Hampton 1938 Tercentenary Program Booklet
Page updated: April 27, 2012
Official Pictorial Magazine
1638 - HAMPTON TERCENTENARY - 1938
Table of Contents
Complete Program
- Foreword
- An Old Family of Hampton, by Mrs. Vina M. Jones
- An Old Town by the Sea, by Rev. Edgar Warren
- "The Witch of Hampton", or the one accused of having
had familiarity with the devil, by James W. Tucker.
(A 1963 version of the same story, with additional info)
- Thorvald, by William D. Cram
- Official Tercentenary Program
- The Drama of Winnacunnet
- Evolution of the American Flag, by Eloise Lane Smith
- The Town Seal
- Separation of the Towns
- Hampton's Part in the Wars
- Is New Rum Legal Tender in Old Hampton?, by Henry A. Shute
- Hampton Academy, by Bruce Russell
- The Hampton Public Library
- Taxes! Taxes! Taxes!
- Churches of Hampton
- Town Officers 1938
- Credits
Other material pertaining to the 1938 Tercentenary
- Illustrations from the booklet that are unrelated to any of the articles
- List of advertisers and sponsors with scanned images of the advertisements
- Tercentenary Time Table as published in the Hampton Union, August 18, 1938
- "Congratulations to Hampton" -- A Portsmouth newspaper celebrates Hampton's 300th anniversary in 1938
- Images of wooden nickels and a luncheon ticket from the Tercentenary celebration
- 1938 Hampton Tercentenary Photos by photographer David F. Colt, Sr.
- 1638 --Tercentenary -- 1938 -- "An Editorial", Hampton Union, August 25, 1938
- Tercentenary Souvenirs -- By Arthur Penniman, Hampton Union, August 25, 1938
- Tercentenary Parade Attracts Crowds -- Hampton Union, August 25, 1938
- "Bill" Elliot Week Entertained Crowds With Fine Programs -- Hampton Union, September 3, 1938
- Three Hundredth Anniversary Opens At Congregational Church -- Hampton Union, August 25, 1938
- Tercentenary Ball At Casino Attended By Governors of New Hampshire and Massachusetts -- Hampton Union, August 25, 1938
