Events
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Colonial Myths Busted, Again!
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesColonial Myths Busted, Again! Join this guided tour in the Wyman Tavern to discuss the many falsehoods told on historic house tours, focusing on the 18th century in New England. Walk through both floors of the tavern rooms and learn about the real facts behind some common myths, like this one: “Sleep tight, don’t let the […]
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Voices of Pride: Story Circle
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesThe Historical Society of Cheshire County is launching a multi-year project to record oral histories from the LGBTQIA+ community in the Monadnock region. On September 18th at 6:30-8:00 pm, the public is invited to the Historical Society to watch a short film featuring the first two participants of this project. This will be followed by […]
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Railroad History Walking Tour
How did the coming of the railroad impact New England communities like Keene, NH? Walk the Cheshire Rail trail through downtown Keene with Historical Society of Cheshire County executive director Alan Rumrill. Learn about the arrival of Keene's first train in 1848. Visit the sites where many industrial firms found success along the tracks in […]
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Domestic Servants Part #2
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesJoin historian and Historical Society of Cheshire County storyteller Becky Barton for a leisurely 1-hour stroll along the shaded sidewalks of South Main Street. Explore the true stories of people who contributed to the prosperity of the families they worked for in Keene. Who were the domestic servants? How long did they work? Which families […]
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Red Cross Blood Drive
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesRed Cross Blood Drive will be held at the Historical Society in the Exhibit Hall on Thursday, October 3, from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. Schedule a Blood, Platelet or Plasma Donation | American Red Cross (redcrossblood.org)
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Walldogs Mural Tour – October 2024
Featuredrailroad square main street, Keene, NH, United StatesAbout this event October 5, 2024 | 10 am Click here to purchase your ticket(s). In June 2019, over 200 Walldogs artists descended on the city of Keene to voluntarily paint 16 historically-themed murals across its cityscape in a matter of 3 days. Learn more about this incredible event as the Historical Society of Cheshire […]
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Closing early at 4 pm
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Keene at 150 opening reception
Historical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesOpening Friday, October 25, 2024 One hundred and fifty years ago, Keene, New Hampshire, became a city. To honor this milestone, the Historical Society of Cheshire County will present Keene at 150, a popup exhibit of enlarged photographs that reflect our city’s growth from the 1870s-2020s. While taking in the sites, visitors can watch the 2012 […]
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Keene at 150: Mayors Past and Present, Story circle.
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesIn honor of Keene’s 150th anniversary as a city, the public is invited to a special storytelling event on Friday, November 8th from 4:30-6:00pm. Historian Alan Rumrill will present a short program “Our Town Becomes a City: Keene in the 1870s”. A facilitated discussion with four of Keene’s mayors, past and present, will follow. Refreshments […]
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Patriotic Speeches & Pompous Declamations: New Hampshire in the 1774 Crisis of Atlantic Empire
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesThis talk will address the larger Atlantic World context of the explosive political crisis in parts of British North America in the year 1774 in the wake of resistance to the Tea Act. Questions about the future of independent Indigenous peoples, African Atlantic enslavement, and the very constitution of government itself all threatened to engulf […]
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Museum Store – Holiday Sale
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesHOLIDAY SHOPPING AT THE MUSEUM STORE! Attention gift-seekers and culture lovers! Don't miss our EXTENDED HOLIDAY HOURS – we're open LATE (Wednesday 12/18) until 8 PM, giving you the perfect opportunity to find those one-of-a-kind gifts that will absolutely WOW your loved ones! All shoppers will receive 10% off, members will receive 20% off their […]
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Perspectives in Diverse Classical Music salon series: Iris Rojas
FeaturedHistorical Society of Cheshire County 246 Main Street, Keene, NH, United StatesPart of Keene State College’s Perspectives in Diverse Classical Music salon series, the public is invited to bring a bag lunch while listening to music. Keene State student soprano, Iris Rojas, presents a short lecture and recital that will showcase works by African-American composers Florence Price, Moses Hogan and Hall Johnson, in addition to composers […]