July 2019
Mill Brook Craft Series
Thursday afternoons this summer, from July 11 through September 5, highly skilled craftspeople will lead workshops in the newly-completed Twitchell Education Center -- a close replica, on the exterior, of Dr. Moses Mason's 19th century library building. Each week, a different craft will be highlighted, with historical background, demonstrations, and opportunities for hands-on experience provided to participants. Although admission to individual sessions is free (donations welcome), seating is limited. Workshops will begin at 1:00 PM; the Twitchell Education Center is…
Find out more »August 2019
Art as Antidote: An Artist’s Perspective
Join us for a special presentation by award-winning plein air artist Erik Koeppel of Jackson, New Hampshire, as our major summer exhibit, “Art as Antidote: White Mountain Landscapes,” comes to a close. This free event will begin in the Twitchell Education Center, where Koeppel will share his thoughts on the influence and power of art as an antidote to our times using several of his recently completed art works (which will be for sale) as examples. Erik Koeppel (b. 1980)…
Find out more »September 2019
Annual Meeting & Program: “Meet ‘Fly Rod’ Crosby”
The 2019 Annual Meeting of the Bethel Historical Society (d/b/a "Museums of the Bethel Historical Society") will begin with a 6:30 pm pot-luck supper, followed at 7:30 by a short business meeting. The evening's program will be provided by Pam Matthews, who will present herself as Cornelia "Fly Rod" Crosby, born at Phillips, Maine, in 1854. Crosby's passion was fly fishing, and as a journalist she promoted the Maine woods, helping to create the Maine Guide program and receiving the…
Find out more »A Conversation with Nathaniel Philbrick
A special event to benefit the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society and Mahoosuc Land Trust! Join us in conversation with New York Times best selling author, and Mahoosuc Land Trust member, Nathaniel Philbrick, on Saturday, September 21st. Philbrick will answer questions about his many books, the life of an author, sources of inspiration, and much more. 3:00 to 4:00 - Public Discussion, with Q & A - $25.00 (limited to 55) 5:15 to 7:30 - Wine and Catered Dinner…
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