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The independent nonprofit that saves, preserves, and shares New Hampshire history. |
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Cornish, NH, Civil War Draft Lottery Box | Among the Society's 30,000 objects and countless archives are items so important and interesting that they are "icons" of New Hampshire history. Thanks to a generous grant from the McIninch Foundation, the Society has made high-quality digital images of 110 such items from the library and museum collections.
Here are three objects that convey the richness and depth of our collections:
This 1863 Civil War draft lottery box was used by Provost Marshall Chester Pike of Cornish to select draftees during the Civil War. The box was used at Pike's headquarters at West Lebanon.
The Battle of Gettysburg, James Walker, c.1870 |
Col. John Badger Bachelder (1825-94), a Gilmanton native, was primarily known for historical research on the Civil War. As the official U.S. historian of the Battle of Gettysburg, he spent six years researching the battle and interviewing Union and Confederate officers and soldiers. Bachelder commissioned James Walker to paint "The Battle of Gettysburg, at the period of Lt. General James Longstreet's assault on the Union Forces, July 3, 1863." The painting is on display in the exhibition New Hampshire Through Many Eyes at the Society's museum. Bass Viol, Abraham Prescott, 1809-29 | Musical accompaniment to psalm singing began to appear in New Hampshire churches in the late 18th century. Among the musical instruments introduced for religious music were bass viols. Abraham Prescott, a Deerfield farmer, was one of the first people in the country to manufacture the large stringed instrument. In the two decades after 1809, Prescott produced 147 bass viols, primarily for churches. The bass viol also is on display in New Hampshire Through Many Eyes. |
Frank H. Pierce (1848-1908) |
Over the past 150 years the Society has assembled and preserved a collection of 500 portraits. Faces of New Hampshire, a new exhibition showcasing 30 of the most compelling and significant portraits from this remarkable collection, is on view at the Society's library.
To see more about this show, click here.
Zedekiah Belknap (1781-1858)
c. 1850
Oil on panel
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase,
Katharine Prentis Murphy Fund
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Here at the Society we have a few. There are items and images in our collection that we know very little about. Here's where you come in! 
Do you know anything about these mystery poker players? All we know about this picture is that it's dated 1953. |
Mystery photo solved |
In our last issue of the E-Newsletter we included this image of a girls' basketball team from about 1920-30. Barbara Rice of Bow, a Society volunteer, recognized her mother in the photo. In 1928 her mother played basketball for Penacook High School.
Thanks to everyone who responded.
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Inn at Valley Farm |
Enter today to win a one or two-night stay at one of nine of New Hampshire's finest hotels, tickets to the Mount Washington Cog Railway, or to a Red Sox game at historic Fenway Park! You'll also be supporting the New Hampshire Historical Society.
For only $10 per ticket or $50 for six tickets, you could be on your way to a fabulous getaway. For more information and to purchase tickets, check out the link below.
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Free Museum Admission for Active Duty Military Families
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The New Hampshire Historical Society is pleased to partner with the National Endowment for the Arts and more than 600 museums in all 50 states to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and their families through Labor Day, September 6, 2010.
If you are active duty military personnel and/or an immediate family member, all you need to do is show either a Geneva Conventions CAC ID or a DD Form 1173 ID card at the museum admissions desk. Immediate family members under the age of 10 must be accompanied by an appropriate ID holder.
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Society Bobblehead at NASA Headquarters
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 Derry native Alan Shepard, Jr. (1923-98) was the first American to travel into space and the fifth man to walk on the moon. He is also well-known for hitting two golf balls on the moon that he jokingly said went "miles and miles and miles."
Recently Jeanne Gerulskis, executive director of the McAuliffe-Shephard Discovery Center, presented one of the Society's Alan Shepard Bobbleheads to NASA Administrator Alan Ladwig.
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All of the our programs and services are made possible by dues and contributions from individuals, foundations, and businesses. Make history -- JOIN TODAY.
The Society is proud to share the names of its business partners with you. Please visit them and tell them you appreciate their contributions to New Hampshire history!
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