Virtual program: Folklorist Jeff Warner to bring history to song
Portsmouth Herald
STRATHAM The Stratham Historical Society and the library will host a program by Jeff Warner on Monday, March 8.
The program, titled “Range the Wild Woods Over: Loggers’ Songs and Stories,” will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. via the online platform Zoom.
Loggers at the turn of the twentieth century cut the timber that built and warmed our houses and provided the ties for America’s ever-expanding railroads. Timber established Portsmouth, Portland and Bangor as important ports, sending New England lumber around the world.
Folklorist Jeff Warner relates the songs and stories of the people who worked the wintry woods, showing their humor and their grit, and giving us a glimpse into everyday life in long ago lumber camps.