Warner Black Heritage Trail Guided Bus Tour SOLD OUT!
Sunday October 6, 2019, 10 am
A Small New Hampshire Town Remembers Its Black History
Tour Guides: Rebecca Courser & Lynn Clark
Bus meets in Warner at the Simonds Elementary School on Church street. Please plan to arrive at 9:45 a.m.
Warner is a small rural community nestled twenty miles northwest of Concord, N.H. The main village lies between the peak of Mt. Kearsarge and the rolling Mink Hills. It was mainly an agricultural community until settlers took advantage of the falls along the Warner River to establish a variety of industries. By 1810, several black families and individuals had settled in Warner and this community would continue to expand for the next hundred years. Five African American men are listed on the Soldier’s Monument as serving in the American Revolution, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.
Discover the stories of Anthony Clark, musician and dance master; James Haskell veteran of the 54th Massachusetts Colored Regiment; and William Haskell an accomplished basket maker. Several children attended one-room schools throughout Warner. After the Civil War, families employed servants from Virginia and North Carolina to cook, clean and work on their farms.
Lynn Clark is Director of the Warner Historical Society and Rebecca Courser is the retired director. When not researching Warner history they are researching the lives of black families throughout the area.
