Weekly Update Index

The spirit of summer saunters forth!

School's out, gardens are thriving, and the ball field comes back to life.

A Memorial Planting This pair of Rose of Sharon shrubs were recently planted in honor of Kathy Blaudschun, who passed away in January. Recognizing her long involvement with Nelson Old Home Day, that event will be dedicated to her this year, [...]

The West Shore Road is on the road to recovery. And there's work to be found in town.

Opening day at Partners' Garden, childhood memories become a book, and and work-from-home businesses in Nelson in the 1800s.

Opening day at Partners' Garden, childhood memories become a book, and and work-from-home businesses in Nelson in the 1800s.

Opening day at Partners' Garden, childhood memories become a book, and and work-from-home businesses in Nelson in the 1800s.

Awards ceremony, field days, and calendar updates.

A new book, a new bridge, a new room, and a new idea about lawn care

A poem from Karen Tolman, music from Party of the Sun, and a change of date for Old Home Day

A poem from Karen Tolman, music from Party of the Sun, and a change of date for Old Home Day

Old Home Day Update, Community Power, and a wattle fence project for the Colonial garden.

Nelson Cleanup, Earthday books, a traveling perspective, and bells for Ukraine.

Ye Olde Black Fly, Swedish Smörgåstårta, Munsonville Store Market Day, and new stuff on the calendar!

Photos from Linda, Library Book Group Lives Again, Talking Trash in Nelson, Memorial for Sam Osherson, and Ye Olde Black Flye

The business of farming, resources for garden planning, town meeting update, an old cellar hole mystery.

The business of farming, resources for garden planning, town meeting update, an old cellar hole mystery.

A revolutionary find in Nelson. Barry Tolman profile.

The Granite Lake Store lives again (for a day), maple verse, Town and Granite Lake Meetings, Linda Singer on roses, and on the piano.

A polar plunge, a new song, and

Nelson's sheep farmers, a new mystery photo, recipes for venison, and a specially (short notice) from the The Sacred Ally Quilt Project at the Nelson Congregational Church.

Home run for the Otter, a new police chief, reviving a slide show, and the Partners' Gardens story

New custodian for the town, Fritz Wetherbee tells a Nelson story, Linda Singer shoots, writes, and plays.

New at the library and Nelson School, reflections on wood stoves over the years, filing town offices, Otter project update, Old Home Day survey

The otter project is looking sleek, intrepid hikers, and some culinary consolation.

January sunset, from Old Stoddard Road 2022 It has been a few short months (since April of last year) that Nelson In Common emerged, as a revitalization of Moving In Step. We are proud of the [...]

A lovely Christmas Eve service, the Highway Department pressed into action on Christmas Day, positions for town boards.

A new horse in town. Christmas Eve update. How to do your last minute Christmas shopping in Nelson!

The Town Archives get a new display venue, Partners' Gardens gets a new propagation house, the school pursues an Otter art project, and Rick Church captures a story from Barry Tolman.

A poem and pictures.

A poem and pictures.

The Tolman Pond “Bomber” lives on! Jess Hutchins, another Nelson creative, some Thanksgiving food for thought (only).

Various goings on about town, and yes - we're fundraising.

Helen Kirkpatrick Milbank featured in a new book, Community Power Committee launched, The Stoddard Connection, Local author seeks would-be geeks.

Raspberries in November? Still tasty! Town office news. A new director at Apple Hill. The Frederick Law Olmsted Memorial Water Bar. Äppelkaka anyone? Sourdough starter - yours for the asking.

Coffee and woodsmoke, an enchanting mix to start the day.

Those walls, which were once living trees (probably quite local) have absorbed a lot over the decades, and it seems reasonable that on some level, the hall misses us, just as we all have missed the various events that would have gone on within.

Among other things, our theory about the recent BOOM felt throughout the state. Also music, maps, and more.

Plenty activity to divert you from fall chores!

Time in Nelson - perhaps a different drummer keeping the beat. Plus the Nelson Congregational Church launches the second year of it's social justice grants, a letter from a lizard, and an invitation to sponsor The Black Fly Quarterly

Granite Lake Drops Down, Phil Hamilton is honored, Wendy Klemperer Goes to Sea, Nelson To Get Broadband?

When people are discovering Nelson, one of the most frequently made observations is how much is going on in this small town that lacks a store, post office, other retail amenities, and which, most days you might miss if you were yawning as you drove through the Village.

When we launched this website, back in April, spring was just starting to nudge its way into the year. As soon as winter lets go, the day begins with a dawn or even predawn cup of coffee on the deck. Over the next few weeks the avian serenade intensified, as it always does. Now it subsides, with crickets dominating.

When we launched this website, back in April, spring was just starting to nudge its way into the year. As soon as winter lets go, the day begins with a dawn or even predawn cup of coffee on the deck. Over the next few weeks the avian serenade intensified, as it always does. Now it subsides, with crickets dominating.

Finally - our online bulletin board, and a report on the Nelson In Common Annual Meeting.

The Z word, recipes, phone book, and soliciting your input!

A new minister, a wild and crazy flower, the Nelson Phone book, and Osgood Hill rising!

A writer's residency at the Old Library. Nice to see activity in that venerable building

It's a Party! Yes, we've been loving that phrase lately as we feel more comfortable congregating. In this case we're talking about the Annual Meeting for Nelson In Common, which will be at the home of incoming [...]

Last Saturday a hundred or so folks gathered for Nelson's Town Meeting. As most people will know, this has traditionally been held in March - with a recent change moving it from the second Tuesday in [...]

Election Results Brenna Kucinski Brenna Kucinski defeated incumbent Dave Upton 119 to 32 in the race for Select Board.  The other candidate for the office, Andrew Bedard, received 3 votes. While this is Brenna's first [...]

We'll start with a few reminders of upcoming events. Most important, next Tuesday is the day for town elections, with voting taking place in the Town Hall from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Nelson Town Offices and Candidates [...]

Regional artisans found a warm welcome as Nelson folks and others descended on the Common for the annual Craft Fari

Nelson's total area is 14,898.2 acres (23.3 acres) of which 828 is comprised of lakes or ponds, providing provide countless opportunities for boating and other water sports, fishing, swimming and simply viewing.

The Keene Sentinel and Arts Alive have announced the winners of Ruth and James Ewing Arts Awards. Of the sixteen recipients, four have a special Nelson connection: Lenny Matczynski, Randy Miller, Wendy Klemperer, and Ernie Hebert.

Calendar's have been starved of information for so many months. It's exciting to see some events finally percolating into our community.

Nelson Memorial Day was anticipated to be a special time this year. We are all yearning to see each other, and so it was particularly sad that the weather  resulted in cancelling the event.

Memorial Day is not, at its core, a joyful holiday. The custom of decorating graves in the spring (when flowers bloomed) has long existed, but became more prevalent during the Civil War, particularly in the South, as a way to honor those [...]

Nelson hasn't been the site of any significant archeological discoveries, but Bill Dunn recently came across a Dandy Button that was evidently discarded around 1773.

This weeks update talks about Old Home Day (not this year), the generosity of Nelson Churches, and a teaser for upcoming events.

Music and blueberries - could be worse! Read about the Trombly Scholarship recipients and a Hurd Hill Expedition.

Everyone we talk to is savoring this interval, between the last (we hope) snow storm, which presented itself with unusual vigor this year, and the arrival of our nemesis and namesake, the black flies. Anxious gardeners are scratching the soil, though it is too early to plant most things.