French fans. Chinese fans. Japanese fans. American fans. Dance fans. Mechanical fan. Cigar fans. Trickster fans. Church fans. Are you interested in learning about the beautiful art of antique hand fans and their fascinating history? Come and view over 100 fans from the 18th century to the present from all around the world. Showcased will be fans made with bone, ivory, tortoiseshell, feathers, mother of pearl, celluloid, & modern.
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French fans. Chinese fans. Japanese fans. American fans. Dance fans. Mechanical fan. Cigar fans. Trickster fans. Church fans. Are you interested in learning about the beautiful art of antique hand fans and their fascinating history? Come and view over 100 fans from the 18th century to the present from all around the world. Showcased will be fans made with bone, ivory, tortoiseshell, feathers, mother of pearl, celluloid, & modern.
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Join us for some exciting ZOOM programs this summer.
*All virtual programs take place via ZOOM and registrants receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email. Each program has a unique zoom link, so register for each one separately.
Maine Destinations For Stephen King Fans ~ Tuesday, August 20th at 7 PM
Author Sharon Kitchens will discuss her new book, Stephen King’s Maine: A History & Guide. Explore… 
Join us for a talk for Indigenous People’s Month. Learn about Native American history and culture in the Northeast Woodlands (which would have extended from New England to the Great Lakes Region). Be enlightened about basic survival of early tribes in this area. Our presenters, Russ and Elly, reside in New Hampshire. They enjoy reading, gardening, and dabbling in Native American crafts. They volunteer at the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum… 
Scott Smith explores the archaeological remains of Rome, the “Eternal City,” and Pompeii, the town that was buried by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, and discusses the problems of preserving these ancient ruins. The latter issue is especially important as the great monuments that symbolize the past have recently been threatened (the Coliseum by frigid temperatures in 2011-12) or completely destroyed (The House of the Gladiator by torrential… 
In 1969, when New Hampshire officials decided to put the state’s motto – “live free or die” — on its license plates, many citizens viewed the act as an endorsement of the unpopular war being waged in Vietnam and protested by covering up or altering the motto. In response, authorities cracked down by arresting, fining and sometimes even incarcerating those who engaged in duct-tape dissent. People appealed their convictions, sparking… 
Born in China’s western Sichuan province just before Mao’s Cultural Revolution, Lily Tang Williams grew up experiencing extremely poor living conditions, food rationing, social chaos, and Communist indoctrination. In spite of these hardships, in the 1980’s she came to the United States, speaking little English and earned her Master’s degree from University of Texas.
Join us as Lily shares her experiences growing up in Communist China.
This educational presentation for… 
Join Ron Watson as he talks about diving in southwest Florida one of the most fossil rich areas of the Americas. He will share what it is like to dive for fossils and the fascinating stories he learned about the fossils.
About the presenter: Watson’s interest in diving for fossils started over 30 years ago after learning about an area in Florida touted as “The Fountain of Youth” that was… 
“A Soldier’s Mother Tells Her Story” will be presented by Sharon Wood of Claremont, speaking as Betsey Phelps, the mother of a Union soldier from Amherst, New Hampshire. She blends the story of Charles Phelps, who died heroically at the Battle of Gettysburg, with that of other men who left their New Hampshire homes to fight for the Union cause. Speaking from a mother’s perspective, she also speaks about the… 
Robert Frost’s poetry can help us appreciate the rigor of life on a New England farm in the early 20th century. (Hint: It was hard.) In an exploration of both New Hampshire history and Frost’s poetry, author and poet Jeffrey Zygmont recites a selection of Frost’s poems about farming. Alongside each recitation, he provides background on Frost’s life, offering insight into the poem’s origins, and commentary on the work’s artistic… 
We have all heard amazing stories of survival that rendered us awestruck. But too often, we don’t realize that there is a wealth of information to learn from people who make it to the other side of life’s most daunting challenges. In this presentation, New York Times bestselling author Michael J. Tougias, captivates the audience by chronicling harrowing survival stories and discusses the lessons learned. Tougias has interviewed over 100…