Our next meeting is on Sunday Sept. 25th at 3pm at the historical society. Kathleen Bailey, author of NH War Monuments: The Stories Behind the Stones, will talk about her book and the interesting history of some of the monuments. Kathleen has included a section about Derrick Oxford, the slave from Plainfield who served in the Revolutionary War and is buried in the Coreyville cemetery, and also Harry Thrasher who died in WW1.
She also discusses the monuments at Saint Gaudens and the Farragut monument in Cornish.
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Plainfield bakers and buyers —-Thanks! The bakers outdid themselves this year! We had cakes, cupcakes, pies, and flowers. Thank you all for a successful cake auction. The Historical Society appreciates your support. We even had a suggestion to do it again for the holidays.
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Barn Day was a tremendous success. We had over 150 people tour the 12 barns and despite the chilly weather about 80 at the barn dance.
Many thanks to the volunteers who helped at the town hall and greeted visitors at each barn and to our speakers Steve Taylor and John Porter. Thanks to Ian Blackman and Stan Graton for doing barn workshops and to John McSwain for offering his expertise at two barns.
The exhibit of barn photos and paintings will be on display on July 4th in the town hall.
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Don't miss this chance to join us for the Barn Dance on June 18th! Dance under the stars...in the orchards...and around the farm.Saturday, June 18 it's a barn dance with Sensible Shoes at Riverview Farm in beautiful Plainfield, NH! Music from 7-9pm. Hope to see some of you there! phsnh.org/Events
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