“A Fond Look Back at Railroading in Northern New England” at Leach Library

On Thursday, May 17 at 7:00 p.m., the Leach Library will have Mr. Brian Jennison present “A Fond Look Back at Railroading in Northern New England”.

Mr. Jennison was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, attended high school in Durham and then the University of New Hampshire.  He received a doctorate in Zoology from U.C. Berkeley, and, after a career in air quality management on the West Coast, Brian moved back to New Hampshire, where he worked for the New Hampshire Department for Environmental Services, and, later, for the Springfield Terminal Railroad.  He lives in Newmarket on the old Boston & Maine line.

This slideshow presentation journeys through the history of New England railroads with an emphasis on the Boston & Maine (B&M) Railroad.  Mr. Jennison’s collection of photos will detail some construction of precursor railroads, their eventual acquisition by the B&M, and their decline throughout the 20th century due to highway and airline competition.  The presentation will also include color slides from the late 1960s through the early 1980s.

This program is free and open to the public with seating limited to the first 90 individuals.  It will be held in the library’s lower-level meeting room.  Light refreshments will be served.