Tag: NH Humanities

Extreme Survival: Lessons From Those Who Have Triumphed Against All Odds Thursday, 5/8/25 at 6 PM

New York Times bestselling author, Michael J. Tougias, will present harrowing survival stories and discuss lessons learned. Tougias interviewed over 100 people who survived against all odds, and researched many historical figures who achieved the near-impossible. He supplements their stories with a handful of first-person accounts from some of the toughest survivors in history. REGISTER TO ATTEND Sponsored by the New Hampshire Humanities and Atkinson Historic Society and hosted at… Read more

Contra Dancing In New Hampshire: Then and Now – (NH Humanities) – Thursday, 4/10/25 at 6 PM

Since the late 1600s, the lively tradition of contra dancing has kept people of all ages swinging and sashaying in barns, town halls, and schools around the state. Contra dancing came to New Hampshire by way of the English colonists and remains popular in many communities, particularly in the Monadnock Region. Presenter Dudley Laufman brings this tradition to life with stories, poems and recordings of callers, musicians, and dancers, past… Read more