A Walk Back in Time: The Secrets of Cellar Holes

A presentation by Adair Mulligan

Tuesday, September 9, 6:30 p.m., Dunbarton Upper Town Hall

Dunbarton, like most of Northern New England, is full of reminders of past lives: stone walls, old foundations, a century-old lilac struggling to survive as the forest reclaims a once-sunny dooryard. What forces shaped settlement, and later abandonment, of these places?

Join us for a presentation by Adair Mulligan who will explain the rich story to be discovered in what remains behind. Mulligan is Executive Director of the Hanover Conservancy and has worked in the conservation field for 40 years.

This program, which is free and open to the public, is made possible through a grant from New Hampshire Humanities Council; Humanities to Go! And the Dunbarton Public Library.

Dunbarton is home to more than 200 old cellar and mill sites mapped and documented years ago in a town history called Where the Winds Blow Free.

The Dunbarton Conservation Commission in partnership with the Dunbarton Historical Awareness Committee will lead a walk to several cellar sites in town on Saturday, September 13.

Photographing the natural world

Dunbarton Conservation Commission member and local nature enthusiast Drew Groves, will share images and details concerning his photography in an informal discussion on Tuesday evening, May 6, at 6:30 pm at the Upper Town Hall meeting space above the Dunbarton Public Library.

You may have seen an exhibition of Drew's photos recently at the library. While he has traveled extensively to photograph nature, many of his best photographs are taken in Dunbarton's Kimball Pond Conservation Area.

This presentation is sponsored by the library and is free and open to the public.

Be smart. Be visible in the woods.

Muzzleloader hunting season for deer begins locally today and runs through November 12. Regular firearms season for deer is November 13 - December 8. Archery season has been underway for weeks. Waterfowl and other bird seasons are also ongoing.

Hunting is allowed in Dunbarton's conservation areas.

Those who will be sharing the woods with hunters are advised to wear blaze orange or another highly visible color and lots of it to make yourself stand out. Do not wear tan or white. If you are out with your dog, make sure it is highly visible too.