Now is the time to get your full color, limited edition, collectible calendars for 2010 depicting African Americans in New Hampshire History from the Colonial period up to the recent past. Order from the NH Circile of Friends. (Read more below)

Greetings Friends, Manchester businessman Lionel Johnson is featured on the month of January for his persistence in the State Legislature to adopt the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday in this state.

Let's celebrate our local history by distributing these calendars to friends, classroom teachers, and public officials within the next few weeks.

Students produced the artwork for these original calendars under the direction of local artist and photographer, Richard Haynes.

Order your calendars for $15 each ($17 each if mailed), with all proceeds going to the NHCOF Scholarship Fund. Make check payable to NHCOF, POB 8052, Portsmouth NH 03802.

An illustrated biographical summary is featured each month for the following:

January / Lionel Johnson, Manchester

February / Wentworth Cheswell, Newmarket

March / Prince Whipple, Portsmouth

April / Richard Potter, Andover

May / Elizabeth Virgil, Portsmouth

June / Amos and Violate Fortune, Jaffrey

July / Ona Marie Judge, Greenland

August / Mel Bolden, Concord

September / Harriet Wilson, Milford

October / Anthony Clark, Warner

November / Petitioners for Freedom, Portsmouth

December / Churches, various

To order in bulk, contact:
Sandy Hicks, Manchester, 668-0963
Lee Jones, Nashua, 883-5738
Valerie Cunningham, Portsmouth, 431-2768

NH Circle of Friends, PO Box 8052, Portsmouth NH 03802