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LETTERS
A CLEANER TOMORROW
To the Editor:
An open letter to business owners at Hampton
Beach.
This year, the Wheelabrator Symposium Committee
at
Hampton
Academy Junior High
School has decided to promote recycling throughout
Hampton Beach.
In order to achieve this
objective, we need the support of businesses at the
beach.
They (the committee)
would like every employee
working in these businesses
to learn, know what, and
how to recycle, so that they
will recycle more and promote it to their customers.
They are doing this by contacting the businesses and
finding out if they are interested in promoting more
recycling.
These are their ideas:
• A video designed to
educate new employees on
the importance of recycling;
• They would like to ask
that the businesses carry
more recycling bins intended for more convenience
and recycling bins available
to employees and customers. We would like to
achieve this by putting bins
in hotel rooms so that the
customer is encouraged to
recycle.
• By accomplishing these
goals, they hope to give our
town a better chance for a
cleaner tomorrow.
The Hampton Academy
Junior High School Wheelabrator Committee is a program created to help make
our town a better place. If
you are interested in learning more about the program, or how to become
part of the project, please
call Jeff Hamilton at Hampton Academy Junior High
School at (603) 926-2000.
The HAJH Wheelabrator
Symposium Committee
Hampton
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TALES
FROM THE
TRAIL
Dispelling ‘Titanic’ myths
BY BONNIE MEROTH
SPECIAL TO THE ATLANTIC NEWS
The young boy’s pale cheeks
were brittle from the briny, icy
air. He looked up into the clear
black sky that was studded with
brilliant stars. It was after 2:00
am. in the early morning of April
15, 1912. He shivered in the
crowded lifeboat rolling slightly
on the cold calm, mirror-like
Atlantic. Holding his face tightly, his mother brought him close
to her chest, shielding him from
the sight of the sinking ship. Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted
as the stern of the wounded ocean
liner, electric lights still shining
brightly, pitched on end. On it,
the boy’s father, a neighbor and
his best friend had been left
behind. Nine-year-old Frank
Goldsmith, Junior heard the
wrenching cries of the dying that
would haunt him throughout his
life. And, he wept…
Eight miles northeast of
Springfield, Massachusetts
lies the pretty hamlet of Indian Orchard. Along Main
Street in the small town sits an
unassuming shop front with
the sign “Henry’s Jewelry.”
Below it, a subtle shingle
states “TITANIC MUSEUM,”
two words that declare the
location of one of New England’s treasures and the lifelong passion of Edward
Kamuda, proprietor of the
unique museum and president of the Titanic Historical
Society.
The Titanic Museum is the
base for the Titanic Historical
Society, Inc. (THS) notes
Kamuda, adding that the
organization was founded in
1963 and is open to all who
are interested in the Titanic
and the White Star Line.
The museum is also home
to an incredible collection of
Titanic documents and memorabilia collected by Kamuda
over the past 52 years.
Through a deceptively unassuming door in the rear of the
jewelry store (that is actually
more of a 1950s-style curiosity
shop filled with its own interesting and unusual items),
hundreds of precious artifacts
lend a fascinating glimpse
into the Edwardian era and
tell the story of the greatest
ocean liner disaster.
The THS has preserved
the memory and history of
the ship not only with more
than four decades of original
publications, but also with
extraordinary ephemera such
as the wireless message that
never reached the bridge of
the Titanic. Eclectic artifacts
and papers include a square
of carpet from the ship,
archival photos of passengers,
rare documents such as an
actual blueprint of the ship’s
tank top and even the tooth
that ached that night to
plague second class passenger Selena Rogers Cook, one
of the lucky 711 who survived. Biographies and handwritten accounts of personal
experiences written by the
survivors confirm the reality
of the tragedy.
Not everything in the
museum is about 1912.
Authentic movie memorabilia
from numerous Titanic films
and other pop culture chronicle the ongoing saga of the
882-foot floating palace, touted by the media as “unsinkable.” It all adds to the story
and with all its resources in
artifacts and books to read,
the Titanic Historical Society
offers a complete education in
the “Titanic.”
Reading was the catalyst
of Kamuda’s unusual interest.
A story by Hanson W. Baldwin, “A Great Ship Goes
Down” with a watercolor
GOT A
TRAIL TALE?
Do you have a rant or a tale
from the “Trail of Life?”
If so, send it in — no longer
than 1,500 words — with a
phone number for verification.
E-mail in cut ‘n’ paste and as
an attachment to:
editor@AtlanticNews.com,
with “Trail Tale” noted in the
Subject line of your email. If
you have questions, call Mike
or Liz at (603) 926-4557.
painting of a ship caught his
eye. Subsequently, a motion
picture film fed the young
man’s curiosity.
My grandfather owned
and operated the movie theater, says Kamuda. When he
was 13, he says, he watched a
Titanic movie and wrote to
each survivor listed in a book
the film’s producer distributed to theaters to promote it.
