"Concord, A Video Portrait"
Accompany (Concord, NH)
1997, 55 min.
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer & Lisa Brown
Narrator: Lisa Brown

What makes a community in New Hampshire.  It is what brought the original settlers.  It is the story of a granite industry, a trolley system, a football field and presidential politics.  Though the focus is Concord, the story is in some ways every town in New Hampshire, every town in New England.

Price: $17.95 (VHS)
Available at: Official Web Site

"Family Profile, Taking Care of the Old Man"
Accompany (Concord, NH)
1996, 25 min.
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Narrator: Lisa Brown
Music: Rod Miller Band

Though now he is gone, the story of the meticulous care that kept him around for as long as he was is always worth understanding.  Here the viewer climbs along as David and Debbie Nielsen do their yearly maintenance in 1995.  But there is also a little history woven into this story about the century long efforts to preserve New Hampshire most treasured, and now lost, natural rock formation.

Price: $14.95 (VHS) $17.95 (DVD)
Available at: Official Web Site

"A League of Our Own: New Hampshire and the American Craft Movement "
2007, 58 min.
Director: Ken Browne
Produced through the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen
Narrator: Tom Rush

In 1932, the League of NH Craftsmen was founded as the nation’s first state-supported crafts league, and in the 75 years that have followed, the League has been dedicated to nurturing New Hampshire’s rich craft heritage for the benefit of its citizens and visitors. "A League of Our Own: New Hampshire and the American Craft Movement" is the story of how the people of New Hampshire learned to produce the making of fine craft and nurtured this concept for 75 years.

Price: $20 (DVD)
Available at: Official Web Site

"Popular Resorts, Grand Hotels of the White Mountains"
Accompany (Concord, NH)
Commissioned by the New Hampshire Historical Society
1997, 25 min.
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Research, New Hampshire Historical Society
Narrator: Martin Gross
Music: Apple Hill Chamber Players

For over 150 years grand hotels in New Hampshire’s White Mountains have welcomed discerning guests with lavish meals, first class entertainment and “high society summers.”  This documentary tells the story of those hotels and their impact on New Hampshire’s development as a tourist destination.

Price: $17.95 (VHS/DVD)
Available at: Official Web Site

"Powerful As Truth, William Loeb and 35 Years of New Hampshire"
Accompany (Concord, NH)
2001, 60 min.
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Research: Charles Brereton & Michael Birkner
Narrator: Lisa Peaks
Music: Frederic Moyer

This is the story of William Loeb, the controversial, powerful, colorful publisher of the Manchester Union Leader.  His brash advocacy of conservative politics and his use of the newspaper to verbally bludgeon those who opposed him, made Loeb a powerful force.  Though more than twenty years have passed since his death, New Hampshire is still feeling the affects of 35 year reign.

Price: $17.95 (VHS)
Available at: Official Web Site

"Premier Primary, New Hampshire & Presidential Elections"
Part 1 & 2, 1916-1984
Creativideo, Inc. (Concord, NH)
1987, 1 Hour 45 Minutes
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Research: Charles Brereton
Narrator: Bill Boynton

This comprehensive history documents New Hampshire’s most important political event.  Old newsreels, photos, and campaign literature and extensive interviews with behind the scene players combine here to bring the story to life.  In three parts, parts one and two were produced in 1987 and tell the story of the Primary from its beginning and up to 1984.  The New Hampshire Political Library funded part three in 2002, covering the Primary from 1988 to 2000.  Over 50 hours of interview with campaign directors and 20 hours of historical news footage were edited down to make this three hour, three part history.

Price: $17.95 (VHS)
Available at: Official Web Site

"Premier Primary, New Hampshire & Presidential Elections"
Part 3, 1988-2000
Accompany, Inc. (Concord, NH)
Commissioned by the New Hampshire Political Library
2002, 60 minutes
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Research: Charles Brereton
Narrator: Bill Boynton

This comprehensive history documents New Hampshire’s most important political event.  Old newsreels, photos, and campaign literature and extensive interviews with behind the scene players combine here to bring the story to life.  In three parts, parts one and two were produced in 1987 and tell the story of the Primary from its beginning and up to 1984.  The New Hampshire Political Library funded part three in 2002, covering the Primary from 1988 to 2000.  Over 50 hours of interview with campaign directors and 20 hours of historical news footage were edited down to make this three hour, three part history.

Price: $17.95 (VHS)
Available at: Official Web Site

"Rights & Reds"
Creativideo, Inc. (Concord, NH)
1992, 55 min.
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Narrator: Kathy McLaughlin

This is the story of New Hampshire’s Cold War investigation of subversive activities.  Compelling and provocative, this documentary explores the fears of the Cold War era and the importance of the Bill of Rights.  Cold War era newsreels and films are used to bring an understanding of the time.  Interviews include Gov. Hugh Gregg, NH Attorney General Louis Wyman, Communist Party infiltrator Herb Philbrick, and Hugo DeGregory, who spent over ten years under subpoena while his case worked its way to the US Supreme Court.  Produced in cooperation with the New Hampshire Bar Association and the New Hampshire Humanities Council.  Winner of an award from the National Bar Association, this documentary resulted in the New Hampshire Legislature repealing the state’s Subversive Activities Law.

Price: $14.95 (VHS)
Available at: Official Web Site

"Sherman Adams, The Yankee Governor"
Creativideo, Inc. (Concord, NH)
1990, 55 min.
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Research: Charles Brereton
Narrator: David Harris

In his prime, Sherman Adams was called the second most powerful man in the Nation.  This documentary traces his life from choir boy, to woodsman, to Governor, to White House Chief of Staff, to founder of Loon Mountain Ski Area.  Those interviewed include former US Attorney General Herbert Brownell and investigative reporter Jack Anderson, whose reporting led to Adams’ resignation in 1957.

Price: $14.95 (VHS)
Available at: Official Web Site

"World War II New Hampshire"
Creativideo, Inc. (Concord, NH)
1994, 60 min.
Writer/Editor/Producer: John Gfroerer
Narrator: Kevin Gardner
Music: Sweet Hot & Sassy

World War II mobilized and changed the entire country, the entire world.  Through interviews, historic news film photos and radio reports, this documentary tells how the people of New Hampshire joined the nation in mobilizing for the war effort.  Over 30 hours of on camera interviews were conducted around the state to gather material for this unique documentary of an historic moment in time.

Price: $14.95 (VHS) $17.95 (DVD)
Available at: Official Web Site