Covered Bridges of New Hampshire

Course - Covered Bridges near Concord, Past & Present
2024-09-09 16:00 - 17:30 (America/New_York) | Private Event
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. This course will share the rich histories of the existing covered bridges in the greater Concord Area (Rowell, Contoocook Railroad, New England College, Bement, Waterloo and Dalton Bridges) as well as information about the many covered bridges that have been lost to time.

This course is offered through OLLI at UNH.

Program - Covered Bridges near Concord, Past & Present
2024-08-14 14:00 - 15:00 | Pierce Manse, 11 Horseshoe Pond, Concord, NH, 03301
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of the historic covered bridges in the Granite State and shares information on the Concord area covered bridges that have been lost to time. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This event is hosted by the Pierce Brigade and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. This event is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, Past & Present
2024-08-08 | Private Event
Today, New Hampshire is home to over seventy covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. At one time, there were over 350 covered bridges in New Hampshire. Kim will present an overview of these covered bridges in the Granite State, as well as the extensive preservation efforts employed to save the bridges we have left. This is a private event hosted by Scott-Farrar at Peterborough.

Program - Covered Bridges near Alstead, Past & Present
2024-07-26 19:00 - 20:00 | Chase’s Mill, 801 Forest Road, Alstead, NH, 03602
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the Alstead area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Mill Hollow Heritage Association. The program is open to the public. Please register in advance.

Program - Covered Bridges near Pembroke, Past & Present
2024-07-23 19:00 - 20:00 | Pembroke Town Library, 313 Pembroke St, Pembroke, NH, 03275
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the many Pembroke area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Pembroke Town Library and the Pembroke Historical Society and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - The New England College Bridge
2024-06-19 | Private Event
Henniker’s New England College Bridge was built by master bridgewright Arnold M. Graton in 1972. Its construction marked the first authentic covered bridge built in New Hampshire since 1907. Kim will share the history of the New England College Bridge and participants will follow up with a visit to the bridge itself. This is a private event hosted by WTS – New Hampshire.

Program - Covered Bridges near Newbury, Past & Present
2024-06-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Center Meeting House of Newbury, 945 NH Route 103, Newbury, NH, 03255
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the Newbury area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Center Meeting House of Newbury and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Canterbury, Past & Present
2024-06-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Elkins Public Library, 9 Center Road, Canterbury, New Hampshire, 03224
Join Kim as she presents an overview of the historic covered bridges near Canterbury and shares information on the area covered bridges that have been lost to time. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This event is sponsored by the Elkins Public Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Bristol, Past & Present
2024-05-28 18:00 - 19:00 | Minot-Sleeper Library, 35 Pleasant Street, Bristol, NH, 03222
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the many Bristol area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Minot-Sleeper Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges of Langdon, Past & Present
2024-05-18 15:00 - 16:00 | Langdon Meetinghouse, 5 Walker Hill Road, Langdon, NH, 03602
The town of Langdon is home to two historic covered bridges, the Prentiss Bridge and the McDermott Bridge. Join Kim as she shares a history of these two bridges, information on the area covered bridges that have been lost to time, and an overview of historic preservation efforts in New Hampshire. This program is sponsored by the Langdon Heritage Commission and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Hollis, Past & Present
2024-05-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Hollis Historical Society, 28 Depot Road, Hollis, NH, 03049
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the Hollis area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Hollis Historical Society and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Hancock, Past & Present
2024-05-07 19:00 - 20:00 | Hancock Historical Society, 7 Main Street, Hancock, NH, 03449
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the several Hancock area covered bridges that have been lost to time as well as the Hancock-Greenfield Bridge. This program is hosted by the Hancock Historical Society and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Lyme's Edgell Bridge
2024-05-05 15:00 - 16:00 | Lyme Congregational Church, 1 Dorchester Street, Lyme, NH, 03768
Join Kim as she presents a detailed history of the Edgell Bridge in Lyme, and shares information on the area covered bridges that have been lost to time. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is sponsored by the Lyme Historians and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
2024-05-02 | Private Event
New Hampshire is home to over seventy covered bridges, forty-six of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she shares an overview about these historic treasures and shares the fascinating stories of some of these covered bridges. This is a private event hosted by the New Hampshire Daughters of the American Revolution State Officers Club.

Program - Covered Bridges near Tilton, Past & Present
2024-04-25 12:15 - 13:15 | Tilton Senior Center, 11 Grange Road, Tilton, NH, 03276
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the Tilton area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Tilton Senior Center and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Greenfield, Past & Present
2024-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 | Stephenson Memorial Library, 761 Forest Road, Greenfield, NH, 03047
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the Greenfield area covered bridges that have been lost to time as well as the Hancock-Greenfield Bridge. This program is hosted by the Friends of the Stephenson Memorial Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Salem, Past & Present
2024-04-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Salem Historical Society, 310 Main Street, Salem, NH, 03079
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the Salem area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Salem Historical Society and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
2024-03-16 11:00 - 12:00 | Toadstool Bookshop Peterborough, 12 Depot Square, Peterborough, 03458, United States
Join Kim at her neighborhood bookstore, the Toadstool Bookshop in Peterborough, for a book discussion and signing. Kim will discuss her journey to write Covered Bridges of New Hampshire as well as a brief history of the lost covered bridges near Peterborough.
Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire.

