Historic Raymond, NH
HISTORIC RAYMOND
Look carefully, we add things regularly.
Lots of Historic photos of Raymond are below.
Raymond’s historical treasures are under threat and being forgotten. This is a sad, bad, and, really, dangerous phenomenon. This site’s purpose is to remind and inform Raymondites of their historic past and important Historic treasures (such as buildings and other structures).
Of course, saving Raymond’s rural and historic heritage this is not something that can be done with some sort of activisim. As a result this site will be a mixture of opinion and unbiased resources/information. This website is NOT associated with any other historic preservation groups/organizations or the Raymond Historical Society.
Fritz Wetherbee New Hampshire Chronicle Raymond Militia video:
https://www.wmur.com/article/fritz-wetherbee-the-raymond-militia/16764061
| Incorporated: 1764 |
| Origin: According the NH State Papers, this territory was originally purchased in 1717 from an Indian by Colonel Stephen Dudley. The town was first settled by families from Exeter as a parish of Chester. It was known as Freetown because the tall pine trees, which were reserved for the King’s use, were usually taken by the local settlers, therefore it was a free town. The town was set off from Chester and incorporated in 1764 by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth. According to Joseph Fullonton, in his History of Raymond, published 1875, the name was chosen as a new and classical one. Fullonton fancied the name meant Shining World. |
| Villages and Place Names: Onway Lake |
| Population, Year of the First Census Taken: 727 residents in 1790 |
| Population Trends: Population change for Raymond totaled 8,369 over 55 years, from 1,867 in 1960 to 10,236 in 2015. The largest decennial percent change was an 82 percent increase between 1970 and 1980. Between 1960 and 1970 and between 1980 and 1990, this town had population increases of over 60 percent. The 2015 Census estimate for Raymond was 10,236 residents, which ranked 28th among New Hampshire’s incorporated cities and towns. |
|
- The last remaining piece of Raymond’s one room Branch Schoolhouse is its stone doorstep, which is currently located near the Gordon/Lovering farmhouse, on the property. The stone step to the enclosed porch of the Gordon/Lovering farmhouse is most likely the Branch Schoolhouse doorstep.
-
- BELOW- 129 Langford Road was built Circa 1850. The Town recently took it by tax lien. It was owned by Nancy Harney from 1969 until 2017. It could be in danger of being demolished. Other than the porch, it is in pretty good shape. Contact the Historic District Commission and the Planning Board to have them put it it in the Historic District and contact the Selectmen to have them clean it up a bit and to have them sell (after it is in the Historic District) so it will have an owner living there. This home shows characteristics of an attached farmhouse. It is a part of a stretch of Historic homes along this section of Langford Road. It is an integral part of the neighborhood.
- Raymond’s first and only electric generating plant(pictured below) is abandoned and forgotten. The shocker is its in the center of town (80A Main Street).
- Raymond could be the site of a pre-Columbus Irish colony. (Or so a 1970’s Era professor claimed in his book.) The ruins still exist in town and are manmade, but it’s unsure if they are from that. Read The Ruins of Great Ireland in New England by William B. Goodwin for more information.
- The upper story of Downtown Convenience 62 Main Street was once an Odd Fellows Hall. It held town meetings, served as a movie theater once a week(it played MGM films), and effectively served as the town community center. It has survived 2 fires. It also briefly(severals months) held Catholic Mass in the 1940’s, while St. Raymond Church was being renovated. BELOW- yellow building in center.
- “Chatauga” was said to have been the Native American name for the south side of Raymond. It is thought to mean “foggy place”.
-
Raymond’s Historic District Commission should be made a Heritage Commission instead
-
Raymond History books
- History of Raymond, NH by Joseph Fullonton (published 1875)
- History of Raymond, NH 1764-1962 by Shirley Jones Barnes
- Pictorial History of Raymond, NH 1764-1976 by Raymond Historical Society
- Images of America: Raymond by Kristin Ozana Doyle (published by Arcadia Publications 2008?)
- A Brief History of Raymond, NH by Paul Brown (published in 2014 by History Press)
Other books with Raymond in them
- The Barefoot Farmer by Paula Devlin Wood
- Robert Frost’s Affection for New Hampshire by Lawrance Thompson (pages 2 and 3)
- History of Rockingham County by Hazlet
- History of Chester, NH by Benjamin Chase (published 1869, has a rather large section entitled the History of Raymond)
- Raymond 250th anniversary Official Souvenir Program booklet (2014)
- Raymond 225th Anniversary Official Souvenir Program Book (1989)
- Raymond 250th Anniversary Cookbook (2014)
- Raymond 225th Anniversary Cookbook (1989)
- Recipes From Raymond’s Past compiled by Raymond Home Economics Extension Group (Raymond 200th Anniversary Cookbook published 1964)
- Dudley-Tucker Library Centennial Cookbook (2008)
- Headin’ for the Rubarb by Rebecca Rule (under the entry “aht”)
- Old Maps of Rockingham County
- Images of America: NH Covered Bridges by Glenn A. Knoblock (Arcadia Publishing 2002, Raymond is on page 119 under “Railroad Bridge, Raymond”)
- New Hampshire Town Names and Whence They Came by Elmer Munson Hunt (under “Raymond” but most information likely false)
- Recollections of Long Hill by Paul Brown (2003?)
