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As the days get warmer and we move towards summer, the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) gears up for a packed season of substantive programming, starting with the Sankofa Guided Walking Tours in May, the Juneteenth Celebration in June and on to the Community Reading of Frederick Douglass in July. And, in conjunction with that, BHTNH is announcing that four new individuals have come on board the stellar nonprofit. BHTNH President Dennis Britton, author and associate professor of…

Available for Pre-order! The Milford Black Heritage Trail Self-guided Tour Book will be available on June 5, 2021. Download a printable PDF of the Downtown Milford Map and Site Key to 13 sites (2-page PDF, printable on 2 pages of letter-size paper) OR PREORDER THE BOOK! Available June 5th, 2021! To order call 603-570-8469 or email BHTNH Softcover, 7×10, 68 full color pages 20 historic sites described in detail Over 70 full color photos Street maps and key to sites…

New England is often seen as the cornerstone of United States history and, as such, the history of New Hampshire is integral to the history of this country. From markers peppering our state’s roadways to annual school field trips to Strawbery Banke, we are proud of what our state has done to keep history alive. For too many years, however, a critical part of our state’s history has been omitted from these markers and from our classrooms – the contributions of Blacks and African Americans.…

On March 16th, eight people, six of whom were women of Asian descent, were murdered in the Atlanta area. We at the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire recognize the particular impact these murders have on members of the Asian American community. Asian Americans have increasingly been targets of racial violence since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, have been seen as perpetual foreigners, and have had their contributions to the United States of America ignored. We grieve with the…

Family Foundation recognizes tremendous opportunity to invest in this exceptional non-profit   Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire (BHTNH) is proud to announce the receipt of a $50,000 grant from the Robbins de Beaumont Foundation to support the implementation of innovative programing and discussions based on the documentary, Shadows Fall North, throughout New Hampshire and Seacoast Maine. According to BHTNH Executive Director JerriAnne Boggis, “This grant is perfectly in line with our goals to increase our statewide programming.…

  The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire is pleased to announce the appointment of Barbara McLean Ward to the new position of Senior Grant Writer & Program Developer.  “We are excited to have Barbara working with us,” said JerriAnne Boggis, BHTNH Executive Director.  “Barbara has been in the forefront in telling the story of enslaved people in Portsmouth’s historic sites, and will be working with us on major grant initiatives and programming planning and development.” Ward was formerly the…