The Shapiro Family and Stories from 1999
new hampshire crossroads classics

Produced in 1999, we hear the history of the Shapiro family, Russian Jewish immigrants whose homestead was at Strawbery Banke in Portsmouth. Other segments include: a traditional yiddish dance band from Nashua, and the Jewish community of Bethlehem NH.

Duration: 26 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 26015

About New Hampshire Crossroads Classics:

For more than twenty years, New Hampshire Crossroads was NHPTV's signature program.

It celebrated the people, places, character and ingenuity that makes New Hampshire - New Hampshire! The iconic series has been remastered from the archives.

Explore this special collection of the Granite State's storied past with New Hampshire Crossroads Classics.


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Thu, Apr 23 2:30 P.M. Maxfield Parrish and Stories from 2000     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, Apr 24 3:30 A.M. Maxfield Parrish and Stories from 2000     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, Apr 30 2:30 P.M. Alton Barbershop Jamboree and Stories from 1999     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, May 1 3:30 A.M. Alton Barbershop Jamboree and Stories from 1999     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, May 7 2:30 P.M. Sculptor Bob Hughes and Stories from 1991     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, May 8 3:30 A.M. Sculptor Bob Hughes and Stories from 1991     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, May 14 2:30 P.M. The Hooksett Toll Plaza and Stories from 2000     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, May 15 3:30 A.M. The Hooksett Toll Plaza and Stories from 2000     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, May 21 2:30 P.M. The Uss Thresher and Stories from 1993     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, May 22 3:30 A.M. The Uss Thresher and Stories from 1993     NH Explore (11.2)
Thu, May 28 2:30 P.M. Old Fort No 4 and Stories from 1991     NH Explore (11.2)
Fri, May 29 3:30 A.M. Old Fort No 4 and Stories from 1991     NH Explore (11.2)


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