Exeter History Tellers

Parades, Pageants, and Picnics: Exeter’s Festival History Since 1908

Community festivals are an age-old tradition across every country, culture, and nationality. They often arise from...

Edward Brown Dobson (1935- ) Eddie is the middle child of Paul and Elizabeth Brown Dobson and one of the two most...

John Franklin Firebaugh- Exeter’s First Citizen By Dwight Miller John Firebaugh is rightly remembered as the founding...

D.W. Parkhurst is widely credited on the city website, newspaper articles and murals as the man who named Exeter after...

Exeter History Tellers #9 by Dwight Miller The museum at CACHE proudly features an exhibit on Waterman’s, the...

Exeter History Tellers #8 By Dwight Miller Since its formation in the 1890s, Exeter has always been a community that...

Exeter History Tellers #7 Framing the Gateway - The Story Behind Exeter’s...

Walter Marion Smith (1884–1978)Exeter History Tellers #6 by Dwight MillerWalter Marion Smith (1884–1978) was nothing...

by Dwight Miller My early years in Exeter included many happy experiences in the three local schools I attended:...