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  • Wyman Tavern Festival

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    Wyman Tavern Museum 339 MainSt, Keene, NH, United States

    Wyman Tavern Festival 10am-3pm. Wyman Tavern, 339 Main St., Keene This family-friendly festival brings the past alive, 18th century style. The Wyman Tavern Festival encourages kids and adults to play! Visitors can card wool, churn butter, make corn husk dolls, shuck corn, spin tops, or play 18th century games like Shut the Box. The Hinsdale […]

  • Teacher Workshop: Immigration History

    Historical Society of Cheshire

    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

    Historical Society of Cheshire

    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, […]

  • “The Uttermost Confusion Imaginable”: The Settlement and Early Years of Nelson

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    Nelson Town Hall, Nelson NH

    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 […]

  • Fred Marple’s Guide to New England for locals and people from away

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    Historical Society of Cheshire

    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 […]

  • Hike to the Emery Mill Site on the North Branch River

    Route 9 Stoddard NH

    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 […]

  • 18th Century Kids Camp

    Wyman Tavern Museum 339 Main Street, Keene, NH, United States

    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 […]

    $200.00 – $225.00

  • Ruth and James Ewing Arts Awards

    Redfern Arts Center keene, nh

    Ruth and James Ewing Arts Award   We were delighted to learn that the Historical Society of Cheshire County will receive a Ruth and James Ewing Arts Award from the Keene Sentinel and Arts Alive! The award will recognize our collaboration with Marlborough artist Alicia Drakiotes on art exhibits that have conveyed a sense of […]

  • Members Only Event: The Hope Quartet

    Historical Society of Cheshire

    Special Members Only Event:   An Evening of Jazz with the Hope Quartet Thursday, July 20 7:00 pm Exhibit Hall  246 Main St. Keene NH          The Hope Quartet is comprised of saxophonist Roy Nathonson, trombonist Curtis Fowlkes, bassist Tim Kiah, and Jesse Mills, violin and vocals.  Hope Quartet has been playing traditional […]

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