Did you know that July is Parks and Recreation month? Please don’t feel bad if you didn’t because neither did I until recently when this little factoid popped up on one of my social media networks. When it did, it got me thinking about all the parks we have here in Somersworth and our fabulous […]
The Pines have a noble history in Somersworth Read More »
As a writer I often find myself asking the question why? It’s one of the fundamental questions of writing that we are taught in elementary school, but it’s something that we so often forget to ask ourselves as we reach adulthood. Writing reminds me constantly to ask that question and for that I am grateful.
History, including Somersworth’s, repeats itself Read More »
I hope everyone who enjoys the heat is doing just that: enjoying it. For those of you like me that prefer it a little cooler, relief I am told, is on the way. When the going gets hot, we tend to call one of the three first responder services in the city and continuing on last
Fire stations have served the city faithfully throughout the years Read More »
Whew! It certainly feels like someone put the summer in Somersworth these past few days. Now don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the heat at least until it reaches over 95 degrees but that is my limit. There is a group in Somersworth both in the past and the present that I assume must enjoy
Fire Department has long and industrious history Read More »
Wow, it was definitely a hot one last week and I was glad I was in Richmond, Virginia where all human dwellings are outfitted with the marvel of the modern age that is central air. No humming air conditioners there and I kind of missed the sound. If you are wondering what I was doing in
Gardens, butterflies and beautification of the city Read More »
As this unusual and often frustrating school year comes to a close, I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at what for many defines their years in high school: The YearBook. The Summersworth museum carries a large selection of those precious reminders of years gone by with the first dating back
In search of Toppie and yearbook buyers Read More »
When we think of veterans organizations. we generally think of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), but they were not the first veterans organizations in the USA. That honor would fall, at least in this part of the country, to the Grand Army Republic (GAR). The GAR was formed in Illinois
Grand Army Republic was city’s first veterans group Read More »
As many know, I am originally from England and growing up there, I had of course read a few Stephen King novels. I’m not a lover of horror, but his books were kind of obligatory reading when I was in school many eons ago. It wasn’t until I found myself in Somersworth some 20-plus years ago
Author Stephen King’s connections to Somersworth Read More »
I hope everyone had a pleasant Mother’s Day this past Sunday and found a way to connect with that all important person in all our lives. So last week I wrote about the first two high schools in Somersworth and I promised to return to the subject this week and talk about school building number
The third dimension of Somersworth high schools Read More »
.As we begin the process of getting back to some kind of normality, many Somersworth children are finding themselves back in their school buildings. So I felt it was a perfect time to take a look back at one of Somersworth’s long-standing educational institutions, its high schools. I say high schools because the city has had
Not one, not two but three Somersworth High Schools Read More »
