Major New Exhibition - March 23, 2002 - March 28, 2004 - Claiming the Land: Our Past, Our Future, Our Choice a collaborative exhibition of the New Hampshire Historical Society and the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Call for information - 856-0604.

Sunday, April 7 - Family Fun with N.H. Railroads and Trolleys. All aboard for a fun-filled day exploring history of rail transportation in the Granite State. Museum of N.H. History, 6 Eagle Square, Concord. $5.00 adults, $4.00 seniors; $2.50 children. Noon to 5:00 p.m. Call for information - 228-6688.

Saturday, April 20 - Workshop: Tracing Your Roots. Learn how to research your family history in this introductory genealogy workshop with the N.H. Historical Society Librarian Bill Copeley. Use the resources of the Tuck Library, one of New England's finest genealogical libraries. Sponsored, in part, by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire. Tuck Library, 30 Park Street, Concord. Registration $40/$30 members (optional lunch $7). 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Call for information - 856-0608.

Saturday, May 4 - One Woman's Work: The Visual Art of Celia Laighton Thaxter. Exhibition opening and lecture given by exhibition curator Sharon Stephan of Hollis, N.H., following the 179th annual meeting of the N.H. Historical Society. A popular woman poet of late 19th-century America, Celia Thaxter inspired an artists and writers colony at the Isles of Shoals. On view at Tuck Library from May 4th through October 19th, the exhibition was organized by the Portsmouth Athenaeum and the Isles of Shoals Historical and Research Association (ISHRA), with support from the Greater Piscataqua Community Foundation and the Rosamond Thaxter Foundation. The venue in Concord is made possible by David L. Babson & Company, Alison A. Banks, and McLane, Graf, Raulerson & Middleton, P.A. Free. Tuck Library, 30 Park Street, Concord. Thaxter exhibition opening and lecture, 1:00 p.m. Call for information - 228-6688.

Thursday, June 13 - Celebrate Flag Day with a museum talk by Dr. R. Stuart Wallace of UNH-Manchester, who looks at the history of the Society's collection of Revolutionary War flags, standards, and state seals. Sponsored, in part, by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Hampshire. Free. Tuck Library, 30 Park Street, Concord. 7:00 p.m. Call for information - 228-6688.

Friday, June 28 - Duncan S. McGowan Music of America Concert. Free outdoor concert at the Museum of N.H. History, part of the popular Duncan S. McGowan Music of America concert series. Eagle Square, Concord. 7:00 p.m. Rain location - Eagle Stable Atrium. Free admission. Call for information - 228-6688.