New Hampshire Historical Society

Join Director of Museum Collections Jonathan Olly on a tour of the Society’s newest exhibition, “Witness to War: Treasures from the American Revolution.” The exhibition features objects and documents that offer a glimpse of life during the turbulent years of the war and New Hampshire’s transition from colony to state in the new nation. Admission is free for New Hampshire Historical Society members, $10 for nonmembers. No registration required.

Local Event: Curator’s Tour: Witness to War: Treasures from the American Revolution

Merrimack County

Concord

New Hampshire

Curator’s Tour: Witness to War: Treasures from...

Join Director of Museum Collections Jonathan Olly on a tour of the Society’s newest exhibition, “Witness to War: Treasures from...

Curator’s Tour: Witness to War: Treasures from the American Revolution

We live in an era of monument building, yet we don’t look at most of the monuments and memorials around us. Think of all the mute memorials you may pass in a week that are unseen, a blurred background to your daily commute. So much narrative left out in the weather, so much storytelling that has lost its way. In this talk, author Howard Mansfield shares the call and response of monuments, the back and forth between past and present, which he explores in his latest book. Copies of Mansfield’s book will be available for sale and signing at the event. Admission is free for New Hampshire Historical Society members, $10 for nonmembers. No registration required.

Local Event: Lecture: “Invisible Monuments: Tribute, Memory, and the Summoning of the Past,” by Howard Mansfield

Lecture: “Invisible Monuments: Tribute, Memory,...

We live in an era of monument building, yet we don’t look at most of the monuments and memorials around us. Think of all the...

Lecture: “Invisible Monuments: Tribute, Memory, and the Summoning of the Past,” by Howard Mansfield

On Zoom 

They were an impressive couple at the turn of the 20th century. Charles Eastman was a Santee Sioux, a Dartmouth-educated doctor, and an author and speaker; Elaine Eastman was a renowned children’s author and a national leader in Native American education. Together, they witnessed the massacre at Wounded Knee, helped shape Americans’ views of Indians, and started a summer camp in New Hampshire that encouraged the use of indigenous themes in the American camping movement. In this conversation with the Society’s Director of Education Elizabeth Dubrulle, scholars Julie Dobrow and Raymond Wilson discuss the Eastmans’ remarkable story of love and loss. This program, conducted via Zoom, is free for everyone. Registration is required through the Programs &amp; Events Calendar on the Society’s website at nhhistory.org.

Local Event: Virtual Lecture: Camp Oáhe and the Legacies of Charles and Elaine Eastman

Virtual Lecture: Camp Oáhe and the Legacies of...

They were an impressive couple at the turn of the 20th century. Charles Eastman was a Santee Sioux, a Dartmouth-educated...

Virtual Lecture: Camp Oáhe and the Legacies of Charles and Elaine Eastman

Black abolitionists displayed amazing courage in advocating for the end of slavery in 19th-century America, often putting their own lives and freedom at risk. Yet, their stories are seldom remembered. Award-winning journalist Gail Braccidiferro MacDonald explores this history in her new book, Abolitionists of the Northeast. In this talk, MacDonald will focus on four Black figures from New Hampshire: Julia Williams Garnet, Ona Marie Judge, Prince Whipple, and Harriet Wilson. Copies of MacDonald’s book will be available for sale and signing at the event. Admission is free for New Hampshire Historical Society members, $10 for nonmembers. No registration required.

Local Event: Lecture: Black Abolitionists: The Courage to Stand Up and Speak Out, by Gail MacDonald

Lecture: Black Abolitionists: The Courage to...

Black abolitionists displayed amazing courage in advocating for the end of slavery in 19th-century America, often putting their...

Lecture: Black Abolitionists: The Courage to Stand Up and Speak Out, by Gail MacDonald

Born and bred in rural Gilmanton, New Hampshire, H.H. Holmes became one of the 19th-century’s most ruthless killers. He was a handsome charmer who skillfully made a place for himself among polite society while hiding an ugly secret of fraud, theft, and ultimately murder in a crime spree that ranged from Texas to Toronto. New Hampshire native and local author Avree Kelly Clark unmasks H.H. Holmes in this talk about his life, which she explored for her most recent book, a novel that follows the story of the investigations into Holmes and his sensational trial. Copies of Clark’s book will be available for sale and signing at the event. Admission is free for Society members, $10 for nonmembers. No registration required.

Local Event: All Manner of Evil: An Introduction to the Real H. H. Holmes, by Avree Kelly Clark

All Manner of Evil: An Introduction to the Real...

Born and bred in rural Gilmanton, New Hampshire, H.H. Holmes became one of the 19th-century’s most ruthless killers. He was a...

All Manner of Evil: An Introduction to the Real H. H. Holmes, by Avree Kelly Clark

Genealogy is everywhere these days, but scholars are just beginning to delve into when and how Americans came to be fascinated by the study of families and the connections that link us all. While we may think of 18th-century Americans as largely the subject of genealogy research, they were active participants in what was a foundational interest and practice in their own time. Join Karin Wulf of Brown University as she discusses her ground-breaking research in the history of genealogy from her book, Lineage: Genealogy and the Power of Connection in Early America. This program, conducted via Zoom, is free for everyone. Registration is required through the Programs &amp; Events Calendar on the New Hampshire Historical Society’s website at nhhistory.org.

Local Event: Virtual Lecture: Genealogy in Early America; or, Why George Washington Was a Genealogist and You Are

Virtual Lecture: Genealogy in Early America;...

