by Eleanor O'Donnell

Clark, Charles E., and Elizabeth C. Nordbeck, editors. GRANITE AND GRACE: ESSAYS CELEBRATING THE TWO HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CONFERENCE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST. 2001. $10.00. Order from the New Hampshire Conference United Church of Christ, 314 South Main Street, Concord, N.H. 03301. Tele. (603) 225-6647
These essays examine various aspects of the history of New Hampshire Congregationalist churches, from settlement patterns, denominational development to social aspects and women's leadership. A poem, Granite and Grass, by Donald Hall, introduces this collection whose authors includes Ronald Jager and David R. Proper. Appendices include a partial list of local church records and historical sources, and photographs of church buildings. Bibliographical footnotes are provided at the end of each essay.

Daubenspeck, Mary, and Judith G. Russell. WE HAD EACH OTHER: A SPOKEN HISTORY OF LYME, NEW HAMPSHIRE. 2001. Order from the Friends of the Lyme Library, P.O. Box 218, Lyme Center, N.H. 03768. $14.00; plus $3.00 S&H first book, $1.25 each additional book. ISBN 0-9705498-0-6
A group of citizens set out to record the stories of about two dozen of Lyme's elders. This oral history is the result, and shares their view of early-to-mid twentieth century history - personal, local, national.

Gardner, Kevin. THE GRANITE KISS: TRADITIONS AND TECHNIQUES OF BUILDING NEW ENGLAND STONE WALLS. Countrymen Press. 2001. $27.95 ISBN 0-88150-506-4
Gardner brings 25 years of experience in building, restoring and repairing traditional New England style dry stone walls into this literate primer of the fundamentals of building with stone. The author is a writer and producer for New Hampshire Public Radio.

Goetz, Peggy & Brian, with June Meyer Newland. THE ADVENTURE OF TWO LIFETIMES. Anacus Press. 2001. $15.95. ISBN 0-933855-23-0
In 1956 June Meyer, with a girlfriend, cycled from New York to California. Forty years later her daughter and husband cycled the same route. This book tells the story of both these trips, and the people they met along the way. The authors presently reside in New Hampshire.

Jones, Barbara (Bullock). REV. SAMUEL MACCLINTOCK'S JOURNAL, 1760 AND NAMES OF MEN IN COL. GOFFE'S REGIMENT. Crown Point Press Association, Inc., and Old Fort No. 4 Association. 2001. $10.00, plus S&H $4.43. Purchase from Fort at No. 4, P.O. Box 1336, Charlestown, N.H. 03603-1336.
Updated from 1972 edition, with added material, footnotes, 3 maps and bibliographies. Colonel John Goffe and his men from the area around what was to become Manchester marched west to No. 4 (Charlestown) to complete the Crown Point Road. The Rev. Samuel McClintock of Greenland kept a journal on the campaign May through August 1760, the last year of the French and Indian War. This booklet includes the names of the soldiers with service as recorded in Adj. Sam Hobart's Orderly Book.

Kumin, Maxine. THE LONG MARRIAGE, POEMS. Norton. 2001. $21.00. ISBN 0-393-04351-7
Themes of loyalty, longevity and recovery appear in this new collection by New Hampshire poet, Maxine Kumin.

Lane, Lea. UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO BED & BREAKFASTS IN NEW ENGLAND. IDG Books. 2000. $16.95. ISBN 0-02-863074-2
This guidebook provides profiles and evaluations of 300 top inns and B&B's in all price categories, including objective ratings and rankings. Identifies pet- and kid-friendly places, and recommends the best rooms.

Marvel, William. A PLACE CALLED APPOMATOX. University of North Carolina Press. 2000. $34.95 ISBN 0-8078-2568-9
Marvel says to tell the story of the Appomatox Court House is to tell the history of the South in the Civil War. He draws on original documents, diaries and letters composed as the events unfolded. The author is a New Hampshire resident.

Monkman, Jerry and Marcy. DISCOVER THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE. Appalachian Mountain Club Books. 2001. $15.95 ISBN 1-878239-88-0
This guidebook contains descriptions for 30 hikes, 20 bike trips, and 11 quiet- and whitewater paddling trips, including level of difficulty, distance, elevation, trip time, and handy trip maps.

Rogers, Lura, J., and Barbara Radcliffe Rogers. FUN WITH THE FAMILY IN VERMONT AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. Globe Pequot Press. 2001. $12.95 ISBN 0-7627-0929-4
An ideal guidebook for those parents looking for things to see and do to keep the kids busy and happy for an hour, a day or a weekend. Provides information on family attractions, detailed maps, age-appropriate guidelines, kid-friendly restaurants and places to stay.

Sargent, William. A YEAR IN THE NOTCH: EXPLORING THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. University Press of New England. 2001. $29.95. ISBN 1-58465-011-7
Through words and photographs, the author investigates the geology, ecology, and natural history of the White Mountains in these reminiscences of a year spent exploring Northern New England.

Simic, Charles. NIGHT PICNIC: POEMS. Harcourt. 2001. $23.00 ISBN 0-15-1006300-X
This new collection of poems evokes various settings and images from New York City to small New England towns.

Smith, Steven D. SNOWSHOE HIKES IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. Bondcliff Books. 2000. $19.95. ISBN 1-931271-00-3
The first guide to focus on snowshoeing opportunities in the White Mountains describes over 100 day trips for snowshoers of all abilities. Includes tips on gear, clothing, weather, snow conditions, techniques and winter safety.

Sulloway, Alvah W. ON THEIR OWN: THREE NEW HAMPSHIRE SCHOLARS CHRONICLE THEIR ADVENTURES ABROAD. Published for the New Hampshire Historical Society by Phoenix Publishing. 2001. $35.00 ISBN 0-9146-59-89-8
Three generations of Alvah Sulloway's family kept daily journals of their journeys abroad in pursuit of knowledge. The editor's uncle, William Wentworth Thayer, spent two years at Magdalen College, Oxford, in 1905-1907; his son, Frank Jones Sulloway, went to the Galapagos Islands in 1970 to take a new look at what Darwin found there in 1835; the editor traveled on sabbatical to Cambridge, England, and the European continent in 1964. The travelers ended up in situations very different from what they expected, as chronicled in this compilation of their journals.

Van Hazinga, Cynthia. HISTORY OF HILLSBOROUGH, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 1960-2000: UPPER VILLAGE, LOWER VILLAGE, HILLSBOROUGH CENTER, AND BRIDGE: THE STORY OF A NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN. Peter E. Randall Publisher. 2001. $25.00. Available from Fuller Public Library, contact Tammy McClure, (603) 464-3595.
History of the town in the latter half of the 20th century captures the struggle of a mill town facing the problems of growth and development and trying to preserve its character. Includes the fight between the townspeople and the federal government who wanted to turn the town into a nuclear waste dump.

WALKING TO WINDWARD: POETS OF NEW ENGLAND. Oyster River Press, 20 Riverview Road, Durham, N.H. 03824. 2001. $135.00 for 4 volume boxed set, or $35.00 each volume.
This personalized collection of poems published by the Oyster River Press is arranged in 4 boxed sets, each volume comprising of 5 or 6 chapbooks. The volumes are entitled: I hear America singing, Sometimes it troubles me; A Book of hours; Invocation; Sightings. Written by contemporary New England poets, such as Robert Dunn, Catherine O'Brian, Julia Older, Sidney Hall, Jr., and Jean Pedrick, the poems have a variety of styles and voices and are relevant to today.