Welsh Centennial Celebration

2011 marks 100 years of land conservation on Mount Sunapee. Help us celebrate this important milestone!

* July 21, 2011 - The Sunapee Historical Society hosts "The Life & Times of Herbert Welsh," a cracker barrel talk.

* August 27, 2011 - A guided hike to Lake Solitude followed by a BBQ, music, and camping at Mount Sunapee State Park.

Herbert Welsh:

Father of Land Conservation on Mount Sunapee

 

Learn about Welsh's long walks to Sunapee and his effort to protect the first conservation land on Mount Sunapee.

Read this PDF article from the Soo Nipi Magazine (Summer 2004)

Climb the mountains

“Climb the mountains and get their glad tidings.  Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees.  The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop off like autumn leaves.” – John Muir (1838-1914)

This quote can be found in the prologue of the "Manual of Mount Sunapee," which chronicled the geological, cultural and natural history of the area and spoke to the importance of public awareness in “preserving the mountain for the enjoyment of all.”   Published in 1915 by the Sunapee Chapter of the Forest Society, the manual sold for 50 cents and the proceeds went to support trail maintenance on Mount Sunapee.

The Manual is available at Abbott Library, Sunapee, NH, in the Reference Department.

Have a favorite quote? Please send it along.

Read the full letter sent to FOMS members inviting them to the Centennial Brainstorm.

Letter as pdf (1mb)

Read a related article: "Legacy of man behind Sunapee purchase to be feted" via Fosters.com (May 2, 2011)
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Tuesday, 05 July 2011 13:31

The Sunapee Historical Society will hold a cracker barrel talk, The Life and Times of Herbert Welsh presented by Barbara Chalmers, on Thursday, July 21, 2011, at 7 PM at the Sunapee Historical Society Museum, Sunapee Harbor.

All are invited to attend and learn about Herbert Welsh---the artist, humanitarian, Indian rights activist, and father of public lands on Mount Sunapee.

"In so many ways he seems a man ahead of his time," said Chalmers, a member of the Friends of Mount Sunapee, Welsh Centennial Organizing Committee.

"I started out this research only knowing that he painted, summered at a cottage in my neighborhood and was instrumental in the effort that created the public lands on Mount Sunapee. What I discovered was so much more," Chalmers added. "He was a man blessed with a financial position that enabled him to use his intelligence, writing and public speaking gifts to support many humanitarian causes in pursuit of justice and conservation causes to benefit future generations."

Refreshments will be served after the program.

View the program announcement here: The Life & Times of Herbert Welsh (pdf 349kb).

The cracker barrel talk is part of the Mount Sunapee: Welsh Centennial Celebration. For more information, email FOMS or call 603-863-0045.

Photo: Herbert Welsh (1851-1941) from his book The New Gentleman of the Road that chronicled his 450-mile trek from Philadelphia to Sunapee. 

Last Updated on Friday, 15 July 2011 19:37
 

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