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On Thursday, October 13 at 6:30 in the Minot Sleeper Li- brary, “Our National Thanks- giving: With Thanks to President Lincoln and Mrs. Hale” will be presented by Steve and Sharon Wood of Claremont, NH. The couple will portray our 16th president and the editor of the
Lincoln signed his Thanksgiving Proclamation in 1863.
The Woods are historical pre- senters specializing in 19th-cen- tury American history. Steve has been a Lincoln presenter since 1995 and has presented his pro- gram, A Visit with Abraham Lincoln, for schools, libraries, historical societies, and commu- nity events.
In addition to portraying Mary Todd Lincoln, Sharon also offers first-person historical pro- grams set in the same time pe- riod. She has done considerable research on Sarah Hale, who is generally remembered more for her children’s poem, Mary’s Lamb, and her lifelong campaign for a Thanksgiving holiday, than for the influence she had on American culture through her widely read magazine. Sharon was honored to portray Mrs. Hale at the dedication of the Sarah Josepha Hale Memorial Park next to the Richards Free Library in Newport in Novem- ber 2013.
After the program, the Woods will step out of character and answer audience questions. This program is sponsored in part by the NH Humanities and is free and open to the public.
Photo Courtesy Bristol Fire Department
With a 12-6 win in the Battle of the Badges softball challenge between Bristol Fire Department and the Bristol Police Department, the two teams gathered for a photo after the game, but it was the firefighters and medical staffers of BFD who retained the trophy once gain in their annual matchup at Kelley Park on Bristol Old Home Day.
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popular 19th-century magazine, Godey’s Lady’s Book, who was from Newport, NH. Together they will tell the story of Sarah Josepha Hale’s thirty-year cam- paign to have Thanksgiving de- clared a national holiday. Her efforts were successful when
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