St. Charles Borromeo Church in Dover, New Hampshire is coming down, making room for “workforce housing.” The above photograph, which I took this afternoon, shows the demolition in-progress. St. Charles was established in 1893, though the current building dates only to 1933. Historically it served the French-speaking population in Dover. I’m hearing that the church [...]
The Dover WWI Memorial is on Central Avenue in Dover, New Hampshire, in front of the Municipal Building (City Hall.) The memorial consists of three plaques mounted on a stone base. Plaque on left, list of names in three columns. Left Plaque, Column 1: ABRAHAM ELI B AINSWORTH RICHARD W AINSWORTH ROBERT O ALECK KREWEC [...]
In front of Dover City Hall (288 Central Ave., Dover, NH) stands a Spanish-American memorial. A similar sight can be found in many New England towns. Although largely ignored by passersby, the inscribed plates on the statue base contain quite a lot of information of interest to genealogists, including a list of Dover residents who [...]
