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2023 Calendar: Remarkable People of Freedom’s Past

The 2023 calendar is a tribute to Freedom’s businesses from 1880 to 1920 and to the following remarkable people who built them. These stories reflect a spirit of entrepreneurship, independence, civic responsibility, determination, leadership, and passion, all creating a sense of pride and place for all of us.

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Ransellear Towle – managed the Old Hotel which was also called the Prospect House in Freedom Village.
Stephen Danforth – a pioneer in developing the important garment industry in Freedom.
Charles Beach – a cordwainer business making boots, shoes, and rubbers using leather from the Freedom Tannery.
Alonzo Fowler – owned and managed the Gristmill and Lumber Mill at the Cold Brook Dam. He was also the original owner of Margie Allard’s house – the home of the Freedom Historical Society
George Philbrick – owned and managed the E. I. Towle & Company and ran a boarding house on Elm Street.
Edgar Mills – a blacksmith, a gunsmith, and wheelwright.
Orren Drake – owned and managed a clothing manufacturing business and a retail store selling dry goods and groceries.
Nan T. Merrow – the proprietress of Elmhurst, a boarding House on Cushing Corner Road and the wife of Edward Topliff Merrow.
William Bennett – the Undertaker and Funeral Director in Freedom.
The Moulton Family – opened first tanneries, The Freedom Tanning Company.
Herbert Pray – a blacksmith in Freedom that gave special attention to horse shoeing, carriage repair, and woodworking.
Harry Milliken – bought the E. I. Towle Store and renamed it the H. B. Milliken & Company and the store sold ice cream, candy, sodas, cigars, and local post cards.

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2022 Calendar: Remarkable People of Freedom’s Past

The 2022 calendar captures the unique character of Freedom through the stories of 15 remarkable people. These stories reflect a spirit of independence, civic responsibility, determination, leadership, and passion, all creating a sense of pride and place for all of us.

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Moses, Benjamin, and Samuel Harmon on Scarboro Road
Mary Marston Ferren, a school teamer, mother, farmer, retail merchant, and dress and hat maker
Alonzo Fowler , the original owner of Margie Allard’s house – the home of the Freedom Historical Society
Frank Wood, supporter of the Freedom Library and Freedom Club of Boston
Charles Towle, called “Mr. Freedom”
Ralph Foster, owner of the Freedom Village Store for 30 years
John and Lillian Godfrey, community leaders of Freedom
Henry Lamb, engineer, outdoorsman, and advocate for the new elementary school
George Colby Weeks, stockbroker and lifetime Freedom resident
Barney T. Jones, civic leader, Freedom school bus driver, and manager of the Freedom Village Store
Carroll Chase, who shared his love of fishing and organized the Freedom Fishing Derby
Alice Macy Miller, an accomplished artist who lived in Freedom Village and Berry Bay

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2021 Calendar: Remarkable People of Freedom’s Past

The following “Freedomites” are featured in the FHS 2021 calendar, and each helped to shape Freedom and make it the special place it is today: Sarah Mears Maynard, Fred Ellsworth Weed Sr., Fred Godfrey, Henry E. Utter, Edith Jane Miller Lakin, Alexandre de Zaliwski, Eliot Vestner, Avis T. Goss, George Thomas Davidson Jr., Chester W. Jones, William Robert Candy, and Charles H. Watts II. You will not want to miss this latest edition!

Price: $5.00 plus $5 shipping

2020 Calendar: Remarkable People of Freedom’s Past

FHS once again has captured the unique character of Freedom through the stories of another 12 remarkable people. Profiled for 2020 is Joseph Bennett (1787-1840), David Burbank (1821-1895), Dr. Melvin A. Harmon (1854-1919), William James Cunningham (1875-1952), Cyrus Fowler (1877-1958), Edson Cole (1880-1952), George C. Everett Nichols (1885-1970), Lettie Durgin Thurston (1894-1993), Frances Waugh Shackford (1909-1988), Barbara Dutton (1911-1991), Percy Taylor (1915-1999), and Nelson Works (1918-1990).

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2019 Calendar: Remarkable People of Freedom’s Past

This calendar captures the unique character of Freedom through the stories of 12 remarkable people. These stories reflect a spirit of independence, civic responsibility, determination, leadership, and passion. Each has shaped our community and history, creating a sense of pride and sense of place.

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2018 Calendar: Camps of Freedom

This beautiful color 2018 calendar, “Camps of Freedom,” presents the history of the numerous summer camps that educated and entertained countless children and adults since early in the 20th century.

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Images of America Series: Ossipee Riverlands

The Ossipee Riverlands brings to life the shared and individual history of Effingham and Freedom. These two New Hampshire towns bordering Maine were once one town called Effingham, with the meandering Ossipee River running through the middle of it. Over the years the river caused numerous disputes and in 1831, caused Effingham to divide into two towns.

In an effort to “reunite” the two towns in regard to their common heritage, this book brings together a group of pictures grounded in the mutual reliance on one resource, the Ossipee River. It shows the shift from hillside farming, rural school districts, horse and buggies, and the use of water power to a more mobile society catering to summer boarders, artists, writers, and campers arriving by train, then automobile.

