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Nationally published writer, poet and well-known botanist.
Mar 27, 2025 • Barbara E. Bunn
The Carter Family and the Perkins School for the Blind
Abby, Albert Alonzo, Edward, Gilbert and Sophia Carter, five siblings out of a brood of 11, were born blind. Their parents, Richard and Abigail, were…
Mar 13, 2025 • Doug Cooper
Revisiting the William Jenkins Homestead
“He lived to see the fulfillment of his great desire, the abolition of slavery in America”
Feb 28, 2025 • Barbara E. Bunn
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A Gas Station Holdup in Andover and its Connection to the Boston Strangler
Feb 22, 2023 • Doug Cooper
Andover Bewitched: The Witch Trials of 1692
Jul 14, 2021 • Toni Armstrong
Andover Bewitched: Sarah Lord Wilson
Jun 29, 2022 • Toni Armstrong
History of the Shawsheen River, part 1
Mar 13, 2023 • Elaine Clements
Carriage painting
Apr 3, 2023 • Elaine Clements
Andover Bewitched: Too little, too late?
May 18, 2022 • Toni Armstrong
What it was… What it is now!
A new Andover playground story
Nov 15, 2024 • Barbara E. Bunn
The Phillips Paper Mill
History Buzz OG writer Floyd Greenwood is back with a new story
Nov 1, 2024 • Floyd Greenwood
What it is now and What it was…. Do you know the location of this photo?
Barbara's back with a new playground story
Oct 18, 2024 • Barbara E. Bunn
Andover's Breuer Houses
A surprising architectural style in a traditional New England town
Oct 4, 2024 • Doug Cooper
Sister Towns Subscribe to Spitfire
The Spitfire saw action in the UK, Europe, and the Pacific
Jul 12, 2024 • Doug Cooper
Astronomy Lantern Slides
Concepts in astronomy are illuminated using a projecting technology dating back to the 17th century
Jun 21, 2024 • Kathryn A. Stamps
If you're in the Andover area, you might be interested in this!
3rd annual New England Summer Classic Car Show, a fundraiser to support the Andover Center for History & Culture
Jun 1, 2024 • Elaine Clements
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