Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presentation by James Lewis. In the 1890s, Congress gave the president the power to create national forests in the West. But when Americans began demanding the government also protect the Appalachian forests from destruction, Congress declared it would give “not one cent for scenery.” With the signing of the Weeks Act in 1911, the federal [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Craig Altobello will demonstrate the steps taken to create a piece of marquetry art using wood and tools from his studio. Participants will see the process from lumber to the finished piece. Using a scroll saw Craig will show how he cuts the wood to fit together so precisely. It is the character of wood [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Presentation by Gordon Stuart. By 1900, extensive clearing of forests had changed the flow of Appalachian rivers and disrupted river commerce. Congress responded by drafting the Weeks Act, but those opposed required a streamflow study by the US Geological Survey to prove that cutting trees changed streamflow. This study was conducted in the White Mountains. [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Join us for a special viewing of “The People’s Forest: The Story of the White Mountain National Forest.” This 48-minute documentary by filmmaker David Huntley tells “…one of the greatest environmental comeback stories in American history.” In the late 1800s, the White Mountains suffered from extensive logging, and between 1880 and 1910, hundreds of thousands of [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Join curator Ryan Polk as he discusses the role of art in the history of American land conservation by examining the art collection of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park. The Billings and Rockefeller families were patrons of the arts and great collectors, but the collection they assembled goes beyond an expression of taste; it reveals [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Pollinators are critical to our food supply, economic health and ecological biodiversity. This program explores the insect pollinators, like honeybees and solitary bees, and the challenges facing their survival. Join Kelly Dwyer, Environmental Educator at New Hampshire Audubon, as we learn about best gardening practices such as Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and ways to responsibly [...]
Museum of the White Mountains
34 Highland Street, Plymouth, NH
Join NH cartoonist Marek Bennett in this fun-filled workshop to create original comics drawn from White Mountains history and lore! Using blank paper, pencils, ink, primary source materials, and four basic “storytelling elements,” we’ll craft exciting visual narratives based on historical primary sources and/or our own White Mountains experiences. We’ll also look at how artists and authors [...]
