The New Hampshire Historical Society is offering a history course, Shifting Tides, Decisive Moments: Turning Points in New Hampshire History, featuring five events and themes that indelibly affected New Hampshire and its people. From the massacre at Oyster River in 1694 to the beginnings of the romance of the White Mountains to the story, and loss, of the iconic Old Man of the Mountain, attendees will learn how events like these changed the course of New Hampshire history.
Classes meet Thursday evenings, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., and run from March 10 through April 7 at the Historical Society, 30 Park St.
The registration fee is $70 for New Hampshire Historical Society members and $110 for nonmembers. Nonmembers may join or renew when they register to qualify for the reduced history course fee, and enjoy the many other benefits of membership for a year.
Class topics include:
March 10: The Oyster River Massacre of 1694: Geo-Political Power Politics during King William's War.
March 17: Insurrection on the Piscataqua, December 1774.
March 24: White Mountain Art, History and Nature: A Tour of the Notches.
March 31: They Sawed Up a Storm: The Women's Sawmill at Turkey Pond, New Hampshire, 1942. April 7: The Story of the Old Man of the Mountain. has affected the state. To register or for more information contact Christopher MacLeod at 856-0604 or cmacleod@nhhistory.org.
