Effingham Preservation Society

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Local Event: Effingham Street Fair - Free Family Fun

Carroll County

Effingham

New Hampshire

Effingham Street Fair - Free Family Fun

 20+ vendors with unique, quality items!  Follow us on facebook fmi.

Effingham Public Library - Historic Town Hall

Effingham Fire and Rescue will have a collection of antique vehicles at the Library.&nbsp; Ask permission to climb aboard. Take a family photo!

Local Event: Touch-a-Truck & Tractor

Touch-a-Truck & Tractor

Effingham Fire and Rescue will have a collection of antique vehicles  at the Library.  Ask permission to climb aboard. Take a...

This
 is a rare space that is open to the public only several times a 
year....Come to the Open House during the Street Fair to see the walls 
that have survived over 160 years of history. The pigments were mixed by hand and the complex perspective was mapped out by candle light.&nbsp; Will your eye be able to 
see where the flat wall "ends" and the illusion begins? 
Which items are painted on the flat wall?&nbsp; &nbsp; 
a) the curtains &nbsp; &nbsp; b) the chair&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;c) the columns&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;d) the pedestals
HINT: two of the above choices are part of the 1860 "Trick the Eye" mural (pictured above). Come to the open house to see this wall that has survived over 160 years of history.

Local Event: 1860s "Trick the Eye" Murals Open to the Public

1860s "Trick the Eye" Murals Open to the Public

This
 is a rare space that is open to the public only several times a 
year....Come to the Open House during the Street Fair to...

Step back in time as you learn about the Drakes of "Drakesville" (originally of Hampton)...Find the locations of the hotel and stagecoach stop...four stores...an oyster saloon....and a Masonic Temple. It was a hopping corner!&nbsp; 
We will meet at EPS at 11:45 and end at the Historic Town Hall in time to see the famous 1860's "Trick the Eye" Murals.Field Parking available near the library.

Local Event: Walking Tour of Ctr. Effingham Historic District

Walking Tour of Ctr. Effingham Historic District

Step back in time as you learn about the Drakes of "Drakesville" (originally of Hampton)...Find the locations of the hotel and...

Effingham Historical Society

"New England Native Animals" a LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATION by the Center for Wildlife, Cape Neddick, Maine. Thank you Effingham Conservation Commission for sponsoring this program.

Local Event: Live Animal Presentation

Live Animal Presentation

"New England Native Animals" a LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATION by the Center for Wildlife, Cape Neddick, Maine. Thank you Effingham...

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Effingham Street Fair - Free Family Fun

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Effingham Preservation Society, 6 Town House Rd, Effingham, NH

Touch-a-Truck & Tractor

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9:00 AM

Effingham Public Library - Historic Town Hall, 30 Town House Rd, Effingham, NH

1860s "Trick the Eye" Murals Open to the Public

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11:00 AM

Effingham Public Library - Historic Town Hall, 30 Town House Rd, Effingham, NH

Walking Tour of Ctr. Effingham Historic District

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11:45 AM

Effingham Preservation Society, 6 Town House Rd, Effingham, NH

Live Animal Presentation

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1:00 PM

Effingham Historical Society, 1014 Province Lake Rd, Effingham, NH