The Lost Bridges of Cheshire County with Alan Rumrill
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with Alan Rumrill, Executive Director of the Historical Society of Cheshire County. Alan shares the rich history of the lost bridges of the Monadnock area and why the remaining covered bridges are valued by the community.
Links from the conversation
Historical Society of Cheshire County
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The Dalton Family with Rebecca Courser
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with Warner historian Rebecca Courser about the namesake of the Dalton Bridge. Rebecca shares with us a history of the town of Warner, the Dalton family, and just who exactly the covered bridge was named after.
Links from the conversation
Warner Historical Society
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Dalton Bridge
The Prodigal Son Denman Thompson with Lee Dunham
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with lifelong Swanzey resident Lee Dunham about the namesake of the Thompson covered bridge. Lee walks us through the exciting life of actor and playwright Denman Thompson and his production, The Old Homestead; and how integral the play has been to the town of Swanzey for over a hundred years.
Links from the conversation
The Old Homestead
2016 Article in the Keene Sentinel
Denman Thompson
The silent film, The Old Homestead
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the West Swanzey/Thompson Bridge
The Columbia Bridge with Stacey Campbell and Sharon Ellingwood White
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with two women who live on either side of the Columbia Bridge in northern New Hampshire. Columbia, New Hampshire, resident Stacey Campbell and Lemington, Vermont, resident Sharon Ellingwood White, share how the location of the Columbia Bridge has connected their two communities across the Connecticut River for almost two hundred years.
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Columbia Bridge
The Poet John Greenleaf Whittier with Kaleigh Paré Shaughnessy
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with Kaleigh Paré Shaughnessy, Executive Director of the John Greenleaf Whittier Birthplace, about the namesake of the Whittier Bridge in Ossipee. Kaleigh tells us the story of how a young Massachusetts poet transitioned from a fierce abolitionist to one of America’s most beloved fireside poets, and how his name became attached to a New Hampshire covered bridge.
Links from the conversation
Whittier Birthplace
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Whittier Bridge
The Slate Covered Bridge Committee with Francis W. Faulkner, Jr.
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews Francis Faulkner, Jr. of Swanzey, about his involvement in fundraising efforts to rebuild the Slate Bridge after it was destroyed by arson in 1993. Francis shares the many layers of funding through the process of town meeting and the community connection to covered bridges in Swanzey.
Links from the conversation
Town of Swanzey
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Slate Bridge
The Langdon Covered Bridge Association with Marilyn Stuller
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews Marilyn Stuller of Langdon about her experience leading the fundraising efforts to save Langdon’s two historic covered bridges. Marilyn shares the story of the organic process that took fourteen years to complete and the value of preserving part of the tapestry of the greater Langdon community.
Links from the conversation
Farview Farm
Arnold M. Graton Associates
Town of Langdon
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the McDermott Bridge
Photos of the Prentiss Bridge
The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center with Trish Kane
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with Trish Kane, Collections Curator of the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center in Oxford, New York. Trish shares a history of the center, the significance of its namesake, and her personal journey in the preservation of historic covered bridges.
Links from the conversation
The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center
The Oxford Memorial Library
Covered Spans of Yesteryear
New York State's Covered Bridges
NY State Driving Tour of Covered Bridges - Contact Info
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The Master Bridgewright Arnold M. Graton
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with master bridgewright Arnold M. Graton of Holderness about his long career preserving and restoring historic structures, most notably, covered bridges. Arnold shares his experiences utilizing nineteenth-century construction to both restore, and build, new covered bridges, not only in New Hampshire but across the country. This is a rare interview with a true master whose impact on the New Hampshire covered bridge community is without precedence.
Links from the conversation
Arnold M. Graton Associates
Full Project List
Yankee Magazine Article - The Man Who Saves Covered Bridges
The Day - Mayflower II Restoration Continues
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Corbin Bridge
Photos of the Durgin Bridge
Photos of the Bump Bridge
Photos of the Turkey Jim Bridge
The Covered Bridges of Plainfield & Cornish with Steve Taylor
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim talks with Steve Taylor of Plainfield about the importance of covered bridges in New Hampshire communities. Steve explains how a practical approach to bridge building has translated into part of our cultural cache and how important these covered bridges are not only to small towns but to the state as a whole.
Links from the conversation
Stephen Taylor - New Hampshire Humanities Council
100 Things You Should Do to Know the Real New Hampshire - NH Magazine
Steve Taylor: Newspaperman, Farmer, and Public Servant - InDepthNH
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Meriden Bridge
Photos of the Cornish-Windsor Bridge
Photos of the Corbin Bridge
The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance with Jennifer Goodman
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews New Hampshire Preservation Alliance Executive Director Jennifer Goodman about historic preservation efforts in the state and their impact on saving covered bridges. Join us for a conversation about successful preservation efforts and how the Alliance celebrates this work.
Links from the conversation
New Hampshire Preservation Alliance
2020 Preservation Achievement Award Winner - Arnold M. Graton
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The Durgin Family with Jim Mykland
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews Sandwich Historical Society Director Jim Mykland about the Durgin family of Sandwich and their namesake covered bridge. Learn about the Durgin's influence on the political climate of Sandwich in the mid-nineteenth century as well as their role in the Underground Railroad.
