On Sunday, Sept. 7 at 2 p.m., Aviation Museum of N.H. Associate Director Leah Dearborn will be a panelist on ‘The Great Migration: Military Service and the Shaping of a Diversified New Hampshire.’
The panel is part of the Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks hosted by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire. Attendees can join remotely or in person at the Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford St., Manchester N.H.
This panel will examine the integration of military bases in New Hampshire—such as Pease, the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, and Grenier in Manchester—and how these bases contributed to the state’s diversification.
Panelists will also discuss how military service became a tool for asserting rights and claiming full citizenship. To find out more and register to attend, click on the website.
Dearborn, who joined the Aviation Museum in 2021, is author of ‘Grenier Air Base: A Beacon on the Home Front,’ a book published in 2024 by the museum. Copies are available online.
Dearborn’s research included a review of newspapers published by segregated Black soldiers stationed at Grenier Air Base in Manchester, N.H. during World War II.
The newspapers, which are part of the Aviation Museum’s collection, have been digitized and are viewable online.