At The River’s Edge: An Oral History of Berlin, New Hampshire

On April 17, 2010, At the River’s Edge: An Oral History of Berlin, New Hampshire premiered at TBA Theatres Princess. 432 people attended this sold-out event during four showings at the historic Princess Theatre in Berlin. A reception followed at St. Kieran’s Center for the Arts that afternoon which was attended by close to 300 people. This was the culmination of 1.5 years work by the Berlin & Coos County Historical Society in partnership with Blind Squirrel Productions of the Timberlane Regional School District and Historic New England of Boston. This work resulted in a 90 minute documentary on the history of Berlin with information coming from the archives of the Moffett House Museum, Plymouth State University and home movies and photographs provided by some of the 42 people who were interviewed for this production. The movie is comprised of eleven chapters, plus the introduction, which tells the story of Berlin and its citizens from 1823 to 2007. So far, this production has won an honorable mention from the National Association of Cable Media and an award from The American Association of State and Local Histories. Since April 17 BCCHS has sold more than 1500 copies of this DVD and it would make a great birthday or holiday gift. Orders can be made through The Moffett House Museum & Genealogy Center. See Museum Store page for information on ordering.

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