrey Frankenstein. The details of this artist could make a whole side story. He was enamored with Niagara Falls. READ WHAT I FOUND ABOUT HIM HERE A view looking west. The Dr. Bemis house at left. Crawford's Tavern is at the right. The cleared area has since grown into a forest. Rare 1870's photo of Crawford's Tavern at Bemis (left) and the Bemis Mansion on the right. Appears to be recently after a flood. The donor believes the picture was taken in the late 1870's. Photo Credit: Judith V. Hoell. Madam Morey's Inn Unique. She named and operated the Inn after it was bequeathed to her and George Morey, who had been Dr. Bemis' caretaker. She was also a N.H. State Representative. After Madam Morey's death the Inn was unused for a time. I n the 1980's it was purchased by John and Pat Bernardin who re-modeled eleven of the guest rooms and opened for business. They subsequently sold the business to it's current owners after their son's suicide. In the mid 1990's the Inn was purchased by Ed Butler and Les Schoof, along with their Berners, Crawford and Abby. As of this writing (2015) They still operate it as The Notchland Inn. You can see their current endeavors at website, where they have included a short history of the Inn. Unique Butler Schoof Bernardin Moosehead BemisHousePic RosseveltHiwyPic BemisPaintings Frankenstein BemisBio Morey CrawTavern1860

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BIBLIOGRAPHY REFERENCES OFTEN USED https://archive.org/details/historyofnewhamp00barsuoft/page/n9/mode/2up https://archive.org/details/whitemountainsha02swee/page/44/mode/2up Willey, Benjamin G. Incidents in White Mountain History. Boston: Nathaniel Noyes, 1856. https://archive.org/details/historyofcarroll89merr/page/n9/mode/2up Search the local paper, The Reporter, beginning in 1895. Click the image below: Sources: Incidents in White Mountain history - by Rev. Benjamin G. Willey https://www.ancestry.com › genealogy › records › levi-chubbuck_91882748 "The History of Carroll County", 1889, Georgia Drew Merrill brooklyncentre.com › trees › getperson Bartlett NH - In the Valley of the Saco - Aileen Carroll - 1990 Lucy Crawford's History of the White Mountains - circa 1860 REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF The State of New Hampshire • BOSTON - NEW ENGLAND HISTORICAL PUBLISHING COMPANY 15 COURT SQUARE 1902 Books to look up sometime on a snowy winter night. Anderson, John, and Morse, Stearns. 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, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , Story and assembled articles by Dave Eliason The George Family of Bartlett Village I'm just getting started on this section and already I'm beginning with a Question? I have seen reference to the Timothy George Farm in various places and I believe it was located in the area of the present day Villager Motel. I am wondering how (if) Timothy was related to Franklin George of the Village. He, and his family are buried at the west end of the Garland Ridge Cemetery, close by to all the other Georges', but not in the same plot. Timothy W. George was born in 1800 and died Feb 1869. His wife, Lavina, born 1806 and died in June of 1870. Timothy Jr died at 24 years of age in Jan 1869 and a Daughter, Sarah, died Nov of 1863 at 26 years of age. How did the father and son come to die just a month apart; and Lavina just a year and a half later. I'd guess they succombed to the Asiatic Flu that swept the world about that time, although there were many other incurable contagions that were much more common. How did Timothy come to own the farm and who inherited the farm after their deaths? That's alot of questions for a 155 year old event. Beginnings in Passaconway SOURCE: PASSACONAWAY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS William James Sidis Published in 1916 http://www.sidis.net/PassContents.htm During the year 1800, Austin George, with a large family (fourteen children) drove up from Conway to the Passaconway intervale and built a large barn of hewed and split white pine from top to bottom. No labor was wasted, for the timber grew upon the very ground which the settler wished to clear. The men chose rift trees, split the boards, shingles and planks and smoothed them with an adze. A log-house was built and finished in the same way. One or two neighbors came with this family, but made no preparations for permanent settlement, and, after two or three years, went back to Conway. Mr. George's oldest son brought his bride from Conway to live with the family. Doubtless owing to the hardship of pioneer life, sickness came to the family. A daughter, nineteen years of age, died of consumption. The nearest neighbors were ten miles way. The poor mother was forced to make all the funeral preparations with her own hands. Friends arrived later and the customary burial rites were observed. The father, Austin George, was a scholar and a great reader. He taught his children geography, grammar, arithmetic and history, and in later years some of these frontier children became among the best school teachers In the country. So cold was the climate that corn and wheat were out of the question; in fact, the only vegetables they could raise were those which frost could not kill, such as cabbages, turnips, onions, and potatoes. Although the soil is unusually fertile and free from stones, so very short is the season between frosts (for ice often forms here in July and August) that only the fast growing vegetables and those that can survive the frosts can be relied upon. The girls and boys reaped abundant crops of hay, while the father cultivated the garden. The mother, by hand, wove the clothes for the numerous members. The entire family had to turn to and toil from daylight to dark in order to eke out their meagre existence. There were no drones in these early families. Times grew harder and harder in the George home. The cattle died of the "Burton Ail," no remedy at this time being known. A hurricane swept through the very center of the valley, tearing up trees by the roots. Everything in its path, which was a half mile in width, was laid level with the ground. The hurricane crossed the valley from northwest to southeast. In 1814, the family decided to abandon the place. Two sons had left and enlisted in the war against England, one of