Links from the conversation
Sandwich Historical Society
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Durgin Bridge
The Bath Bridge Rehabilitation with Sean James
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews engineer Sean James, Senior Vice President at Hoyle, Tanner & Associates in Manchester about the twenty-one month-long rehabilitation of the Bath Bridge in Bath, New Hampshire. Sean walks us through the process of carrying out a $2 million project on a 375’ covered bridge and shares some interesting stories he learned along the way.
Links from the conversation
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Bath Bridge
The Bement Bridge Rehabilitation with Josif Bicja and Karen Hambleton
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews two people who were instrumental in the 2021 rehabilitation of the Bement Bridge in Bradford. Town Administrator Karen Hambleton and engineer Josif Bicja from Hoyle Tanner share their experiences with the project and walk us through a $1.6 million renovation of an historic covered bridge.
Links from the conversation
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates
Town of Bradford
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Bement Bridge
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The Paddleford Truss with Bob Durfee
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews engineer Bob Durfee of DuBois & King about bridgewright Peter Paddleford and his unique truss design. Learn why even though it was never patented, the Paddleford truss dominated covered bridge construction in northern New England for many years. Today there are only 22 Paddleford covered bridges left in New England.
Links from the conversation
DuBois & King, Inc.
The Paddleford Truss
Long Truss Patent
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Swiftwater Bridge
Photos of the Whittier Bridge
The Ashuelot Bridge Rehabilitation with Tim Andrews
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews bridgewright Tim Andrews about the 1999 rehabilitation of the Ashuelot Bridge in Winchester. This project won the first Palladio Award for covered bridges in 2003. Tim shares details about the work and interesting things they uncovered during the project.
Links from the conversation
Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Covered Bridges
Covered Bridges and the Birth of American Engineering
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Ashuelot Bridge
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The Historic American Engineering Record with Christopher Marston
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews architect Christopher Marston, project leader of the Historic American Engineering Record, and its National Covered Bridge Recording Project, through which over one hundred historic covered bridges were documented, including twelve in New Hampshire.
Links from the conversation
National Covered Bridges Recording Project
Library of Congress - HAER Collection
Burlington Charter for the Preservation of Historic Covered Bridges
Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Covered Bridges
Covered Bridges and the Birth of American Engineering
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law - Bridge Investment Program (BIP) Fact Sheet
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The Town Truss with Sean James
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews engineer Sean James, Senior Vice President at Hoyle, Tanner & Associates in Manchester about the Town Truss. This lattice truss design was first patented by Ithiel Town in 1820 and has since been regarded as one of the most significant developments in the history of covered bridges. Sean will explain why that is and tell us about some of New Hampshire’s Town Truss Bridges.
Links from the conversation
Hoyle, Tanner & Associates
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Ashuelot Bridge
Photos of the Slate Bridge
Photos of the Haverhill Bath Bridge
The Bath Bridge with Craig Pursley
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Kim interviews artist Craig Pursley, who lives and works on either side of the Bath Bridge in Bath, New Hampshire. Craig serves as a docent of sorts of the second oldest covered bridge in the state and shares local folklore and history of the historic landmark.
Links from the conversation
Craig Pursley, Artist
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Photos of the Bath Bridge
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
For the inaugural episode, Kim interviews members of the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges, including President Bill Caswell and co-vice presidents Bob Watts and Scott Wagner about their passion for covered bridges and their volunteer work with the NSPCB. You’ll learn about preservation efforts, how to visit and photograph covered bridges, arson reduction efforts, research, and archival efforts, and how your donation to or membership in the NSPCB makes a difference in saving our historic covered bridges.
Links from the conversation
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
Covered Spans of Yesteryear
The Covered Bridge Experience Facebook Page
Links for Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Trailer - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
Join Kim as she interviews members of the covered bridge community in New Hampshire. Whether you're a covered bridge expert, or, know very little about covered bridges, this podcast is for you! Please subscribe to the podcast so you don't miss any episodes.
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Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
The Lost Bridges of Cheshire County with Alan Rumrill
28:58
The Dalton Family with Rebecca Courser
27:23
The Prodigal Son Denman Thompson with Lee Dunham
51:04
The Columbia Bridge with Stacey Campbell and Sharon Ellingwood White
48:38
The Poet John Greenleaf Whittier with Kaleigh Paré Shaughnessy
48:24
The Slate Covered Bridge Committee with Francis W. Faulkner, Jr.
27:03
The Langdon Covered Bridge Association with Marilyn Stuller
36:22
The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Resource Center with Trish Kane
23:31
The Master Bridgewright Arnold M. Graton
41:50
The Covered Bridges of Plainfield & Cornish with Steve Taylor
39:05
The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance with Jennifer Goodman
23:25
The Durgin Family with Jim Mykland
59:31
The Bath Bridge Rehabilitation with Sean James
31:19
The Bement Bridge Rehabilitation with Josif Bicja and Karen Hambleton
51:19
The Paddleford Truss with Bob Durfee
51:15
The Ashuelot Bridge Rehabilitation with Tim Andrews
32:25
The Historic American Engineering Record with Christopher Marston
49:06
The Town Truss with Sean James
37:36
The Bath Bridge with Craig Pursley
39:02
The National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges
56:08
Trailer - Covered Bridges of New Hampshire
5:36