Front Page News
August 22, 2012
The Other Side Of The Midnight Ride: A Visit With Rachel
Revere At Gilmanton Historical Society
Rachel Revere tells her story at the Gilmanton Historical Society on
Tuesday, August 28, 7:30 pm at the Old Town Hall in Gilmanton Iron
Works.
Hear a remarkable story of tea, trouble and Revolution from the
woman who rode through life with Paul Revere. Living history
presenter Joan Gatturna tells this tale, taking the part of Rachel
Revere, at the Gilmanton Historical Society on Tuesday, August 28 at
the Old Town Hall in Gilmanton Iron Works. Refreshments
and social hour begin at 7 pm; the program begins promptly at 7:30.
The Society’s Museum is also open at 7 pm. The program is free
and open to the public; donations to support the work of the Society
are gratefully received.
The Society’s summer series is presented on the 4th Tuesday of each
month, May through September. In the final program of the 2012
summer series, on September 25th, we will learn about Gilmanton in
the Civil War.
The Gilmanton Historical Society offers a number of publications on
the history of the Town. They are available at all Society
programs, at the Town Clerk’s Office, and at the Brick House in
Gilmanton Corners. The Society’s Museum, formerly in the Academy, is
now at the Old Town Hall in the space formerly occupied by the
Police Department. It is open Saturdays from 10 am until noon, and
at 7 pm before each of the summer programs.
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