Sunapee Historical Society

Programs for 2019

Enjoy our many wonderful programs and exhibits this season!

TUE

APR

30

7:00 PM

Spring Meeting & Program

SUNAPEE'S HISTORIC BUILDINGS & PLACES - Part 2

Barbara Chalmers will reveal recent findings
from her continuing research.

Location: Sunapee Methodist Church - Lower Main Street, Sunapee

FREE

FRI

JUN
‍
7

5:00 - 9:00 PM

2nd Annual ~ SPRING INTO SUMMER

Join SHS and other Harbor businesses as we welcome
the beginning of the summer season!

Free, open to all, refreshments

Location: SHS Museum and Sunapee Harbor

FREE

MON
‍
JUL
‍
1

5:30 PM

4th Annual ~ LAKE SUNAPEE HISTORY CRUISE

Tour the Newbury shore south from the Narrows

Narrated by Midge Eliassen, Nancy Dutton, & Barbara Chalmers

Light refreshments provided; cash bar

Limited seating - reservations required

For Tickets @ $30, contact: sunapeehistory@gmail.com

Location: Town Dock on MV Mt. Sunapee II, Sunapee Harbor

$30 / person

SAT

JUL

6

12:00 PM ????

INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE

Our antique road roller leads the parade. Join SHS members
marching or cheer us on.

Museum open 11 AM - 4 PM

Woodsum Machine Shop demo, balloons & more

Free, donations appreciated

FREE

THU
‍
JUL

11

7:00 PM

SUNAPEE'S EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHERS

Paul Rheingold will discuss the lives and work of
these men who did so much to document our history.

Free, open to all, refreshments

Location: SHS Museum, Sunapee Harbor

FREE

SAT
‍
JUL

13

12:00 - 3:00 PM

OPEN HOUSE AT SUNAPEE ARCHIVES

Celebate with us our purchase of the
Old Abbott Library building!

Music, food, balloons,
and Sunapee History!

Free, open to all

Location: Sunapee Archives, 542 Route 11

FREE

THU
‍
JUL

25

7:00 PM

THE HISTORY OF THE ANGELL FAMILY & FARMS

Local vet, Dr. Jolyon Johnson will discuss his family's
history in Wendell and farming in Sunapee.

Free, open to all, refreshments from Sanctuary Farm

Location: SHS Museum, Sunapee Harbor

FREE

THU
‍
AUG

8

6:30 PM

ANNUAL MEETING @ 6:30 PM

Followed by program at 7:00 PM

RESTORING WOODEN BOATS

Bo & Kathy Muller will explain what it takes
using the recently completed Nancy Jane as an example.

Free, open to all, refreshments

Location: SHS Museum, Sunapee Harbor

FREE

SUN
‍
AUG

11

12:00 PM

LOVE YOUR LAKE DAY / ANTIQUE BOAT PARADE & LUNCH

Participate in the parade by riding in the replica steamer
Sunapee Zephyr and enjoy lunch aboard.

6 seats available @ $200 each

Call 603-763-1129 evenings for reservations

FREE

MON
‍
AUG

12

5:30 PM

4th Annual ~ LAKE SUNAPEE HISTORY CRUISE

Tour the Newbury shore south from the Narrows.

Narrated by Midge Eliassen, Nancy Dutton, & Barbara Chalmers

Light refreshments provided, cash bar

Limited seating - reservations required

For tickets @ $30, contact: sunapeehistory@gmail.com

$30 / person

THU
‍
AUG

22

7:00 PM

GOV. WILBUR CROSS'S SUMMERS AT SUNAPEE ~

A dramatization by Greg Weiss, written by Barbara Chalmers

Free, open to all, refreshments

Location: SHS Museum, Sunapee Harbor

FREE

TBD
‍

5:30 PM

VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION
POT LUCK SUPPER & PROGRAM, TBA

FREE

Past Programs

Information about and videos of past programs are available at the museum

2018

* Open House at the Archives with special exhibit     about the Sunapee Fire Department and Notable     Fires
*  3rd Annual History Cruise on the MV Mt Sunapee II
*  Museum Program – Sunapee’s Historical Buildings &     Places
* Rides on the Sunapee Zephyr Steamboat Sunapee     250th Celebration Kick-Off Dinners around Town
*  Museum Program – Sunapee 100 Years Ago
*  Museum Program – Summer Life in the ’20s & ’30s
* Sunapee’s 250th Celebration Events – Scenes of     Sunapee Art Show at the Livery Annex 58 Main St
* Museum Program – Sunapee Folklore, Mysteries &     Trivia

2017

*  I Remember Sunapee by John Warren
*  Pleasure Boating on Lake Sunapee
*  Billy B. Van in George’s Mills
*  Aerosmith History Day
* Skindiving & Treasures in Lake Sunapee
*  About the NH Boat Museum

2016

*  Summer’s 1968 Bicentennial Celebration     Remembered
*  History Cruise Aboard the MV Mt Sunapee –      Sunapee Harbor, Granliden, Burkehaven
*  Summer Visitors in the Age of Steam
*  George’s Mills – Water Power & Tourism
*  Captains Dan & Frank Woodsum Reminisce:     Recollections of a life and the business of     Steamboating on Lake Sunapee
*  Building Sunapee

2015

*  Summer Fun: Growing Up Around the Lake in the
1950s & 1960s
*  Frank Morse’s Sunapee Water Ski School & Show
1948 – 1970s
*  Personal Water Craft: Canoes, skiffs & rowboats
*  The Lake Sunapee Board of Trade
*  Regatta! The 65 Year History of the Lake Sunapee     Regatta Association
*  Winter Fun: A History of Sunapee’s Ski Tows, Ski     Jump & Skating Rink

2014

*  Notable Women of Sunapee
*  Women’s Organizations of Sunapee
*  A Magic Lantern Show – Slides from the     Collection
*  Woodbine Cottage Dessert Night
* Wooden Launches on Lake Sunapee
*  Sunapee’s Cemeteries and Churches

2013

* Cranky Yankees ! Jim Cooke portrays Coolidge,    Webster, Everett and Adams.
*  Art & History Walk Along the Herbert Welsh Trail
*  The Armenia White, A History of the Woodsum     Steamboat Company’s flagship
*  History of Business and Industry Along the Sugar     River
* Sidney Bickford, Artist: His Life and Art of Nature
*  Island Hopping on Lake Sunapee : The History &     Lore of Lake Sunapee’s Islands
*  The Hurricane of 1938: How Sunapee Coped