whom was killed at the Battle of Bridgewater in July, 1814. In October of the same year, the oldest son moved his family away. The now aged father decided to stay long enough to feed his stock the supply of hay on hand, while his family lived on the produce they had raised, as it was impossible to move these supplies through the forest and Mr. George had nothing with which to buy more. Until March, 1815, he remained, when, taking his family, which now consisted of a wife, three sons and three daughters, he moved to Bartlett. Mr. George felt very sad over abandoning his home in the intervale, and, although he lived twenty-four years longer, he never could bring himself to visit the spot again and see the, abandoned home. Thus Mr. George derived no benefit from the years of toil and hardship which he had put in here. For ten years the old George homestead was left to transient hunters, trappers and perhaps bandits. Yet its occupancy by the Georges had proved that, despite Chocorua's curse and the rigorous climate, human beings could exist here. In March, 1824, nine years after Mr. George had left, Mr. Amzi Russell, who had married the granddaughter of Austin George, moved into the old house and the settlement was begun in earnest; and never afterwards, up to the present, although time and again sorely tested, has it been entirely abandoned. The building was in a very dilapidated condition, having been used by rough men from time to time. The beautiful white-pine finishing had been ripped off by these vandals, who used the wood as fuel with which to cook their venison and keep themselves warm. The Russells had every reason to believe that the house had been used as a meeting-place by men who came from different parts of the country and who seemed well acquainted with the place. Evidently it had been a rendezvous for brigands who met here by agreement to divide their plunder or bury their treasure. A horse was discovered in the month of March by some of the Russells who were hunting. The family worked industriously on their farm and existed on what "garden truck" they could raise, which fare was supplemented by a plentiful supply of game. In 1833 the Russell brothers built a mill at the lower end of the intervale. Here they sawed lumber for the valley and made trips to Portland to haul lumber to market. At Portland they could procure supplies for their families. On these trips they would also bring back goods for the traders at Conway, and this helped to pay expenses. They managed to subsist by such activities and by farming. Happily and contentedly they lived, and made what improvements they could in addition to their regular tasks. Austin George had fourteen children, the first three of whom are buried in the Russell Cemetery in the Albany Intervale. Daniel George, a son of the pioneer, had a daughter, Eliza Morse George, who married Amzi Russell, son of Thomas Russell. Mrs. Russell lived to be over ninety years old. She kept a manuscript from which were taken not a few of the facts here recorded. The children of Amzi and Eliza Morse (George) Russell were Martha George Russell, who married Celon Russell Swett; Thirza Russell, who married Andrew J. Lord; Mary Russell, who died young; Ruth Priscilla Russell, who married Thomas Alden Colbath and lives in the historic old George homestead, and who for many years was Postmistress; and Flora Emma Russell, who never married. To Mrs. Colbath the present writer is deeply indebted for access to the Russell Manuscript and for letters supplementing the account given in said manuscript. Mrs. Colbath, as her acquaintances can testify, is a woman of superior intellectual ability and moral excellence, and scores of people, in many states, take pride in calling her their friend. The reason for writing so particularly about the George family is that not only have very reliable records been kept of the hardships endured, which hardships were typical of those necessarily endured by all the early families, but because Mr. George's long stay laid the foundation for a permanent settlement in the Albany Intervale. James Sidas has written extensively on the Albany area and the above material is a snippet from that. You can read the entire manuscript and see all the pictures at this link: http://www.sidis.net/PassContents.htm Feb 2013: This link seems to have disappeared but was originally somewhere in this extensive website of Mr. Sidis: http://www.sidis.net Let me know if you can find it.....thanks. According to former U.S. Forest Service Guide Ann Croto of Bartlett, who provided tours at the Russell Colbath house at the Passaconaway Historical Site for more than a dozen seasons. In December 1834, Amzi Russell married Eliza Morse George , daughter of Daniel George and granddaughter of Austin George, who was one of the first settlers in Burton (Albany) Intervale. In 1805, Croto said, Austin George built a large barn of hewed and split white pine and a log house to shelter his wife and child, just east of where the Russell Colbath House now stands. In 1810, their cabin was replaced by a framed dwelling. Repeated harsh frost, however, killed their vegetables, and the cattle died from "Burton's Ail" (later found to be caused by impure water). A hurricane also swept through the valley in 1814, leveling everything in a half-mile-wide path. The George family abandoned the valley and in 1815 moved to neighboring Bartlett. Son Daniel chose Conway as his new home. Thus were the beginnings of the George family in Bartlett. (Eliza and Amzi Russell continued along in what is now the Russell/Colbath House on the Kancamagus Highway, but that's a whole nother story) Source for the above material: http://www.fosters.