Our Hometown Peterborough
No one knows your hometown like you.
The essence of Peterborough is explored in the premiere episode of OUR HOMETOWN. Peterborough's story includes those of the New England Marionettes, the Mariposa Museum, the Folkway, and Peterborough Marble & Granite Works, to name a few. Hosted by New Hampshire author and storyteller Rebecca Rule, the program is filled with fascinating stories of and by the people who make Peterborough a special place to live and work.
Established: 1760
Location: Hillsborough County, Monadnock Region
Population: 6,300
Name: Believed to be named in honor of Earl of Peterborough
Notable: Also known as Thornton Wilder's Our Town inspiration; home of esteemed McDowell Artists Colony
Try it: Peterborough Players Theatre, Toadstool Bookshop, Mt. Monadnock
Major funding for OUR HOMETOWN: PETERBOROUGH provided by New Hampshire Ball Bearings, Inc. & Samuel P. Hunt Foundation Challenge Grant
Additional support provided by: Depot Square, Waterhouse, The Petersons Country Real Estate, Inc., Jeff & Martha Crocker, Runyon Law Office PLLC, Monadnock Oil & Vinegar Co.
Peterborough Community Partners: All Saints' Episcopal Church, Harlow's Pub, Mariposa Museum & World Culture Center, Marzano's Trattoria, The Monadnock Center for History & Culture, Peterborough Community Theatre, Peterborough Town Library, The MacDowell Colony
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Peterborough | Dracula Appears in Peterborough
A story told by Rob Koch.
Peterborough | Whit's Ski Tows
A story told by Joe Cummings.
Peterborough | Peterborough Players Theatre
A story told by Keith Stevens.
Peterborough | Derby's Department Store of Peterborough
A story told by Charlie Derby.
Peterborough | Peterborough Players & The Second Company
This story was told by Keith Stevens.
Peterborough | The MacDowell Colony | History
This story was told by David Macy.
Peterborough | Discovering the World Beyond Peterborough
A story told by Anna Kay Petrova.
Peterborough | The MacDowell Colony & Thornton Wilder
A story told by David Macy.
Peterborough | 1938 Hurricane and Fire
A story told by Lorraine Walker.
Peterborough | Peterborough Marble & Granite, In the Family
A story told by John and Broderick Kaufhold.
Peterborough | The Peterborough High School Cheer Song
A story told by Lorraine Walker.
Peterborough | Italian Immigrants in Peterborough
A story told by Muffie Boccelli.
Peterborough | Telephone Operators Knew All
A story told by Joe Cummings.
Peterborough | Three Generations of Girl Scouts
A story told by Kathy Eneguess.
Peterborough | Bauhan Publishing, Chapter 2
A story told by Sarah Bauhan.
Peterborough | The Peterborough Nursery School
A story told by Dorothy Peterson.
Peterborough | The MacDowell Colony | Sondheim
This story was told during by David Macy.
Peterborough | The MacDowell Colony | Community
This story was told by David Macy.
Peterborough | Peterborough's Fire Whistle
This story was told by Jim Grant.
Peterborough | The Thing in the Spring Arts Festival
A story told by Steven Roberge and Eric Gagne.
Peterborough | Preservation of the 1914 Fire Truck
A story told by Jim Grant.
Peterborough | William Diamond, Minuteman Drummer of 1775
A story told by John Franklin.
Peterborough | Harlow's Pub for Food, Drinks & Entertainment
A story told by Dave Szehi.
Peterborough | Church Bell Ringers
A story told by Anna Kay Petrova.
Peterborough | Letters from Marian MacDowell
A story told by Kathy Eneguess.
Peterborough | Business and Community: Following in Footstep
A story told by Kathy Eneguess.
Peterborough | The Village Pharmacy & Town Hub
A story told by Stuart Goldman.
Peterborough | The Peterborough Community
A story told by Marilyn Weir.
Peterborough | Teacher, Musician & Legend Bob "Mac" McQuille
A story told by Sarah Bauhan.
Peterborough | Peterborough Players & Our Town
This story was told by Keith Stevens.
Peterborough | First Public Library in U.S.
A story told by Brian Hackert.
Peterborough | Moving to Peterborough and Finding Community
A story told by Bill Perry, Jr.
Peterborough | Remembering The Folkway
A story told by Sasha Hall Duverlie and Jonathan Hall.
Peterborough | New England Marionette Opera Theatre
A story told by Ted Leach.
Peterborough | The Well School of Peterborough
A story told by Ra Eldredge.
Peterborough | Mrs. Schofield & the Episcopal Church
A story told by Dorothy Peterson.
Peterborough | Ivy Grows in the Shoe Shop
A story told by Muffie Boccelli.
Peterborough | Washing Clothes in the Nubanusit River
A story told by Muffie Boccelli.
Peterborough | The Eastmans' Rain-Soaked Wedding & Honeymoon
A story told by Lorraine Walker.
Peterborough (Preview)
Stories from Peterborough, NH, told by the hometown's residents.
Peterborough | Founding Families of Peterborough
A story told by David Weir.
Peterborough | Governor Walter Peterson Medal
A story told by Jim Grant.
Peterborough | General Miller & Miller State Park
A story told by Jim Grant.
Peterborough | Hurricane of '38 through a Child's Eyes
A story told by Dorothy Peterson.
