Kids Making History
Showcasing creative student projects that incorporate local primary sources to retell the past.
2018 Communicating the Past Award
Franklin Elementary School’s 3rd grade class received an award for their downloadable walking tour of downtown Keene.
Keene High Students Interview Artists
Keene High School’s Grace Phippard and Macy Woudenberg interviewed over 20 local artists to produce QR codes for visitors. Listen to artists talk about what inspires them to create art in HSCC’s summer exhibit “All Around Monadnock.”
Keene Student is Juried into Art Show
Keene Middle School student, Sharanya Budakoti, is one of 52 artists accepted into the Historical Society of Cheshire County’s summer 2018 exhibit, “All Around Monadnock”. Her painting, “Vibrant Monadnock,” is inspired by the gorgeous autumn colors that are displayed in nature in the Monadnock region.
Keene State Students Volunteer at HSCC
Fall semester 2017, thirteen students from Professor Graham Warder’s LLC History class volunteered for 2-hours each at the Society, transcribing and researching historic documents.
Pinterest.... 1850s style
In the Summer of 2017, Smith College student Patience Kayira created a Pinterest page inspired by the life of Martha Willson and her 1850 diary in the collections of the Historical Society. Click image to see Pinterest page.
Diary of an 18 Year Old Girl, 1850
In May 2017, students at Keene High School transcribed the 1850 diary of an 18-year old girl from Keene, NH. They used what they learned to create interactive posters. Click image above to see original diary.
Student becomes the Teacher
In July 2017, Lee Ackerman of Westmoreland created a new program for the Historical Society’s 18th Century Kids Camp. Lee and his apprentice Sam created an Intro to Blacksmithing program for 3rd – 5th graders. Great work Lee!
Jewish History in NH
In March 2017, the 11th graders at Monadnock Regional High School visited the Historical Society of Cheshire County to study the Jewish immigrant experience in Cheshire County in the early 20th century. Click image to read about the project.
2017 School Award
The Historical Society of Cheshire County is pleased to award Paul Deschaine’s 8th grade class with the 2017 Communicating the Past Award! Click image to read more.
2016 Civil War Comics Camp
In August 2016, 20 middle school students from around the Monadnock region joined forces to create an 85-page comic book The Wilcox Diary Comic using the letters and diary of Civil War soldier Charles Wilcox of Keene.
"Blizzard of 1888" Award (2016)
In June 2016, the Historical Society of Cheshire County awarded a Communicating the Past award to Ms. Emilia Whippie-Prior’s 5th and 6th graders at Nelson, NH, School. Students studied the Blizzard of 1888 to complete a creative writing piece about the experience of a real individual during the storm. They used books about the Blizzard, historic photographs, diary entries, newspaper accounts, and artifacts as research materials. The result was a collection of fascinating stories based on real events. Congrats!!