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090809/GJNEWS_01/708099961 Austin's Son, Benjamin Franklin George, decided to stay on at the Bartlett Farm and fathered seven children; three from his first marriage to Charlotte Stanton and four from his second wife, Comfort Tasker. Franklin built his farmhouse in 1856 and its location in the center of town made it an ideal stop-over for travellers (there was no railroad in 1856). Franklin continued making additions to the house and by 1872 It became known as The Bartlett House with accommodations for fifty people. Franklin was a man of astonishing ambition and fortitude. In 1872 he leased the Mount Crawford House from Dr. Bemis who had acquired it from Abel Crawford (and that's another good story too). In addition to his hotels Franklin also acquired large tracts of land, at one time owning all the land from the Saco River to the Albany Town Line. In 1890 Franklin founded the Bartlett Building and Improvement Company (a loan company). In 1877 Franklin laid out a bridle path to the summit of Mount Langdon. As if he did not have enough to do he held the town office of Selectman for six terms , was a delegate to the Constitutuional Convention in 1876 and a State Representative in 1878. He was also the Town Tax Collector for many years. Franklin died at the age of 76. CHAPTER 247. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE BARTLETT TRUST AND BANKING COMPANY - 1891. Section 1. That Arthur L. Meserve, Perley N. Watson, Clarence E. George, W. H. Yates, W. Rounds, Edgar A. Stevens, Mark W. Pierce, George W. Darling, William G. Ayer, Henry M. Rideout, Frank George, H. L. Towle, Joseph O. George , W. S. George, C. F. Noyes, George K. Howard, Frank H. Morgan, James H. Mead, John R. Gillis, Eben O. Garland, George T. Wilson, Sanford E. Whitton, Richards, G. Morgan, Willis A. Page, Nelson C. Brooks, Freeman C. Stillings, Daniel D. Carlton, John Snow, Edward Ground, Otis H. Smith, Herbert W. Blanchard, H. P. Dearborn, John L. Pendexter, F. H. Bartlett, George \V. M. Pitman, their associates, successors, and assigns, be and hereby are made a body corporate by the name of the Bartlett Trust and Banking Company, to be located in Bartlett, in this state, with authority to have and execute all the powers and privileges incident to corporations of a similar nature, for the purpose of prosecuting the business of a safe deposit and trust company, to receive on deposit, or for safe keeping, money or other valuables, the funds of trustees, guardians, administrators, or others; to act as trustees for individuals and corporations, whether by appointment by will, by the courts, or otherwise; and officially, under appointment by the courts of this or other states, to act as financial agents, to make and negotiate loans for itself and others, or otherwise; to loan, borrow, and deal in money and securities, and to do a general banking business. Sect. 2. Said corporation shall have a capital stock of fifty thousand dollars, divided into shares of not less than fifty dollars each, with authority to increase its capital to one hundred thousand dollars; and may acquire and hold real estate for its own use to the value of ten thousand dollars, exclusive of such real estate as may be taken in good faith for indebtedness, or held as security. Said corporation shall not begin business until the sum of fifty thousand dollars shall have been paid in in cash, and no certificate of shares shall be issued until the par value of the same has been fully paid, and a certificate thereof shall have been filed in the office of the secretary of state, verified by the oath of the directors. Sect. 3. The provisions of law, now or hereafter in force, governing the taxation of the capital stock in banks and deposits in savings banks, shall apply to this company. Sect. 4. Said corporation, at any meeting duly holden, may adopt such by-laws and regulations, not repugnant to the laws of this state, as may be necessary for the management of its business Sect. 5. The private property of shareholders shall not be liable for the debts of the company. Sect. G. The affairs of this company shall be under the supervision and control of the bank commissioners, who shall examine its books and securities, make the same reports upon its condition, and receive the same pay for their services from the state, as provided in the case of savings banks. Sect. 7. Any three of the grantees may call the first meeting of the corporation by notice in writing to each grantee at least one week before the day of meeting. Sect. 8. This act shall take effect on its passage. [Approved April 7, 1891.] Information From Ann Croto The disease from which Burton (Albany) cattle suffered and which was laid to Chocorua's curse, proved to be not imaginary but real. So serious was it that, in 1821, Professor Dana, of Dartmouth College, was sent by the state to the afflicted town to find out if possible the nature of "the Burton Ail." 22 He found the cause to lie in the water, with contained a weak solution of muriate of lime. A remedy was discovered near at hand, however. It was found that a certain kind of meadow mud, when administered in large pills to the cattle, counteracted the disease. Soap-suds acted similarly.23 The town had gained an evil reputation on account of "the Burton Ail," but with the discovery of a remedy, its population and business were stimulated somewhat. These cemetery stones are located at the Garland Ridge Cemetery on Rte 302 in Bartlett - - They are ordered by date burton timGfarm Croto Austin SR BFtoBart charlotte comfort Lease PathLangdon TaxCollect bank Anzi1824 cemetery abandons The Franklin George and Elmeda (at right) operated the What Not Shop in Bartlett Village until his death. Like a relative of the same name he was also the Town Tax Collector for a number of years. rusColHouse These photos were taken sometime around 2005. There may be others there now. Primarily for Franklin's two sons, Benjamin and Clarence, better known as "Bert". Others mentioned in this story may be found at the Russell Colbath Historic Site on the Kancamagus Highway. (But this editor has not confirmed that. Anyone have pictures ??? RCInsideHouse Inside the Russell Colbath House The Historic Site includes the Russell-Colbath House, a timber frame barn, the Town of Albany Cemetery, and the one-half mile Rail N' River Trail. Additional amenities include parking, toilet facilities, picnic tables, interpretive signs. The Russell-Colbath House was built in 1832 and is the only original structure left from the town of Passaconaway. wall st 1929 Resize text here

