Chesterfield NH Historical Society

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Chesterfield NH Historical Society Chesterfield is a town in Cheshire County, in the southwestern corner of New Hampshire (also known as the Monadnock Region).

It includes the villages of Spofford and West Chesterfield.

Chesterfield's Revolutionary War Veterans Plaque from 1976 on display in the Chesterfield Town Hall. Is your ancestor li...
10/19/2026

Chesterfield's Revolutionary War Veterans Plaque from 1976 on display in the Chesterfield Town Hall. Is your ancestor listed here?

Methodist Church in Chesterfield Center (date unknown).Paul M. Penning, PhotographerPeter E. Mitchell Collection See les...
10/18/2026

Methodist Church in Chesterfield Center (date unknown).

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection See less

Chesterfield Historical Society Annual MeetingPotluck at the Town HallSun. Oct. 18th 12:30PMChesterfield's Revolutionary...
10/17/2026

Chesterfield Historical Society Annual Meeting
Potluck at the Town Hall
Sun. Oct. 18th 12:30PM
Chesterfield's Revolutionary Past
Presented by Jeff Titus

Out of an approximate population of 800 to 1,000 residents, there are 214 known Chesterfield Revolutionary War Veterans. From their memoirs or those of their friends, or neighbor's comes many stories.
Come share a meal and learn a little about their adventures.

Photo depiction by John Martin.

Firehouse Friday... This image shows a training class in fighting fires involving burning flammable liquids, probably fr...
10/16/2026

Firehouse Friday...
This image shows a training class in fighting fires involving burning flammable liquids, probably from the Meadowood Regional Fire School in Fitzwilliam, NH, c.1960s. Note the long coats and high boots, typical of the time.

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

Image shows Chesterfield School students on the auditorium stage, now part of the library/media center. Not sure of the ...
10/15/2026

Image shows Chesterfield School students on the auditorium stage, now part of the library/media center. Not sure of the date or the occasion, but if we can ID some of these faces, perhaps we will learn more...

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

Camping memories... probably c.1960s.This may be Bob Mills, though uncertain of that or location.Paul M. Penning, Photog...
10/14/2026

Camping memories... probably c.1960s.
This may be Bob Mills, though uncertain of that or location.

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

We have noted previously how Paul M. Penning liked to have fun with photography, and often his sense of humor played int...
10/13/2026

We have noted previously how Paul M. Penning liked to have fun with photography, and often his sense of humor played into many of the images he created. Here is one such imagined scene he brought to life in his home studio.

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

Image appears to be from inside Chesterfield School, date unknown. Who can you ID here?Paul M. Penning, PhotographerPete...
10/12/2026

Image appears to be from inside Chesterfield School, date unknown.
Who can you ID here?

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

Another view of the auction image we posted Thursday, probably conducted by Paul W. Lawton. This photo also taken from t...
10/11/2026

Another view of the auction image we posted Thursday, probably conducted by Paul W. Lawton. This photo also taken from the upstairs window of the Chesterfield Center Post Office stone building looking toward the auctioneer's tent in front of the Town Hall building (date unknown).

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection

We invite your comments and thoughts on this image, date and location uncertain. We think it may have been taken at a Sp...
10/10/2026

We invite your comments and thoughts on this image, date and location uncertain. We think it may have been taken at a Spofford Grange meeting... can you ID anyone here, or provide additional information?

Paul M. Penning, Photographer
Peter E. Mitchell Collection
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518A Route 63
Chesterfield, NH
03443

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9:30am - 12pm

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