Bartlett NH Historic Society

06/19/2026

The Bartlett Historical Society is asking if anyone has a good photo of Francis Pierce Murphy, our deceased WWII Vet for whom the VFW is named? We are looking for one to put into a museum display of military artifacts so a shot of him in uniform would be greatly appreciated. Post it here if that's convenient. If not, where can we get it?

06/09/2026

Bob Cottrell is our presenter on June 17. We hope you can attend.

06/07/2026

Historic Inns and Hotels in the Upper Bartlett area. There were more than you might think. It takes 3 pages to display them all. Look for the link to pages 2 and 3. The Maple Dale Inn was operated by Orin Cook. The Arendt's (pictured) ran it in the 1950's to early 60's. (Might not display well on your phone.) https://www.bartletthistory.net/lodging-1-1

06/07/2026

The museum will be closed temporarily while we update our displays.

05/21/2026

05/20/2026

The 1826 WILLEY SLIDE IN CRAWFORD NOTCH. Just in case you haven't heard enough about it. Here's everything you might not have known. THERE IS ALSO A RARE BOOKLET narrative written by Edward Melcher and published in 1880, when he was 83. Melcher was one of the twelve men who made their way to the Willey family site and recovered their bodies. This is the only first-hand account we have seen. https://www.bartletthistory.net/willey-slide

05/20/2026

EVERYONE ALREADY KNOWS ABOUT BARTLETT'S EARLY SKI AREA...STANTON SLOPES. Well, maybe not. https://www.bartletthistory.net/stantonslopes

05/20/2026

A HOTEL ONCE STOOD ATOP MT KEARSARGE ! See the details: https://www.bartletthistory.net/kearsarge-area

05/20/2026

In about 1988 The 1932 School Building was demolished. Here is a nice summary of the various school buildings in Upper Bartlett Village, beginning with "The Special School" built in 1890.

It lasted 40 years when it was destroyed by fire. A replacement was built in 1932. It survived until about 1988 when if became obsolete and was demolished for a new building. There are pictures here of that demolition. https://www.bartletthistory.net/1932-highschooldemolition

05/19/2026

Our forefathers were an industrious and rugged lot. When faced with problems or challenges, they invented the proper tool, implement, structure, or machine to overcome the issue.
Snow essentially caused a halt to travel in rural areas of the valley, even via horseback, at times. A solution was needed, and the “snow roller” was invented. The Bartlett Historical Society found an old snow roller rotting away in Intervale and brought it back to life. It now sits in the Park at Bartlett Village, directly on Rte 302. https://www.bartletthistory.net/snowroller-bartlett-nh-historical