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The Life From The Roots blog topics have changed several times since I began this blog in 2009. I initially wrote only about the family history I had been working on for 20 years. Years later, I was into visiting gardens, historical homes, churches, libraries that had genealogical collections, historical societies, war memorials, and travel/tourism places. I also enjoy posting autographs and photos of famous people I've met or have seen.

Along with my New England roots, other areas include New York, New Jersey, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and the Eastern Townships of Quebec, Canada.

Please check out the labels on the right side for topics (please note, they need work). Below the labels and pageviews is a listing of my top nine posts, according to Google. Four of them pertain to Lowell, MA. These posts change often because they are based on what people are reading.

Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Jaffrey, New Hampshire Church


 Jaffrey Meeting House


The web page for Jaffery states, "Jaffrey Center is the town's earliest settled area and its original town center.  In 1775 the residents raised the MEETING HOUSE, which was used for town meetings and church services.  Behind the Meeting House settlers laid out a large burying ground; across the street they erected a house for the minister. (The Manse is still owned by descendants of the first minister's family.)  A system of roads radiated out from the village."
The Horse Sheds (above and below)
  
The Horse Sheds
Built in 1810 by twelve parishioners of
the Congregational Meeting House were restored in
1949-54 by a committee of interested citizens, 
of which the members were Mr. Carlos T. Pierce (chmn.)
Mr. Delcie D. Bean, Mr. Geoerge Farnham, Miss
Margaret Blaine, Mrs. Graham Blaine, Mrs.
Laurence Wetherll, Mrs. Josiah Harmer, and Miss
Ruth Draper. In 1954 by authorization of the Town
the responsibilities and interests of the Committee
were assigned to the Village Improvement Society.