Workshops
Events
-
-
Teacher Workshop: Immigration History
Historical Society of CheshireThis 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 […]
-
-
Photographic Walk Through Time
Historical Society of CheshireSaturday, September 9, 2017. 9:30am-3pm. Historical Society of Cheshire County, 246 Main Street. Workshop: A Photographic Walk Through Time The Historical Society of Cheshire County and fotoedu.org have teamed up to offer the public an opportunity to learn techniques for photographing architecture while studying local history. The full day workshop will include morning presentations of photography techniques […]
-
-
Teacher Workshop
Historical Society of CheshireThe Historical Society of Cheshire County hosts a two-day teacher workshop on The Progressive Era on Thursday, June 28 and Friday, June 29, 2018. FOR MORE INFO OR TO REGISTER
-
-
Monadnock Historical Societies Forum Roundtable
FeaturedThursday, October 11, 2018. 9:30am-1pm. Marlow Historical Society Monadnock Historical Societies Forum Roundtable The fall session of the Monadnock Historical Societies Forum will be held at the recently renovated Murray Hall, Forest Road, Marlow on Thursday, October 11th from 9:30am-1pm. The forum will begin with its traditional roundtable discussion, followed by a tour of Murray […]
-
-
Santa’s Sleigh Egg Workshop with Elegant Hatchery
FeaturedHistorical Society of CheshireParticipants will receive a kit in class and instructions to finish a Goose egg Santa's sleigh. This is a Real unfertilized Goose Egg. It will already be cut and will be mounted on a gold plated sleigh stand. You will add a gold plated Swarovski chain around the opening. The instructor will be there and […]
-
-
Spring Egg Workshop with Elegant Hatchery
FeaturedHistorical Society of CheshireThe next egg class is on March 6th at the Historical Society in Keene at 4:30pm until 8:00pm. Participants have a choice of making two darling quail eggs. Eggs are carved ahead of time, you will decorate with fimo caned flowers and fine gold braiding. You will also enhance egg with Swarovski crystals and extra […]
-
-
Wattle Fence Workshop
FeaturedWyman Tavern Museum 339 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesThursday, May 2, 2019. 3pm-5pm. Wattle Fence Workshop Free | Registration is required as class is limited to 12 participants Come to the Wyman Tavern Museum on Thursday, May 2nd at 3 pm to learn how people in the 18th century made fencing for animals and gardens as a spring activity. Participants will construct a […]
-
-
Family Colonial Night
FeaturedBruder House 349 Main Street, Keene, NHFamily Colonial Night, July 22, 2019 Join us on Monday, July 22, 2019 at 6:30-8:30 pm Meet real Colonial era reenactors Erich and Janice Steinhagen of Griswold, CT. Try 18th century pottery-making, butter making, spinning, weaving and carding wool. This is a free event with a suggested donation of $5 per family. Janice and Erich […]
-
-
Abenaki History in the Monadnock Region- Teacher Workshop
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesAbenaki History in the Monadnock Region is a one-day teacher workshop, ideal for grade school and middle school educators who seek to expand their knowledge of Abenaki history and culture. Sessions are a mix of lectures and activities and focus on the region’s 13,000-year history including: archaeology and how Indigenous culture has evolved; interactions between […]
-
-
Mochi Demonstration and Tasting
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesOctober 1, 2022 10:00 am. Historical Society of Cheshire County, 246 Main Street, Keene NH Visit the Historical Society on October 1st at 10:00 am when Spofford resident Yuko Suzuki Mowatt will demonstrate how to make one of her favorite Japanese sweets, mochi. Mochi is a Japanese rice cake made of mochigome, a short grain […]
-
-
Lunch & Learn: Black History in Keene, NH
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesFriday, 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 […]
-
-
George Washington Teacher Workshop
FeaturedBruder House 349 Main Street, Keene, NHThe Revolution Comes to Cheshire County Explore Primary Sources & Wonder Boxes from the HSCC Collection.During this session, you will have the rare opportunity to work with resources from the George Washington Teacher Institute and from the Historical Society of Cheshire County. Melinda Jette', history professor at Franklin Pierce University, will give an overview of […]