Tavern Keeper
Become a Tavern Keeper
The Wyman Tavern is Keene’s most historic house and the Historical Society of Cheshire County’s most important artifact. Each year, some of the Historical Society’s generous donors contribute $300 to become Tavern Keepers. The gift category is based on the cost of operating the Wyman Tavern for a week, which covers staffing, electricity, maintenance, insurance, security, and more.
The Tavern Keeper gift category is all about stewardship. Over the past ten years, the Historical Society of Cheshire County has made significant investments in our facilities – the historical preservation of the Wyman Tavern, the improvements at our headquarters the Ball Mansion, and the acquisition and renovations of the Bruder House next door to the Wyman Tavern.
Last year, 46 people contributed $300 each to be Tavern Keepers so that the Historical Society could be assured of having the resources to operate the Wyman Tavern for another summer season. This year, our organization cannot lose sight of the responsibility of being good stewards. When we are able to open our doors again to the public, we will need to be ready to provide a window into Cheshire County’s history at our facilities on Keene’s Main Street.
If you are in a position to do so, please join us in our stewardship challenge, and become a Tavern Keeper in 2021. As a Tavern Keeper you will be invited to take part in a special event, and you will receive a pass for free admission to the Tavern throughout the season for you and your guests. Please know that your support will help the Historical Society make a strong recovery.
Many Thanks to the 2021 Tavern Keepers
Thomas and Susan Abert
Sybil Dupuis
Carl and Ruth Jacobs, Jr.
David Frechette and
Sydney (CeeCee) Croteau Frechette
Susan Landers Gilbert and Sarah Handford
Monadnock Garden Club
Susan and Gary Murata
Lee and Paula Page
Michael Remy
Jim and Sharon Rousmaniere
Art and Lynn Simington
Robert Stephenson
Kimball and Maria Temple
Ken and Pam Walton
Rebecca and Wayne Whippie
Many Thanks to the 2020 Tavern Keepers
Thomas and Susan Abert
Robert and Deborah Aliber
Larry Benaquist and Tammy Armstrong
Lewis and Carol Barnes
Rebecca and Wayne Barton
Phillip “Rusty” Bastedo
Jay and Lisa Blanchard
Brad Blodget
Joseph Bohan
Chris J. and Mary J. Booras
Steven and Pauline Brackett
Sam and Lucy Bradley
Richard and Betsey Church
John Cooney
Tom Durnford and Lisa Clouet
Richard and Patricia Dugger
Sybil Dupuis
Robert and Alfrieda Englund
Charles and Charlotte Faulkner
Anne Faulkner and Robert King
David Frechette and Sydney Croteau
Frechette
Henry Frechette
Mark and Alice Funk
Pat Gallup
Michael Giacomo and Rachel Eschle
Sarah Handford and Susan Landers-Gilbert
Thomas and Elke Hanna
Bridget and Peter Hansel
- Roger and Nancy Hansen
Gordon Harper
Donall and Joyce Healy
John and Jean Hoffman
John and Lynda Hunt
Martha Hunt
Jeff and Lori-Ann Ingram
Ruth and Carl Jacobs, Jr.
Richard and Judith Kalich
Harriet and Claus Knappe
Paul and Sue Krautmann
Kurtz Family Foundation
Kendall and Molly Lane
Margaret Langford
Charles and Carolyn Loos
Daniel and Michel Mariaschin
Hayden McClure
John and Susan McGinnis
Brian and Lois Merry
Susan and Gary Murata
Brandt Onorato
Lee and Paula Page
Jennifer and Victor Pepin
Pinney Plumbing & Heating & AC
Chris and Gaynelle Pratt
Jim and Judy Putnam
Tom and Barbara Putnam
Marilyn Wyman Riley
James and Sharon Rousmaniere
Savings Bank of Walpole
Richard Scaramelli
Greg and Patti Seymour
Arthur and Lynn Simington
Edwin and Sharron Smith
Katherine Snow and Paul Ledell
Jeanie Sy
Richard Talbot
Kimball and Maria Temple
Robert and Lianne Therrien
Anthony and Barbara Tremblay
Ken and Pam Walton
Jan Weekes
Robert Wellwood
Rebecca and Wayne Whippie
Francis Williams
Jeanne Williams
Peter and Martha Wright
Robert and Lisa Wyman
Margaret Ziegler