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September 30, 2022

Location: New Ipswich, NH 03071, USA

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John M Poltrack (NIHS)

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James Roger

James Roger A descendant of James Roger donated six diaries written from 1908 through 1913 to the New Ipswich Historical Society. Members of the NIHS have been transcribing the diaries (hand written in script) into text, which will eventually be available to Society members. They daily entries are a wonderful snapshot into life in New Ipswich at the turn 20 th century. James Roger as of January 1, 1908 age: 66 years 4 months 14 days James was born August 8 th 1841 in Kirkmichael , Ayrshire Scotland. Married Margaret Isabel Neil June 1867 (she died June 10 1913). He was a clerk in Birmingham England, and entered the railway service in 1866, being station master at Rosslyn Castle near Edinburgh for thirty-one years. He was ordained an elder in the Established Church (Presbyterian) of Scotland in 1878 and elected a member the general assembly in 1896. He came to America in fall of 1897 and has since resided in New Ipswich, where he has a duck farm and...

The Two Churches of Stephen Farrar

February 22, 2022

The Dedication The New Ipswich Historical Society has a photo of a group of people gathered around a large rock with an engraved plaque. The people in the photo are {L-R) Reverend John E. Bowman, Anna B. McLaughlin, Mrs. John Barnet, Mary A. Thayer, Abbie L.Phelps, Sylvia Taylor (Dunfee), Doctor F.W. Jones, Henry Wilson, Reverend George J. Prescott, Lena B. Preston, Charles S. Brown, Katherine Preston, Mabel Jones, Frances Jones Burton Steven Farrar Ministry (1759 - 1809) The plaque marks the location of the two churches that were part of Stephen Farrar's ministry. The dedication photo was undated. I was curious where the plaque was located and if it was still in place. I learned that it was located near the Old Burying Ground on Porter Hill Road. I wandered around for some time unable to find it. I needed some expert help. Carl Toko I knew just the person to contact, Carl Toko. Carl poked around a bit an found the stone just to the right of the parking area near the Old Bur...

A Brief History of New Ipswich - Part 1

February 28, 2022

Some Background I received a nice phone call from Sylvia Kaarto (Her husband owned New Ipswich Market). She mentioned that she had a document about the history of New Ipswich and wished to donate it to the New Ipswich Historical Society. It was three typed pages but undated and unsigned. I suspect that it might have been written in 1970 because of a reference to a census number. I decided to transcribe the contents from the document which will make it searchable and hopefully easier to read. Here is the text from page one. A Brief History - Page 1 Very soon after the first colonists of New England arrived, settlers penetrated far up the beautiful valleys of the Connecticut and the Merrimac. However, a large tract of country, much nearer the seaboard, which included the present town of New Ipswich, remained unoccupied. This may have been due to the mountains and hills which surround the valley. History tells us that in the summer of 1738, Abijah Foster, then thirty years of...

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