Concord, NH
This is the city where I was born, where my earliest memories were formed, and where so much of who I became quietly began to take shape. The older I get, the more I realize how deeply a hometown stays with you. It shapes the way you see the world, what feels familiar, and even what feels like home no matter how far away life may take you.
Concord is more than just the capital city of New Hampshire to me. It is a place filled with layers of history, quiet streets, old neighborhoods, churches, memorials, cemeteries, historic buildings, and stories woven together across generations. It is a New England town where history is not locked away in museums, but lives quietly beside everyday life.
Some of my memories are connected to the well-known places throughout the city. Others come from the smaller moments that never make the history books but become part of your life just the same — walking downtown, school events, seasonal traditions, familiar neighborhoods, and the simple routines that helped shape childhood.
As I look back through photographs and memories, I want to share both the history that makes Concord special and my own personal journey through this city. Not only the landmarks and historic sites, but also the quieter details that helped define what “home” truly meant to me.
Welcome to Concord, New Hampshire — the place where my story began.
Recent Posts
New Hampshire State House
This is the New Hampshire State House in Concord, one of the most historically significant and enduring capitol buildings in the United States. Built between 1816 and 1819, it holds a unique distinction. It is the oldest state capitol in the country where the legislature still meets in its original chambers. This is not just a […]
Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster was born in Salisbury and is considered by many to be one of the most prominent individuals ever to come from New Hampshire. He rose from a rural New England upbringing to become one of the most influential voices in American government during the early 19th century. Webster served in the U.S. House of Representatives […]
Franklin Pierce Statue
Concord is the capital of the state, so I grew up with the beautiful granite New Hampshire State House as the center of downtown. On the grounds of the State House are a number of sculptures that quietly communicate what and who are valued. These monuments are not just decorative they reflect the history and identity of the state. […]
The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch
At the front of the New Hampshire State House lawn stands the granite arch that quietly frames everything beyond it: The Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch. The State House itself was completed in 1819, built of locally quarried granite and designed to reflect both permanence and simplicity. It remains the oldest state capital in the United States […]
General John Stark
In wanting to share more of my hometown, I will continue exploring more of the statues on the State House lawn. It is clear from the attire of this statue that this man lived at a different time than the rest. The figure is John Stark, dressed in the uniform of the Revolutionary War, setting him […]
John Parker Hale Statue
This figure standing on the State House grounds in Concord is John Parker Hale, one of New Hampshire’s most principled, and controversial, political voices of the 19th century. He was born in Rochester, New Hampshire, and built his career in Dover, where he practiced law and entered politics. Hale’s legacy was shaped by a decision that […]
Christa McAuliffe’s Statue
On the lawn of New Hampshire State House stands a statue honoring Christa McAuliffe, a figure whose story is deeply connected to both New Hampshire and the nation. Christa McAuliffe was a social studies teacher from Concord, chosen in 1985 as part of NASA’s Teacher in Space Program. She represented something hopeful and accessible, that an […]
6 Curtice Ave
The North End of Concord is where I was born and raised. It is an area built over time by the people who chose to live there and stay. The Town of Concord was first settled in 1725 and for many years it was a place of farms, open land and scattered homes. When Concord became […]
Curtice Ave
Next door to my grandparent’s home on Curtice Ave stands a duplex built around 1900 – a house that reflects the next step in the growth of the North End of Concord. If my grandparent’s house represents the beginning of a neighborhood, this house represents its expansion. By the turn of the 20th century, the […]
Jennings Market
On North State Street in the North End of Concord, there was a small market called Jennings. It was not a large store, and it was not meant to be. It was built for the neighborhood, for the people who lived within walking distance, for the rhythms of daily life that unfolded one visit at a […]
Watson’s Antique Shop
On the corner of North State St and Curtice Ave in the North End of Concord stood this building that became part of my family’s story. The building was moved there after my grandparents had passed, placed onto the part of the property that had once been my grandfather’s garden. My father moved the building […]
St Peter’s School
St Peter’s School in Concord, was the school I attended for 8 years (grades 1st through 8). The building was originally known as St. John’s Chapel on Walker Street. In the years before automobiles were plentiful, the north end of Concord did not have a Catholic Church. Those who wanted to attend Mass had to walk to St John’s […]
