Upcoming Events
BRADFORD CELEBRATION DAY
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH 10AM - 2 PM
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25TH 10AM - 2 PM
Saturday September 25th
Corn Crib Raising
at Bradford Historical Society
10am-2pm
Come join us as we bring back the restored Corn Crib and raise it on its permanent spot. We are looking for volunteers to help or just come watch.
Buildings will be open to visit
Refreshments will be available
Corn Crib Raising
at Bradford Historical Society
10am-2pm
Come join us as we bring back the restored Corn Crib and raise it on its permanent spot. We are looking for volunteers to help or just come watch.
Buildings will be open to visit
Refreshments will be available
September 29th, 2021
7pm at the Tin Shop
presented by Steven Taylor
New Hampshire's Long Love-Hate Relationship with its Agricultural Fairs.
The first agricultural fair in North America was held in what is now Londonderry in 1722, and it would become a wildly popular event lasting for generations until it came to be so dominated by gambling, flim-flam, and other "scandalous dimensions" that the legislature revoked its charter in 1850. But fairs have always had strong supporters and eventually the state came around to appropriating modest sums to help them succeed. Temperance groups and others would continue to attack the fairs on moral grounds and their close connection to horse racing was a chronic flashpoint. Steve Taylor will discuss the ups and downs of the fairs down through years and how public affection for rural traditions helps them survive in contemporary times.