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Source: White Mountains National Forest. In 1831, Thomas Russell in the then Burton, NH (which would later become Albany) acquired five 100 acre lots for a total of $5.25. One lot was numbered 13 in the Fourth Range of the North Division of the town. On lot 13, Thomas, assisted by his second son, Amzi (pronounced aim-zee), built the frame structure that stands today. In 1832, Thomas and his wife, Ruth, sold lot 13 and the house to Amzi. On December 3, 1834, Amzi Russell married Eliza Morse George, after which they moved to the house. Eliza and Amzi raised five daughters here; one of who was Ruth Priscilla Russell. The family subsided on the meager garden crops they were able to grow, supplemented by wild game as well as fruits of the field, forest, and stream. They received a moderate income from a sawmill and from a store that they ran in their home at one time. During the years from 1834 through 1877, Amzi acquired thousands of acres of virgin timberland. He was certain that the railroad would eventually come into the valley and transport his prized timber to the mills in Conway and Bartlett. The logging railroads did eventually arrive, unfortunately too late in 1877, Amzi Russell died, leaving a mortgage and unpaid taxes on approximately 8,700 acres, all but the home lot of 100 acres and an additional 192 acres in three separate lots were sold to meet the family’s financial obligations. In 1887, Eliza Russell deeded the property to her daughter, Ruth Priscilla, and Ruth’s husband, Thomas Alden Colbath, who continued to farm the land and care for the aging Eliza. In the late 1880s, the population of the valley had grown. There were 20 or more farms, two schoolhouses, and a small hotel. During the summer, many visitors came to enjoy the clean air and the relaxing surroundings. In 1890, the first Passaconaway Post Office was set up in the house and Ruth Priscilla Colbath became the first postmistress. She held the position until 1906 or 1907. One day in 1891, Thomas Colbath left the house, saying he would be back “in a little while.” Ruth never saw him again. She remained in the house where she had been born, eking out a meager living. It is told that she placed a light in her window each night, expecting Thomas to return. On November 15, 1930. Mrs. Colbath died at the age of 80, still believing that her husband would eventually return. Three years later, Thomas Alden Colbath did indeed return to the deserted house and heard the story about his wife, now deceased, and a light that shone each night for 39 years in the darkness of the Passaconaway Valley. Thomas indicated that he had no quarrel with his wife. He had remained in the area for at least a year after which he began wandering farther and farther away. After a time, he said that he was too ashamed to return to his wife and home. What prompted his return? It is anyone’s guess. Thomas discovered upon his arrival that he had no home, as the estate of his wife had been settled the previous year. The proceeds from the sale of the land and home had been divided among Mrs. Colbath’s closet known living relatives; four cousins. Thomas remained for a short time before he once again wandered away. Buried in the village cemetery, just east of the house, are Thomas and Ruth Russell, Amzi and Eliza Russell, and Ruth Priscilla Colbath, in addition to other family members. Ruth Priscilla’s grave is the sole family member’s stone to be marked. It is situated where, in death, she can continue to view her home and the mountains she loved so dearly in life. New owners, who used the place as a summer residence, renovated the house in 1935. The barn and shed were torn down at that time. In 1848, extensive repairs were made to preserve the aging house. It is fortunate that the owners did little to change the original setting as was feasible and is open to the public as a historic site. For more information, cal One fall afternoon in 1891, 41-year-old Thomas Colbath left the farm to run some errands. He told his wife, “I’ll be back in a little while,” and headed down the road. When it started to get dark, Ruth lit an oil lamp and put it in the window to help him find his way in. But Thomas Colbath didn’t return that night, or the next day. Friends searched the roads for him in vain. Did he get lost? Mauled by a bear? Suffer a heart attack? Robbed and murdered? Perhaps he had some dementia event and lost his memory? Or had he simply walked out on his wife? Ruth never saw him again. She remained alone in the house where she was born, eking out a living, waiting for her husband to return. Ruth lit the oil lamp in the window every night for the next 39 years, hoping for Thomas to find his way home. 83-year-old Thomas Colbath back home again after 39 years of “running errands.” Courtesy White Mountain National Forest Visitor Information Services Ruth died in 1930 at the age of 80. Three years after she died, 83-year-old Thomas returned. He offered conflicting explanations for why he had left and where he had been the previous 42 years. Thomas indicated that he had no quarrel with his wife. He had remained in the area for about a year, and then began wandering farther away. Some versions of the story suggest he made his way to Cuba and then on to Panama, where he worked digging the Panama Canal. Other versions have him in California or out west building railroads. After being gone for a while, Thomas was too embarrassed and ashamed to return to his wife and home. What inspired his eventual return is unknown. Perhaps he wanted to face his sins and ask forgiveness before he died. But that didn’t happen. Thomas was told by neighbors that his wife had died, and the home had been sold. Ruth’s estate had been settled, and the proceeds from the sale divided among her cousins. Ruth was buried in a small cemetery within sight of the house she was born in and had never ventured far from. Thomas wandered away and was never seen again. When my tour of the homestead completed, I resumed on my way running errands, only now with the story of Ruth and Thomas Colbath on my mind. His concept of “be back in a little while” was very different from mine when I said something similar this morning … and I don’t think my wife will keep the porch light on for the next 39 years either. Recognizing the historical significance of the Russell-Colbath homestead, the U.S. Forest Service purchased the property in 1961, preserving the house and running a museum there ever since. In 1987, the Russell-Colbath