Monadnock Institute Anthology Projects

The Monadnock Institute is committed to writing about and celebrating the stories that define New Hampshire communities. Faculty, students and members from the broader community have created a beautifully-illustrated anthology of stories from the Monadnock Region and an online companion anthology. The Institute is now producing an anthology for New Hampshire's North Country. Author Scott Russell Sanders describes the story-gathering project as "a leading example in a nationwide reawakening to the importance of place."

Where the Mountain Stands Alone: Stories of Place in the Monadnock Region

This anthology, published by University Press of New England in 2006, chronicles and celebrates people and places of the Monadnock Region. It is focused on towns in sight of Mount Monadnock and includes essays, recollections, historical documents and photographs that tell the stories of life as it was lived in the past and as it is lived today. Edited by Howard Mansfield, the anthology includes pieces by noted writers and everyday people. Read a summary brochure (PDF) or order the book.

Monadnock Stories: An Electronic Anthology

The Institute has developed an online anthology that features oral recollections, historical photographs and other materials. The task of rediscovering, celebrating, and preserving communal memories - through the voices of local seniors, professional writers, and interested college and high school students - forms the goal of this electronic anthology. Go to the Electronic Anthology web site.

North Country Anthology 

A profile of New Hampshire's North Country will be the follow-up volume to Where the Mountain Stands Alone. The Institute is working on a three-year project to collect, edit and publish an anthology of the North Country. The region encompasses nearly one third of the state. For years, it depended on logging, papermaking and tourism. Today, its geographic isolation has created economic challenges, making the North Country a compelling study in cultural transition and sense of place.

Monadnock Institute of Nature, Place and Culture
ph: 603-899-4010
fax: 603-899-1055
e-mail: harrisjr@franklinpierce.edu