John Winant with Dick Hesse on Wednesday May 21 at 7pm

 John Winant:
New Hampshire Man of The World
The Forgotten Giant
with Dick Hesse

May 21st at 7pm

Local resident and historian Dick Hesse will introduce participants to John G. Winant, three-time governor of New Hampshire who went on to serve the nation in several capacities on the national and international scene. In the process he became a hero to the British in World War II and to the common man throughout the developed world. The program examines his life and measures his impact at home and abroad.
With support from the Hopkinton Public Library Foundation.

The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking? Thursday 5/24 at 7pm

Local Resident and historian Dick Hesse will present a NH Humanities Council Program "The Founding Fathers: What Were They Thinking?"  In 1787 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to address a wide variety of crises facing the young United States of America and produced a charter for a new government.  In modern times, competing political and legal claims are frequently based on what those intended.  Mythology about the founders and their work at the 1787 Convention has obscured both fact and legitimate analysis of the events leading to the agreement called the Constitution.  The program explores the cast of characters called "Founders", the problems they faced and the solutions they fashioned.