Lynda Brown of Haverhill was recently elected a trustee of Whittier Birthplace.
Arthur H. Veasey III, president of The Trustees of the John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace, said Brown has been a citizen role model for many Haverhill neighborhoods, supporting the Acre and Mount Washington neighborhoods, while advocating for citywide collaboration and vision.
“Identifying and recruiting new trustees is vital to our strategy to remain a significant historical museum especially during these times of social awareness” Veasey said, adding, “Lynda’s commitment to diversity and equality are commensurate with Whittier’s legacy as a pacifist and an abolitionist, which are key elements in our mission as a historic landmark.”
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Haverhill Police and Department of Public Works assess vandalism damage to the Hannah Duston statue in GAR Park in late August, 2020. (WHAV News photograph.)
The future of a controversial downtown statue could be decided tonight.
Members of the City Council are expected to hear a recommendation on the statue of Hannah Duston in the Grand Army of the Republic Park, downtown. A proposal appears on the agenda to keep the statue where it is and “provide the Abenaki an opportunity to erect their own memorial, with the City to provide land and site work.”
Last fall, the Haverhill Historic District Commission, which held joint public hearings with the City Council’s Natural Resources Public Properties Committee, recently voted unanimously to recommend the controversial monument be moved and, in their words, “appropriate language be added with the statue that includes a Native American perspective to the narrative.”
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One of the two puzzles features Haverhill images from Buttonwoods Museum. (Courtesy photograph.)
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Haverhill’s Buttonwoods Museum is taking advance orders for two new puzzle designs.
Of the two new designs, one features Haverhill images from the Buttonwoods Museum and the other depicts the Women’s Suffrage Movement. Each design is 16 by 20 inches and contain 504 pieces.
Puzzles are $25 each and expected to arrive soon. The museum is selling them at buttonwoods.org where credit cards are accepted. Pre-order reservations may also be made by emailing [email protected].
Buttonwoods Museum is reminding residents there is still a limited supply of available puzzles featuring Haverhill’s eight cultural treasures. The 504-piece puzzle measures 20 inches wide by 16 inches high and features Winnekenni Castle, Whittier Birthplace, Dustin Garrison House, Tattersall Farm, Buttonwoods Museum, Haverhill Firefighting Museum, Museum of Printing and Rocks Village Hand Tub House. Puzzles […]