Showing posts with label Keene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keene. Show all posts

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Thayer Library, Keene, New Hampshire

[LIB1956] Special Item: A History of the Town of Keene from 1732, when the Township was Granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, when it Became a City by S. G. Griffin, M. A. [Available online as a PDF]


Saturday, November 7, 2009

1910 Public Library, Keene, NH

[LIB0830]

1898 - Edward Carrington Thayer presented the Henry Colony house on West Street to the City for use as the public library. The mansion was remodeled and a book stack added. [Thanks to the Keene Public Library, check out their site for more fascinating history, some great photos, and a timeline of sensitive renovation, www.ci.keene.nh.us/library/history.htm]