Join us from the comfort of your own home for our virtual lecture series. Whittier Birthplace Virtual Lectures will take place over Zoom. Prior registration is required.
Suggest donation: $10/household
Speaker: Kim Varney Chandler, author of Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim Varney Chandler is a researcher, amateur genealogist, photographer, bird watcher, and dog lover. She is a two-time graduate of the University of New Hampshire (‘91, ‘96G). When not immersed in the past, Kim works as a high school counselor and commits an inordinate amount of time to volunteer work for a variety of organizations. She is a lifelong resident of New Hampshire except for two stints living south of the Mason-Dixon. She lives in Hancock with her husband Marshell and Pemi the hiking therapy dog.
Kim has received extensive press coverage for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire, including a feature piece on WMUR-TV’s New Hampshire Chronicle. Covered Bridges of New Hampshire was honored with a New Hampshire Preservation Award for education, documentation, and advocacy and the accompanying podcast placed second in the New Hampshire Press Association Awards.
Topic: Kim will share the rich history of the Whittier Covered Bridge in Ossipee, NH. Built around 1870, presumably by Jacob Berry, the covered bridge is one of twenty-two Paddleford truss bridges remaining in the world. This historic 133′ covered bridge has been saved from demolition more than once and remains an integral part of the Ossipee community.