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The New Boston Historical Society is a volunteer organization which preserves the history of our New Hampshire town and shares stories, photographs, and artifacts with the community.

Will the Select Board ever do something about traffic in downtown New Boston?
10/08/2026

Will the Select Board ever do something about traffic in downtown New Boston?

We forgot to take a picture of Dick and Betsy Moody at the Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair! Every year they fill t...
09/16/2026

We forgot to take a picture of Dick and Betsy Moody at the Hillsborough County Agricultural Fair! Every year they fill the length of the big barn with hundreds of antique tools and machines, each with a label and a story. It takes days to set up the displays, the Moodys are on-site Friday through Monday to greet visitors, then they've got to haul everything away.

On the trailer in the photo are a 1920s Maytag wringer-washer, a "hit-and-miss" engine, a reel lawnmower, and an ice-cutting tool. You may ask, how do the Moodys lift machines that weigh hundreds of pounds onto the trailer? Answer: the trailer tilts, usually when you least expect it.

The Butterfield Bridge (or Gage's Bridge) in the 1920s and today.
09/03/2026

The Butterfield Bridge (or Gage's Bridge) in the 1920s and today.

General John Stark and his men won the Battle of Bennington on August 16, 1777 - 249 years ago today - and captured 4 c...
08/16/2026

General John Stark and his men won the Battle of Bennington on August 16, 1777 - 249 years ago today - and captured 4 cannons from the British.
This photo of the Molly Stark cannon appeared in the National Geographic magazine in 1951. An attached post-it note suggests the gun crew may have included Artemus Boulter, Fred Cann, and Charles French.

Where is this New Boston bridge? Extra points if you crossed it when the wood beams were still in place.(photo donated b...
08/13/2026

Where is this New Boston bridge? Extra points if you crossed it when the wood beams were still in place.

(photo donated by Gail Parker)

Historical Society volunteers Dick and Betsy Moody drove to work in their 1934 Plymouth.
08/06/2026

Historical Society volunteers Dick and Betsy Moody drove to work in their 1934 Plymouth.

Among the museum visitors today was New Boston violin maker Trey Kendall. In this photo Trey is holding one of our Farle...
07/30/2026

Among the museum visitors today was New Boston violin maker Trey Kendall. In this photo Trey is holding one of our Farley violins, made in 1893.

Charles Farley's workshop was in his house next to Dodge's Store. Another of his violins is in the collection of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts.

Trey identified the Farley bows as made of Pernambuco, a prized wood from Brazil, with horsehair strings.

P.S. If you have a violin, viola or cello in need of restoration, you might visit Trey's website https://www.newbostonstrings.com/

People in New Boston took more care with their appearance in the old days. This photo is undated. Written on its reverse...
07/16/2026

People in New Boston took more care with their appearance in the old days.
This photo is undated. Written on its reverse is "Minuet."
We think it was taken behind Town Hall and we guess the date was c.1920 based on the convertible roofs of the cars parked on Meetinghouse Hill Rd above the swings.
Do let us know if you have any information about this picture. Maybe you're in it!

Who remembers Syrup of Ipecac and Tincture of Iodine? One is an emetic, the other an antiseptic.These bottles are from E...
07/13/2026

Who remembers Syrup of Ipecac and Tincture of Iodine? One is an emetic, the other an antiseptic.
These bottles are from Ernest Hagland's drugstore, now Tates Gallery, and have long passed their expiry dates.
We thank Mona Winslow and Arlene Dodge for the donation!

Address

2 Central Square
New Boston, NH
03070

Opening Hours

12pm - 2pm

Telephone

(603) 487-2526

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