- Old Photographs Series: Rockingham County by Matthew E. Thomas (published 1994 by Alan Sutton, INC.; Raymond is on page 2 and pages 109-113)
- Chester Revisited by Richard Holmes (1998)
- Fritz Wetherbee- Taken For Granite (published 2008 by Plaidswede Publishing, under “Moving the Raymond Meeting House” pages 87-88 )
- The Ruins of Great Ireland in New England by William B. Goodwin
- Milk Route (a poem, not a book, about the milk Route up Long Hill in Raymond) by Dudley Laufman
- Between Earth and Sky by Marion Buffington 2014 Lilac Press (collection of poetry, several about Raymond, by a Raymond resident)
- LRES PTO Cookbook (2008)
- Letters from a Sharpshooter: The Civil War Letters of Private William B. Greene, Co. G 2nd United States Sharpshooters (Brendan’s) Army of the Potomac 1861-1865, (the letters of Raymond-born Civil War Sharpshooter Willie Greene, published in the 1990’s) transcribed by William H. Hastings, published by Historic Publications
- The Medical Times: July 1899, pages 201, 202, and 203 are written by Doctor George H. Guptill, M.D. of Raymond, NH
- The History of Cemeteries and Graveyards of Raymond up to Aug. 1980 / compiled by Ruth Brooks Hoffman.
- Handbook of Stone Structures in the Northeastern United States by Mary E. Gage and James E. Gage: Copyright 2008-2015, published by Powwow River Books, Amesbury, MA. A quarried chimney support in Raymond is shown on page 48, Figure 3-6.
- Rail Trails of New England
- Prescott Road Bridge history and study from 1989 (pdf link below):
Click to access nh0201data.pdf
Raymond Historic and Cultural Resources section of the 2009 Master Plan: http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/e2e37e_8e4e033e1e6a4a91b02be3bbb04b7412.pdf
Around Raymond
BELOW- Cross Road Farm (Chester Road)
BELOW- Bean Tavern. Raymond’s oldest building and Site of the first town meetings.
BELOW- Pecker Bridge
- Raymond Shopping Center in the 1970’s(below). Prescott Farms(left) was the town supermarket until Shop and Save (current Hannaford), up the street, was built and put them out of business. Ben Franklin is at the far right.
- Circa 1930’s Main St. (Below, Left to right) present-day: old empty Chamber of Commerce office(58 Main Street), Downtown Convenience(62 Main Street), Ray-Fre Senior Center(64 Main Street), Supreme House of Pizza(68 Main Street), and former Catholic church/ present-day apartment building(74 Main Street). This was Raymond’s original shopping district. The lower sign on the building second from left says “BARTLETTS 5 AND 10€ AND DEPT STORE”. The upper sign on the same building says “I.O.O.F.”. This stands for “International Order of Odd Fellows”. This Mason-like group had their meeting hall on one of the upper floors. (Photo from ebay).
-
- Main Street (Circa 1900) looking south east- tree on far right is on the town common. On right,(57 Main Street) the closest building burned in 1998 and was rebuilt in 2012. The building further into the photo on right(65 Main Street) currently holds Longbranch Restaurant and Lamprey River Real Estate.
- BELOW- This is the same photo as above, except that an artist has revised it to show the Raymond of the “future”.
- BELOW- Main Street after 1892 and prior to 1927, when the the New Raymond House Hotel burned (on left, third building in from the foreground)
BELOW- 57 Main Street after the 1998 fire that lead to its demolition (same year) and eventual replacement (in 2012). It is in the left foreground of the pictures above. The building was commonly referred to as the “old Fruit Store” by residents. The sign on the building says Freetown Country Store. This was the Fasekis Brothers Fruit Store through much of the last century. Hazel’s Dinero was located in the one storey section of the building, at right, under the overhang.
BELOW- Regional Economic Development Corporation offices (57 Main Street) built in 2012 to replace the building above which burned in 1998.
- BELOW- 65 Main Street. This building was built after the great fire of 1892. The original building that burned in the 1892 fire was said to have been the place where the fire started. The second story of the current building was once the Knights of Pythias Hall (Pythian Hall). The section at left was the post office from 1942-1965.
- BELOW- Candy Land (56 Main Street) was Raymond’s soda fountain. Until 2017 it was the location of Howard and Dionne Accountants.
Below- a modern view of the building above.
