Preserving Family History for National Grandparents Day

Capturing precious memories, family recipes and legends from grandparents can be easy and fun.

Grandparents frequently are the keepers of precious family memories, recipes and legends. With National Grandparents Day on Sept. 9, why not celebrate by visiting a grandparent and capturing some life history and wisdom for future generations? Counselor Paul Zohav, of Bellevue, WA, served as the former chaplain in the Philadelphia Geriatric Center and the community chaplain for Jewish Family Services of Greater Harrisburg. Through his experience, Zohav learned grandparents are the bridge between the generations that came before them and those to follow. “They often have answers from wisdom acquired from a lifetime of learning that can help someone not yet born,” says Zohav.  But capturing this information to preserve it for future …

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Hamilton War Veteran Rows Across Atlantic to Aid Vets

After suffering aches and open wounds during 34 days at sea rowing - sometimes 24 hours straight - a local Bosnian war soldier readies to better his record with a team of fellow veterans.

Rowing a boat gently down a stream, merrily, merrily merrily, makes life seem but a dream. But what about rowing a boat hard across the sea? It’s a question Bosnian war veteran and recent trans-Atlantic rower Bryan Fuller of Hamilton can answer well. Miraculous and painful are two words that figure into his not so simple answer. “It’s kind of a strange story,” said Fuller about how he came to muscle a rowboat from the Canary Islands to Barbados as a member of an eight-man team. It all began on a day like any other at the gym. Like so many in these rough economic times, Fuller was out of a job. Like some, instead of TV, Fuller’s favored diversion was a solid workout. “That day the machine I usually used, and most of the others was taken so …

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Get to Know A Familiar Face in Downtown Hamilton

A local chiropractor has his downtown office in a building that once was home to a small grocery store that bore his name.

Name: Jerry Gould D.C., Chiropractor Family: Wife, Molly; Four wonderful daughters; Magalloway, 8, Katahdin, 5, Zealand, 3 and Acadia, 1. Job: Owner of Hamilton Family Chiropractic on Willow Street. Hobbies: Biking, skiing, hiking - anything outdoors really. This summer, we recently got back into camping and the whole family is loving it.  I'm passionate about learning and creating. My wife is always joking that I have a different hobby every month. Recently I decided to learn more about how internal combustion engines work so I bought an old truck and restored it. But I also like working with wood, building furniture and taking continuing educational classes to learn more about the human body and bio-mechanics. When time allows, I enjoy …

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Library to Help Would-Be Novelists Fulfill Their Dreams

In a quest to pen a novel seven-time National Novel Writing Month participant and Hamilton-Wenham Library reference librarian Sarah Lauderdale challenges would-be novelists to join her in a month of Saturday write-ins.

Many live as if in a fairytale. They hold out hope that Prince Charming will kiss them awake, that if they wish hard enough a shower of gold dust will fill their cupped hands. In a fairytale a witch, newt or a wand-wielding wizard will make the wish come true - but not without exacting a cost. Sarah Lauderdale knows this well. Not a witch or wizard per se - Lauderdale is a reference librarian at Hamilton-Wenham Public Library. And in the month of November she will help many to realize a long-held wish - the wish to become a novelist. And what will she require of these people? All will have to produce 50,000 words by midnight on Nov. 30. Dreamed up by San Francisco resident Chris Baty in 1999, National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo as …

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Meet A Local Museum Director Who Once Studied Mandarin Chinese

Wenham Museum is known all over the North Shore - now meet its director.

Name: Lindsay Diehl Occupation: Executive Director, Wenham Museum Family: Husband, Rick; children, Sarah, 24, Lucas, 21 Hobbies/interests: Cultural activities (visiting museums!), movies, reading and dining out with friends. What are you passionate about? Sustaining the Wenham Museum so it remains a vibrant cultural resource for North Shore families. I have loved this museum since I was a little girl. My passion is talking about how important it is to preserve history and to preserve the Wenham Museum, celebrating its 90th birthday in 2012. Best book: "Shogun" by James Clavell. I have fond memories of sitting and reading it on the porch with a cold lemonade in hand one summer when I was young. Best movie: Embarrassed to say it’s still "…

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