Join writer and filmmaker Matthew Myer Boulton for an overview of Raphael Pumpelly’s illustrious, sometimes swashbuckling career, including world travels, geological and archaeological adventures, conservationist passions, controversial opinions — and a house in Dublin, New Hampshire, not far from the trail to Mount Monadnock’s summit that now bears his name.

Along the way, we’ll explore his extraordinary scientific, economic, and cultural legacies, for good and for ill, and consider his story as a case study in how we might remember our forebears with equal parts understanding, appreciation, and critique. After all, if we want to understand the natural history of “the Granite State,” or indeed of “the Monadnock Region,” geology is an indispensable place to start — and Raphael Pumpelly, one of the region’s preeminent geologists, is an indispensable guide.

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. To get the login details, register here. Please save the confirmation email you receive from Zoom to access at the time of the event. Closed captioning will be available. For more information, contact Susie Spikol.

Note: This event will be recorded. To ensure access to the recording, please register for this event, even if you cannot attend live. We will follow up with all registered participants when the recording is ready to view.

Co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education, the Historical Society of Cheshire County, and the Monadnock Center for History and Culture.

About Matthew Myer Boulton

Matthew is a writer and filmmaker in Keene, New Hampshire. With his wife, Liz, he runs SALT Project, an Emmy Award-winning film and animation production company. Educated at Northwestern University, Harvard University, and the University of Chicago, he has also served on the faculty at Harvard Divinity School.

Pumpelly’s home in Dublin (photo © Historical Society of Cheshire County)

Pumpelly Trail on Mount Monadnock named for the world-famous geologist and Harvard professor. (photo © Ray Krebs via Flickr Commons)