Collection Spotlight: The Libbie Kneeland Collection of Photographic Postcards
A Treasure Trove of Views Documenting West Bethel’s Past
Goose Eye No. 5 (2025)
Collection Spotlight
MBHS COLL 113
The Libbie Kneeland Collection of Photographic Postcards
A Treasure Trove of Views Documenting West Bethel’s Past
Libbie Lynn Kneeland (nee Goodridge) was born in Shelburne, N. H., on November 6, 1903. For thirty-two years, Libbie was a teacher in the Bethel school district. She was also active in numerous community organizations, including the Bethel Historical Society, where she devoted countless hours to researching West Bethel with the intention of writing a detailed history of the village. Although Libbie passed away in 1980, before she was able to complete her book project, she had presented many of her findings at a meeting of the Bethel Historical Society in November of 1976. Her daughter Suzanne Grover donated her papers to the Society, where they have proven a valuable resource to many who have sought to build on her efforts. The collection includes several folders of newspaper clippings and handwritten notes, as well as a large album containing numerous views of West Bethel, mostly in the form of photographic postcards.
