Bradford Public Library presents:
“In Times Past: Essays from the Upper Valley.”
By Local Historian Larry Coffin
Series of essays covering topics of local history including Vermont towns from Thetford to Ryegate and New Hampshire towns from Lyme to Woodsville. Topics range from Town Poor Farms, Town Meetings, Rogers’ Rangers and Disastrous Fires to Abandoned Golf Courses and Things That Never Happened. 120 pages, illustrated, soft-covered presentation. Profits will benefit the Bradford Public Library.
To order by mail send $19.95 plus $4 for shipping to: Larry Coffin, P.O. Box 490, Bradford, Vermont 05033. Mayke checks payable to Larry Coffin.
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________________
Number of copies:_______________ Amount enclosed:__________________________
If you wish to have a personal message written on the flyleaf by the author, include the wording on a separate sheet.
Comments on “In Times Past”
“Local history is the foundation upon which regional, state, and national history is build. Larry Coffin has crafted an important piece of that foundation, bringing to life the history of Bradford, Vermont and the surrounding area for all to enjoy. Larry’s well-written essays highlight aspects of our shared past and link them to the present.” Paul A. Carnahan, Librarian, Vermont Historical Society
“Larry Coffin’s monthly column ‘In Times Past’ is one of the most valuable and popular features in the Journal Opinion. He provides a historical perspective that aids the contemporary reader in understanding the people, places and events that shaped the Upper Connecticut River Valley communities we live in today. Coffin’s survey of the past draws parallels to current discourse.” Alex Nuti-de Biasi, Managing Editor of the Journal Opinion.
“Through the focus of Larry Coffin’s writings is local history, his historical interest and knowledge are broad enough to make him center that local history in a wider context, what was going on at the same time in nearby towns, in Vermont and New Hampshire, and in the country. And he combines that broader background with a wealth of interesting detail.”
Charles Latham, President, Thetford (VT) Historical Society
“Exploring topics as diverse as inventors, strawberry growers, the arrival of the railroad, golf courses, epidemics, town meetings and Rogers’ Rangers, Coffin deftly and engagingly reminds us that all history is local and that local history at its best –as he presents it here – reflects and illuminates the extraordinary, great, and important issues and events that command our attention as well as the ordinary patterns of life that continue to shape the world we occupy today.” Michael Sherman, Editor, Vermont History
“What better person to decide what it is that we should know about this place we love so much? What better person to craft the prose in a way that will warm our hearts, inform our thinking, and bring peace and understanding to our lives? For good history does more than suggest a proper future. It gives order to a complex world and meaning to a troubled mind. This series of essays should be in the homes of all residents of the Upper Valley.” Professor Frank Bryan, UVM
“In Times Past: Essays from the Upper Valley.”
By Local Historian Larry Coffin
Series of essays covering topics of local history including Vermont towns from Thetford to Ryegate and New Hampshire towns from Lyme to Woodsville. Topics range from Town Poor Farms, Town Meetings, Rogers’ Rangers and Disastrous Fires to Abandoned Golf Courses and Things That Never Happened. 120 pages, illustrated, soft-covered presentation. Profits will benefit the Bradford Public Library.
To order by mail send $19.95 plus $4 for shipping to: Larry Coffin, P.O. Box 490, Bradford, Vermont 05033. Mayke checks payable to Larry Coffin.
Name:________________________________________________________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________________
Number of copies:_______________ Amount enclosed:__________________________
If you wish to have a personal message written on the flyleaf by the author, include the wording on a separate sheet.
Comments on “In Times Past”
“Local history is the foundation upon which regional, state, and national history is build. Larry Coffin has crafted an important piece of that foundation, bringing to life the history of Bradford, Vermont and the surrounding area for all to enjoy. Larry’s well-written essays highlight aspects of our shared past and link them to the present.” Paul A. Carnahan, Librarian, Vermont Historical Society
“Larry Coffin’s monthly column ‘In Times Past’ is one of the most valuable and popular features in the Journal Opinion. He provides a historical perspective that aids the contemporary reader in understanding the people, places and events that shaped the Upper Connecticut River Valley communities we live in today. Coffin’s survey of the past draws parallels to current discourse.” Alex Nuti-de Biasi, Managing Editor of the Journal Opinion.
“Through the focus of Larry Coffin’s writings is local history, his historical interest and knowledge are broad enough to make him center that local history in a wider context, what was going on at the same time in nearby towns, in Vermont and New Hampshire, and in the country. And he combines that broader background with a wealth of interesting detail.”
Charles Latham, President, Thetford (VT) Historical Society
“Exploring topics as diverse as inventors, strawberry growers, the arrival of the railroad, golf courses, epidemics, town meetings and Rogers’ Rangers, Coffin deftly and engagingly reminds us that all history is local and that local history at its best –as he presents it here – reflects and illuminates the extraordinary, great, and important issues and events that command our attention as well as the ordinary patterns of life that continue to shape the world we occupy today.” Michael Sherman, Editor, Vermont History
“What better person to decide what it is that we should know about this place we love so much? What better person to craft the prose in a way that will warm our hearts, inform our thinking, and bring peace and understanding to our lives? For good history does more than suggest a proper future. It gives order to a complex world and meaning to a troubled mind. This series of essays should be in the homes of all residents of the Upper Valley.” Professor Frank Bryan, UVM
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