House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Railroad History More Railroad Pages - Menu Top Right... The Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad was chartered on February 11, 1867 to run from Portland to Fabyan, a junction at Carroll, New Hampshire in the White Mountains, where the Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad would continue west. The tracks reached Bartlett Village in 1873. Their track joined in a ceremony at the summit of Crawford Notch on August 7, 1875, then opened on August 16, 1875. The P&O Railroad Tames Crawford Notch After reaching Bartlett in 1873 the P&O Railroad faced the arduous task of building the rail line through Crawford Notch to Fabyan. It took two years to build that section of less than 20 miles. Our friends at White Mountain History have compiled a very good story and pictures of the challenges facing the railroad builders. White Mountain History - P&O Railroad Bartlett to Fabyan Frankenstein Trestle Wiley Brook Bridge Part of a P&O brochure in 1879 advertising their scenic journey through The White Mountains Notch. historic

SECTION - W - X - Y - Z - Merton Ward Merton L. Ward, 94, died on Oct, 12, 2009 at the Memorial Hospital in North Conway. His son, Ronald, his faithful caregiver for the past several years, was at his side. A lifelong resident of Bartlett, Merton was born on Nov. 4, 1915, the son of the late, Fred J. Ward, and Addie (Richards) Ward. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 59 year, Mary Libby Ward, in 1997. Merton was the last born of five siblings, predeceased by two sisters, Alice W. Burke and Marion W. Dinsmore, and two brothers, Irving J. Ward, and Everett W. Ward. He is survived by his son, Ronald Ward, of Bartlett, and several nieces and nephews. During World War II, Merton served in the U.S. Navy Seabees in the Pacific Theater with tours at Pearl Harbor, Guam and Tinian. After his military service, Merton was employed by the New Hampshire State Highway Department maintaining the state highways and plowing through many harsh winter seasons. Merton was an honest, quiet man and was blessed with many years of peaceful living. He liked to repair items in his work shop and enjoyed crafting his own wooden creation, which he shared with friends and family. At Merton's request there will be no visiting hours or funeral. A private graveside service will be held at a later date. Memorial gifts in his memory may be made to the Visiting Nurses and Hospice Care, Box 432, North Conway, NH, 03860. Ronald M. Ward : Peacefully, with dignity and courage, Ronald M. Ward passed away on December 24, 2010 at the Wolfeboro Bay Care and Rehabilitation Center. On Dec. 1, 2010, Ron was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. He was 63 years of age. Ron was born Oct. 2, 1947 at Memorial Hospital in North Conway. He was predeceased by his mother, Mary (Libby) Ward in 1997, and his father, Merton L. Ward, in 2009. Ron was dedicated to his parents and personally cared for them at home in their fi nal days. Except for three years of military service in Vietnam, Ron was a lifelong resident of Mount Washington Valley. He was an accomplished photographer and a favorite pastime was cruising the back roads in his Corvette and photographing the splendors of the valley. For many years Ron worked as a chef at the former Scottish Lion Restaurant in North Conway. Ron was noted for his quiet generosity to community organizations and their efforts, and for his thoughtfulness and kindness to his family and valued lifelong friends. Many hearts are saddened by Ron’s passing. At his request there will be no viewing or memorial service at this time. His desire was for a memorial committal service in the spring for him and his mother and father at the family gravesite in Bartlett. Ron was a dedicated supporter of Visiting Nurses and Hospice Care in North Conway and requested any memorials in his name be made to that organization. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is assisting with arrangements. Helen Tasi Ware — Helen Tasi Ware, 69, died Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 at her home in Bartlett after living with multiple myeloma for six years. She was born Jan. 25, 1941 in Lynn Mass. to the late Niqe and Tasi Kureta. She graduated from Lynn Classical High School in 1958. She was a secretary in Lynn until 1969 and would later recall her fondness for this work, most notably at Lynn 5 Five Cent Savings Bank and the General Electric Company. After a year with the U.S. Foreign Service in Tokyo, Helen married Kenneth R. Ware in Lynn on Oct. 25, 1970. They traveled throughout the United States, living in several states along the way; Helen particularly liked time spent in Gig Harbor, Wash., Steamboat Springs, Colo, and New York City. They settled in New Hampshire in the early 1970s. For the next few decades, Helen enjoyed living in Bartlett, where she devoted time to school and community projects. In recent years, Helen loved to volunteer as a dining room server at the Gibson Center in North Conway. Survivors include daughters Niqe Ware, of Northampton, Mass., and Lindsay Ware, of Keene; brother, Manny Kureta and his wife, Barbara, of Peabody, Mass.; sister, Ruth Dylingowski and her husband, Richard, of Newburyport, Mass.; sister, Lilyan Savory and her husband, Doug, of Lynn, Mass,; and cousin Virginia Rapo and her brother, Vasil Rapo, of Southbridge, Mass. Arrangements were handled by the New Hampshire Cremation Society in Manchester. Memorial gifts in Helen’s name may be sent to Jen’s Friends Cancer Foundation, PO Box 1842, North Conway, NH, 03860. A memorial service will be held in spring. Marion Lucy Warren, 90, died on Jan. 19, 2015, at Mineral Springs Healthcare facility in North Conway after a brief illness. Her husband, Edmund M. Warren, predeceased her in 1975. She leaves two daughters, Lucy Howland and Helen Goss both of Conway; her granddaughter, Elizabeth Howland, of Seattle, Wash., along with extended family members. Marion was one of six children born to Irene and Arthur Lucy raised on the West Side in North Conway. She had five brothers. Marion was predeceased by her brothers, Fred Lucy, Kenneth Lucy, and Robert Lucy. She is survived by her brothers Chester Lucy and Herbert (Bun) Lucy who still reside on the West Side. She graduated from Plymouth State Teacher's College in 1946. Her closest friends were her college buddies that she shared life's most precious moments with over the years. Marion taught first grade and kindergarten in the valley before kindergarten went into the public schools. She touched many young lives and has students across the country that remain in touch. