Local student historian gathering Laconia State School's past

Sometimes uncomfortable, project tackles institution's founding, changes

By: Bob Martin

Outlets: Laconia Daily Sun

Published: May 26, 2026

Words: 1,782

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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LACONIA — Lily Lescarbeau has been digging deep into city history dating back to when she was in high school. Now, the former Sachem is working on gathering information about the former Laconia State School, with hopes it will become part of her senior thesis at Saint Anselm College.

“I like to highlight Laconia’s history,” Lescarbeau said. “I’ve lived here my whole life. I just think it is really important to understand what happened, what …

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