Carol C. Foord, a natural history teacher with the Tin Mountain Conservation Center and past president of the Freedom Historical Society and a member of the New Hampshire Historical Society, and Sheila T. Jones, a member of both the Effingham and the Ossipee Historical Societies, use a wonderful selection of images from local museums, historical societies, and townspeople’s personal collections to create a fascinating book that is sure to be of interest to both year-round and summer residents. Copyright (c) 2000, 128 pages.

Price: $21.95 plus $4 shipping

2017 Calendar: Paintings of Freedom

This calendar is a collection recognizable scenes of Freedom as interpreted by gifted local artists. It conveys the beauty and story of Freedom through the changing seasons of the year, from houses decorated for holidays, to magnificent views from hilltops, to tranquil lakeside.

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2016 Calendar: Stone Walls of Freedom

In the woods and fields of Freedom are the ruins of our agricultural past, the remains of century’s-old stonewalls marking old boundaries and pastures. They remind us of how extensively Freedom was once cultivated, that 150 years ago most of our land was cleared and farmed. The enduring beauty of Freedom’s stonewalls is captured in the 2016 calendar by some of Freedom’s most creative amateur photographers.

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2015 Freedom Calendar: Freedom Gardens

This calendar captures the beauty of many of Freedom’s beautiful gardens. Featured photographers are: Merton Sargent Jr., Joe Viger, Karen Hatch, Bonnie Burroughs, Sherry Rehm, Bridger Viger, Ed Boyer, Caroline White, Silas Feuerborn and Kelly Rehm. There were many “honorable mention” photos as well which are included on the back cover.

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2014 Freedom Calendar: Freedom Community

This calendar captures the character and beauty of the Freedom community including aspects of family life depicted in events and seasonal pastimes. Featured photographers are: John Shipman, Karen Hatch, Ann-Marie Knox, Judy Smith, Libby Priebe, Peg Scully, Dick Many, Maureen Elliott, Nancy Griffin, Bonnie Burroughs, Judy Robertson and Silas Feuerborn. There were many “honorable mention” photos as well which are included on the back cover.

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2012 Freedom Calendar: Freedom Schools — A Legacy

The legacy of the 15 schools that have served Freedom at various times in our history are documented through words and visuals in this calendar.

We were lucky to have the memoirs of Blanche Eastman Watson to flesh out the vital experiences of growing up in Freedom as a student, then a teacher, and a mother and grandmother and great grandmother of other teachers! Transcribed interviews with Blanche Watson helped us to better understand important transitions in Freedom schools over many years.

In April of 2011 the Town Office Building, formerly the village Grammar School built in 1895, was listed on the state’s Register of Historic Places. This detailed application process work was done by members of the Heritage Commission with help from the Historical Society Board.

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Sketches of Freedom, 1970-2000

This book is a collection of pictures of the annual Freedom Club of New Hampshire tiles from 1970 to 2000 with historical notes by Carol Foord. There is an additional tile drawing featuring the original Freedom Cornet Band which was commissioned as a 1976 Bicentennial souvenir.

The first Freedom Club “tile” used a drawing by illustrator, John Holmgren, and was reproduced in 1954 on a plate which could be hung on a wall. Another Holmgren tile was issued in 1955, then starting in 1970, over 40 more 6 x 6 ceramic tiles have been created by many local artists who submit drawings, usually of Freedom landmarks, to be chosen by competition each year. They are in great demand by collectors who frame them, cement them into kitchen backsplashes or bathroom walls, or display them in countless creative ways. The proceeds from the sale of the tiles have supported the Freedom Club charitable efforts and its beautiful beach.

The sale of “Sketches”, a limited edition, benefit the Freedom Historical Society. A complete collection of the tiles themselves may be seen in the kitchen of the FHS Allard House.

Price: $10.00 plus $4 shipping

Shawtown: Freedom’s Ghost Town DVD

This inaugural DVD of the Freedom History Series chronicles the saga of the Shawtown neighborhood which disappeared right after the Civil War. With videography by Joe Bradley, narrator Carol Foord weaves the story of these pioneer Freedom residents based on her exhaustive research and documentation of their cellar holes. A great addition to your library.

(Not currently available) Price: $12.00 plus $4 shipping

Reminiscences of the French War

The Rogers portion is derived from the first edition of his Reminiscences published in London, England, in 1765. It describes Rogers’ expeditions with the New England Rangers under his command. The Rangers, comprised primarily of New Hampshire men, constituted England’s best defense against the Indians who had allied with France as she and England struggled to establish possession of America. Duties of the Rangers included spying, ambushing, taking prisoners, and fighting and killing Indians to clear the way for England’s regular troops. The Rangers were officered by hardy, intelligent men, many of whom would go on to distinguished careers in the Revolutionary War.

Major General John Stark of New Hampshire served as an officer in the Rangers and is considered a hero of the American Revolution. The Memoir is composed of biographical material, letters, and notices, providing the reader with a personal look at Stark’s life and military career, his strong patriotism and belief in the Revolutionary War.

Price: $15.00 plus $4 shipping

Places of Historic and Scenic Interest in Carroll County, New Hampshire