The Gilmanton Historical Society will offer a program on the great hurricane of 1938 on Tuesday evening beginning at 7:30 p.m., at Old Town Hall in Gilmanton Iron Works. The topic is especially timely given this year’s rash of storms affecting the southern US. The 1938 storm did significant damage throughout New Hampshire, including Gilmanton.
Social hour and refreshments will begin at 7 p.m. and the will program begin promptly at 7:30. The society’s museum, in the basement of Old Town Hall, will be open at 7 p.m.
Lourdes Aviles, professor of meteorology at Plymouth State University will discuss the 1938 hurricane and the devastating effects it had on New England. She has written a book, Taken By Storm, 1938, on the subject.
The society’s museum in Old Town Hall is open every second and fourth Saturday morning of the month, 10 a.m. to noon, September through May.
The programs are free and open to the public. Donations to support the work of the society are always welcome.