• Covered Bridges of NH

    Cornish Town Offices 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, United States
    Educational

    Light refreshments to follow. Please join the Cornish Historical Society for our third program of 2026 featuring covered bridge author and enthusiast Kim Varney Chandler. New Hampshire was once home to over 300 covered bridges. Today, there are over sixty authentic covered bridges in NH, forty-six of which are over a century old. These bridges exist...

  • Garden Club

    Cornish Town Offices 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, United States
    Educational

    Andres Torres - "Darkness: Disappearing at the Speed of Light”" "I currently work as a Dark Ranger for Dark Ranger Telescope Tours in Bryce Canyon. Utah.. I have also previously worked with Dark Texas Skies as an interpretive astronomer, as well as being an advocate for the International Dark Sky Association having done public outreach in the...

  • Senior Coffee Hour

    Masons of Cheshire-Mt Vernon Lodge 36 School St, Cornish, NH
    Educational

    Offered by Cornish Aging in Place (CAIP) Note that this is a different day and time from our usual meeting. This is to accommodate our speaker, Liz Meader, who will join us again this year to talk about changes to Medicare Advantage and Part D plans. Come with your questions. Our thanks to the Masons...

  • Forest Health Series

    Cornish Town Offices 488 Town House Road, Cornish, NH, United States
    Educational

    Steve Roberge, Forestry Specialist and Professor at UNH Cooperative Extension will discuss best forestry management practices to increase forest resilience and biodiversity (including carbon sequestration options), the challenges of climate change on our landscape, and discuss good land stewardship. Whether you manage a backyard or many acres of forest, come and learn how we can ALL...

  • Instrument Petting Zoo

    Stowell Library 24 School Street, Cornish, NH
    Educational

    This summer, we received a grant from The James Tasker Covered Bridges Fund to add musical instruments to our Library of Things collection, and we're excited to share these wonderful instruments with our community! Come explore and make some music on October 6. All ages are welcome!

  • Book Club

    Stowell Library 24 School Street, Cornish, NH
    Educational

    The Cornish Book Club will be discussing their September read, H is for Hawk, on October 7. Upcoming Book for October: So Far Gone by Jess Walter The Cornish Book Club will read So Far Gone in October, with a discussion on November 4. Interested in joining Book Club? Email leigh.callahan@comcast.net

  • Senior Coffee Hour

    Masons of Cheshire-Mt Vernon Lodge 36 School St, Cornish, NH
    Educational

    Dina Wiley will join us to discuss preparing our homes for aging's special needs. Seniors living in Cornish, as well as those in adjourning communities, are warmly invited to attend. Caregivers, family, and friends are also welcome. CAIP volunteers will set up coffee and tea for attendees. CAIP's goal is to provide our seniors with social...

  • Author Talk

    Meriden Library 22 Bean Rd, Meriden, NH
    Educational

    Join us at the Meriden Library at 6PM on Thursday October 22nd for an evening with author and scholar Ivy T. Schweitzer as part of the Plainfield Public Libraries' Author Talk Series. Come hear Ivy Schweitzer read from her debut solo poetry collection, Dividing Rivers, followed by an audience Q&A. This special evening offers an opportunity...