Below- Post card of Main Street and the town Common. Note the Orchard Street Water Tower Standpipe (built 1893) on the horizon at the right. The large building at the left is 62 Main Street (former Odd Fellows Hall; currently Downtown Convenience) Notice that 56 Main Street was not built yet. This photo was taken after 1893 and likely before 1910 when the Civil War Monument was erected. The house at the far right behind the tree was demolished to make way for what is now Peoples United Bank (55 Main Street). That home was owned by a Mr. Wight (for whom Wight Street is named after) and later the Fasekis family who ran the fruit store next door (57 Main Street- center right in post card below).
- Below- Raymond’s third Train Depot. It is currently Raymond Historical Society. 1 Depot Road.
BELOW- Raymond Historical Society- Left to right old B&M Railroad Depot, Caboose, Whitcomb engine (train), and the Raymond Town bell.
BELOW- East Candia Station waiting room (warming hut) now located on the grounds of the Raymond Historical Society.
BELOW- Though this building looks like little more than a shed, it played a locally important role in World War Two. It was originally located on Harriman Hill and was used to look for enemy aircraft from a feared German Nazi invasion (though it never happened) during World War Two. It was constantly staffed by local volunteers, looking for planes. It is known as the World War Two Aircraft Observation Building.
BELOW- Main Street
- BELOW- Main Street looking North right after Pecker Bridge. This was the River House hotel, originally owned by the Pecker family and then the Welch family. It is currently apartments. The first image says “Frank J. Welch, Prop- Raymond, NH”. Prop means proprietor. It is located at 30 Main Street.
- BELOW- 30 Main Street as it looks today.
- BELOW- Old Cobbler Shop. Located at 12A Main Street.
- BELOW- The Green Farm
- Women’s Civic Club closed in the 1970’s due to high operating costs. It is now apartments. 9 Epping Street. Over the years it’s been known as the Shepard House, Pilgrim Inn, Women’s Civic Club, and Pilgrim Apartments.
- BELOW- Epping Street
- BELOW- D.W. Whittier Clothing Store.
BELOW- The Raymond Town Common. Buildings are from left to right: Torrent Hose #1 (fire house)?, demolished house where empty bank next to library is now?, the former Woman’s Civic Club/Shepard House (9 Epping Street), store front that is now the town parking lot on Horse Shed Road, Raymond Congregational Church (1 Church Street), small store that is now a private parking lot on Church Street. Note the pipe fence around the common and the uncovered bandstand (white hexagonal or octagonal thing at right). The Civil War Monument is not on the Common, so this photo dates before 1910, but after 1892 because this is the Congregational Church that was rebuilt after the great fire. This photo was hand (tinted) colored by a professional watercolorist and then reproduced as a post card. I am unsure if I properly identified the 2 buildings at left.
- BELOW- a similar (but not exactly the same) view of the common. Note the horse trough at the far left.
- BELOW- Raymond’s horse trough as it looks today.
BELOW- Congregational Church of Raymond (1 Church Street). Built after the 1892 great fire to replace the earlier Church that burned. This was one of the first organizational buildings in Raymond to get electric lights.
The Congregational Church of Raymond steeple and clock was restored in 2008-2009 and the roof was replaced in 2014.
BELOW- An photo of part of the large stained glass window depicting Jesus as a Shepard in the Congregational Church of Raymond.
BELOW- Brewitt Funeral Home (2 Epping Street). This building was for many years the Congregational Church Parsonage (pastor’s home owned by the Church). The Congregational Church of Raymond eventually sold it to Brewitt Funeral Home of Epping which was looking to expand to Raymond. It is part of the Raymond Historic Overlay District.
BELOW- Congregational Church of Raymond Parsonage (7 Juanita Avenue). The land came into the possession of the Church on July 20, 1972 and the home was built the same year.
BELOW- Raymond United Methodist Church (51 Main Street). Built after the 1892 great fire. The building was lighted with kerosene until sometime after 1908 even though electricity came to Raymond in 1897. Originally, it was a Methodist Episcopal Church before that denomination merged with others to form the national United Methodist Church.
BELOW- The original Methodist Church Parsonage (5 Old Manchester Road) as it looks today. It was sold many years ago to private owners.
BELOW- Raymond United Methodist Church Parsonage (10 Juanita Avenue). The land came into the possession of the Church on April 13, 1972 and the home was built the same year.
BELOW- Raymond Town Hall (burned 1917). This photo was taken some time between 1893 and 1906. Notice the Fire House (built 1906) and library (built 1908) are missing from the left and right, respectively. Also, notice the fire hydrant along the fence line at left; meaning this photo was taken after town water was installed in 1893.
BELOW- Left to right- old fire house(built 1906), old town hall(burned in 1917), and Dudley-Tucker Library (built 1908).
BELOW- Left to right- the old fire house(built 1906), old town hall(burned in 1917). Notice the horse sheds (no longer standing) between the Fire House and the Town Hall. In the central foreground of the picture is the old town horse trough which is still standing in the same spot and currently used as a flower planter. Note that the Dudley-Tucker Library (built 1908) is not seen at the left, which means that this photograph was taken between 1906 and 1908.
