Famous People in NH

The following are famous people who were either born or raised in the state of NH. President Franklin Pierce President Franklin Pierce was born in Hillsboro, New Hampshire on 11/23/1804.  Pierce was the 14th president serving from 1853-1857.   Matt Bonner Matt Bonner was born 04/05/1980 in Concord NH. He is a basketball player currently playing with the San Antonio Read more...

Mary Baker Eddy was born Mary Morse Baker on a farm in Bow, NH on 07/16/1821. Mary was the youngest of six children. Her parents, Mark and Abigail Baker, were very religious and instilled religion on their children.  Mary was always a devoted Bible reader. The Baker family moved to Sanbornton NH in a part of the town that was since Read more...

McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center (Formally The Christa McAuliffe Planetarium) McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center is open Monday through Thursday from 10am-5pm, Friday from 10am-9pm and weekends from 10am-5pm. This planetarium is dedicated to Christa McAuliffe who was a NH teacher and astronaut and Alan Shepard. They have many exhibits including the Planetarium Theater which seats 103 people and uses state-of-the-art technology to produce Read more...