YouTube Recording: WNHHS 2/12/2024 Meeting - Inez McDermott - The Old Man: His Life and Legacy
Tue, Feb 13
|On Demand YouTube Recording
YouTube Recording: Art historian Inez McDermott shares stories of the many people who played a part in "saving" the Old Man in the Mountain. This is a YouTube recording, RSVP is not needed and and will not trigger emails.
Time & Location
Feb 13, 2024, 9:50 AM – Feb 22, 2024, 11:50 PM
On Demand YouTube Recording
About the Event
This is an On Demand YouTube Recording
The Old man: His Life and Legacy
With art historian and college professor Inez McDermott
{This program is made possible by a grant from the "New Hampshire Humanities "Humanities to Go" program.}
When the Old Man of the Mountain fell from his perch high above Franconia Notch, on May 3, 2003, it made international news. Many in New Hampshire and beyond responded as though mourning a beloved public figure. This program presents the "story" of the Old Man and examines the ways that public perceptions of the Profile played a role in shaping and establishing New Hampshire's identity, both symbolically and physically. We will discuss the stories of the many people who played a part in "saving" the Old Man, from the risk-taking mountaineers and engineers who kept the ledges in place for so many years, to the school…