Rye Historical Society - NH

Rye Historical Society - NH Visit Us on Saturdays 10 am to noon May through October

For more information, contact us at [email protected]
or call (603) 436-9278. ๐ŸŒŠ

The Board of the Rye Historical Society invites you to join RHS and the Town Museum. Membership benefits include discounts, a subscription to the e-newsletter, special openings of the museum and more! All membership and historical inquiries should be made to [email protected].

Back in the day.Edited to add that this picture was added by board member Ginna Macdonald who is currently cleaning out ...
06/16/2026

Back in the day.

Edited to add that this picture was added by board member Ginna Macdonald who is currently cleaning out her relativesโ€™ home and thought this would be cool to share here. Not sure if this image part of the RHS collection.

Step back in time with us โœจJoin us in Rye as we celebrate 300 years of history with a special 1700 Century Walkโ€”led by t...
06/16/2026

Step back in time with us โœจ

Join us in Rye as we celebrate 300 years of history with a special 1700 Century Walkโ€”led by town historian Alex Herlihy. Stroll through the heart of town, trace the paths of early parishioners, and hear the stories that shaped Rye into what it is today.

๐Ÿ“ Rye Congregational Church
๐Ÿ“… Thursday, June 25
โฐ 5 p.m.
The walk is about an hour and free, but space is limited to just 30 participantsโ€”so donโ€™t wait to grab your spot!
Come walk where history happened. ๐Ÿก

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rye-century-walks-1700s-tickets-1990580999354?sg=b3d2a8cd4e69d04c996b2f441159206eb14d91e80523afc07663a0a87b59f691cbaf6a85ab5dc3df70320af4021071bbee7c5b96afd8e40d33a89c91b57221b9569aa9c83d75e81c2900b37bb4&aff=ebdsshios

Show your Rye spirit during Rye Dayโ€”and all year long (forever!).Support the mission of the Rye Historical Society by gr...
06/16/2026

Show your Rye spirit during Rye Dayโ€”and all year long (forever!).

Support the mission of the Rye Historical Society by grabbing your favorite size, style, and color.

๐Ÿšจ LINK: https://rye-historical-society-olde-s.myspreadshop.com/ (you will place your order and the company will mail the products to you!)

See you July 4th & 5th!

06/14/2026

And now itโ€™s time for our monthly excerptโ€”hear Rye Town Historian Alex Herlihy present the 300 Year History of the Rye Congregational Church (excerpted from Civic News)

๐ŸŽ† Letโ€™s Celebrate! Red, White & Rye Day is coming to Parsons Field! ๐ŸŽ†Join the Town of Rye, NH, and Rye NH New Hampshire ...
06/14/2026

๐ŸŽ† Letโ€™s Celebrate! Red, White & Rye Day is coming to Parsons Field! ๐ŸŽ†

Join the Town of Rye, NH, and Rye NH New Hampshire Historical Society as we honor three centuries of community, coast, and country. We are marking two massive milestones - Rye 300 and USA 250 - with a full weekend of family fun.

๐Ÿ” Food, Music, Games & More!
๐Ÿ“ Where: Parsons Field, Rye, NH
๐Ÿ“… When: > Saturday, July 4: 11 AM โ€“ 4 PM & Sunday, July 5: 6 PM โ€“ 9 PM

๐‘ฝ๐‘ฌ๐‘ต๐‘ซ๐‘ถ๐‘น๐‘บ & ๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘ด๐‘ด๐‘ผ๐‘ต๐‘ฐ๐‘ป๐’€ ๐‘ฎ๐‘น๐‘ถ๐‘ผ๐‘ท๐‘บ ๐‘พ๐‘ฌ๐‘ณ๐‘ช๐‘ถ๐‘ด๐‘ฌ > ๐‘พ๐’† ๐’˜๐’‚๐’๐’• ๐’•๐’ ๐’”๐’‰๐’๐’˜๐’„๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’†๐’”๐’• ๐’๐’‡ ๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š! ๐‘ณ๐’๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’—๐’†๐’๐’…๐’๐’“๐’” ๐’‚๐’๐’… ๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’Ž๐’–๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š ๐’ˆ๐’“๐’๐’–๐’‘๐’” ๐’‚๐’“๐’† ๐’˜๐’†๐’๐’„๐’๐’Ž๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’Š๐’„๐’Š๐’‘๐’‚๐’•๐’† ๐’Š๐’ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐’‡๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’—๐’Š๐’•๐’Š๐’†๐’”. ๐‘ฐ๐’‡ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’˜๐’๐’–๐’๐’… ๐’๐’Š๐’Œ๐’† ๐’•๐’ ๐’‰๐’๐’”๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’”๐’‘๐’‚๐’„๐’† ๐’๐’“ ๐’ƒ๐’๐’๐’•๐’‰, ๐’‘๐’๐’†๐’‚๐’”๐’† ๐’”๐’–๐’ƒ๐’Ž๐’Š๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’–๐’“ ๐’‚๐’‘๐’‘๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’—๐’Š๐’‚ ๐’•๐’‰๐’† ๐‘น๐’š๐’† ๐‘น๐’†๐’„๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐‘ซ๐’†๐’‘๐’‚๐’“๐’•๐’Ž๐’†๐’๐’•. https://www.ryenh.gov/399/Recreation

This event is free to attend. We also extend our deepest gratitude to our local corporate sponsors, Partners Bank and Tate & Foss Sotheby's International Realty (celebrating 50 years), for their generous support of our town's heritage.

Let's make this a weekend to remember. We look forward to celebrating three centuries of community, coast, and country with you!

Rye Recreation Department and Rye NH Historical Society (501 3(c))

๐Ÿ›๏ธ Want some comemmorative merchandise? Visit: https://rye-historical-society-olde-s.myspreadshop.com/

Great news! The Rye Historical Society Museum is open today (Saturday, June 13) from 10 a.m. to noon! ๐Ÿ›๏ธStart your Satu...
06/13/2026

Great news! The Rye Historical Society Museum is open today (Saturday, June 13) from 10 a.m. to noon! ๐Ÿ›๏ธ

Start your Saturday with a little local history, then you'll still have plenty of time to head over to Market Square Day in Portsmouth for all the festivities.

And yes, that's Town Historian Alex in the photo for dramatic effect. Will he be there? Maybe. Maybe not. But around Rye, you never know when Alex might pop in with a fascinating story or two.

Stop by, explore Rye's rich history, and make a morning of it!



๐Ÿ“ Don't know where we are? No worries! Set Waze to 10 Olde Parish Road, Rye (right next to ye olde Rye Public Library).

Every gift to the Rye Historical Society helps preserve the collections that hold our communityโ€™s storyโ€”but we need your...
06/10/2026

Every gift to the Rye Historical Society helps preserve the collections that hold our communityโ€™s storyโ€”but we need your support now. During NH Gives, your donation will be matched up to $1,000 by The Sandy Beach Fund, doubling its impact for a limited time. Donโ€™t miss this opportunity to help protect Ryeโ€™s history for future generations. https://www.nhgives.org/organization/Rye-Historical-Society

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10 Olde Parish Road
Rye, NH
03870

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10am - 12pm

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+16034369278

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