by Peter Randall
(in cooperation with the NH Historical Society)
A native of the New Hampshire seacoast, Peter E. Randall is the twelfth generation of his family to live in the region. He has been involved with publishing and photography since graduating from the University of New Hampshire. A former newspaper and magazine reporter and editor, Randall has authored 14 books ranging from collections to photographs and travel guides, to local history. His most recent photography books are New Hampshire, A Living Landscape and New Hampshire Then and Now. (www.petererandall.com)
Union Square, Milford, photographed by Atkinson’s Pictures, c. 1940. (NH Historical Society Collection)
Union Square, Milford. As an ongoing community project, the common was renovated in 1996, complete with a sidewalk composed of bricks with the names of the buyers stamped on them. (Peter Randall)
