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 | Historical Society of Cheshire County |
Keene, NH 03431
(603) 352-1895
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Description:
The Society is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, and communicating the history of Cheshire County, New Hampshire. The Historical Society of Cheshire County (HSCC) was unique from the
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Specialties:
Classes
Preservation
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By Appointment
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Printing
Storage
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Products:
Glass
Furniture
Antiques
Books
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History
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The Society is a nonprofit educational institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, and communicating the history of Cheshire County, New Hampshire. The Historical Society of Cheshire County (HSCC) was unique from the
beginning
because
it
was,
and
remains,
the
only
county
historical
society
in
New
Hampshire.
The
first
public
meeting
was
held
in
July
1927.
At
the
meeting
bylaws
were
adopted
and
officers
were
elected.
Samuel
Wadsworth,
a
Keene
jeweler,
surveyor,
and
local
historian,
was
selected
as
the
first
president.
The
interest
in
the
Society
was
enormous
as
250
charter
members
were
enrolled.
The
Keene
Public
Library
made
available
meeting
and
museum
space.
Historical
lectures
were
presented
at
regular
meetings
as
they
are
today.
Most
importantly,
the
newly
established
society
laid
a
strong
foundation
for
the
encouragement
of
donations
and
important
artifacts.
In
1974
the
Society
opened
a
local
history
museum
at
the
Colony
House
on
West
Street
in
Keene.
Building
on
their
already
extensive
collection
of
local
glass
and
pottery,
the
Society
transferred
its
remaining
collection
from
the
public
library
to
its
new
home
at
the
Colony
House
Museum.
Today,
the
Historical
Society
of
Cheshire
County
has
evolved
too
more
than
900
members,
five
employees,
60
volunteers,
and
a
13,
000
square
foot
facility
that
includes
a
research
and
genealogy
library
with
more
than
300,
000
local
history
items
in
the
collection.
The
dreams
that
Frank
Kingsbury,
Clifford
Wilbur,
and
Ella
Abbott
had
of
an
organization
to
preserve
the
county's
history
have
been
realized,
and
the
Society
itself
has
now
been
a
part
of
the
region's
rich
history
for
more
then
75
years.
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Services:
Classes
Discounts
Preservation
Storage
Research
By Appointment
Libraries
Printing
Specialties:
Classes
Preservation
Research
By Appointment
Libraries
Printing
Storage
Discounts
Products:
Glass
Furniture
Antiques
Books
Architecture
History
Military
Nature
Science
Silver
Artifacts
Crime
Transportation
Mining
Religion
Electricity
< Show Less
Business Categories:
Museums
Art Museums
Educational Services
Website
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