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BETHEL — The Museums of the Bethel Historical Society will host a preview reception of this season’s newest displays, “White Mountain National Forest: A Centennial Exhibition” and “The White Mountains: Alps of New England” from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, May 27, at the society’s Robinson House, 10 Broad St. Refreshments will be served, and the event is free and open to the public.
Visitors to the White Mountain National Forest exhibit will learn how the forested highlands of northern New Hampshire and western Maine came to be appreciated by millions for their scenic and health-giving qualities during the 1800s, only to be devastated by uncontrolled commercial logging and widespread fires in the final decades of that century. The story of how a large portion of the White Mountain region of New Hampshire and Maine was eventually saved and set aside in 1918 for the public’s benefit is told in the exhibit through paintings, historic photos, artifacts, and moving images.
“The Balancing Act: The Story and Legacy of the Weeks Act” will be shown continually in the newly renovated theater space at Robinson House; the 10-minute video describes how one of America’s earliest environmental disasters sparked a nationwide movement to purchase, protect and manage threatened and damaged forest lands for the public good.
Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the White Mountain National Forest, “The White Mountains: Alps of New England” art exhibition and sale will feature the return of award-winning landscapes by nationally recognized plein air artists Lauren Sansaricq and Erik Koeppel of Jackson, N.H.