They corresponded regularly.
The dozens of survivors were
pleased someone was interested in their history. When
they donated some of their
keepsakes, he began collecting.
Over five decades of accumulating Titanic related
items, each with an interesting provenance, have netted a
prodigious and important collection. Some displays focus
on the Titanic’s sister ship, the
“Olympic” and the Cunard
liner, “Carpathia,” which
picked up the survivors
remaining from the 2,200 passengers aboard. Included, a
colorful menu is dated April
14, 1912.
This actual menu from the
“Carpathia” shows that the
passengers on board that liner
dined elegantly on smelts,
salmon, sirloin and plum
pudding just a few hours
before the ship was sent on
the rescue mission, notes
Kamuda.
Recently, Kamuda heard
that a “Titanic” menu, supposedly discovered in an attic
and allegedly original, was
being sold for an incredible
sum. In truth, the bill of fare
was a reproduction. Because
of its size and texture, he
immediately recognized its
provenance — one that he
had distributed worldwide to
THS members in 1967! He
quickly debunked its authenticity and a potential buyer
saved thousands of dollars.
Kamuda is without a
doubt a world renowned
“Titanic” scholar and specialist.
“We urge caution when
dealing with people who
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Masons celebrate rare occasion
MEETINGS
SPECIAL TO THE ATLANTIC NEWS
HAMPTON | On Thursday, March 24, Saint James
Lodge #102 F&AM had the
pleasure of presenting an
extremely rare Entered
Apprentice Degree in which
six men took their first step
in Masonry.
This event took many
rehearsal hours by lodge
officers, including New
Hampshire’s present acting
Grand Worshipful Master
and several others.
Mister William Alfred
Knowles, Paul Eugene
Knowles, Asa Herbert
Knowles, IV, John Sumner
Moore, Rayenold Binky
Perkins and Anthony John
Merrill took their first step
in Masonry by becoming
Entered Apprentice Masons
on their way to becoming
Master Masons. The candidates are from Seabrook and
it is their wish to take the
degrees of Masonry togeth-
FIRST STEP IN MASONRY — Newly made Masons (from left) Brother Paul Eugene Knowles,
Rayenold Binky Perkins, Anthony John Merrill, William Alfred Knowles, John Sumner Moore and
Asa Herbert Knowles IV, all from Seabrook, are pictured here being given the EA charge by
Brother Lawrence Poliquin, Sr., who is facing the group.
— Atlantic News Courtesy Photo
er. The Brothers were given
the EA Charge by Brother
Lawrence Poliquin, Sr.
Following the Degree a
reception was held in Barker
Hall at the Lodge, which is
located on Tide Mill Road in
Hampton. The hall is avail-
able for rent for any occasion; for more information
call Robert Drinwater at
(603) 926-3975.
SPECIAL TO THE ATLANTIC NEWS
PORTSMOUTH | In response to
popular demand, Strawbery Banke
Museum, located on Marcy Street in
Portsmouth, is once again offering Connoisseurship Workshops on Thursday
evenings, April 7, 14 and May 5, from 67:30 p.m.
These workshops are a privileged
opportunity for hands-on study with
three experts whose combined experience in the field adds up to more than
120 years.
This year the workshops will look
closely at folk art and painted objects,
American furniture, paintings and
“smalls.” Faculty members include
Hollis Brodrick, a New Hampshire
dealer with a knowing and sure eye;
Peter Carswell, who early in his 38-year
career in the field developed an interest
in original condition and surface; and
Carl Crossman, scholar-collector with
uncommon flair and breadth of knowledge.
This is a rare opportunity for upclose and personal insights into collecting knowingly and successfully. The
series fee is $65 for members and $85
non-members. For information or to
register, call Betsy Garrett at (603) 4227506 or e-mail bgarrett@ strawberybanke.org.
Connect with the past — step into
400 years of living in our neighborhood.
Strawbery Banke provides the opportunity to see how people lived for four
centuries of New England history.
Through restored furnished houses,
exhibits, historic landscapes and gardens, and costumed role players, Strawbery Banke interprets the living history
of generations who settled in
Portsmouth, NH from the late 17th century to the mid-20th century.
Strawbery Banke Museum, located
on Marcy Street in Portsmouth, is open
May 1 through October 31, Monday
through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and
Sunday 12-5 p.m.; and November 1
through April 30, Thursday through
Saturday 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Sunday
12-2 p.m. for guided 90-minute walking
tours on the hour. The museum is
closed during the month of January. For
more information, call (603)433-1100 or
visit www.strawberybanke.org.
Amesbury Library hosts poetry contest
SPECIAL TO THE ATLANTIC NEWS
AMESBURY | The
Amesbury Public Library
Young Adult Department is
hosting its Sixth Annual
Poetry Contest, open to all
middle and high school students. Participants do not
have to be Amesbury resi-
dents to enter.