BELOW- Raymond’s Old Fire House before it was painted red.
BELOW- Raymond’s Old Fire House as it looks today.
BELOW- Dudley-Tucker Library built 1908 on the site of the old town cemetery. The old town cemetery was moved to a special section at what is now known as Old Pine Grove Cemetery on Epping Street to make room for the library. There is speculation that not all of the bodies were found and moved at the time.
BELOW- Raymond’s current Town Hall (Raymond Town Office Building) built in 1974. From 1917, when the original Town Hall burned, until 1974, when this building was built, the second floor of the Dudley-Tucker Library served as Town Offices. In the early 2000’s this building received a new sloped roof built on top of the original flat roof.
BELOW- Raymond’s Civil War Monument (erected in 1910) on the Town Common. All of the stone cannon balls seen stacked midway down the monument have all since been pried off and stolen. The World War One Monument is to the right in the background in front of the red Dudley-Tucker Library.
BELOW- The corner of Old Manchester Road (then called Manchester Street) and Main Street. Notice the fire hydrat in the center foreground. This means the photo was taken after 1893 when the town installed it’s water system. The home at the right (1 Old Manchester Road) was Raymond’s doctor’s office for around 90 years through 3 doctors. Dr. True M. Gould was the first doctor to reside in and have his office in this building. Dr. George Guptill was the next town doctor to both live in and keep his office in this house. Dr. Fernald did not residential here, but kept his office in the building until his retirement. He was the last doctor to have his office here. The house in the distance at left is 6 Old Manchester Road.
BELOW- 1 Old Manchester Road so it looks today. Architecturally, this home has elements of the Greek Revival style and the attached farmhouse design. This building is in the Raymond Historic District.
BELOW – Raymond’s current Fire Department building. It was Raymond’s second, after the old Fire house on Epping Street. It was built in 1990. The “Safety Complex”, as it is known, also houses the Raymond Police Department and new Torrent Hall (old Torrent Hall was located on the second floor of the old fire house).
BELOW- The old Carriage Painting Shop (2 Floral Avenue) on the corner of Main Street and Floral Avenue is now apartments.
BELOW- Shoe Factory (variously called Falconer and Feely Shoe Factory, F.W. Falconer Shoe Company). In 1892 it was known as the Healey and Brown Shoe Factory. In 1898 it was known as the A.P. Brown and Company Shoe Factory. In 1903 it was called the L.K. Morse Shoe Company. In 1908, the factory was called Falconer and Feely Shoe Factory. It was located at the corner of Old Manchester Road and Wight Street, closer to the railroad than the road. It was later used as part of the Register Tannery complex. In 1972, the building was lost in the Tannery Fire.
- BELOW- The base of Long Hill at Hardy Brook. The photo was taken at the end of Main Street and is looking towards the split of Long Hill Road (right) and present day Route 27/107 (left). The home in the distance at right was owned by Mr. Hardy. It was condemned and demolished in the mid 1990’s. Architecturally, it looked a lot like the Dodge/Tilton House at 21 Long Hill Road. All of the land at right is now owned by the Raymond Baptist Church.
- BELOW The intersection of Langford Road and modern day Route 27 at Griffin’s Bridge(over the Lamprey River), looking northwest. Both of these roads were built in around the 1850’s as short cuts to the center (the center of town is down the road behind the camera). The road to the right (modern Route 27) was built to bypass steep Long Hill (Road). The road to the left (Langford Road) was built to what would become the intersection of Langford and Onway Lake Roads as a short cut to the center of town from Candia.
BELOW – Freetown Mill on the Lamprey River. The mill no longer stands, nor does the damage or Bridge. The left stone Bridge abutment can still be seen from the current Route 107 Bridge over the Lamprey River near Seven Eleven.
BELOW- Bean Cemetery 
- BELOW- Sunset Camps. Tom and Mary Welch operated the cabins and lunch room. This post card photo was taken in the 1930’s. The building at right is still standing next to Dave’s Small Engine Repair at 263 Route 27. The sign at left reads: “Sunset Camps – Lunches – BEER” The second photo is the same building in the modern era. It may have been built as early as 1850.
BELOW- “Greetings from Raymond” from 1926.
SCHOOLS
BELOW- Raymond Consolidated School was built in 1918 (several additions were built later) and demolished in 2005. The current Iber Holmes Gove Middle School was built on the same site. This photo was taken only a few years before the Consolidated School was demolished. It was also known as the Stephen K. Batchelder School (named after the man who donated the land the school sat on) and later the Iber Holmes Gove Middle School (named after a long time Raymond teacher and resident). From 1918-1976 this building held every grade.
BELOW- The modern Iber Holmes Gove Middle School on Stephen K. Batchelder Parkway (built 2006 on the site of the old Consolidated School).
