New Hampshire Telephone Museum

07/30/2026

One of our August reciprocal partners: The New England Racing Museum. Visit them. They are good people 😊

Preserving the history of motorsports in New England.

07/27/2026

Both of these museums are A+
NHTM members, please take advantage of this reciprocal partnership and help spread the word. We all need a little more fun in our lives!!
New Hampshire Boat Museum
Sorry, NE Racing Museum...we couldn't tag you.

07/27/2026

NHTM have joined the ROAM community which means that you can too!
Become a member of the New Hampshire Telephone Museum at the Innovator Level [$100] and help us teach all generations the amazing history of communications.
The Reciprocal Organization of Associated Museums (ROAM) is a free network of over 500 cultural institutions in North America and beyond that grants members free general admission when visiting other participating museums. So why not become a member of NHTM and also enjoy other museums too.😁

07/26/2026

It doesn't actually happen often but we did have a 12 year old visit the museum with her parent. When they first arrived, the 12 year old had 'that face'...you know the one that says there is no way I'm gonna have a good time here....
After a warmup period, a few laughs, a few demonstrations, help with the emoji scavenger hunt, the visit was in its second hour.....SHE DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE SHE WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN!! We enjoy those challenges.

07/25/2026

This season's newsletter sponsor is located in NH. Partnering with local businesses is important to us.

07/24/2026

Who else struggles ever time there is a phone update or a computer update? They seem to happen more frequently these days.

07/24/2026

Megan has been hitting the road getting the museum out to the masses! If you'd like to schedule an outreach presentation give us a call. We're booked for August, but we have a few open dates for September and October.

07/24/2026

There is ALWAY something to do here at the museum. Volunteering is critical to making this museum thrive and we are fortunate to have a small fleet of volunteers helping us. If you'd like to Volunteer NH - even for a single project or an hour - let us know. Volunteering makes you feel good and it makes for STRONGER COMMUNITIES!!!

07/24/2026

I hope you guys have been enjoying last week's season 6 premiere about the Declaration of Independence as a primary source. If you missed it, you can find it, and the entire archive of Everything is a Primary Source wherever you get your podcasts. We introduced you to this tremendous concept when podcaster Salmonsen visited NHTM.

The next episode, and the first in the series of drop-in podcasts is "Telecom Rebels: Phone Phreaking as a Document of the 1970s."

Dave met with Eric at the Telephone Museum to discuss the "Phone Phreaking" trend of the 1970s. Rebellious, technologically-minded youth used their know-how to work the monopolistic phone system to make free calls to telephones all over the world. This was at the forefront of the computer revolution, something that notable Phone Phreaks like Steve Jobs regarded as necessary for that movement to take place.

**Be advised that telecommunications sounds are played from 8:50 to approximately 10:00**

This, and all the episodes are meant to be enjoyed on their own, but teaching resources and supplements will be available soon so as to increase their educational power.

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