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Teacher Workshop: Immigration History
This workshop is now full! Call 603.352.1895 to get on our waiting list. In the Historical Society’s upcoming two-day workshop, grade school through high school educators will examine the immigration experience in the Granite State between the 1860s and 1940s. The workshop is also designed to familiarize teachers with local primary resources that are available […]
Franco-Americans of Manchester
Franco-Americans of Manchester
New Hampshire historian Robert Perreault will present A Taste of the Old Country in the New: Franco-Americans of Manchester at the Historical Society of Cheshire County on Thursday, June 29th from 12:30pm – 2:00pm. The talk will examine the experience of French Canadians who settled in the Granite State and the religious, educational, social, cultural, […]
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“The Uttermost Confusion Imaginable”: The Settlement and Early Years of Nelson
“The Uttermost Confusion Imaginable”: The Settlement and Early Years of Nelson
Join Executive Director, Alan Rumrill July 6 ~ 7:00 PM ~ Nelson Town Hall “The Uttermost Confusion Imaginable”: The Settlement and Early Years of Nelson That is a direct quote from the early town records at a time when there was indeed considerable confusion, controversy and hard feelings in the infant community of Packersfield. It […]
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Fred Marple’s Guide to New England for locals and people from away
Fred Marple’s Guide to New England for locals and people from away
Fred Marple’s Guide to New England (for Locals and People from Away) is a hilarious look at all the things about Yankees that seem to confuse outsiders. Fred will discuss Yankee food, including why we think baked beans and vegetables boiled with a piece of corned beef are examples of haute cuisine. He’ll examine Yankee […]
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Hike to the Emery Mill Site on the North Branch River
Hike to the Emery Mill Site on the North Branch River
Jul 9 (Sun) Join Alan Rumrill, Director of the Historical Society of Cheshire County, and Jeremy Wilson, Director of the Harris Center for Conservation Education, on a short hike of approximately 1.5 miles over uneven terrain to the Emery mill site on the North Branch River. John Emery built a powder keg mill on the […]
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18th Century Kids Camp
At the Historical Society of Cheshire County's 18th Century Kids Camp, kids in 3rd to 5th grade will enter the world of Keene in the 1770's. Campers will become a family that lived and worked in the community and would have interacted with Issac and Sarah Wyman at their tavern on Main Street. Throughout the week […]
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18th Century Kids Camp
At the Historical Society of Cheshire County's 18th Century Kids Camp, kids in 3rd to 5th grade will enter the world of Keene in the 1770's. Campers will become a family that lived and worked in the community and would have interacted with Issac and Sarah Wyman at their tavern on Main Street. Throughout the […]
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Tour of the Spofford Lake Quigley Murals
Tour of the Spofford Lake Quigley Murals
Tour of the Spofford Lake Quigley Murals Saturday, August 5 3:30 pm Meet at the Historical Society “Quig didn’t have a lot of ready cash flow...we were sort of products of a barter system...the doctor who delivered me got murals in his summer cottage on Spofford Lake, which I hadn’t really known about until […]
Wyman Tavern Brew Fest
Wyman Tavern Brew Fest
History meets craft brewing on August 5th at the Wyman Tavern Brew Fest. The event will feature brewers from New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, and Massachusetts. It will take place on the grounds of the historic Wyman Tavern Museum on Main Street in Keene. Proceeds from the Wyman Tavern Brew Fest will benefit the Historical Society […]
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