The Brigade Lecture Series is a monthly lecture series that is free and open to the public. Programs are typically held at 2pm on Wednesdays each month May through October (unless otherwise noted) at the Pierce Manse, 14 Horseshoe Pond Land, Concord, NH. Seating is limited.
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Nevers First Regiment Band Concert on the Lawn. Bring a chair. Rain date July 19.
Nevers’ Second Regiment Band is the Capitol City’s professional community band, dedicated to bringing an annual series of summer concerts to the greater Concord area and throughout the state. Its compound name derives from its military affiliation with the Second Regiment of the New Hampshire National Guard in the late 1800’s and direction for more than half a century by Claremont cornetist, Arthur Nevers. The band also has links to the Civil War Band of 1861 that accompanied the Third New Hampshire Regiment to Hilton Head, South Carolina. Throughout its years of service, Nevers’ Band has remained a professional civilian community band, but its military origins have always flavored its history and traditions.
Join us for this FREE special 50th anniversary event where you can:
Kim Chandler—Educator, author, amateur genealogist, photographer.
*Sponsored by NH Humanities
New Hampshire was once home to over 300 covered bridges. Today, there are over sixty authentic covered bridges in New Hampshire, forty-six of which are over a century old. These bridges exist solely because of the efforts of a small but powerful community that both recognized their significance and honored their tradition. During this program author and photographer Kim Varney Chandler will share an overview of covered bridges in the Granite State along with interesting facts she uncovered while researching for her 2022 book, Covered Bridges of New Hampshire. Copies of her book will be available for purchase at the event.
Presented by Phyllis M. C. Gagnon, Freelance writer, editor, author, Pierce Manse docent, and Brigade Board Member.
Jane Means Appleton Pierce lived in the quiet shadows of her own making. Because of this, what is known about her is often conjecture. Her frail health provided a convenient excuse for her reclusive habits, but her absence from the very public life of her husband led people view her as antisocial. Of course, her family and friends knew that the wife of Franklin Pierce descended from worthy historic figures – town founders, heroes of wars, community and church leaders. But did this legacy of pride and respect, drive Jane to seek the comfort of shadows?
Presented by Erica McAvoy, Executive Director, Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden
The Moffatt-Ladd House and Garden, an historic house museum property, has as its mission, education and preservation, and interpreting American, New Hampshire, and Portsmouth history through the lives and possessions of the inhabitants of the house. In her presentation, Erica McAvoy will help listeners gain a greater appreciation of more than the historic Moffatt-Ladd House. Using the
details about how the structure has evolved over the years, she will convey a more complete story of not only the site, but also, of its residents and the changing culture of the city of Portsmouth. In her talk, Erica will include information about the work that has been done to preserve and restore the Moffatt-Ladd House.
A graveside wreath laying will commemorate President Franklin Pierce’s 218th birthday in Old North Cemetery in Concord, New Hampshire. The wreath is sent annually from the White House and commemorates the president’s date of birth and contributions serving in the country’s highest office. Members of the New Hampshire National Guard and the Pierce Brigade will lay the wreath, present the colors and a salute. Old North Cemetery is located at 141 North State Street in Concord, NH. A reception will follow at the Pierce Manse.
This ceremony coincides with others across the USA remembering the service of all veterans with a Christmas wreath previously placed at each grave.
Volunteers wishing to assist in the placement of wreaths on veteran’s graves are invited to join the Pierce Brigade on Friday, December 13 at 9:30am in Old North Cemetery, which is located at 141 North State Street in Concord, NH.
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