Program - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
2024-03-12 | Private Event
New Hampshire is home to over seventy covered bridges, forty-six of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she shares an overview about these historic treasures and shares the fascinating stories of some of these covered bridges. This is a private event hosted by Covenant Living of Keene.

Course - Covered Bridges in the Conway Area - Past & Present
2024-02-23 13:30 - 14:30 | NH
New Hampshire was once home to over 300 covered bridges. Built before the idea of an automobile was even conceived, many of these covered bridges could not handle the increased traffic and were replaced with modern steel or concrete structures. Many were neglected and eventually lost to the rot and decay of time. Many more were destroyed by the vandals’ hands. But by the mid-twentieth century, a movement began toward not only preserving these historic structures but employing nineteenth-century craftsmanship to do so.
Today, there are over sixty authentic covered bridges in New Hampshire, forty-six of which are over a century old. These bridges exist today solely because of the efforts of a small but powerful community that both recognized their significance and honored their tradition. These covered bridges are an integral part of the fabric of New Hampshire’s history, but each bridge has its own story to tell.
This program will share the rich histories of the existing covered bridges in the greater Conway Area (Saco River, Swift River, Stoney Morrell, Bartlett, Jackson, and Albany Bridges) as well as information about the many covered bridges that have been lost to time.
This course is offered through OLLI at UNH. Stay tuned for registration details.

Program - Whittier Covered Bridge
2024-02-22 19:00 - 20:00 | Virtual Program
Kim will share the rich history of the Whittier Covered Bridge in Ossipee. Built around 1870, presumably by Jacob Berry, the covered bridge is one of twenty-two Paddleford truss bridges remaining in the world. This historic 133′ covered bridge has been saved from demolition more than once and remains an integral part of the Ossipee community. This is a virtual event hosted by the Whittier Birthplace in Haverhill, Massachusetts. Please register here.

Program - Covered Bridges near Plainfield, Past & Present
2024-02-08 18:00 - 19:00 | Meriden Library, 22 Bean Road, Meriden, NH, 03770
Join Kim as she presents a detailed history of the Meriden Bridge, an overview of the four Cornish bridges, and shares information on the area covered bridges that have been lost to time. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is sponsored by the Meriden Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Podcast Episode Twenty - The Lost Bridges of Cheshire County with Alan Rumrill
2024-02-02 | NH
The Covered Bridges of New Hampshire Podcast Episode Twenty – The Lost Bridges of Cheshire County with Alan Rumrill has been released. Kim talks with Alan Rumrill, Executive Director of the Historical Society of Cheshire County. Alan shares the rich history of the lost bridges of the Monadnock area and why the remaining covered bridges are valued by the community.

Program - Covered Bridges near Lebanon, Past & Present
2024-01-27 13:30 - 14:30 | Private Event
Lebanon was once home to over thirty covered bridges. Today, only the 1991 Packard Hill Bridge remains. Join Kim as she talks about Lebanon’s lost covered bridges and shares the story of the newest bridge. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This is a private event.

Program - Covered Bridges near Windham, Past & Present
2024-01-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Nesmith Library, 8 Fellows Road, Windham, NH, 03087
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of these bridges and shares information on the Windham area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Nesmith Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.
Please register in advance through this link.

Program - Covered Bridges near Madbury, Past & Present
2023-11-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Madbury Public Library, 11 Town Hall Road, Madbury, NH, 03823
Strafford County was home to at least eleven covered bridges. Join Kim as she talks about the history of these lost bridges and shares an overview of the remaining historic covered bridges in New Hampshire and the historic preservation efforts that worked to save them. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This event is sponsored by the Madbury Public Library and the Madbury Community Club. The program is made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities and is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Milford, Past & Present
2023-11-08 18:30 - 19:30 | Milford Town Hall, 1 Union Square, Milford, New Hampshire, 03055
New Hampshire is home to over sixty-one covered bridges, 46 of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she presents an overview of the historic covered bridges in the Granite State and shares information on the Milford area covered bridges that have been lost to time. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This event is co-sponsored by the Milford Historical Society and the Captain Josiah Crosby Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, and supported by a grant from the New Hampshire Humanities Council. The program is open to the public.

Podcast Episode Nineteen - The Dalton Family with Rebecca Courser
2023-10-31 | NH
Kim talks with Warner historian Rebecca Courser about the namesake of the Dalton Bridge. Rebecca shares with us a history of the town of Warner, the Dalton family, and just who exactly the covered bridge was named after.

Program - Covered Bridges near Lebanon, Past & Present
2023-10-28 13:00 - 14:00 | Kilton Public Library, 80 S Main St, West Lebanon, NH, 03784
Lebanon was once home to over thirty covered bridges. Today, only the 1991 Packard Hill Bridge remains. Join Kim as she talks about Lebanon’s lost covered bridges and shares the story of the newest bridge. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This event is sponsored by the Lebanon Historical Society and is open to the public.

Podcast Episode Eighteen - The Prodigal Son Denman Thompson with Lee Dunham
2023-10-24 | NH
Kim talks with lifelong Swanzey resident Lee Dunham about the namesake of the Thompson covered bridge. Lee walks us through the exciting life of actor and playwright Denman Thompson and his production, The Old Homestead; and how integral the play has been to the town of Swanzey for over a hundred years.
