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Images of America Series: Stoddard by Alan F. Rumrill
Pre-publication offer now through April 1, 2024. $19.99 The town of Stoddard, located in the Monadnock Region of southwest New Hampshire, is blessed with a handsomely severe landscape of forests, lakes, and hills admired for their natural beauty. Hundreds of farm families settled in the town between 1768 and 1820. When the rock-laden and thin-soiled […]
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Early Admission ticket sales for annual book sale
May 3rd – Entry fee for timed entry* Limited entry -12 people per time slot *Tickets go on sale April 4, 2024, @ 12:00 pm Click here to purchase tickets. 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM $35.00 Per Person 11:30 Am - 1:00 PM $25.00 Per Person 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM $15.00 Per Person 2:30 […]
The Power of Water ***** Event postponed due to weather*****
The Power of Water ***** Event postponed due to weather*****
World Premiere: "The Power of Water" A Documentary on Local Waters, Local Land, and Imagining a New Future **** SOLD OUT EVENT ***** Thursday, April 4 @ 7:00pm at the Showroom: Screening + Panel & Discussion "The Power of Water" follows the story of Bob King, a New Hampshire entrepreneur based in Keene, whose life's […]
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Book Launch Event with Alan F. Rumrill
Book Launch Event with Alan F. Rumrill
Join us Saturday, April 6, 2024, 10-12 pm Images of America Series Stoddard by Alan F, Rumrill The town of Stoddard, located in the Monadnock Region of southwest New Hampshire, is blessed with a handsomely severe landscape of forests, lakes, and hills admired for their natural beauty. Hundreds of farm families settled in the town […]
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Lunch & Learn: Black History in Keene, NH
Lunch & Learn: Black History in Keene, NH
Friday, April 12th, 2024. 12pm-1pm. Lunch & Learn: Black History in Keene. NH Historical Society of Cheshire County, 246 Main Street, Keene, NH New findings on Keene’s Black history will be presented by a Boston-based research team as part of the “Recovering Black History in the Monadnock Region” initiative. On Friday, April 12, 2024, at […]
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Tour of Keene Signworx
Tour of Keene Signworx
Tour of Keene Signworx Peter Poanessa will offer tours of his sign making facility, Keene Signworx, allowing visitors to see today’s process for making trade signs. Signs from businesses past and present line the walls. This event is limited to 25 people and is held in conjunction with the Society’s current exhibition, Signs of the […]
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Recovering Black History: A Workshop
Recovering Black History: A Workshop
Virtual event April 17, 2024 | 7:00 PM Click here to register in partnership with Partnership of Historic Bostons, Historical Society of Cheshire County, and the Monadnock Center for History and Culture The overflowing multitude of documents, photographs and artifacts in the archives of two local history societies in southwestern New Hampshire have, over the […]
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History of Stoddard with Alan F. Rumrill
History of Stoddard with Alan F. Rumrill
Presentation location - Stoddard Town Hall 1450 Route 123 North, Stoddard, NH 7 p.m. Alan Rumrill will present an illustrated program on the history of Stoddard from 1768-2024. He will share the story of the town’s contentious Revolutionary War history and trace the rise, fall, and rebirth of the community as it focused on agriculture, industry, […]
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Annual Meeting and Presentation: Keene, NH: A Deep Local History with Matthew Myer Bolton
Annual Meeting and Presentation: Keene, NH: A Deep Local History with Matthew Myer Bolton
Seating for this event is limited. ---Sold Out*** Attend in person click here to register. Attend online click here to register to attend via zoom. Matthew Myer Bolton will be the featured speaker at the Historical Society of Cheshire County Annual Meeting on Monday, April 29, 2024, at 7:00 pm. Following a brief business […]
Lunch/Learn: Short Films on Local History
Lunch/Learn: Short Films on Local History
This spring Keene State College students spent the semester learning how to use digital storytelling as a tool to present their research. In a special honors course, students conducted oral histories, organized, and conducted interviews, visited archives, and researched topics that were rooted in the local. The topics the students chose were diverse and range […]