Drawing on the wealth of National Historic Landmark properties covered in their recent book, Historic New England: A Tour of the Region’s Top 100 National Landmarks, authors Patricia Harris and David Lyon will discuss and show photos of a dozen New England sites. They include the homes of authors Edith Wharton and Mark Twain, a submarine, a dazzling carousel, the snuff mill where America’s first great portrait painter was born,… Read more Historic New England: A Tour of the Region’s Top 100 National Landmarks – Thursday, 5/14/26 at 6 PM
Drawing on the wealth of National Historic Landmark properties covered in their recent book, Historic New England: A Tour of the Region’s Top 100 National Landmarks, authors Patricia Harris and David Lyon will discuss and show photos of a dozen New England sites. They include the homes of authors Edith Wharton and Mark Twain, a submarine, a dazzling carousel, the snuff mill where America’s first great portrait painter was born,… Read more 
How do we encourage one another? This often asked question must be answered if we hope to bring about long term changes in another’s way of behaving. We need to look upon encouragement as a skill, an art that needs to be understood and practiced to be successful. At the end of this session, the participants will be able to distinguish between praise and encouragement as motivational tools and learn… 
Come join a fun, educational, and entertaining drawing class with Artist Joan Ellis. She will bring the materials for the class, and encourage you as you tweak both your drawing and observational skills. This is a wonderful activity for all skill levels, even beginners! This class will be offered on April 13th.
A $5 non-refundable materials feemust be paid in advance to reserve your spot. Register at the main circulation… 
Get creative at this teen craft night as you paint plaster succulents, design your own display, and add a warm light for a cool, glowing décor piece to take home. Mandy Roberge will walk you through how to put it all together.… 
Make this climbing toy that climbs higher than you think! Have a race after you’re done.… 
Researching women in the Revolutionary War era frequently presents a challenge. Women’s stories were often overlooked, details of their lives left unrecorded. Because of this, discovering just a “snippet” of a woman’s life is of great significance to historians. Join AHS Curator and genealogist Lucia Cusimano as she shares a treasure box of snippets — threads of the lives of various Atkinson women of this time period.
The presentation will…