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Harrisville General Store
The Harrisville General Store Just like the general stores of old, the Harrisville General Store has two purposes: to serve the needs of the community and to function as a meeting place. Focused on...
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Historic Harrisville at 40 Years
By Chick Colony, Jeannie Eastman, and Linda Willett Former HHI Chairmen: (l-r) David F. Putnam, Kathleen Bollerud, Mary Stewart Hewitt, Arnold Clayton and John J. (Chick) Colony III. October 2011 marks...
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A Double Celebration: Historic Harrisville and Harrisville Designs Turn Forty
By Pamela White Chick and Pat Colony Nearly everyone who lives in or near Harrisville knows the Colony family, owners and operators of Cheshire Mills over several generations until its closing in 1970....
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40th Anniversary Campaign
By Jeannie Eastman New copper roof over the porch at the Harrisville General Store The mill village, we can modestly boast, has never been more beautiful. With major preservation projects completed,...
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The Eagle Hall Carriage House
The Carriage House cupola was removed for repair in Fred O’Connor’s worshop Repairs to the Eagle Hall Carriage House have generated a lot of interest and many questions as to why Historic Harrisville...
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Remembering Rick Monahon
Duffy and Rick Monahon On Sunday, January 27, 2013, Rick Monahon and his wife, Duffy, were killed in a tragic automobile accident in Hillsborough, NH, as they were returning from a day of skiing at...
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New Projects at HHI
In mid-December Historic Harrisville received good news on two fronts. First, it was awarded a grant by New Hampshire’s Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) to rehabilitate the Trip...
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Watershed Year for Cheshire Mills Hydro Project
Cheshire Mills Rope Drive, 1938 On June 4, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order allowing Historic Harrisville Inc. to redevelop the hydroelectric capability that...
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Preservation Timber Framing
The Trip Hammer Shop in the center back Preservation Timber Framing, Inc. from Berwick, ME, is the same company that repaired Mill No. 1’s timber trusses and frame. They are now preparing rafters, tie...
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Pellet Boilers
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission awarded Historic Harrisville a $150,000 grant, through the Renewable Energy Fund Grant Program, in 2014. The grant was for the installation of three...
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Historic Harrisville Is Looking For A Fabulous Administrative Assistant
Historic Harrisville, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 not-for-profit organization, with a mission to preserve and enhance the quality, beauty, and historical significance of the village, the environment, and the...
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Harrisville General Store
The Harrisville General Store Just like the general stores of old, the Harrisville General Store has two purposes: to serve the needs of the community and to function as a meeting place. Focused on...
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From the Archives: The F.M. Travis Collection
Fred Milan Travis A few years ago, Historic Harrisville’s archives accepted an important gift of notable proportions: nearly 800 glass negatives—the entire collection—taken by Fred Milan Travis in the...
View ArticleThe Eagle Hall Carriage House
The Carriage House cupola was removed for repair in Fred O’Connor’s worshop Repairs to the Eagle Hall Carriage House have generated a lot of interest and many questions as to why Historic Harrisville...
View ArticleRemembering Rick Monahon
Duffy and Rick Monahon On Sunday, January 27, 2013, Rick Monahon and his wife, Duffy, were killed in a tragic automobile accident in Hillsborough, NH, as they were returning from a day of skiing at...
View ArticleNew Projects at HHI
In mid-December Historic Harrisville received good news on two fronts. First, it was awarded a grant by New Hampshire’s Land and Community Heritage Investment Program (LCHIP) to rehabilitate the Trip...
View ArticleWatershed Year for Cheshire Mills Hydro Project
Cheshire Mills Rope Drive, 1938 On June 4, 2013, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an order allowing Historic Harrisville Inc. to redevelop the hydroelectric capability that...
View ArticlePreservation Timber Framing
The Trip Hammer Shop in the center back Preservation Timber Framing, Inc. from Berwick, ME, is the same company that repaired Mill No. 1’s timber trusses and frame. They are now preparing rafters, tie...
View ArticlePellet Boilers
The New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission awarded Historic Harrisville a $150,000 grant, through the Renewable Energy Fund Grant Program, in 2014. The grant was for the installation of three...
View ArticleFrom the Archives: The F.M. Travis Collection
Fred Milan Travis A few years ago, Historic Harrisville’s archives accepted an important gift of notable proportions: nearly 800 glass negatives—the entire collection—taken by Fred Milan Travis in the...
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