Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society

Posted by Wayne G. Barber

Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society

 

“The Life and Travels of Hiram Salisbury”
BH&PS March Meeting
The Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, March 22 at 7:00 pm at the Bridgeton School, 16 Laurel Hill Avenue in Pascoag.
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Following the meeting, there will be a slideshow presentation titled “The Life and Travels of Hiram Salisbury” from 1815-1844. The presentation will show how a man from Burrillville traveled by horse and wagon out to Buffalo, NY visiting his father and relatives who lived in western New York and also visited Niagara Falls and several War of 1812 sites. Later when the Erie Canal was built he traveled by boat on the canal. He was a man of many skills. He was carpenter and built furniture, wagons, coffins, sawed out gunstocks and built a schoolhouse. He plowed with oxen, collected taxes for the town, worked at surveying, hunted wild bees and set gravestones for family members. This fascinating program will be of interest to genealogists, War of 1812 enthusiasts and people interested in history. Come and learn what life was like in the early 1800s and for an appreciation of the hard labor endured by our ancestors. It will be presented by Betty Mencucci, President of the Burrillville Historical & Preservation Society.
The event is free. The public is invited to attend. Call 568-8449 for more information.