Why consider the Historical Society of Cheshire County for your next conference, charity event, or board meeting? The Society offers many opportunities for your employees, members, and board members to learn the rich history of the Monadnock region.
Our staff historians are available to provide lectures for your event on a variety of topics. Thirty-minute to 2-hour lectures are available. Pricing varies depending on location and program selected. Non-profit rates are also available.
Programs available :
Agriculture & Land Conservation
In the Far Pasture: 300 Years of Agriculture in the Monadnock region
Why Here? A History of Land Conservation in Southwest New Hampshire
Business and Marketing
Water Powered Mills of the Monadnock Region
Brittle Beauty: The Story of Stoddard Glass, 1842-1873
Kingsbury Toys for Girls and Boys (history of the company)
Marketing Monadnock, using the name ‘Monadnock’ to market local companies and the region
Grave Robbing
Grave Robbing in New England
Railroad
The History of the Cheshire Railroad
The Manchester & Keene Railroad
Weather & Nature
Hurricane of 1938 in Cheshire County
Wild Winter Weather in New Hampshire
Floods and Hurricanes of the Monadnock Region
Art
Mountain as Muse: The Artists who Painted Mt. Monadnock
Civil War
Jonathan Davis Hale, New Hampshire’s Civil War Spy
Meetinghouses
Meetinghouses of the Monadnock Region
Then & Now
Cheshire County Then & Now
Women's History
Bad Ass Women of Keene – history of women’s suffrage
Jennie B. Powers short film and discussion – progressive era women
“She ever appeared different”: Catharine Fiske and Her Young Ladies Seminary
Program rate starting at $175.00*. Additional fees for mileage and overnight accommodations if applicable.
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