Stories and Memories – Springfield Historical Society

Bicentennial Photos	Bicentennial Photos A collection of Bicentennial photographs from 1969 with captions from an interview with Bicentennial Chairman Fred Davis fifty years later Converted from 35 mm slides on file at the Springfield Historical Society Prepared November 2024 by Leigh Callaway
Early History	A Brief Early History of Springfield, New Hampshire Gems from Granite Hills, 1954 History of Beaver Grange Electricity Arrives in Springfield Veteran’s Day/Armistice Day Sarah Josepha Hale
People with Springfield connections	18th Century Springfield’s own History Mystery of Isreal Clifford 19th Century The Untimely Death of Caleb Sanborn 20th Century Dr. Paul Abelson Rear Admiral Ellis Zacharias
Perambulation in NH	The History of Perambulation in New Hampshire Perambu lating Springfield’s Borders 1858-1947

	Stories Found in SHS Newsletters
Biographical	Springfield’s Own History Mystery of Israel Clifford – Dec, 2005 The 18th Century Israel Clifford Mystery Solved in the 21st Century – Jul, 2008 Sarah Josepha Hale (from Newport, the Sunshine Town) – Jan, 2008 Summer Residents, Dr. William Gary Morgan and Dr. Samuel Adams – Jul, 2007 The Miracle Man of the Western Front, Varaztad H. Kazanjian – Jan, 2007 Dr. Paul Ableson – Apr, 2006 Veterans Day/Armistice Day: First Sgt. George Mason Lovering, Civil War Medal of Honor Winner, Dr. David – Goodhue, Civil War Doctor, and Cpl. Arthur Heath, World War I. – Oct, 2006 Remembering Five of the Greatest Generation from Springfield Who Gave Their Lives for US: J. Wayne Bailey, Richard LaRue, Myrle Leonard, Reino Martella, and Lyman Saunders. – Apr, 2008 Interesting Women in Springfield’s Past (1700s-1930s) Judith Clifford, Lydia Loverin, Betsy Greeley, Sally Sanders, Susan Augusta Adams, Elsie Dozois, Julia Lane, Elizabeth Fellows, Sarah Haseltine, Nurse Striker, Ella McDaniel, Helen Philbrick, Addie Philbrick, Hilda Clough, Jane Hill, Eva Gardner – Sep, 2001 The untimely death of Caleb Sanborn: born 1820 son of one of first settlers – Apr, 2009 Idyll Farm-Wonderwell – Oct, 2009
Infamous Storms	The Hurricane of 1938, 60th Anniversary – Sep, 1998 The Hurricane of 1938 70th Anniversary – Oct, 2008 The Ice Storm of 1998, 10th Anniversary 2008 – Jan, 2009
Life in Springfield	Makin’Do, The 1930’s and 40’s in Springfield, NH – Oct, 2009 A Short Story About Springfield (Electricity Comes to Town) – Oct, 2007 Springfield’s Care of the Poor – Apr, 2007 Life in Springfield During the 1920s-1930s – Jul, 2005 Snow Rollers and Kitchen Junkets, Early 1900s – Jan, 2002 The Day the Horses Ran Away (1940s) – Mar, 2002 Over Look Country Club – Jun, 2002 Sugaring in Springfield – Mar, 2005 Springfield’s Town House – Sep, 2004 Poems of the “Man from Wahoo Valley” – Sep, 2002 Discovering Melvin Hill – Dec, 2000 Springfield Home Front in the 1860s (Civil War) – Sep, 2000 The Country Store – Mar, 2001 Summertime on the Farm – Jun, 2001 Camp Innesfree, 1917-1947 – Jun, 2002 A Springfield Christmas, 1940s-1950s Style – Dec, 1999 Did You Know? (First Horseless Carriage in US built in Sunapee by a Springfield man) – Mar, 1999 What’s in a Name? Springfield’s Roads and Places – Mar, 2000 Springfield’s Religious Community, 1788-1982 – Jul, 2004
History of Springfield’s Schools	Superintendent’s Report 1853 – Sep, 2002 Center School, District #1 – Dec, 2002 District #2, Kempton School; Districts 3 & 4 – Mar, 2003 District #8, Fowlertown School; District #9, Morgan School; District #10, Stocker/Sanborn Hill School – Sep, 2003 District #12, Perley Town School: District #13, Maxfield School; Twentieth Century Changes – Apr, 2004
Organizations	Springfield Fraternal Organizations.(Order of Eastern Star, Masons, Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, Patrons of Husbandry (Grange) – Jan, 2005