[HMHS News] Community Announcement: Hopkinton Historical Society, Cemetery Walk

[Steven Chamberlin]

Hopkinton Historical Society

Cemetery Walk – Contoocook Village Cemetery

Come hear about the lives of Contoocook’s early residents at a  
Cemetery Walk through the Contoocook Village Cemetery on October 16 at  
2:00 and 4:00 pm, and on October 17 at 2:00 pm.  Visitors will be  
guided to gravesites of "former" residents, portrayed by actors in  
period costumes, who will share something of their lives and times.   
Among them will be the woman who became a lion tamer; early  
industrialists who harnessed the power of the Contoocook River; Civil  
War soldiers who returned to town - and those who did not; and how  
apples came to be grown on Gould Hill.  The event is not scary;  
instead, it is a glimpse into Contoocook’s rich heritage through the  
lives of its citizens.

The all-local cast includes LeRoy Anderson, Roxanne Benzel, Ben  
Dalzell, Nick Dalzell, Jeff Dalzell, Jeff Dearborn, Joanne Parmenter  
DeBold, Jean Philippe DuBois, Roland DuBois, Dan Dustin, Joell  
Gaskill, Phil Hassett, Sam Hayden, Dick Hesse, Dorothea Jensen,  
Melissa Jones, Stephen Lajoie, Erick Leadbeater, Pete Mosseau, Derek  
Owen, Nate Robertson and Si Robertson.  Research was done by Roxanne  
Benzel, Jeff Dalzell, Carol Hooper, and Heather Mitchell.  Christine  
Hamm is the director, and Jeff Dalzell is the head writer.

The walk will begin inside the Contoocook Village Cemetery, located at  
the intersection of Main Street (Rt. 103) and Penacook Road in  
Contoocook.  Visitors are encouraged to wear comfortable shoes, and  
may want to bring a folding chair.  The event will be held rain or  
shine.  Refreshments will be served following the event at the  
Contoocook Railroad Depot located on Main Street in Contoocook.

Tickets are $5.00 for members/$7.00 for non-members and may be  
purchased at the event or purchased in advance at the Society during  
regular business hours on October 7, 8, 9, 14, and 15.  Proceeds from  
the Cemetery Walk will benefit the Hopkinton Historical Society, a non- 
profit organization founded in 1859.

For more information, please contact HHS at 603-746-3825,  
nhas at tds.net, or www.hopkintonhistory.org.