Most of the factual information for this web site comes from the book published in 1996 by Arcadia Publishing, The Weirs by Warren D. Huse. Another good reference book used was The Lakes Region New Hampshire — A Visual History by John D. Bardwell and Ronald P. Bergeron, published in 1989 by The Donning Co., Norfolk, VA. Limited use was also made of The Boats and Ports of Lake Winnipesaukee, Volumes I & II, by Bruce D. Heald, published by Arcadia Publishing. Some additional facts about the railroad have come from the Winnipesaukee Railroad’s history web page.

Other facts come from the webmaster’s personal knowledge of the area, having been “born and raised” in the area since 1956, and being one of the owners of the former New Weirs Hotel, former Lakeside House, and former Story’s Hotel properties (now the Half Moon Motel & Cottages, Winnipesaukee Marketplace, and Beachview Bazaar, respectively); and the land where the Brickyard was located on Brickyard Mountain (now wetlands and woods).

Exact dates are provided whenever possible. When not, an educated guess has been made, based on the evidence seen in the photograph or postcard. For instance, since the current Weirs Beach bathhouse was constructed in 1962, aerials of Weirs Beach can be reliably dated as being before or after 1962.

For an interesting discourse on postcard history, please click here.

Thanks to the many unknown photographers, and the many unknown artists who painstakingly hand-tinted the old postcards. Special thanks to the brave aerial photographers, past, present, and future, who, while hanging out the cockpit of an aerial craft took the photos that allowed the continuing story of Weirs Beach to be told: Harold Piper, Frank Forward, Loran Percy, Bob St. Louis, and Jim Abts.

If you would like to contribute any further information about these images, or would like to make a correction or clarification to the text, please email the webmaster. Especially appreciated would be more precision to the dates of the images. —Robert Ames, December, 2006

Since the above was written, a great number of postcards and images have been added to this website. Because of the overwhelming number of images, the webmaster has decided not to update this acknowlegment page any further. However, if there is a particular postcard or image of interest, please email me. I will respond with any information I may have about that particular image.
—Robert Ames, February, 2008

In 2022-2023, this website was completely redone so it would be compatible with mobile devices. The redo also allowed usage of larger size images. Click on any image and it appears in a “lightbox” in full size. Every page on the website had to be reformatted. This was a massive job, but I think it was well worth the effort.   – Robert Ames, December, 2023.

P.S. The table with acknowledgement of the photographer and publisher has been removed.