WNHHS February Zoom Meeting — Mary Kronenwetter presents — Ernest Harold Baynes: New Hampshires's Doctor Doolittle
Mon, Feb 10
|Online Zoom Event
Ernest Harold Baynes is fondly remembered in New Hampshire as our own Doctor Doolittle. To the rest of the nation, he is known as an important early 20th century wildlife conservationist. Join us to learn his fascinating story. An RSVP is not required, but allows us to send you an event reminder.
Time & Location
Feb 10, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Online Zoom Event
About the Event
New England's Colonial Meetinghouses and Their Impact on American Society
With historian, author and educator Mary Kronenwetter
This program is made possible by a grant from the "New Hampshire Humanities "Humanities to Go" program.
Ernest Harold Baynes is fondly remembered in New Hampshire as our own Doctor Doolittle. To the rest of the nation, he is known as an important early 20th century wildlife conservationist. A self-taught naturalist, he wrote and lectured extensively on animal behavior, bird and bison restoration, the role of animals in WWI, and vivisection. Baynes shared his New Hampshire home with tame bear, fox, boar, bison, and wolf. He fought to end the trade in bird feathers for fashion and established one of the first bird sanctuaries in America. While serving as conservator to the Corbin Park bison herd, he convinced President Theodore Roosevelt to support the preserving of the American bison…