Nathaniel Hawthorne College Antrim New Hampshire

[applecineman]

Thanks for posting. I was there for one year only - '86/'87. I think there's a pic of my old flight instructor Ian Duncan at 1:22. I did a google search and see the campus is now renovated (as of 2008) and operating as the 'Maharashi Academy for Total Knowledge'.

[Zhollamychalis]

Thanks Firehawk. Peace and blessings be upon you and yours...

[Zhollamychalis]

Nanny Ha ha, Hoagies, Black flies, The Major. I lived in The Zoo...I remember my first student solo in my fav Cherokee 343 down at the airport, , fellow Jamaican Winsome Palmer, being president of the International student club, Brigitte Michel and Helen Mairlot, Shoo Shoo, Happy Hour, playing flag football, Lauren, Beast, Dean Thiebeault, Trevor, Carlos...fall foliage, Dawn Patrol, Charlie my flight instructor, 1978-1981, never finished, awesome memories...

[jlboynton]

Gee... Your welcome for taking the credit on this video. I actually created it, and it contains some of my personal images.

[Houseofthe7gayboys]

Officially closed in spring of '88 but the school and the CIA still trained its recruits there for well over ten years until early 2000.

[tamioconnor]

Awesome video! It brought back a lot of old memories! 79-81

[ligreekguy]

A shame. I graduated from Saint Anselm, but remember Hawthorne very well. I often wonder what would have happened if the school had stuck to its liberal arts core as opposed to going the more aviation-business-technology route. By choosing the latter, it was outmaneuvered by the more established programs at Daniel Webster College and New Hampshire College. The campus buildings also needed updated, and recruitment needed to be more aggressive. Alas, NH never did much to support its colleges.

[GeorgeVreelandHill]

I never went to Hawthorne, but I did work there.

My mom did too.

I have a lot of memories of the place.

It was a good school.

A lot of the old buildings are torn down, but if you go there today, you can still see it as Hawthorne College.

Thank you for posting this.

Sometime in the future, I will make a video of what it looks like today.

George Vreeland Hill

[lgraffhill]

Thank you for posting this. While I was too young to be able to go to Hawthorne, I have lots of fond memories of being there. My grandfather, George Gibson, was part of the Hawthorne faculty dedicated to teaching flight. My mom, dad, aunt and uncle are also alums of Hawthorne.

[ndipuppo]

"Major Gibson" as we use to call him was a first class individual. We all looked up to him and he mentored many of us through our initial flying experiences. I got to fly one flight with him in the DC3. What a great experience. It was an honor to know him. You should be very proud of him. He had a positive influence on all that he touched.

[lgraff70]

Thanks, he truly is a wonderful individual and I am honored to have him in my life. He's stilly flying today in his Starduster II that he built :-)

[ndipuppo]

Glad to hear that he is still around and going strong. I remember the Starduster II when it was just tubes and a dream. It's wonderful that he finished it. Please send him my warmest regards.

[donnertundblitz]

Thankyou for composing this firehawk. Had some great years at Hawthorn from 83-87.

[jlboynton]

@donnertundblitz - I actually created this...

[njwarriorprincess]

Firehawk, thank you so much for posting this, real nice job - serious memories! My husband & I left in '86, we saw the "crash" coming & went to Bridgewater State in MA. Life in NH was great. Would love to find Marylou Posada if anyone has contact info. And hey, twldr1, what they said was true: if you could learn to fly out of 8B1, you could basically fly anywhere...

[firehawk46064]

You're welcome :) You can see if they are on FACEBOOK or MYSPACE ..there is a Hawthorne College Group Page on Facebook with lots of alumni and pics on there

[juantonpierro]

Thank you Firehawk. It was a total and welcome surprise to see this. I attended 1969/1973. I wish I appreciated the here and now, as much then.

[twrldr1]

pretty area.College sucked for the money spent! Weather sucked for flying! Went here for one year only

[mydirtbike1]

kirk hansen 79-82 kappa sigma,,,Where's Bowie,,Plotkin,Yogie,Goldner..­..the day regan was shot,,,harts and spads Where are the girls?..at Colby-Sawyer..Pam ...lets go 4wheeling then burn the truck after...27years ago ...charlie Brown and Lucy.....

[deguzable]

Hey Kirk! Pam deGuzman here. How are you? Hows life? Do you know Yogi's "real" name? It was Mark Something? Would love to locate both he and Michael Plotkin.

[mydirtbike1]

cool

[UninterestedNU]

I started in 1984.

Flight program

Scarborough Hall. Does anyone remember the castle room on the 3rd floor? That was my room at one point.

[bster2795411]

Really enjoyed this video. Great times at Hawthorne 78-80!

[883400]

I was at Hawthorne from 1974 to 1977 in the fight program, really enjoyed your video sent it to all my friends that attended, school with me.

[firehawk46064]

Bailey, I was there for their last year in 1987-88... They closed on April 30th 1988.

[bailey1724]

firehawk

great video. where did you get the pictures ?

i attended in 1978/79, but could never get back. when were you there?