Keeping the Walpole, NH community up to date since 2005
And ready to go to the post offices for delivery to all postal addresses in Walpole, North Walpole, and Drewsville — 1,927 total copies. Twenty pages again for you with a variety of articles, and community advertising. Remember, for a color experience with both pictures and ads, do visit the on-line edition.
For now CLICK THIS LINK for the NOVEMBER issue, or on the front cover below.
Have a Happy and safe Thanksgiving Day with friends and relatives — yours, RAY BOAS, Publisher
Tomorrow is the last day to purchase tickets for our Hooper 100 Year Gala. Grab yours today to join in celebrating this milestone with us!
Tickets are $100 a piece or $750 for a table of 8.
Purchase tickets here: https://forms.gle/21gShA52mU4KuT1k7
Ticket sales close Oct 23.
I have already started work on the November 2026 CLARION with submissions already received. The closing date for the November issue is Thursday, October 22nd – 5 pm Walpole time – one week away. Your submissions welcomed earlier if possible. Submission guidelines, and contact email are on the CLARION website. — https://thewalpoleclarion.com
Your early submissions help as I start developing the layout well beforehand. If you have some “news” send it along. In addition, I like to have on-hand material of interest that is not time-sensitive to fill space to round out a pleasing issue. So, if you would “like to be in print” and have something to write and share (images as well), send along for possible inclusion space permitting. Please do remember, it is the advertisers in each issue that make this community publication possible, so please support and thank them.
If you have any questions, or interest in placing an advertisement, reaching over 1900 Walpole, North Walpole and Drewsville addresses, I welcome your inquiries, so please do get in touch with me. Advertising information and contact information is on the CLARION website.
Thank you, RAY BOAS, Publisher
Our Fall Concert is coming up! Tickets are selling briskly. Don’t be disappointed so buy your tickets today!
The Walpole Historical Society Cordially Invites You to Our Fall Concert
Harmony at Home: A Musical Evocation of the Alcotts
Performed by Musicians of the Old Post Road
Sarah Darling, violin
Daniel Ryan, cello
Suzanne Stumpf, flute
April Sun, fortepiano
And guest, Christina English, mezzo-soprano
November 1, 2026 at 3 pm
Walpole Unitarian Church
14 Union Street, Walpole, New Hampshire
The Alcott family, including author Louisa May Alcott, lived in Walpole for several years in the 1850s. Many of their experiences in Walpole later became episodes in Louisa May Alcott’s famous 1868 book, Little Women. The fortepiano featured in this concert is the actual instrument lent during their stay in Walpole to the Alcott family by resident Dr. Henry Whitney Bellows. This real-life Walpole event became a pivotal moment in Louisa’s book.
The concert will feature the Bellows-Alcott fortepiano, as well as a period flute and violin from the collections of the Walpole Historical Society, and will be played by the acclaimed period instrument ensemble, Musicians of the Old Post Road. The program will celebrate the music played in the Alcott household: songs sung by the Alcotts, popular Scottish songs of the mid-19th century, and American music played at dances during that era.
Reminder – Tickets are on sale for the Hooper 100 Year Gala!
Join us for an evening of local food, local goods at our silent auction, and time spent with community. Hope to see you there!
Tickets are $100 a piece or $750 for a table of 8.
Purchase tickets here: https://forms.gle/21gShA52mU4KuT1k7
Ticket sales close Oct 23.
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