winter season of light

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Two of the items on this shelf relate to the theme of season of light. 

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Canhwyllbren Frwyn, (or rush lamp) the Conway Public Library's official mascot. 
See our previous blog here. 

tin candle mold on the right. 
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The Abenaki basket to the left represents seasonal rhythms of work. During the winter made in St. Francis Canada then during the summer sold at camp. See theclio entry here. 


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The painting on the cover of the book on the left is by x Woodard, brother of Rodney 
bas-relief in the children's room. 


The photo behind the book of the 1922 ski jump on Cathedral Ledge. See our online collection of the Reporter News at this link here. 
insert jpeg of that cover of the paper 
tie to previous blog on cathedral ledge


Book Over the Headwall: A Short History of Skiing in Tuckerman Ravine by Jeffrey R. Leisch 

cover painting by Leroy Reynolds Woodard 




Winter on Mount Washington by Hitchcock. 


Cover for PBS video The Greely Expedition, link here. Greely summered in the Goshen area just south of Conway Lake. 


some examples from our periodical collection, Appalachia, NH Troubadour, NH Profiles, and most recently MWV Vibe magazine. 




another famous dog 
see chinook here. 
select qr code on exhibit, or this link here for video of Chinook sled dog in Conway. 





snow trains from Boston 


Tom Eastman's book Cranmore Mountain features the ski mobile on the cover 

exploration of some snow vehicles 



book on Bombadier snowmobile 1937 according to company website here. 


actually predated by more local inventor Virgil White 
model T Ford snowmobile 


This one Conway Motor Co. Conway, NH operated by Charles S. McLellan 



snow roller, link to vibe article here. 
history hall lower floor, covered bridges in the snow, snowed the bridges 
FMI contact the Conway Public Library's Henney History Room. 


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