| History of the Farm |
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The Fairbrothers Farm has a rich history. It was first settled in the 1760s by Thomas Savage (1714-1798) and has been a working farm ever since. It was farmed by Thaddeus Dutton (1814-1874)and his descendants (1840-1870), several generations of Hazens (1870-1945), Charles and Thelma Fancy (1945-1950), Armand Gauthier (1950-1983) and the Fairbrothers (1983-present.) Gregg Fairbrothers is the founding director of the Dartmouth Entrepreneurial Network at Dartmouth College, an adjunct professor of business administration at Dartmouth’s Tuck School of Business, and the founding Chairman of the Dartmouth Regional Technology Center, Inc., Lebanon, NH. Prior to returning to Dartmouth in 1999, he served in a variety of management and executive positions in the oil and gas industry over 22 years, managing and founding exploration and production companies on three continents. Mr. Fairbrothers completed a B.A. in Earth Sciences at Dartmouth in 1975, an M.S. degree from Rutgers University in Geology in 1977, and an M.B.A. from the University of Tulsa in 1983. Cathy Fairbrothers is a former petroleum exploration geologist and founder of an oil and gas exploration company. She is a former Oklahoma state champion hunter-jumper, and has competed in 3-day eventing and dressage.
![]() The one-room Jericho Schoolhouse was built in 1847 and used continuously until 1947. It is now used by the Jericho Community Association for meetings and social functions. The Farm originally employed diversified subsistence farming typical of early New England, later specializing in orchards, sheep, dairy, and horses.
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