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Amelia Peabody’s extraordinary life

Amelia Peabody’s extraordinary life
By Audrey Anderson Hometown Weekly Reporter On March 26, over 100 people filled the Dover American Legion Hall to listen with great interest to the details of Dover resident Amelia Peabody’s life (1892-1984) and legacy in their beloved town and beyond. The evening’s presenter, Judy Schulz began her lecture, “Amelia Peabody: Artist, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur,” by describing Peabody’...
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Amelia Peabody honored at memorial foxhunt 

<strong>Amelia Peabody honored at memorial foxhunt </strong>

By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff

The Amelia Peabody Memorial Hunt took place on Saturday, November 19 at Powisset Farm. Held on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the foxhunt honors philanthropist, conservationist, sculptress, entrepreneur and equestrian Amelia Peabody. One of the first female members of the hunt club, Peabody is remembered fondly...

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Powisset Café is a getaway close to home

Powisset Café is a getaway close to home
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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Powisset Farm has always been both a place of respite from busy, technology-filled lives, as well as a pillar of the Dover community and an example of the town’s rural nature. Last year, as an experiment, Powisset offered a pop-up café. Due to its success, they brought it back...
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