News
Take a Peek at some of the great things that have been
going on here at the Peterborough Historical Society!
In
The Monadnock Ledger November 2005
Second-graders from Dublin
Christian Academy visit the Peterborough Historical Society Monday afternoon
to see what it was like to cook in the society's Colonial Kitchen. They are
wearing handmade costumes that are a tradition at the school.
Holiday
House 2005
Annual Report Letter from The
President
Jim VanValkenburgh September 2005
Contra dancing in the Monadnock Region 2003
Society’s 101st Annual Meeting Features Bob McQuillen. The
Peterborough Historical Society Program Committee has a special program
slated for the Historical Society’s 101st Annual Meeting on October 19 at
2:30 p.m....
Peterborough Gallery 2003
A new exhibit chronicles town’s past The Board of Directors and staff are
pleased to announce the opening of the Peterborough Gallery, a new exhibit
in the entry gallery at the Historical Society....
Discover History Packs for kids and families
2003
This summer vacation discover downtown Peterborough’s history with one of
the Historical Society’s Discover History Packs. Available at the
Historical Society and the Peterborough Town Library, the Discover History
Packs can be checked out for a day’s tour of downtown’s fascinating past....
Historical Society Adds Two New Staff Members 2003
The Historical Society welcomed two new employees this spring, Teresa
Steer, Assistant to the Director and Carrie Whittemore, Education
Coordinator....
MacDowell DowntownArtists share their work
at the Historical Society 2003
In keeping with The MacDowell Colony's long commitment to community
outreach, a new program was introduced to Peterborough in September 2002.
The program, MacDowell Downtown, complements the Colony's activities in
the local schools by serving art lovers too old to attend ConVal....
Camera Obscura Watching the
daily life of Peterborough upside down and backwards! 2002
Franklin Pierce College theater professor Robert Lawson has created a new
exhibit at the Historical Society, the fascinating Camera Obscura.
The Camera is a room-sized pinhole camera that projects a moving
image of the comings and goings on Grove Street onto a curved wall in a
darkened room. The camera is installed in the room that used to house the
Society’s archives....
Historical Society Acquires Miller Family
Documents and Artifacts 2002
In April, the Historical Society purchased a large number of business
ledgers, documents, and letters from the Isabelle Miller estate auction....
Peterborough and The Art of Family 2002
One of the Historical Society’s most important artifacts, the Job Hill
Family portrait, now graces the cover of a new book, The Art of Family,
published in April by the New England Historical Genealogical Society....
Historical Society celebrates Centennial February
1, 2002
February 1, 1902 was a sunny day with temperatures ranging from 17 to 26
degrees. February 1, 2002 was a day of freezing rain and ice with the
temperature hovering around 32 degrees. Despite the ice storm, the
Historical Society celebrated its 100th birthday with a gala party....
