Fairbank family Cardigan Farm journal, 1937-1945

Title:

Fairbank family Cardigan Farm journal, 1937-1945

Creator:

Fairbank family
Yinger family

Accession / Call Number:

2021.009

Object ID:

2021.009

Date:

1937-1945

Type of Material:

textual record

Physical Description:

1 volume in 1 box ; 11.75" x 9.25" ; 0.25 linear feet

Language:

English

Scope and Content:

Scrapbook journal of the Fairbank family of Brooklyn, NY, and Waterbury, CT, chronicling their visits to Cardigan Farm in Alexandria, NH, between 1937 and 1945. These trips occurred in the summer, fall, and winter. There are no entries for 1943 as they were unable to visit due to a gas shortage, work commitments, and their mother's hospitalization. The journal includes numerous photographs and entries detailing events, as well as functioning as a guest book, compiling signatures of those who came to visit. The journal shows the family in their daily activities, construction and improvement to the farm, at leisure, and outside trips to places such as Newfound Lake, Mount Cardigan, Saint-Gaudens National Historical Site, and Franconia Notch. A notable trip includes images and description of their fall visit in 1938, after the hurricane. Some of the families that visited with the Fairbanks include the Locke family and the Yinger family.

Subjects:

Scrapbook journaling , Guest books , Photographs , Families , Men , Women , Children , Farm life , Farms , Ponds , Wells , Construction , Dwellings , Automobiles , Snow , Winter , Dogs , Skis and skiing , Sleds , Waterfalls , Aerial tramways , Hurricane damage , Church buildings , Rivers , Logging , Cows , Mountains , Sports , Bands (Music) , Musicians

Locations:

Alexandria, NH
Hebron, NH
Franconia Notch, NH
Newfound Lake, NH
Cornish, NH
Henniker, NH

People:

Fairbank, David, 1928-2010

Organizations:

Fairbank family
Cardigan Farm
Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

Terms of Use:

For permission to reproduce or publish this item, please contact the New Hampshire Historical Society. Users are responsible for following all copyright and intellectual property laws.

Credit Line:

Gift of Jan McPherson Moore of Charleston Co, SC.

Restrictions:

Available for research.

Level Description:

Item