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Women’s History Month
Happy Women’s History Month! The Historical Society of Cheshire County spent the last year researching dozens of empowered women from the area. To celebrate Women’s History Month, we will profile a few women each week on Social Media. This project was made possible by a Community Project Grant from New Hampshire Humanities, the support of […]
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Yankee Spy! Stoddard’s Jonathan Hale in the Civil War Presented by Alan Rumrill
Yankee Spy! Stoddard’s Jonathan Hale in the Civil War Presented by Alan Rumrill
Yankee Spy! Stoddard’s Jonathan Hale in the Civil War Online event click here to register Cheshire County native Jonathan Davis Hale left New Hampshire to seek his fortune in the mid-1800s. He gained wealth in his adopted state of Tennessee, only to lose it all when the Civil War began because he supported the Union. […]
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The Spanish Flu Epidemic in Southwest NH, 1918-1920 presented by Alan F. Rumrill
The Spanish Flu Epidemic in Southwest NH, 1918-1920 presented by Alan F. Rumrill
As the world, the United States, and Cheshire County deal with the coronavirus pandemic, it may be comforting to learn that our predecessors faced a surprising similar situation 100 years ago, and promptly saw life return to normal. How did the Spanish influenza epidemic of 1918 affect southwest New Hampshire and what comparisons can be […]