BELOW- The old Pecker Schoolhouse as it looks today. This was Raymond’s largest school building before the Consolidated School was built(that is if you don’t include the old Town Hall that was used for upper grade classes prior to burning down). The Pecker School was also known as the Primary and Grammar School. This school was closed after the Consolidated School was built in 1917. It is now apartments and is located at 19 Main Street.
BELOW- East Candia Schoolhouse in East Candia was often used as the school for Raymond students on Langford Road near the Candia town line.
BELOW- The Dodge/Tilton House at 21 Long Hill Road. Recollections of Long Hill by Paul Brown (available to view at the Raymond Historical Society) has some interesting information about this home. Prominent residents Shirley and Summer Dodge have lived here roughly for some 50 years. Shirley (Holt) Dodge was involved in Raymond’s first Kindergarten, Village Kindergarten, for many years. Sumner Dodge was involved in running Raymond’s only ski hill which was on Long Hill. The Dodges also ran Holt’s Department Store in the center of town. Oliver Tilton was an early owner of this home.
BELOW- 2 photos of 52 Long Hill Road. The home was initially built Circa 1790-1820 and was remodeled to an “Attached Farmhouse” design Circa 1850-1880. Poet, Marion Buffington (died 2016) lived here roughly 30 years and wrote poetry about the property. The large Glacial erratic boulder on the property (not seen in the photo, but visible from the road) is known as the “Meeting Rock”, where early residents of Long Hill met to discuss business and socialize. Artifacts from the 1800’s around the rock confirm this. It is said that one of Raymond’s earliest residents and the first resident of Long Hill, Nicholas Gilman built his first house, a small cabin, next to quote “a great rock”- the one on this property according to Recollections of Long Hill by Paul Brown. The property also has the original hand dug stone lined well. On March 2, 2018 this home was sold at a foreclosure auction and is currently being fixed up.
BELOW- The Bobby Mabry House and Mabry Gallery (50 Long Hill Road) as it looked when artist Bobby Mabry lived there. She left for a nursing home in 2012. She was a very talented painter and operated and art gallery from her home.
BELOW- The current Raymond Baptist Church in built 2004.
BELOW- The second building to house Raymond Baptist Church built around 1970 and used until 2004 when the church building above was built. It is currently used by the Baptist Church as a meeting hall.
BELOW- The first building to house the Raymond Baptist Church. It did so from approximately 1956-1970 when the building above was built. It is currently used as the church office. This building was originally a house before it was sold to the Baptist Church.
BELOW- Edgar Chandler House (93 Lane Road) is one of the finest, purest, best preserved, and only truly Federal style architecture home in all of Raymond. This would have been considered a mansion when it was built. It was owned by the Lane family for most of its existence. Edgar Chandler sold the home in 2014. This house is also one of the only remaining buildings of the Lane District neighborhood.
BELOW- Smart Bridge (still standing) as seen from the railroad tracks near Onway Lake (looking south, Lake is to the north).
-
- BELOW- Onway House (W.F. Moody, Proprietor) located at 61 Onway Lake Road.
- BELOW- Lakeview Farm Inn as it looks today. 59 Onway Lake Road. It was built in 1908 to replace an earlier Inn that burned down. It is now a private residence.
- Views of Onway Lake and vicinity.
- BELOW- Balanced Rock on the Camp Onway shore of Onway Lake
- Camp Onway (Boy Scout Camp 1929-2007)
Camp Onway was a 110 acre Boy Scout camp in Raymond, NH on the shores of Onway Lake owned by the North Essex Council and, later, Yankee Clipper Council of the Boy Scouts of America. It was sold in 2007 to the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and is now Zion’s Camp for Mormon girls. The camp’s address is 30 Onway Lake Rd, Raymond, New Hampshire. The name “Onway” is said to have come from the latter part of the name of the great Bashaba (ruling chief) who led the nation of many tribes of Native Americans that ruled this area- Chief Passaconaway. Harvey H. “Pop” Bacon was the first Scout Executive of the North Essex Council. Under his leadership the Council aquired Camp Onway and it became an outstanding Scout Camp. February 22, 2007 the Yankee Clipper Council decided to sell Camp Onway to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church). After the Closing campfire on August 3, 2007 scouts will never again walk its roads and paths enjoying a week at summer camp. To allow it’s memory to live on, this website was set up so its songs, ways, and memories will long outlive our beloved camp. After 78 years of service, Onway is no more.
Zions Camp is owned and run by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and operated primarily as a Young Woman’s/Girls camp during the 9 weeks of the summer. The camp is used for the spiritual and physical uplifting of all those who use it. It is utilized by 9 Stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. During the off season Zions Camp was (but no longer is) be available for use by other organizations and groups for a fee.
