BERLIN — For local historian Bruce Bunnell, speaking to about 50 people sitting inside the Berlin Falls House Museum was like talking to eight guests who might be in the van that he drives up the Mount Washington Auto Road.
Bunnell thanked his daughter, Krystal Hebert, for her work on the slide and PowerPoint presentation that allowed visitors to the Berlin Coos County Historical Society lecture Nov. 14Â to follow along with interest and understanding.Â
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