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Daughters of the American Revolution, and 80 years an active member of the First Church of Christ, Congregational United Church of Christ in North Conway. She supported many local non-profits, especially if they benefited children. She was proud to be a native of the valley and took great pleasure in sharing her family history with all she met. In her memory, the family suggests donations be made to Vaughan Community Service, Inc., P.O. Box 401, North Conway, NH, 03860 to benefit the North Conway Daycare. At Marion's request there will be a private committal service later in the spring. The Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway is in charge of arrangements. RICHARD A. WARE - BARTLETT — The valley lost a lion on Oct. 29, when Kearsarge resident Richard A. Ware passed away at his Hurricane Mountain Road home. He would have turned 96 this Saturday. Moderator of the Kearsarge Lighting Precinct, former chair of Vaughan Community Service Inc., and a former trustee and past treasurer at the First Church of Christ Congregational of North Conway, Ware brought decades of experience in government and private sector work to his various positions. Longtime caretaker and friend Drew Phillips of Kearsarge said he was with Ware when he died of natural causes last Thursday morning. Phillips was Ware's personal assistant for six years but had known him well for over 40 years. "Richard spent summers here as a kid, and grew up with my wife, Patty's, father, Glen Gray. He and Glen used to play golf at the old Russell Cottages golf course in Kearsarge," said Phillips, who said Ware was at one time a passionate golfer, avid hiker and Appalachian Mountain Club member who long ago completed the 48 New Hampshire 4,000-footers. "Richard was such a wonderful man. He was always ready to give a free hand to those who needed it." Ware, who served under President Richard Nixon as acting assistant secretary of defense and who was later appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the Board of Foreign Scholarships, was married twice and had four children, three of whom survive him. Fellow Kearsarge residents State Rep. Karen Umberger (R-Conway) and husband Jim Umberger, chair of the North Conway Water Precinct, were frequent dinner companions of Ware's. "He will be greatly missed," Jim Umberger said. "The insight he had into things, his knowledge of history, of politics — his intellect was unsurpassed. He had so much life experience, so much of a varied background, you would be mesmerized just talking with him." Karen Umberger, like her husband, a retired Air Force officer, recalled that "at dinner, we would talk about everything, from politics to economics, all policy-based. "We would talk about World War II, about Vietnam; about what was in (David) Shribman's political column in the Daily Sun that day — about so many things." Carl Lindblade, moderator of the First Church of Christ Congregational of North Conway, said: "I think it would be accurate to say Richard was a true Renaissance man. The breadth of his public and private career was amazing. I think it was what made him so incredibly special: from finance, to Scripture, to politics — his knowledge was wide … He was sharp until the end, and to be as sharp for as long as our days are given to us, is a gift." His thoughts were shared by Dan Jones, a local Realtor who serves as church's finance secretary, as well as director of the church's outreach program, Vaughan Community Service, posts that Ware formerly held. "He was kind of the sage of the church," Jones said. "He was like E.F. Hutton: When Richard spoke, everyone listened." Jones said Ware "was extremely well-respected." Karen Umberger and Vaughan Community Service Administrator Denise Leighton both made the point that despite his many accomplishments and ties to the academic and political world, Ware enjoyed talking with people of all ages and backgrounds. "He taught me so much about finance and other matters," Leighton said. "As intelligent and knowledgeable as he was, he never talked above you — he talked with you. I loved that man. He lived a good long life, but it still hurts a bit, knowing that now he is not here." Paul Whetton, one of the Kearsarge Lighting Precinct's three commissioners and a former Conway selectman, said Ware enriched his life. "He was just a good neighbor, and very approachable, with such an intellect," said Whetton, who said when he battled prostate cancer in the 1990s, Ware wrote him a heartfelt note, saying that he, too, had battled the disease. "He told me that 99 percent of the battle in that kind of situation was attitude, and he was right: I focused on his suggestion as I went through it." On the eve of this past Memorial Day, the quiet-spoken Ware was profiled in a cover story in The Conway Daily Sun, reflecting on a career that spanned from World War II to the Defense Department during the Nixon Administration. A few months before that cover story, The Sun also reported on the tiny Kearsarge Lighting Precinct’s annual meeting last March. That session was attended by 17 of the precinct's 31 registered voters. Karen Umberger — who is the precinct's checklist supervisor — praised Ware for his decision to run for another yearlong term as moderator. "I was happy to see you sign up again for another term, Richard," said Umberger."I'm 95 — I'm an optimist," quipped Ware to the small gathering crammed into the confines of the former Kearsarge Post Office. His remark drew a friendly laugh from those present. He then got serious, thanking the cadre of voters for attending the annual meeting, noting that small districts such as Kearsarge's are "the core of our nation's democracy." And in an interview at his Kearsarge home in May, he reiterated that belief. "It's very unique the way people in this valley and in New Hampshire get involved," said Ware, regarding not only the active participation of precinct voters but also of New Hampshire voters in holding the first-in-the-nation presidential primary every four years. "It's not that way everywhere, even in my former home state of Michigan, which has rural areas like here in the northern part of the state. It's great to see." Asked how best to honor Ware's legacy, Karen Umberger said people in the valley would be well-served to emulate his record of community service. "Richard was always a person who was behind the scenes, making things happen but not looking for any credit — not being out front, but making sure that things got done. If all of us were to remember that example, we would be a better community," she said. Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. in the First Church of Christ Congregational in North Conway with the Rev. Gilman Healy, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Kearsarge Cemetery in Kearsarge. Richard A Ware Papers 1930 to 2005 - Bentley Historical Library, Ann Arbor, Michigan The Philadelphia Society - In Memorium Intercollege Studies Institure - Archives Conway Daily Sun - Richard Ware Reflects on a Full Life - August 4, 2017 Dorothy E. Webster, 105, died April 22, 2014 at Mineral Springs in North Conway. Born in Bartlett, the daughter of Selden and Mary (Fernald) Rogers, she grew up in Bartlett and lived in Rochester for twenty years before moving back to Bartlett. Mrs. Webster worked at the former Hansel & Gretel Restaurant in Bartlett, Conway Cafe in Conway and Colby's Restaurant in Rochester for several years The family includes: three daughters, Joyce A. Eaves of Milton, Donna Garvin of Waltham, MA and Judy Cummings of Peterborough; ten grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; four great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Howard L. Webster and two daughters, Betty Jackson and Rita Jackson and a son, Paul Webster. Funeral services will be held Saturday April 26, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Furber and White Funeral Home in North Conway with Pastor Robert Novak, officiating. There will be no visiting hours. Burial will be in the Bartlett Village Cemetery later. Washburn, Fred---___?___ to 1971 Carroll E. Young, 85, passed away peacefully in his sleep at Grafton County Nursing Home on Monday, July 24, 2023. H e was born in North Haverhill, N.H., on Dec. 25, 1937, to Gerald and Katheryn (Gray) Young and was raised in Glen, N.H., with Ivan and Myrtle Taylor. He graduated from Bartlett High School with the class of 1955. Carroll worked various jobs in the Glen area after graduation and in the 1970s he owned and operated Valley Construction. In the late 1980s, he moved to North Haverhill, N.H., and worked for several years at Morrill Construction. In his free time, he enjoyed auto racing, and drove the No. 3 car at Oxford Plains Speedway for several years in the 1960s and 1970s. He also enjoyed spending time hunting, fishing and enjoying everything the outdoors had to offer. He is predeceased by a wife, Florence (Pimental) Young; and the mother of his children, Nancy (Nason) Karz; his birth parents, Gerald and Katheryn (Gray) Young; and his adoptive parents, Ivan and Myrtle Taylor; a daughter, Valerie Rawson; a stepson, Michael Burleson; five brothers, Benny Young, Barry Young, Brian Young, Gary Young and Freddie Taylor; four sisters, Anne Douglas, Pat Naylor, Margaret Taylor and Carolyn Taylor. Carroll is survived by his wife Verna (Davis)Young of Woodsville, N.H.; a son Michael Young and wife, Rebekah, of North Haverhill; a daughter Miranda Mahaney and husband, John, of Glen; a stepson Joe Shackford and wife, Helen, of Glen; four step daughters, Laurianne Rowden and husband, Robert, of Wells River, Vt.; Sandy Parker and husband, Wade, of Ryegate, Vt.; Bonnie Boyce of Wells River; and Dawn Burleson of Woodsville; a brother Paul Taylor of Intervale, N.H.; two sisters, Bernice “Bonnie” Hanson and husband, Hiram “Butch,” of Haverhill; and Margaret “Peggy” Donlon and husband, David, of Benton, N.H.; 21 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several loving nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. There will be a service on Friday, Aug. 4, at 4 p.m. at Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH 03785, and a burial at Glen Cemetery on Monday, Aug. 7, at 11 a.m. To offer the family an online condolence, please go to rickerfh.com. Ricker Funeral Home & Cremation Care of Woodsville is assisting with arrangements.=== ++++================================================= Rita Helen Whittum Heaven gained a beautiful angel and a big piece of our hearts, when Rita H. Whittum, 78, formerly of Center Conway, N.H., passed away peacefully in her sleep at her Mountain View Community home in Ossipee, N.H. Rita was the fourth of five children born to Arthur and Marie (Desgroseilliers) Bellerose, on April 9, 1945, in Berlin, N.H., Rita moved to Bartlett, N.H., when she was 6 years old and attended Kennett High School in Conway, which was a place in which many, many lifelong friends were made. She married her husband, Wendell, on Oct. 6, 1962, and together, raised their three children in Bartlett. For 53 years they rode life’s journey side-by-side, until his death on Dec. 11, 2015. Rita always enjoyed being outdoors, whether she was hiking up Cave Mountain in Bartlett, walking along river trails or basking in the sun — no matter what the temperature was! Skiing became a new hobby of hers the day her father came home with a pair of downhill skis he had found. Since they didn’t have the money to ski at a mountain, she found the next best thing right in her own backyard! They had a massive granite boulder, the size of a small bunny hill, and she would climb up with her skis and zoom down, over and over again. Finally, after 40 years, she got her first ski lesson and enjoyed skiing until she was 68. Then there was skating! Every day after school, she would skate. She loved practicing twirls, small jumps, backward foot glides, and crossovers … Oh, how she loved skating! She used to say that maybe in her next life, she would master the triple axel! Drawing was something she enjoyed even before kindergarten. Painting soon followed. Seeing so many beautiful paintings and always admiring the techniques that were used, made her want