from the February 26, 1997 issue of The Country Chroncicle
Canaan, NH–Harriet Foster Welch, 84, died Friday, Feb. 20, 1997 at the Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon, NH. She was born in Newport, VT June 29, 1912 the daughter of the late Walter A. and Bertha (Aldrich) Dane. She attended schools in Newton Center, MA and was a graduate of Smith College with a degree in French literature. An accomplished musician and dancer, she taught ballet and tap dance in the Boston area. During WWII she served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in the China/Burma Theatre as a Staff Asst. for the American Red Cross in India. Her home on Canaan Street was the setting for annual summer shows featuring her family as instructors and musicians and including a wealth of locally recruited talent. Harriet was married to Austin H. Welch, a former Professor at Dartmouth Hitchcock College, The University of New Hampshire, and the First President of the former Canaan College. Mr. Welch died in 1983.
She is survived locally by her dear friend and caretaker Velma Adams of Canaan, NH.
Harriet was preceded by her parents; and 2 sisters: Barbara and Helen Dane. There are no known surviving family members.