(September 28, 2007 – Laconia, NH) The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society welcomes Glenn Knoblock of Wolfeboro for a presentation entitled “Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee.” The program will be held on Wednesday, October 10th at 1:00pm at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum, Route 3, Weirs, NH. Admission is free.

Just in time for the Halloween season, autumn is a perfect time to explore your local history through graveyards and headstones. This program, presented by Mr. Glenn Knoblock and based on his book of the same title, reveals the compelling history of the region from the time when Native Americans first inhabited the Lake’s shore to the1900’s through the interpretation of local graveyards and headstones.

Rubbings, photographs, and slides illustrate the rich variety of gravestones to be found in our own neighborhoods and tell the long-forgotten stories of the Great Awakening, the Throat Distemper epidemic, the American Revolution. Find out more about these deeply personal works of art and the craftsmen who carved them.

This program is sponsored in part by the NH Humanities Council. Refreshments will be served after the program when Mr. Knoblock will be available to sign his book entitled “Cemeteries Around Lake Winnipesaukee,” an Images of America publication.

Mr. Knoblock was born and raised in Ohio, though his ancestry is routed in New England. With a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Bowling Green (Ohio) State University, Knoblock moved to New Hampshire in 1984. He is the author of a variety of historical works on New Hampshire and African American history. He is also a lecturer and has been featured in news segments on WMUR-TV, New Hampshire Chronicle and New Hampshire Public Radio.

Winnipesaukee Wednesdays is a free lecture program sponsored by the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society and held at the Lake Winnipesaukee Museum. This will be the last program of the season; however, the Museum is open all year.

The Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society was established to preserve and promote the history of Lake Winnipesaukee and vicinity. The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. all year and is located directly on Route 3 in the Weirs, just south of Funspot. For further information, please contact Ann W. Sprague, Executive Director, at ann@lwhs.us.