to paint like the artists she thought so highly of. She saved 5 1/2 books of Green Stamps, and got a case with oil paints, brushes, two 8 by 10 canvases and a paint pallet. Her very first painting on thick white paper was a beautiful night scene of the New York City skyline. She recalled how easily the paint floated onto the paper, and how calming it made her feel as she was painting, often saying that was when her love for painting began. Painting gave her so much joy throughout her life, and she shared paintings with countless friends, family — and a stranger or two along the way! She felt so proud when she displayed her work at TD Bank and had a monthlong display at Conway Public Library. Even in her final days, when her hands were not as steady as they once were, Rita continued to pursue her passion, showing the incredible determination and love for art that defined her life. Rita had many fond memories of attending painting retreats with her other artist friends, especially at Monhegan Island, which held a very special place in her heart. She described how they would stay for a week, choosing cabins with no electricity, collecting wood for the fireplace, visiting by the warm light of the kerosene lamps, and hiking on the cliffs, hoping not to fall! They would take plein air art lessons overlooking the ocean and surrounding islands, and eat the delicious, warm, homemade doughnuts waiting for them at breakfast! Rita loved to involve herself in many areas of work that included being around people. She enjoyed people from all walks of life, and the people in her life were always a priority for her. Some of the jobs that held treasured memories for her included volunteering at a preschool, being a 4-H leader, being a Cub Scout leader, starting the bakery at Grant’s Supermarket, working at Mallett’s Store, working at the Littleton Stamp and Coin Co., and traveling to Winston- Salem, N.C., to open a retail store. However, her most precious and cherished memories were those spent with her loving family. Rita is survived by her daughter, Pamela Dethlefs, and her husband David (of Center Conway), her son, Bill Whittum and his wife, Lauren (Conway, N.H.), her son, Jamie Whittum and his wife, Kate (Freedom, N.H.), her grandson, Corey Whittum (Bartlett), her granddaughter, Sarah Whittum (Conway), her great-granddaughter, Avery Whittum, and her great-grandson, Gavin Whittum, and their mom, Rachel Waterhouse (Littleton, N.H.). She also leaves behind her sister, Mary Jane Daugherty (Massachusetts), and brother Steven Bellerose (Virginia), and many wonderful nieces and nephews, and numerous friends whom she considered family. She loved all of them dearly … and they all loved her just as much! Rita was predeceased by her parents, her husband, Wendell, brother, Roland Bellerose (Alabama) and nephew Remo Bellerose (Alabama), and most recently, her beloved sister, Mary Ann Leavitt (Ossipee, N.H.), whom she enjoyed playing Scrabble with for countless hours. Rita’s family is deeply grateful and thankful to the Mountain View Community Nursing Home in Ossipee, and the Merriman House in North Conway, N.H. There, she was surrounded by wonderful, kind, professional people, who cared for her in ways she could not care for herself, and did so with compassion for her well-being. Finally, we extend our heartfelt gratitude to Charlie and Colton at Furber & White Funeral Home, for assisting us with grace and professionalism. A celebration of Rita’s life will be on Sunday, Nov. 12, at Tin Mountain Conservation Center, 1245 Bald Hill Road, Conway, N.H., from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. We invite friends and family to bring with them a cherished memory or meaningful story to share. We encourage those who were fortunate enough to receive one of Rita’s paintings to bring it, so we can all enjoy the enduring legacy of her creativity and generosity.= Kenneth C. Wyman of Bartlett passed away on Friday, Dec. 27, 2024, at his daughter’s home in Kennebunk. Born Feb. 1,1939, in Lynn, Mass., the son of Kenneth and Doris (Brittain) Wyman. Kenneth graduated from Northeastern University with a bachelor’s degree in business and went on to be the Vice President for American Mutual Insurance Company. Later in life, in the late 1980's , he owned and operated a bed-and breakfast with his wife for 10 years, The Forest Inn, in Intervale, N.H. Ken belonged to the Appalachian Mountain Club’s 4,000-Footer Club. He enjoyed traveling, hiking and skiing. Kenneth is predeceased by his parents; his wife Patricia “Rae” (Mellen) Wyman; and a sister, Florence Goodwin. Kenneth is survived by his children, Melanie Meier of Kennebunk, Maine, and Kenneth D. Wyman of Goffstown, N.H; a significant other, Kitty King of North Conway, N.H; three grandchildren, Michael Kalil of Salem, N.H., Alex Meier of Nashua, N.H., and Grant Wyman of N.H.; and two great grandchildren. Ward, Everett: Ann Louise Young , 72, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, July 9, 2025. She was born in North Conway, N.H., to parents Thomas and Dorothy Russell. Ann graduated from Kennett High School in 1970 and shortly after, married the love of her life, Ron Young; they were married for 54 wonderful years! She devoted her life to God, put everyone before herself, loved exploring with her grandchildren and spending time outdoors planting and watering her flowers, and watching the birds and squirrels with her husband. She was well-known for her love of butterflies, delicious meals, and she could bring anything to life with her extraordinary green thumb. Ann was playful by nature and always arrived (late) with food, games and toys to bring fun and excitement to her family and friends. Preceded in death by her parents; brother, Tuck Russell ; and sister, Ruth Ainsworth ; she is survived by her husband, Ron Young; son, Jason Young (Katie); daughter, Josie Dillion (Matthew); grandchildren, Laura Warren, Andrew Warren, Hayleigh Young, Jake Young, Addison Young and Megan Dillion; sister, Susan Roberts (Jeff); as well as numerous nieces, nephews and their families. All services are private. Arrangements by R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home, Hampton, Va. For more information, go to www.rhaydensmith.com . 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