John F. Page, of Haverhill, NH died on May 23, 2012 in Hanover, NH. He was born on August 3, 1935 in Ringoes, NJ, the son of Norman F. Page and Charlotte K. Page of Haverhill, NH. He lived in Ramsey, NJ. and attended public schools there. From 1951 to 54 he attended and graduated from the Mount Hermon School in Northfield, MA, and graduated from the University of New Hampshire in 1958. Thereafter he did graduate work in historic preservation at the College of William & Mary and received an MA in 1969. After a brief stint as a teacher at Suffield (CT) Academy, he served as curator of the Hartford (CT) State House and thereafter as executive director at the New Hampshire Historical Society from 1969 to 1984. After 1985 he was the first executive director of Inherit New Hampshire (now the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance). In retirement, he returned to his ancestral home town of Haverhill and became active in historic preservation in that community, serving as president of the Haverhill Historical Society for many years and spearheading many local preservation initiatives, including the Ladd Street School Project and the restoration of Alumni Hall. At the time of his death he was actively promoting the ongoing restoration of Pearson Hall, the c.1816 Georgian structure which was the first home of Haverhill Academy, an institution where his grandfather had served as headmaster. When renovated, Pearson Hall will be the permanent home of the Haverhill Historical Society. In 1966 Mr. Page married Ruth Y. Cox of Springfield, PA. She survives him, as do two sons, David H. Page of Hampton, NH and Christopher W. Page of Boxborough, MA; a brother, Ridler W. Page of East Boothbay, ME; a nephew, William R. Page of South Berwick, ME; and nieces Kathryn Page of Hanover, NH and Elizabeth P. Brown of Lyme, NH. There will be no calling hours. The funeral service will be on Wednesday, May 30, 2012 at 2 PM in the First Congregational Church of Haverhill UCC, School Street, Haverhill, NH. Burial will follow in Ladd Street Cemetery, Haverhill. Contributions in memory of John Page may be made to the Pearson Hall Fund c/o Edith Celley, Haverhill Historical Society, Haverhill, NH, 03765