Before being sold by the Yankee Clipper Council in 2007 it was Camp Onway. The LDS church used to rent facilities to scout groups when it will not interfere with church activities.
http://onway.tripod.com/index.html
Camp Onway history on Wikipedia:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Onway
Camp Onway history presentation video:
Camp Onway reunion flag ceremony:
Video of the final closing ceremony at Camp Onway 2007:
Eagle Tribune newspaper article about the sale of Camp Onway from 2007:
News articles about Camp Onway sale 2007:
http://archive.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/03/15/scout_camp_may_be_sold_some_upset/
http://www.seacoastonline.com/article/20060505/news/305059889
http://archive.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2007/03/15/scouts_may_sell_camp/
Camp gate before and after the ownership change.
Old Save Camp Onway links:
https://www.scouter.com/topic/22990-save-camp-onway/
http://www.meritbadge.net/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=1819
Camp Onway Council Ring on Onway Lake
- Council Ring in 2004 (above and below) Most of the seats were made from old railroad ties.
- Camp Onway campsites during the off-season in 2004 (below)
- BELOW- Balanced Rock, overlooking Onway Lake.
- BELOW- Saint George Chapel at Camp Onway.
- Sources for Camp Onway photos:
- http://www.worldscoutingmuseum.org/NewHampshire.shtmlhttp://www.worldscoutingmuseum.org/Massachusetts.shtml
Patchtrade.com
- https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/raymond-nh-boy-scout-camp-onway-north-essexcouncil
- http://larsen-family.us/pictures/troop_654/2004/2004_04_10_-_Camp_Onway/
- http://troop54.froimson.net/Scout_Camps_Closed.htm
Nora Mower was the Camp Onway nurse in 1973.
Barbara Marie Hart of Georgetown, MA was Camp Onway nurse at some time and merit badge counsellor for safety and First Aid merit badges.
Paul Murphy of Andover, MA served as Camp Director during three summers at Camp Onway in Raymond NH (years unknown, likely after 1980).
Arthur J. Hamel of Methuen, MA was Camp Director and a senior staff member at North Essex Council Boy Scout Camp, Camp Onway, in Raymond, NH (years unknown likely before Paul Murphy).
J. Robert Mundry of Methuen, MA served as Camp Director of Camp Onway in Raymond, NH and was President of the foundation, Friends of Onway, that raised funds to support the camp’s programs(years unknown).
Bryan Schevis, In his teens he became a Boy Scout and worked as an instructor at Camp Onway, Raymond, New Hampshire where he also received a leader specific training program called Shu Shu Ga. (From: http://www.summitfirstaid.com/bios.html)
What’s Shu Shu Ga! ? (The author of Historic Raymond is at a loss).
All 12 Order of the Arrow lodges in the newly formed Section NE-1A gathered, in June of 1989, at Camp Onway for its first Conclave, appropriately themed “New Horizons of Service”
The 1998 NE-1A Order of the Arrow Conclave was held at Camp Onway
The 2006 Historic District (BSA) Spring Camporee was held at Camp Onway in Raymond.
The 2012 Historic District (BSA) Klondike Derby was held at Zion’s Camp in Raymond.
CAMP ONWAY SONGS: http://onway.tripod.com/id8.html
An Austrian Yodeler
An Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high when along came an avalanche interrupting his cry
OOOO LAAY OOOO
OO Lay OO Lay O OO Lay
Dyouv [avalanche sound]
[Repeat]
An Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high when along came a grizzly bear interrupting his cry
OOOO LAAY OOOO
OO Lay OO Lay O OO Lay
Dyouv [avalanche sound]
GRRRR [bear roar]
[Repeat]
An Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high when along came a hot dog interrupting his cry
OOOO LAAY OOOO
OO Lay OO Lay O OO Lay
Dyouv [avalanche sound]
GRRRR [bear roar]
huh huh [dog panting]
[Repeat]
An Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high when along came a girl interrupting his cry
OOOO LAAY OOOO
OO Lay OO Lay O OO Lay
Dyouv [avalanche sound]
GRRRR [bear roar]
huh huh [dog panting]
[wolf whistle]
[Repeat]
An Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high when along came a camper interrupting his cry
OOOO LAAY OOOO
OO Lay OO Lay O OO Lay
Dyouv [avalanche sound]
GRRRR [bear roar]
huh huh [dog panting]
[wolf whistle]
[Whining] I don’t wanna!
[Repeat]
An Austrian went yodeling on a mountain so high when along came a staff member interrupting his cry
OOOO LAAY OOOO
OO Lay OO Lay O OO Lay
Dyouv [avalanche sound]
GRRRR [bear roar]
huh huh [dog panting]
[wolf whistle]
[Whining] I don’t wanna!
[As loud as possible] DO IT ANYWAY!
[Repeat]
Announcer Test
[A Repeat After Me Song]
1 hen
2 ducks
3 squawking geese
4 limerick oysters
5 corpulent porpoises
6 pair of Don Alversos favorite tweezers
7 thousand mass marching Macedonians in full battle array
8 brass monkeys from the ancient sacred crypts of Egypt
9 apathetic, sympathetic, diabetic, old men on roller skates with a marked propensity towards procrastination and sloth
10 lyrical, spherical diabolical denizens of the deep who hall stall around the corner of the quo of the quay of the quivery, all at the same time
Onway Hymn
‘Neath the Pines of our Camp Onway
by old Onway Lake
There’s a place we love to linger
Just for old times’ sake.
