Hope you all enjoyed the Chocolate Festival at the Parsonsfield Seminary this past Sunday — it sounded delicious!
The Freedom Historical Society invites you to ‘The Mammoth Road: New Hampshire Folk Tales as an Avenue to Local History and Culture” on Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, presented by historian Erin Moulton. Moulton will dig into tall tales and town history. Don’t miss it!
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