Society's museum collection catalog now accessible online
 | | A sample page of "random images" from the Society's online museum catalog. |
The museum collections catalog is now available online at nhhistory.org! To access the catalog, click "Museum" and then "Online Catalog of Museum Collections."
This interactive catalog contains more than 23,000 records of museum objects and biographies of prominent people. Most of the records within the catalog have images attached.
This is a significant step in the Society's goal to make its collections accessible online so our members and users can explore and discover the objects and people in our collections.
Users can browse the collections through the "Random Images" function or search the collections via keyword and advanced search fields.
If you have an interest in New Hampshire history, be sure to dedicate some time to exploring this new online catalog. Why not start with Franklin Pierce or John Stark and see what you discover? Also, if you are interested in purchasing an image, you may order reproductions directly from the catalog.
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 | | First forester of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests, Philip W. Ayres |
More finding aids posted online
In addition to the museum collections catalog, additional finding aids have been uploaded to the Society's website. A finding aid is a tool used to summarize the collection and describe how it is organized, as well as provide a detailed list of what is in the collection. More than 50 finding aids have been added to our website in the last week!
The finding aid for the Ayres Family Papers is included in the latest uploaded material. This collection of more than 1,000 items of personal and family correspondence documents the life of Philip W. Ayres (1861-1945), conservationist and first forester of the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests. Many of the letters highlight the changing roles of women in the 1920s.
The finding aid is available at
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Here are some holiday greeting cards from the Society's extensive library collection.
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Save the dates:
May 4, 2013: Society's Annual Meeting 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the library
The annual meeting is free to members. Enjoy lunch for $10 with advance reservations. Invitations will be mailed to members next week.
Guest speakers are Gregory A. Zielinski, former Maine State Climatologist and co-author of New England Weather, New England Climate; and Sarah Shea Smith, forest industry specialist with the University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension and author of They Sawed Up a Storm: The Women's Sawmill at Turkey Pond, 1942.
May 16, 2013: Concord Garden Club's meeting open to Society members and friends
The Society's Director of Collections & Exhibitions Wesley Balla will give a talk entitled Artist and Nature: Changing Depictions of the White Mountain Landscapes, at 30 Park St. on May 16 at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free, and Society members and friends are welcome.
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