May we all forever love thee
Onway by the lake BY THE LAKE
Dear, O Dear, the sweetest memories,
Just for old times’ sake.
As we gather ’round the campfire
And the flames leap high
Stories follow after story
As the moments fly
May we all forever love thee
Onway by the lake BY THE LAKE
Dear, O Dear, the sweetest memories,
Just for old times’ sake.
As we learn from mother nature
Rocks and Hills and Sky
Lessons that will help us realize
That our God is Nigh
Announcements Announcements Announcements
When you’re up, you’re up;
And when you’re down, you’re down;
And when you’re only half-way up, you’re neither up or down
Announcements Announcements Announcements
Jack and Jill went up a hill to fetch a pail of water
Jack fell down and broke his crown and threw it out the window, the window, the second story window
Jack fell down and broke his crown and threw it out the window, the window, the second story window
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall, Humpty Dumpty had a great fall
All the king’s horses and and all the king’s men threw him out the window, the window, the second story window
All the kings horses and all the kings men threw him out the window
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating some curds and whey, along came a spider and threw her out the window, the window, the second story window, along came a spider and threw her out the window
Old Mother Hubbard went to her cupboard to fetch her poor dog a bone, but when she got there her cupboard was bare so she threw it out the window, the window, the second story window, when she got there her cupboard was bare so she threw it out the window
[Star Spangled Banner]
O say, can you see, by the dawn’s early light,
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight’s last gleaming,
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight
O’er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?
And the rockets’; red glare, the bombs bursting in air
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there;
O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O’er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
[Onway Hymn]
‘Neath the pines of our Camp Onway,
by old Onway Lake,
There’s a place we love to linger
Just for old times’ sake
May we all forever love thee
Onway by the lake, BY THE LAKE
Dear, O Dear, the sweetest memories
Just for old times’ sake
As we gather ’round the campfire
And the flames leap high
Story follows after story
As the moments fly
May we all forever love thee
Onway By the Lake, BY THE LAKE
Dear, o Dear, the sweetest memories
Just for old times’ sake
As we Learn from Mother Nature
Rocks and Hills and Sky
Lessons that will help us realize
That our God is nigh
May we all forever love thee
Onway By the lake, BY THE LAKE
Dear, o Dear, the sweetest memories
Just for old times’ sake.
Ratlin’ Bog
[Refrain]
Hey, Hey, Ratlin’ Bog, way down in the valley o’.
Hey, Hey, Ratlin’ Bog, way down in the valley o’.
And in that bog there was a root, a rare root, a Ratlin’ Root!
Root in the bog, way down in the valley of [Refrain]
And on that root there was a stump, a rare stump, a Ratlin’ Stump!
Stump in the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that stump there was a Tree, a rare tree, a Ratlin’ stump!
Tree on the stump, stump on root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that tree there was a limb, a rare limb, a Ratlin’ limb!
Limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that limb there was a branch, a rare branch, a Ratlin’ branch
Branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that branch there was a twig, a rare twig, a Ratlin’ twig.
Twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that twig there was a leaf, a rare leaf, a Ratlin’ leaf!
Leaf on the twig, twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that leaf there was a nest, a rare nest, a Ratlin’ nest!
Nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And in that nest there was a bird, a rare bird, a Ratlin’ bird!
Bird in the nest, nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that bird there was a wing, a rare wing, a Ratlin’ wing!
Wing on the bird, bird in the nest, nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that wing there was a feather, a rare feather, a Ratlin’ feather!
Feather on the wing, wing on the bird, bird in the nest, nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
And on that feather there was an amoeba, a rare amoeba, a Ratlin’ amoeba!
Amoeba on the feather, feather on the wing, wing on the bird, bird in the nest, nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
[Slower]
And on that amoeba, there was an ELEPHANT! A RARE ELEPHANT, A RATLIN’ ELEPHANT!
[Fastest one yet]
Elephant on the amoeba, amoeba on the feather, feather on the wing, wing on the bird, bird in the nest, nest on the leaf, leaf on the twig, twig in the branch, branch on the limb, limb on the tree, tree on the stump, stump on the root, root in the bog, way down in the valley of! [Refrain]
Tell me what you Eat’ah
[Refrain]
OOHHHH!!! [Make a triangle with your hands and hold them up high][Can last up to a few minutes]
What you eatah, tell me what you eat’ah, what you eat’ah tell me what you eat!
Leader: Did you eat your [main food, normally pasta] tonight[Holds up main food]?
Crowd: Yes, we ate our [main food] tonight!
Leader: [Main food] tonight?
Crowd: [Main food] tonight!
[Refrain]
Leader: Did you eat your [secondary food, normally bread] tonight[holds up secondary food]?
