Program - Lyme's Edgell Bridge
2024-05-05 15:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | 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 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 - 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 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 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 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 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 - 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 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 - 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 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 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.

Course - Covered Bridges near Concord, Past & Present
2024-09-09 16:00 - 17:30 | 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.

Covered Bridges near Meredith, Past & Present
2024-09-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Meredith Community Center, 1 Circle Drive, Meredith, NH, 03253
Join Kim as she presents an overview of covered bridges in the greater Meredith area, including several that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges. This program is sponsored by the Community Garden Club of Meredith, and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Goffstown, Past & Present
2024-09-21 18:00 - 19:00 | Goffstown Historical Sociey, 18 Parker Station Road, Goffstown, NH, 03045
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 Goffstown area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program is sponsored by the Goffstown Historical Society and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Online Program - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, Past & Present
2024-09-24 18:30 - 19:30 | Virtual Program
New Hampshire was once home to over 350 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. This program is hosted online by the Wiggin Memorial Library in Stratham and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public via Zoom.
Click here to register for the Zoom link!

Program - Covered Bridges near Strafford, Past & Present
2024-09-27 18:00 - 19:00 | Hill Library, 1151 Parker Mountain Road, Strafford, NH, 03884
Strafford County was once 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. Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is hosted by the Hill Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
2024-10-05 13:00 - 14:00 | Baker Free Library, 509 South St, Bow, NH, 03304
New Hampshire was once home to over 300 covered bridges. Today, there are over sixty authentic covered bridges in New Hampshire, forty-six of which are over a century old. These bridges exist solely because of the efforts of a small but powerful community that both recognized their significance and honored their tradition. Join Kim as she shares an overview of covered bridges in the Granite State along with interesting facts she uncovered while researching her 2022 book, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is sponsored by the Buntin-Rumford-Webster Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Ashland, Past & Present
2024-10-10 18:30 - 19:30 | Booster Clubhouse, 99 Main Street, Ashland, NH, 03217
Today, there are over sixty authentic covered bridges in New Hampshire, forty-six of which are over a century old. Join Kim as she shares an overview of the remaining historic covered bridges in New Hampshire and the historic preservation efforts that worked to save them. This program will share the rich histories of the existing covered bridges in the greater Ashland Area (Squam River, Smith Millennium, Turkey Jim’s, Bump, and Blair Bridges) as well as information about the many 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 Ashland 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
2024-10-14 | Private Event
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. This is a private event hosted by RiverMead.

Program - Covered Bridges near New London, Past & Present
2024-10-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Tracy Memorial Library, 304 Main Street, New London, NH, 03257
Join Kim as she presents an overview of covered bridges in the greater New London area, including several that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges. This program is sponsored by the Tracy Memorial Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public. Please email friends@tracylibrary.org by Oct. 15 for a preferred seat.

Program - Covered Bridges near Center Harbor, Past & Present
2024-11-09 10:30 - 11:30 | James Nichols Memorial Library, 35 Plymouth Street, Center Harbor, New Hampshire
New Hampshire was once home to over 300 covered bridges. Today, there are over sixty authentic covered bridges in New Hampshire, forty-six of which are over a century old. These bridges exist solely because of the efforts of a small but powerful community that both recognized their significance and honored their tradition. Join author and photographer Kim Varney Chandler as she shares an overview of covered bridges in the Granite State, along with interesting facts she uncovered while researching her 2022 book, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire.
Following the program, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is sponsored by the James Nichols Memorial Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Dunbarton, Past & Present
2025-02-11 18:30 - 19:30 | Dunbarton Public Libary, 1004 School Street, Dunbarton, NH, 03046
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 Dunbarton area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges.
Following the presentation, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is hosted by the Dunbarton Public Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Online Program - Covered Bridges near Freedom, Past & Present
2025-02-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Zoom
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 Freedom area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges.
This program is hosted by the Freedom Historical Society and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public and is offered via Zoom. Stay tuned for registration details.

Program - Covered Bridges near Westmoreland, Past & Present
2025-02-23 16:00 - 17:00 | Westmoreland Town Hall, 780 Rt-63, Westmoreland, NH, 03467
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 Westmoreland area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges.
Following the presentation, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is hosted by the Westmoreland Historical Society and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Dublin, Past & Present
2025-02-25 18:30 - 19:30 | Dublin Public Library, 1114 Main Street, Dublin, NH, 03444
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 Dublin area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges.
Following the presentation, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is hosted by the Dublin Public Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Meredith, Past & Present
2025-02-26 14:00 - 15:00 | Taylor Commuinity Meredith Bay, 21 Upper Mile Point Dr, Meredith, NH, 03253
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 Meredith area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges.
Following the presentation, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is hosted by the Taylor Community Meredith Bay and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
2025-02-27 | Private Event
New Hampshire was once home to over 300 covered bridges. Today, there are over sixty authentic covered bridges in New Hampshire, forty-six of which are over a century old. These bridges exist solely because of the efforts of a small but powerful community that both recognized their significance and honored their tradition. Join author and photographer Kim Varney Chandler as she shares an overview of covered bridges in the Granite State, along with interesting facts she uncovered while researching her 2022 book, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. Learn more about both existing and lost covered bridges in the Granite State.
This program is a private event hosted by RISE.

Program - Covered Bridges near Nelson, Past & Present
2025-03-06 16:00 - 17:00 | Olivia Rodham Memorial Library, 1 Nelson Common, Nelson, NH, 03457
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 Nelson area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges.
Following the presentation, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is hosted by the Olivia Rodham Memorial Library and made possible by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities. The program is open to the public.

Program - Covered Bridges near Keene, Past & Present
2025-03-16 15:00 - 16:00 | Congregation Ahavas Achim, 84 Hastings Ave, Keene, NH, 03431
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 Keene area covered bridges that have been lost to time. This program includes an overview of historic preservation efforts to save these historic landmarks and resources to start your own journey of discovering New Hampshire’s covered bridges.
Following the presentation, Kim will be available to sign copies of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. This program is part of the Nathan E. Cohen Lecture Series hosted by Congregation Ahavas Achim. The program is open to the public.
