Country Christmas Craft Fair 2015

The Shaker Legacy

Sunday, September 13th at 2 PM

 At the Lempster Meetinghouse

 112 Lempster St.

In their more than two and a half centuries of existence, members of the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, commonly known as Shakers,  made ingenious contributions  to diverse fields:   agriculture, industry, medicine,  music, furniture design, women’s rights,   racial equality, craftsmanship, social  and religious thought, and mechanical   invention and improvement.  New Hampshire Humanities Council  scholar Darryl Thompson  who lived among the Shakers for many years  and served as a consultant to Ken Burns  in his documentary film The Shakers:  Hands to Work. Hearts to God  will present  The Shaker Legacy at the Lempster Meetinghouse. Mr. Thompson explores some of these contributions in his lecture and shares some of his personal memories of the Canterbury Shakers.

Refreshments will feature a variety of Shaker 

recipes baked by members of the Lempster 

Historical Society.

Program sponsored by the New Hampshire 

Humanities Council and the Lempster Historical 

Society 

Game Night Is Back!!!

GAME NIGHT IS BACK!!!!!

When:  The second Wednesday of the month at 7 pm

Where:  The Miner Memorial Library

Come join your neighbors for a fun filled evening of games.  

We have Scrabble, Monopoly, Dominos, 

and Several Card games 

or bring your favorite and have a great time!

New movies have arrived, 

as well as some of the newer best sellers.

There will be a book sale on 

Memorial Day Saturday 

along side the 

Historical Society’s Yard Sale.

The library also hosts a Craft Night the 

first Wednesday of every month at 7 pm.  

Supplies are provided.  

It’s a lot of fun!  

Please join us!

Country Christmas Craft Fair

Sunday, June 22

Lempster resident Deborah Stone, 

currently teaching Urban Studies and Planning at MIT, 

will present a program titled:

The Last Strange Place: My Journeys in Nepal 

at 6:30 PM at History Hall,

 corner of Rt. 10 and 2^nd NH Turnpike. 

She will speak on a wide-range of topics which will include 

shopping in the Great Medieval Bazaar, sustainable forestry, 

traditional and modern medicine, Hindu diety and 

customs of marriage, childbirth and death. 

Deborah will be in a traditional Nepalese dress and her program will be accompanied by a slide show. 

Refreshments will served. 

All are welcome to this event. 

Contact: 863-5023.

What a wonderful time we had at the 

Easter Egg Hunt this year!  

The Friends of the library out did them selves this year. 
 There were over 35 children 
and their parents.

  Great job everyone! 

 If you missed it be sure to join us next year.  

The reading group's book this month is Flight Behavior 

by Barbara Kingsolver and is a very good read.  

Please feel free to come to the library and 

pick up a copy.  

You don't have to come to the discussion, 

but it's a great story.  

The Penny Social was a great success.  

The members of Historical society can certainly cook!  
I loved the historically correct costumes 
the auctioneers wore.  
Please don't miss this event next time around 
it's a lot of fun! 

Bonnie

Lempster Historical Society's Lasagna Dinner

Lasagna Dinner 
April 26th at History Hall

Everything is homemade except the bread!

 Menu: 

A variety of lasagnas: Meat, Sausage, Veggie and Gluten Free.

 Tossed Salad, 

Garlic Bread, 

Pie and Ice Cream, 

Tea, Coffee, Water.

Dinner served at 5PM

Tickets sold in advance for $10, with a limit of 60 tickets. 

Contact Laura 863-8180 (nearly sold out at this point)

The Penny Social 
6PM TAH-DAH! 

Bring an item for the raffle table. 

Ticket will be on sale in increments of $2, $3 or $5 bags at a penny per ticket. 

We will have an auctioneer with helpers.

 He will hold up an item, helpers will pass the hat and 

if you are interested you may drop in some tickets. 

A number will be drawn and a winner announced and then on to the next item. 

Items may be large or small, things of beauty or joke gifts, 

nothing you would not want to own yourself (no junk).

This is a fun evening and one can attend the penny social without attending the dinner.

Rebecca Rule and the History of Town Meetings

The Friends of the Miner Memorial Library sponsored a 

Humanities Talk by Rebecca Rule today.

  

What a great speaker!! 

 She had us all laughing about some of the 

things that go on at Town Meetings.  

She also included a brief history of town meetings.  

They have been going on in New England since the 1600's!  

They also only take place in New England.   

It was very well attended by folks from the surrounding area.  

What a wonderful way to spend a gray afternoon. 

Bonnie Cilley - Librarian

New Hampshire Humanities Council

The New Hampshire Humanities Council 

Presents Rebecca Rule's

Moved and Seconded: Town Meetings in New Hampshire

A humorous account of town meetings through time

sponsored by the Friends of the Miner Memorial Library

Sunday

March 2, 2014

2:00

at the Meeting House

Lempster, New Hampshire