Now Available!:
Lincoln Woodstock A
Photographic Journey Into The Area's Colorful Past by
Mike Dickerman.
A 160 page, softcover book with over 330
photographs, many from our own collection. The colorful history
of these mountain communities is told in photographs, gathered by
author Mike Dickerman. More than 150 years of history is
documented in this book. Topics include:
The Logging and Papermaking Industries
Tourism and The Grand Hotel Era
Community Life-including Schools and Churches
The Natural Attractions of The Upper Pemi Valley
Disasters and Calamities
Retail Price is $24.95. See below for ordering information. (Please add
$3.00 S&H for the first book and $1.00 for each additional
copy.)
The most complete record of life in the
Lincoln-Woodstock area during the early and mid-20th
century is:
The Pycolog was published monthly by The Parker
Young Company, and later by The Marcalus
Paper Company. They cover the time period from
1919-29 and 1941-48.
We offer a nearly complete run of this
publication on a set of three DVDs. Together, there are over
1,500 pages of history on these discs, and hundreds of
photographs. Included, along with the activities in the Mills
and the lumbering operations, are details on nearly every aspect of
life in the towns: Marriages, Births and Deaths; Church
and Social Activities; Fires and Floods; Extensive
Coverage of Lincoln and the residents during WW II; School
Events, Graduations, Teachers, etc; Coverage of all local Sporting
Teams and Events; Winter Activities; Stories about the
Region's Tourist Attractions; and much, much more. There
is no comparable record, and, to the best of our knowledge, no other
complete set exists. This set has been prepared using high
resolution scans in Adobe Acrobat. The discs are fully
searchable and any page or photograph can be greatly enlarged.
(Information on using the free Adobe Reader software is
included.)The price of the set is $99.50 postpaid.
2008 CALENDAR.
Our 2008 calendar is now available. It features early hotels in
Woodstock,
Lincoln and Franconia
Notch. In addition to
photos of the hotels, the calendar includes the dates these hotels
were built and when they were destroyed, most often by fire. The cost is $12.00 and they
can be bought at the libraries in
Woodstock and
Lincoln. Only 100 copies have been
printed. Postage is $3.00
To order: Send a check or money order to:
Upper Pemi Historical Society
P.O. Box 863
Lincoln, NH
03251
or email: UPHS
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