Robert B. Stephenson

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JAFFREY This is the town in New Hampshire I came to in 1977.
MEETINGHOUSE
MEETINGHOUSE. General information on the Jaffrey Meetinghouse.

MEETINGHOUSE TOWER PROJECT. Planning and executing a variety of tasks on the Meetinghouse Tower: 2020, 2021, 2022.

MEETINGHOUSE ROOF REPLACEMENT PROJECT. Planning and executing the replacement of the Meetinghouse roof: 2016 and beyond.

MEETINGHOUSE DOCUMENTATION PROJECT. Certified Local Government grant project 2014-15.

MEETINGHOUSE BELL RINGING.

TERRA NOVA TRUST. A donor-advised fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation (1989-2023).

JAFFREY BETTERMENT TRUST. A trust fund of the Town of Jaffrey (Created 2023).

CEMETERIES. Information on the cemeteries of Jaffrey.

JAFFREY 250th. Relating to the 250th anniversary of Jaffrey which was celebrated throuughout 2023.

JAFFREY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

JAFFREY CENTER HISTORIC DISTRICT. This is the nomination form for the Jaffrey Center National Register Historic District.

DOWNTOWN (EAST JAFFREY) HISTORIC DISTRICT. This is the nomination form for the Jaffrey Downtown (East Jaffrey) National Register Historic District.

JAFFREY MILLS. This is the nomination form for the Jaffrey Mills.

SQUANTUM. A village in Jaffrey, NH.

RIVERMILL. Information on the Rivermill condominiums in Jaffrey, NH.

RIVERMILL. Restricted; meant just for the owners of Rivermill properties.

RIVERMILL Landscaping.

JAFFREY STREETLIGHTS. Streetlight study carried out by the Energy Committee in 2008-09.

JAFFREY DUMP COMMITTEE 2003. Data and reports steming from this Town committee.

4th of July READING of THE DECLARATION of INDPENDENCE. The annual Reading of the Declaration at the Meetinghouse.

Annual Columbus Day Traffic Counts. I collected these for many years at the end of my driveway. Why? It's a long story.

A Proposal for Park Theatre signage.

Leonard R. Cutter. In Memoriam. July 1, 1825 - July 13, 1894. Boston: Privately Printed, 1898.

Stories of the Settlers of the South Slopes of Mount Monadnock. Compiled by Jason Halliwell, 2016.


JAFFREY PUBLICATIONS See also https://www.rs41.org/MYWRITINGS2/mywritings.htm
A Walk around Downtown Jaffrey, a self-guided walking tour.

A Walk around Jaffrey Center, a self-guided walking tour.

A Walk around Squantum, a self-guided walking tour.

Jaffrey Then and Now, Changes in Community Character. By Robert B. Stephenson & Catherine L. Seiberling.

Jaffrey Center, New Hampshire: Portrait of a Village. By Coburn Kidd.

         Selected text from JAFFREY CENTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE Portrait of a Village. By Coburn Kidd

Marshal the Willing Forces; A Centennial History of the Jaffrey Center Village Improvement Society. 2006

The Jaffrey Center Occasional. Four issues appeared in 1979-80.

ARTICLES on or about JAFFREY.


JAFFREY IMAGES These are photographs, drawings, maps, etc., relating to Jaffrey.
Photographs of the Jaffrey Mills. These are stored on Drop Box.

A variety of scans of Jaffrey postcards. These are stored on Drop Box.

Lake Sunshine Some images and articles about Lake Sunshine (Lake Contoocook).

Sanborn Maps There were at least two series of Jaffrey Sanborn Maps (1911 and 1924).


JAFFREY VIDEOS These are videos, most of which I've taken, of Jaffrey roads, cemeteries and events.
VIDEOS.


CONNECTICUT RIVER PROJECT.


HARVARD TRAVELLERS CLUB.


SIAFU.


BUXTON FAMILY ASSOCIATION.


SIGNS of the TIMES. A planning site for an exhibit at the Historical Society of Cheshire County 2023-24.
The final catalog of the exhibit.


SOME MEETINGHOUSES & HISTORIC CHURCHES of NEW ENGLAND. An exhibit at the Jaffrey Civic Center, February 28 - March 28, 2025.
         FLYER for SOME MEETINGHOUSES & HISTORIC CHURCHES of NEW ENGLAND.
         FLYER for A BEHIND THE SCENES LOOK AT THE JAFFREY MEETINGHOUSE.
         Some Photos of the exhibit, the Opening and the Jaffrey Meetinghouse exhibit.


RIVERMEAD:

The Dogs of Rovermead. The raw photos.
The Dogs of Rovermead. A photo exhibit at RiverMead opening September 15, 2023.

Some Meetinghouses and Historic Churches of New England. A photo exhibit at RiverMead opening January 12, 2024.

One Year in the Life of a Rivermead Tree. A photo exhibit at RiverMead opening March 21, 2025.

First & Last. A photo exhibit at RiverMead yet to open.
First & Last Answers.

Charade Cards.
Charade Card answers. A photo exhibit at RiverMead yet to open.


PERSONAL
A VARIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHS. Up in the Cloud on SmugMug

MY WRITINGS #2. This is an archive of the various pieces of all sorts that I have written over the years.

B & N. (restricted) This is a page for my high school class at Browne & Nichols School in Cambridge.

THE LIBRARY of THE ANTARCTIC CIRCLE. This is my Antarctic library in downtown Jaffrey, NH.

SOME FAMILY PHOTOS. Prepared for the 2010 Family Reunion in Jaffrey.

FAMILY. (restricted) This is a variety of stuff on my family.

GENEALOGY.

HERB WEST'S LAST LECTURE. Herb was an (in)famous professor of comparative literature at Dartmouth College and a great mentor to me, mostly after graduation when he led me in the ways of book collecting.

SUGGESTIONS FOR A DARTMOUTH BOOKSHELF Herb West.

SIAFU Spain 2015. (restricted) This is a page for those of us who went through Africa together 40 plus years ago.

SIAFU Calgary 2012. (restricted) This is a page for those of us who went through Africa together 40 years ago.
Reunion Photos.
SIAFU Noosa 2010. (restricted) This is a page for those of us who went through Africa together 38 years ago.
A video by Ian Pasquill.
TWO DOT, Montana Where I worked during the summer of 1960 (and a later visit).

The Rick & Duffy Monahon Fund.

Historic Churches & Meetinghouses of the Monadnock Region A poster produced for a conference on Meetinghouses held in Jaffrey in 1996.

26 First & Last Lines Can you identify the book and link the First & Last Lines?
26 First & Last Lines Answer Sheet
26 First & Last Lines Answers


MY FAVORITE CARTOONS
Favorite Cartoons 2011
Favorite Cartoons 2012
Favorite Cartoons 2013
Favorite Cartoons 2014
Favorite Cartoons 2015
Favorite Cartoons 2016
Favorite Cartoons 2017
Favorite Cartoons 2018
Favorite Cartoons 2019
Favorite Cartoons 2020 None this year; couldn't find the file!
Favorite Cartoons 2021
Favorite Cartoons 2022.
Favorite Cartoons 2023.
Favorite Cartoons 2024.
My Trips My Trips and Travels over the years and upcoming.

My House is For Sale 347 Main Street, Jaffrey, NH. SINCE SOLD

Can you identify these photos? These late 19th century photos appear to be of a men's college or possibly a prep school somewhere in New England or less likely in New York. Any ideas? THE ANSWER!

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