New Hampshire Telephone Museum
Warner, NH
A Photo Essay
by Patricia L. Cummings
photos by James Cummings
In the autumn of 2008, we visited with Dick Violette who started this fine museum after having worked for the telephone company for years. He can tell you anything worth knowing about the establishment and growth of the telephone industry.
This is just one display of many at the NH Telephone Museum.
Mr. Alderic "Dick" Violette, founder of the NH Telephone Museum, stands in front of a small, bronze statue dedicated to the "CCC Worker." This is a miniature version of a larger statue, located at Bear Brook State Park in Allenstown, NH. Mr. Violette served in the Civilian Conservation Corps and in World War II.
Close-up of the CCC Worker statue. Notice the ax support.
C.C.C. pennant
Antique telephone donated by Dean Smith
Entire C.C.C. corner of the Telephone Museum
An inviting telephone bench from years gone by.
There is a lot more to the museum than these few photos we have shown you. With any luck, we have whetted your appetite to stop by and visit, if you are in the neighborhood. The museum does have a nice gift shop. Its location in Warner, New Hampshire is fairly close to the Kearsarge Indian Museum. There is a Country style café that serves breakfast and lunch, just across the street, and there is a great bookstore within a very short walking distance. Another neighbor is the U.S. Post Office.
Telephone Museum - more telephones! One could spend all day here, reading inscriptions!
All in all, this is a delightful place to visit and is packed with history. Many thanks to Mr. Violette for personally showing us around the museum and allowing us to take these photos. He is a fine man and we are so proud to know him!
If you are a member of the C.C.C. Legacy organization, please watch for an article about the C.C.C. in New Hampshire, prepared by Patricia and James Cummings for the May/June 2009 newsletter which will also feature an additional textile related article that promises to be fun. For more information about the group, please contact:
Joan Sharpe, President
CCC Legacy
www.ccclegacy.org
540-984-8735
"Passing the legacy to future generations"
~~~
Telephone Museum contact information is as follows:
NHTM 22 East Main Street PO Box 444 Warner, NH 03278 603-456-2234 www.nhtelephonemuseum.com Quilter's Muse Publications, Concord, NH. pat@quiltersmuse.com