Stratham Historical Society's March 13 Program: '12,000 Years Ago in the Granite State'

Stratham Historical Society and Wiggin Memorial Library will jointly sponsor a program by The N. H. Humanities Council titled, "12,000 Years Ago in the Granite State." The program will be presented on Monday, March 13th, 7:00 p.m., is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. Presented by Dr. Robert Goodby, Professor of Anthropology at Franklin Pierce University, the program on the native Abenaki people, "discusses how the real depth of Native history was revealed when an archaeological study prior to construction on the new Keene Middle School discovered traces of four structures dating to the end of the Ice Age. Undisturbed for 12,000 years, the site revealed information about the economy, gender roles, and household organization of the Granite State's very first inhabitants."

The program will be held at the Stratham Fire Department, Morgera Community Room, which is located at 4 Winnicutt Road, (at the corner of Portsmouth Avenue and Winnicutt Road). A business meeting of The Stratham Historical Society will be held at 6:30 p.m. The presentation, scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m., again is free and open tot he public. There is ample parking and light refreshments will be served. For more information regarding the program, please call: 603-772-4346 (Tricia or Pam), or visit Library.strathamnh.gov. Please note snow date will be Monday, March 20, 2017.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Sunday, April 9th, Stratham Historical Society sponsors their 26th Annual Appraisal Day (Stratham Antiques Road Show"): 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (Highly respected appraisers will be on hand)