Peterborough Transcript
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The Peterborough Transcript was a weekly newspaper
published in Peterborough
, New Hampshire
for 157 years. It was founded in 1849, and remained the only local weekly newspaper for more than a century. It was owned by the Cummings family from 1900 until September 2006, when it was bought by the competing Monadnock Ledger
, and became part of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
.
In a story announcing the merger, then-publisher Joe Cummings described the paper's history:
"John Miller and Kendall Scott founded the Transcript in 1849. Originally named the Contoocook Transcript, this newspaper was the fourth newspaper in Peterborough, the previous three having failed. In its first issue, the publishers stated, 'In commencing this enterprise, we frankly tell you that we have our doubts and fears in regard to its ultimate success.'
"In 1900, George Cummings sold his soapstone
quarry in Francestown
to purchase the Transcript. It has been in the Cummings family ever since. Four generations have served as its publishers. After George, Paul Cummings Sr. served in that post, followed by his son Paul Jr., who took over the reins in 1946. Joe, Paul’s son, presently serves as publisher."
Newspaper
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published in Peterborough
Peterborough, New Hampshire
Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 6,284 at the 2010 census. Home to the MacDowell Art Colony, the town is a popular tourist destination....
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
for 157 years. It was founded in 1849, and remained the only local weekly newspaper for more than a century. It was owned by the Cummings family from 1900 until September 2006, when it was bought by the competing Monadnock Ledger
Monadnock Ledger
The Monadnock Ledger was a weekly newspaper based in Peterborough, New Hampshire. In September 2006 it purchased the rival Peterborough Transcript and created the twice-weekly Monadnock Ledger-Transcript....
, and became part of the Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
The Monadnock Ledger-Transcript is a twice-weekly newspaper based in Peterborough, New Hampshire and covering the Monadnock Region. It was formed in September 2006, when the 50-year-old Monadnock Ledger bought the 150-year-old Peterborough Transcript...
.
In a story announcing the merger, then-publisher Joe Cummings described the paper's history:
"John Miller and Kendall Scott founded the Transcript in 1849. Originally named the Contoocook Transcript, this newspaper was the fourth newspaper in Peterborough, the previous three having failed. In its first issue, the publishers stated, 'In commencing this enterprise, we frankly tell you that we have our doubts and fears in regard to its ultimate success.'
"In 1900, George Cummings sold his soapstone
Soapstone
Soapstone is a metamorphic rock, a talc-schist. It is largely composed of the mineral talc and is thus rich in magnesium. It is produced by dynamothermal metamorphism and metasomatism, which occurs in the areas where tectonic plates are subducted, changing rocks by heat and pressure, with influx...
quarry in Francestown
Francestown, New Hampshire
Francestown is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,562 at the 2010 census.- History :Incorporated in 1772, Francestown takes its name from Frances Deering Wentworth, the wife of colonial governor John Wentworth. There were 928 residents when the first...
to purchase the Transcript. It has been in the Cummings family ever since. Four generations have served as its publishers. After George, Paul Cummings Sr. served in that post, followed by his son Paul Jr., who took over the reins in 1946. Joe, Paul’s son, presently serves as publisher."