Entry forms are available
at the Amesbury Public
Library, Amesbury Middle
School and Amesbury High
School. This year, contestants can also submit their
poems online at www.amesburylibrary.org.
The deadline for the contest is Saturday, April 30.
Winners will be contacted by
phone, and trophies will be
awarded. All of the poems
will be compiled in a book
that will be sold for $3; all
proceeds from poetry book
sales will go to teen pro-
grams.
The Amesbury Public
Library is located at 149
Main Street in Amesbury.
For more information, contact Young Adult Librarian,
Margie Walker, at (978) 3888148 or e-mail mwalker@
mvlc.org.
Music presentation at historical museum
SPECIAL TO THE ATLANTIC NEWS
ROCHESTER | On Thursday, April 14 at the Rochester
Historical Museum, Meredeth Lineweber will be performing on the piano, using
some of her collection of
antique sheet music.
During her presentation,
Lineweber also discuss the
history of some of the composers, especially those from
Rochester, and the history of
the artwork displayed on the
covers. There is currently a
display of her 1888-1900 sheet
music available for the public
to view at the Historical
Museum, which is located at
58 Hanson Street in
Rochester.
The museum is open on
Tuesdays and Thursdays
from 1-4 p.m. The Thursday
Night Lecture Series is free
and open to the public, and
refreshments are served.
The town’s Historical
Society is accepting donations and items for their
annual Penny Sale, which
will be held at the Community Center on Wakefield Street
on Saturday, April 30 from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, call (603) 330-3099.
‘UP’ SUPPORT GROUP — United Parents for an Included Community (UP) is a support group for caregivers of
children with special needs. They meet on the third Friday
of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the First Congregational
Church, located at 127 Winnacunnet Road in Hampton.
The group occasionally provides speakers on a variety of
topics and those meetings are open to all interested parties.
There is no cost to attend these meetings, which are open
to anyone who is interested. For more information, contact
Kate Portrie at (603) 926-0887 or Melanie Muns at (603)
929-2183.
PORTSMOUTH TOASTMASTERS — Ever felt a desire
to succeed in a job or business, but were afraid of public
speaking commitments? There’s no need to fear any longer.
The Portsmouth Toastmasters Club #1094 provides a warm,
safe atmosphere where individuals can learn and test their
speaking skills in a small, friendly social setting. Visit the
Toastmasters at their regular meetings, held every Thursday evening from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Red Cross Station,
located at 4 Arboretum Drive in the Pease International
Tradeport in Newington. Visitors and new members alike
are welcome to attend, so don’t hesitate to come on down.
For more information on Toastmasters International, visit
www.toastmasters.org or e-mail rdelder@comcast.net.
BIRTHMOTHERS SUPPORT GROUP — Seacoast area
birthmothers who have placed a child up for adoption are
invited to attend monthly meetings of the Birthmothers
Support Group of New Hampshire. Meetings are held the
first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. in the community conference room at the Wentworth-Douglas Hospital,
located on Central Avenue in Dover. Meetings for 2005 are
currently scheduled for April 6, May 4, June 1, July 6,
August 3, September 7, October 5, November 2 and December 7. For more information about this group call Tracy
Evans at (603) 740-6359 ext. 2,3 or e-mail birthmothersofnh@yahoo.com.
HAMPTON MONDAY CLUB — Hampton Monday
Club meetings are held at the First Congregational Church.
Meetings typically include addressing club business, a program, and social time, and Monday Club members may
invite friends to attend. For more information, call Rosemarie Schwartz at 926-4765.
WOMEN’S GUILD MEETING — The Women’s Guild of
the First Congregational Church of Hampton meets the first
Thursday of the month at the church, which is located at
127 Winnacunnet Road in Hampton. All are welcome to
attend. For more information, call 926-2837.
RYE WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION — The Rye Women’s
Association (RWA), which recently launched its 54th year
of community service, has opened its membership (on a
limited basis) to women from towns contiguous with Rye.
Those who are interested in learning about the RWA may
call Bettey Tobey at 964-6591 for more information.
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CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE OF NH — The public is
welcome to attend meetings of the Civil War Roundtable of
New Hampshire (CWRTNH), which take place the third
Friday of each month, with the exception of July, August
and December. This month, special guest and well-known
historian Richard M. McMurry — in his only New England
appearance — will present a program entitled “A New
Framework for the Civil War” on Friday, April 8. There is
no charge to attend. The Civil War Roundtable of New
Hampshire is a non-profit 501(c) organization. Founded in
May of 1991, the CWRTNH is dedicated to all aspects of
the Civil War: Education, Preservation and Restoration.
The CWRTNH is a group of men and women who share a
common interest in the War Between the States and that
period in American History that defined our nation as it is
known today. Pre-meeting meals and conversation are
often held at Telly’s Restaurant (located on Route 125 in
Epping) at 6 p.m., prior to the meetings’ regular 7:15 p.m.
start time. For more information, call Paul Oman at 6798225.