Crowd: Yes, we ate our [secondary food] tonight!
Leader: [secondary food] tonight?
Crowd: [secondary food] tonight!
Leader: [Main food] tonight[holds up main food]?
Crowd: [Main food] tonight!
[Refrain]
Leader: Did you eat your Salad tonight?
Crowd: Yes, we ate our Salad tonight!
Leader: Salad tonight[holds up some lettuce]?
Crowd: Salad tonight!
Leader: [secondary food] tonight[holds up secondary food]?
Crowd: [secondary food] tonight!
Leader: [Main food] tonight[holds up main food]?
Crowd: [Main food] tonight!
[Refrain]
Leader: Did you eat your [dessert] tonight[holds up dessert]?
Crowd: Yes we ate our [dessert] tonight!
Leader: [dessert] tonight[holds up dessert]?
Crowd: [dessert] tonight!
Leader: Salad tonight[holds up some lettuce]?
Crowd: Salad tonight!
Leader: [secondary food] tonight[holds up secondary food]?
Crowd: [secondary food] tonight!
Leader: [Main food] tonight[holds up main food]?
Crowd: [Main food] tonight!
[Refrain]
Old McDonald
Row 1: Dogs
Row 2: Cows
Row 3: Ducks
Row 4: Sheep
Old McDonald had a farm EE I EE I Oh and on that farm he had some [ROW 1] DOGS! EE I EE I Oh, with a WOOF WOOF here WOOF WOOF there, here a WOOF there a WOOF, everywhere a WOOF WOOF!
Old McDonald had a farm EE I EE I Oh and on that farm he had some [ROW 2] COWS! EE I EE I Oh, with a MOO MOO here, a MOO MOO there, here a MOO there a MOO, everywhere a MOO MOO! [ROW 1] WOOF WOOF here WOOF WOOF there, here a WOOF there a WOOF, everywhere a WOOF WOOF!
Old McDonald had a farm EE I EE I Oh and on that farm he had some [ROW 3] DUCKS! EE I EE I Oh, with a QUACK QUACK here, a QUACK QUACK there, here a QUACK, there a QUACK, everywhere a QUACK QUACK! [ROW 2] MOO MOO here MOO MOO there, here a MOO there a MOO, everywhere a MOO MOO! [ROW 1]WOOF WOOF here WOOF WOOF there, here a WOOF there a WOOF, everywhere a WOOF WOOF!
Old McDonald had a farm EE I EE I Oh and on that farm he had some [ROW 4] SHEEP! EE I EE I Oh, with a BAAH BAAH here, BAAH BAAH there, here a BAAH, there a BAAH, everywhere a BAAH BAAH! [ROW 3] QUACK QUACK here, a QUACK QUACK there, here a QUACK, there a QUACK, everywhere a QUACK QUACK! [ROW 2] MOO MOO here MOO MOO there, here a MOO there a MOO, everywhere a MOO MOO! [ROW 1]WOOF WOOF here WOOF WOOF there, here a WOOF there a WOOF, everywhere a WOOF WOOF!
[ROW 4] BAAH BAAH here, BAAH BAAH there, here a BAAH, there a BAAH, everywhere a BAAH BAAH!
[ROW 3] QUACK QUACK here, a QUACK QUACK there, here a QUACK, there a QUACK, everywhere a QUACK QUACK!
[ROW 2] MOO MOO here MOO MOO there, here a MOO there a MOO, everywhere a MOO MOO!
ROW 1]WOOF WOOF here WOOF WOOF there, here a WOOF there a WOOF, everywhere a WOOF WOOF!
[Repeat until told to quiet down]
Pirate’s Story
When I was One I sucked my thumb [Refrain]
[Refrain]
The day I went to sea,
[Pretend to climb ladder] climbed aboard a pirate ship,
[Salute] The Captain said to me
we’re going:
This way [Tilt head left]
That way [Tilt head right]
Forward [Tilt head forward]
Backward [Tilt head backward]
[Hand is a ship going over waves] Over the Irish Sea
[Drink a bottle] A bottle of Coke
[hold hand over throat] To sooth my throat
And that’s the life for me!
When I was two, I tied my shoe [Refrain]
When I was three, I jumped with glee [Refrain]
When I was four, I waxed the floor [Refrain]
When I was five, I took a dive [Refrain]
When I was six, I picked up sticks [Refrain]
When I was seven, I went to Heaven [Refrain]
When I was eight, I was at the Pearly Gate [Refrain]
When I was nine, All was fine [Refrain]
When I was ten, I did it all again! [Refrain]
My Turtle
[Pomp and Circunstance]
My turle swims sideways
Your turtle swims upsidedown
My turtle swims sideways
Your turtle is dead!
|
 |
|
- Welcome to your new site! You can edit this page by clicking on the Edit link. For more information about customizing your site check out http://learn.wordpress.com/
Historic Raymond 