Genealogy is everywhere these days, but scholars are just beginning to delve into when and how Americans came to be fascinated...

Virtual Lecture: Genealogy in Early America; or, Why George Washington Was a Genealogist and You Are

The legend of Revolutionary General John Stark loomed large over the generations that followed him, even decades after his death. In this talk, author Jane D. Cairns introduces her new novel, Exalted Objects, and the generation of Starks who inspired it. The novel traces the family’s legacy and the world they inhabited: a New Hampshire transformed by railroads and industrial development and profoundly shaped by the experience of the Civil War. Copies of Cairns’s book will be available for sale and signing at the event. Admission is free for Society members, $10 for nonmembers. No registration required.

Local Event: After General Stark: Family, Ambition, and a Changing New Hampshire

After General Stark: Family, Ambition, and a...

The legend of Revolutionary General John Stark loomed large over the generations that followed him, even decades after his...

After General Stark: Family, Ambition, and a Changing New Hampshire

New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park Street, Concord, NH, USA

The stories we hear from our families tell us who we are and how we should view the world. What tales shaped New England identities in the 17th and 18th centuries? In this presentation, historian Jo Radner juxtaposes Native American oral traditions and stories told by her own New England ancestors to reveal a complex colonial "middle ground.” This lecture is offered through the Humanities to Go program of New Hampshire Humanities, and admission is free.

Local Event: *FREE* Lecture: Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England

*FREE* Lecture: Tangled Lives: Native People...

The stories we hear from our families tell us who we are and how we should view the world. What tales shaped New England...

*FREE* Lecture: Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England

Harry “Bucky” Lew had integrated both college and pro basketball by 1903, and he didn't stop there. In a career that spanned 25 years and took him all over New England, Lew integrated every conceivable role in the game. Concord hosted Lew many times. It wasn't the case everywhere, but he was always welcome in the city. And that kind of welcome prompted the Dodgers to place their first integrated farm team in the United States in New Hampshire, leading to the full integration of all major league sports. Sports writer Chris Boucher shares the tale. This program, conducted via Zoom, is free for everyone. Registration is required through the Programs &amp; Events Calendar on the New Hampshire Historical Society’s website at nhhistory.org.

Local Event: Virtual Lecture: Bucky Lew and New Hampshire’s Role in Integrating Sports, by Chris Boucher

Virtual Lecture: Bucky Lew and New Hampshire’s...

Harry “Bucky” Lew had integrated both college and pro basketball by 1903, and he didn't stop there. In a career that spanned 25...

Virtual Lecture: Bucky Lew and New Hampshire’s Role in Integrating Sports, by Chris Boucher

Heather Warfield of Antioch University focuses on the intersection of history and psychology as she studies the therapeutic impact of pilgrimages in dealing with trauma. In this talk, she explores Belleau Wood, where U.S. Marines halted the German Spring Offensive of 1918 but at great cost. Warfield discusses New Hampshire connections to this battle, ranging from soldiers who fought there to the pilgrimages of veterans and families after the war. Admission is free for Society members, $10 for nonmembers. No registration required.

Local Event: New Hampshire and Belleau Wood: World War I Soldiers and the Pilgrimages After the War

New Hampshire and Belleau Wood: World War I...

Heather Warfield of Antioch University focuses on the intersection of history and psychology as she studies the therapeutic...

New Hampshire and Belleau Wood: World War I Soldiers and the Pilgrimages After the War

Sonia Booth

Tony Schinella

Boston Metropolitan Area

Hillsborough County

Manchester-Nashua, NH MSA

Manchester

Bedford

Amherst

Rockingham County

Londonderry

Merrimack

Milford

Windham

Nashua

Exeter

Salem

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Local Event: Age Gracefully - Assisted Stretching & Mobility Event by Flexable

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Curator’s Tour: Witness to War: Treasures from the American Revolution

OCT

10

2:00 PM

New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St, Concord, NH

Lecture: “Invisible Monuments: Tribute, Memory, and the Summoning of the Past,” by Howard Mansfield

OCT

17

2:00 PM

New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St, Concord, NH

Virtual Lecture: Camp Oáhe and the Legacies of Charles and Elaine Eastman

OCT

21

7:00 PM

Concord, NH

Lecture: Black Abolitionists: The Courage to Stand Up and Speak Out, by Gail MacDonald

OCT

24

2:00 PM

New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St, Concord, NH

All Manner of Evil: An Introduction to the Real H. H. Holmes, by Avree Kelly Clark

OCT

31

2:00 PM

New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St, Concord, NH

Virtual Lecture: Genealogy in Early America; or, Why George Washington Was a Genealogist and You Are

NOV

4

7:00 PM

Concord, NH

After General Stark: Family, Ambition, and a Changing New Hampshire

NOV

7

2:00 AM

New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St, Concord, NH

*FREE* Lecture: Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England

NOV

14

2:00 PM

Concord, NH

Virtual Lecture: Bucky Lew and New Hampshire’s Role in Integrating Sports, by Chris Boucher

NOV

18

7:00 PM

Concord, NH

New Hampshire and Belleau Wood: World War I Soldiers and the Pilgrimages After the War

NOV

21

2:00 PM

New Hampshire Historical Society, 30 Park St, Concord, NH

Age Gracefully - Assisted Stretching & Mobility Event by Flexable

FREE Lecture: Tangled Lives: Native People and English Settlers in Colonial New England