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THE PODCAST
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
EPISODE ONE
The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
In this episode, we will learn about the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, or the NSPCB for short. I have recently become a lifetime member and you can become a member too. I hope you do.
EPISODE TWO
The Bath Bridge with Craig Pursley
In this episode, we are talking about the Bath Bridge that was built across the Ammonoosuc River in 1832. Today we are talking with Craig Pursley, who lives on one side of the bridge and works on the other.
EPISODE THREE
The Town Truss with Sean James
In this episode, we will learn about the Town truss. To help us understand the Town truss, we are talking with engineer Sean James, Senior Vice President of Hoyle Tanner & Associates in Manchester.
EPISODE FOUR
The HAER with Christopher Marston
In this episode, we will learn about the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER), and its National Covered Bridge Recording Project, through which over one hundred historic covered bridges were documented, including twelve in New Hampshire. Christopher Marston walks us through it.
EPISODE FIVE
The Ashuelot Bridge Rehabilitation with Tim Andrews
In this episode, we will learn about the 1999 rehabilitation of the Ashuelot covered bridge in Winchester with Tim Andrews.
EPISODE SIX
The Paddleford Truss with Bob Durfee
In this episode, we will learn about bridge builder Peter Paddleford and his unique truss design. Today we are talking to Bob Durfee, Vice President and Chief Bridge Engineer at Dubois & King in Laconia.
EPISODE SEVEN
The Bement Bridge Rehabilitation with Josif Bicja and Karen Hambleton
In this episode, we will learn about the 2021 rehabilitation of the Bement Bridge in Bradford. Today we are talking with two folks who made the work happen, Karen Hambleton, Bradford’s Town Administrator and project manager Josif Bicja from the engineering firm of Hoyle Tanner.
EPISODE EIGHT
The Bath Bridge Rehabilitation with Sean James
In this episode, we will learn about the Bath Bridge that was built across the Ammonoosuc River in 1832. It is the longest covered bridge entirely within the state of New Hampshire. Today we are talking with engineer Sean James, Senior Vice President of Hoyle Tanner & Associates in Manchester.
EPISODE NINE
The Durgin Family with Jim Mykland
In this episode, we will learn about the Durgin family of Sandwich. While many covered bridges in New Hampshire are named after nearby property owners, the Durgin’s story bears telling for their role in history. Jim Mykland will share the Durgin’s story with us.
EPISODE TEN
The NHPA with Jennifer Goodman
In this episode, we will learn about the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance. The NHPA helps individuals and communities throughout the state achieve their preservation goals.
Today we are talking with the Alliance’s Executive Director Jennifer Goodman.
EPISODE ELEVEN
The Covered Bridges of Plainfield & Cornish with Steve Taylor
In this episode, we will be talking with longtime Plainfield resident Steve Taylor about the covered bridges in the upper valley towns of Plainfield and Cornish.
EPISODE TWELVE
The Master Bridgewright Arnold M. Graton
Today we’re talking with master bridgewright Arnold M. Graton of Holderness. Arnold has been restoring covered bridges since the early 1950s when he began doing site work alongside his late father, Milton S. Graton. Over the past seventy or so years, Arnold and his crew have restored almost seventy historic covered bridges all across the country.
EPISODE THIRTEEN
The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center with Trish Kane
In this episode, we will learn about the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, New York, by talking with the collection’s curator, Trish Kane.
EPISODE FOURTEEN
The Langdon Covered Bridge Association with Marilyn Stuller
In this episode, we will learn about the Langdon Covered Bridge Association, formed in 1995 to preserve two historic covered bridges in Langdon. Today we are speaking with Langdon resident Marilyn Stuller who served as president of the LCBA for many years.
EPISODE FIFTEEN
The Slate Covered Bridge Committee with Francis W. Faulkner, Jr.
In this episode, we’re talking with long-time Swanzey resident and former town selectman Francis Faulkner, Jr., about the town’s efforts to restore the three remaining covered bridges and replace the fourth.
EPISODE SIXTEEN
The Poet John Greenleaf Whittier with Kaleigh Pare Shaughnessy
In this episode, we will learn about the poet John Greenleaf Whittier, namesake of the Whittier Covered Bridge in Ossipee. Today we are speaking with Kaleigh Pare Shaughnessy, executive director of the Whittier Birthplace in Haverhill, Massachusetts, where Whittier was born in 1807.
EPISODE SEVENTEEN
The Columbia Bridge with Stacey Campbell and Sharon Ellingwood White
In today’s episode, we are talking about the Columbia Bridge that spans the Connecticut River, connecting the northern towns of Columbia, New Hampshire, and Lemington, Vermont. Also connected are two women who live on either side of the bridge – Stacey Campbell from Columbia and Sharon Ellingwood White from Lemington.
EPISODE EIGHTEEN
The Prodigal Son Denman Thompson with Lee Dunham
The covered bridge in West Swanzey is officially known as the West Swanzey Bridge, but to locals, it is known as the Thompson Bridge. The more familiar name of the covered bridge is connected to West Swanzey resident Denman Thompson. To learn more about Thompson, we’re talking today with Lee Dunham.
EPISODE NINETEEN
The Dalton Family with Rebecca Courser
In this episode, we will learn about the namesake of the Dalton Bridge in Warner. Constructed in 1853, the Dalton Bridge, like many covered bridges, took its name from adjacent property owners. The Dalton Bridge is unique in that it is the only covered bridge in New Hampshire named after a woman. Today we are talking with Rebecca Courser, retired executive director of the Warner Historical Society.
EPISODE TWENTY
The Lost Bridges of Cheshire County with Alan Rumrill
Located in the southwest corner of New Hampshire, Cheshire County is currently home to six historic covered bridges. But at the turn of the twentieth century, there were at least forty covered bridges in Cheshire County.
Today, we are speaking with Alan Rumrill, Executive Director of the Historical Society of Cheshire County in Keene.
