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Holmes, Richard Dale was born on September 6, 1945 in Sandown, New Hampshire, United States. Son of John B. Junior and Marjorie A. (Andrews) Holmes.
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Derry Revisited (NH) (Images of America)
(In 1719, sixteen families left Ireland for America and fo...)
In 1719, sixteen families left Ireland for America and founded a community called Nutfield, which evolved into modern Derry. For centuries, Derry retained its small-town character, but the 1963 opening of Interstate 93 changed the town forever. Within a decade, its population doubled. Derry is now the state's most populous town. This charming collection of over two hundred photographs presents Derry in its quieter years, when trolleys crisscrossed the town, most of the men worked in shoe factories, and traffic on Broadway stopped each morning as the Hood cows crossed to their pasture. For many older residents, these images will bring back a flood of memories. Newcomers will better understand the traditions that helped shape the town. Derry Revisited evokes a sense of expanded pride in the heritage of Derry.
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Derry (Images of America)
(More than any other town in New Hampshire, Derry has chan...)
More than any other town in New Hampshire, Derry has changed dramatically over the last thirty years. Gone are the fields, the forests, and the fine old homes, and in their place stand malls, modern housing developments, and multi-lane highways. It is difficult now to imagine the scene in 1719 when a small group of Scottish pioneers laid claim to the New Hampshire wilderness, building a meetinghouse close to a young oak tree. The town of Derry grew up around this site, and for nearly ten generations the oak stood as a respected presence within the community, symbolizing Derry’s strength of purpose and proud traditions.
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The Road to Derry:: A Brief History
(When the Ulster Scots arrived in New Hampshire in 1719, t...)
When the Ulster Scots arrived in New Hampshire in 1719, there were no roads in Derry (then called Nutfield). Led by the Reverend James McGregor, the "Moses of the Scotch-Irish in America," the entire congregation of Aghadowey had trekked from their home county of Londonderry, Ireland, to start their lives anew, undeterred by British prejudice or Anglican intolerance. These hardy men and women were great walkers, and during the eighteenth century a warren of footpaths crisscrossed East Derry Hill. Richard Holmes retraces their footsteps, walking the road of Derry's history from its rough-and-tumble politics and early educational institutions through its dramatic split from Londonderry Parish to the sprawling shoe factories of the Industrial Revolution. In this first history in decades, Holmes demonstrates that the hometown of Robert Frost and astronaut Alan Shepherd is also home to a hardworking, free-thinking, vibrant community.
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Nutfield Rambles stories from the history of Derry, Londonderry & Windham New Hamphire
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A view from Meeting House Hill: A history of Sandown, New Hampshire
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Richard Dale Holmes
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Education, Keene State College, New Hampshire, 1968. Master of Arts, Rivier College, Nashua, New Hampshire, 1980.
Career
Teacher social studies, Pelham (N.H.) Memorial School, since 1968; department chairman, Pelham (N.H.) Memorial School, since 1975. History consultant, researcher Sandown Museum, 1980-1988, Chester (N.H.) History Society,1989-.
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Derry Revisited (NH) (Images of America)
(In 1719, sixteen families left Ireland for America and fo...)
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The Road to Derry:: A Brief History
(When the Ulster Scots arrived in New Hampshire in 1719, t...)
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Derry (Images of America)
(More than any other town in New Hampshire, Derry has chan...)
- Chester revisited: A history in honor of the town's 275th anniversary
- Nutfield Rambles stories from the history of Derry, Londonderry & Windham New Hamphire
- A view from Meeting House Hill: A history of Sandown, New Hampshire
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Derry Revisited (NH) (Images of America)
Membership
President Old Meeting House Association, Sandown, since 1987. Director Derry Museum, since 2001. Member Derry History District Commission, since 1988, chairman since 1998.
Trustee Robert Frost Farm and Museum, since 2006. Chairman, Upper Village Hall Association, 2007. Co-chairman First Village Association.
With United States Army, 1969-1971, Vietnam. Member of National Education Association, Derry History Society, Sandown History Association (history consultant, researcher 1980-1988, president 1986-1987), New Hampshire History Society, Pelham Education Association (vice president 1976-1977), New Hampshire Guide Dog Users Association, National Federation Blind.
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Married Carol A. Martineau, December 19, 1970. Children: John B. III, Leah K.
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1980